Food insecurity is linked to increased anxiety and depression, with symptoms reversible upon regaining food security. The study tracked nearly 500 adults, showing food insecurity as a significant ...

Food insecurity is not only linked with, but directly causes symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to research published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health. Melissa Bateson of ...

Financial hardship is widespread among health care workers, particularly in direct care roles, amid a workforce crisis and challenging job conditions. Direct care workers face the highest levels of ...

More than half of adults in the U.S. have one or more preventable diseases and the majority of these are diet-related chronic conditions like diabetes, high cholesterol and hypertension. Data shows ...

As practicing physicians, we spend much of our time treating the downstream consequences of inequities: unmanaged diabetes, recurrent pneumonia, delayed care due to insecure transportation or housing.

New local survey results outline how food insecurity in Houston and Harris County intersects with health conditions, insurance coverage, and access to care. The data is based on a spring 2024 survey ...

One in every eight households in the U.S. isn't always sure where the next meal will come from. Limited food access can spell hunger – and that can affect the body and mind. So can cheaper, less ...

Sherri Zink is senior vice president and chief data officer at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. Whenever I’m asked to share an example of health inequity that hits close to home, I think about how ...

It's been nine months since deadly wildfires scorched across the Hawaiian island of Maui, killing dozens of people and leaving the historic town of Lahaina in ashes. And according to a new study, ...

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This week, more than 42 million Americans, including 16 million children, are set to lose their monthly food benefits as part of the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Many of ...