Research

Hypertension is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, patients may lack confidence in their understanding of what constitutes normal/healthy blood pressure, potentially affecting intentions to seek necessary care.

The research assessed the extent to which people’s severe weather concern and climate change concern predict their water safety concern.

With hybrid immunity being now common, it is critical to use protocols adapted to high antibody levels to standardize serological results.

Researche present a publicly available dataset of harmonized cognitive measures of 4,096 adults 60 years of age and older in India, collected across 18 states and union territories.

28% of commercially insured emergency ground ambulance transports during the period 2014–17 resulted in a potential surprise bill

Schaeffer researchers reviewed studies that employed ‘natural experiments’ to evaluate palliative care and considered implications for expanding use of these methods.

Community-dwelling persons living with dementia (PLWD) are vulnerable to COVID-19 infection, severity, and mortality due to the high prevalence of comorbidities, reliance on caregivers, and potential inability to employ risk reduction measures, among other factors.

We estimate the economic impacts of COVID-19 in the U.S. using a disaster economic consequence analysis framework implemented by a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model.

Middle-aged adults, women, non-Hispanic Whites, and the most educated were more likely to report increased loneliness.

The prevalence of dementia was greater for those who were older, were females, received no education, and lived in rural areas.