Study links historic redlining to higher opioid overdose death rates in lower-graded neighborhoods
A new study from researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that Massachusetts neighborhoods given the lowest grades on historic redlining maps had 86% higher annual opioid-related overdose death rates than those given the highest grades. The study, published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, suggests that the long-term effects of historical disinvestment continue…
Read original article on Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories →Related news
-
Study establishes weekly 'dose-of-nature' benchmarks for mental health benefits
Health
Mental Health
Global
-
A healthier form of salt could prevent millions of deaths from stroke and heart disease
Health
Medicine
Global
-
Good sleep linked to better brain health in cardiometabolic disease
Health
Medicine
Sweden
-
A fake Einstein quote actually explains the affordability crisis
Economy
Personal Finance
-
Cannabis involved in most substance-related emergency visits among teens, young adults
Health
Public Health
United States
-
Single dose of healthy liver vesicles may protect against alcohol damage
Health
Medicine
-
Hidden ancestral links found in motor neuron disease and dementia could speed up gene discovery
Science
Research
Australia
-
Blood signatures may explain roughly half of ultra-processed diets' links to heart disease and diabetes
Health
Medicine
Global