Patients living in poor neighborhoods are more likely to have worse post-surgical outcomes even if they’ve got insurance coverage, according to a study published Feb. 7 in JAMA Surgery. Paula K.

Your two-part series on the plight of the ski bum inspired this letter (HCN, 10/25/04: As the town hollows out, one Aspen neighborhood thrives) (HCN,.11/8/04: A new breed of ‘ski bums’ is anything but ...

Mar. 15—What might it be like to live at or near the poverty level, perhaps wondering where you and your family will sleep tonight or where the next meal will come from? The United Way of Hunt County ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prevalence of heart disease risk factors ranged from 1.4% to 17.5% in people living in extreme poverty. The ...

Eugene Richards “Porter Lee and Mr. Will, Hughes, Arkansas” (1986) Porter Lee Davis helps her critically ill husband, Mr. Will, from the cab of their pickup truck. (All images courtesy of the artist ...

Through the lens of individuals grappling with financial hardship, we uncover the profound toll poverty exacts on mental well-being. From the constant stress of making ends meet to the lack of access ...

More than 660,000 older Americans in California are living below the poverty line, according to an analysis by the health research site KFF, the highest number in the country. The ...

It is no secret that the number of people living in poverty in the United States has consistently reached shocking and deplorable numbers. Food and housing insecurity is an issue that plagues many ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More Staten Islanders are struggling to make ends meet, with recently released census data showing that the number of borough residents living in poverty has jumped nearly 20% ...

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

Stroke survivors living in areas with poor economic conditions were twice as likely to have a poor recovery compared to survivors living in areas with better conditions, according to a preliminary ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. According to data from the U.S. Census ...