Background The detrimental impact of social isolation has been reported for several individual outcomes, but less evidence has explored the association between isolation and multi-dimensional measures ...

Background There are concerns that social mitigation measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to declines in child mental health and widened mental health inequalities, because affluent ...

Background Many states expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Medicaid expansion might impact infant mortality through improved maternal health ...

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Background: The extensive literature on the area-level association between socioeconomic characteristics and suicide indicates that the more deprived and socially fragmented an area, the higher its ...

Background Newborn screening (NBS) programmes have been used worldwide to diagnose newborns with rare inherited conditions. They are considered to be a key public health intervention. Opportunities to ...

This narrative review summarises recently published epidemiological and in vivo experimental studies on exposure to environmental chemicals and their potential role in the development of type 1 ...

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Background The WHO recommends ≥150 min/week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) for older adults, while the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare suggests ≥6000 steps/day.

Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands for better evidence ...

Correspondence to: Dr K Sundquist Karolinska Institutet, Family Medicine Stockholm, Alfred Nobels allé 12, SE-141 83 Huddinge, Sweden; Kristina.Sundquistklinvet.ki.se Study objective: To examine ...