Food-insecure individuals have fewer total annual visits (in-person and via telehealth) across 4 types of office-based and outpatient visits: general checkup, diagnosis or treatment, psychotherapy or ...

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 ...

New research led by Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that long COVID is more prevalent in school-aged children and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Food insecurity predicted and was associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and depression within 1 month, new research showed. However, mental health improved rapidly when food security was ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

My field, social work, is predicated upon connecting individuals and families with resources in accordance with their unique challenges. As a continued government shutdown goes on with seemingly no ...

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 ...