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East, Southeast Have the Most Alzheimer's Cases, New U.S. Study Shows

A new study offers the first-ever county-level estimates of Alzheimer's disease in the United States.

It shows that the East and Southeast have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer's dementia, which researchers said may owe in part to the higher percentages of older people, and Black and Hispanic residents in those regions.

  • Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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  • July 17, 2023
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  • Hispanic Americans' Suicide Rates Are Rising

    Suicide is a major public health issue for all Americans, but new research suggests it is a particularly pressing problem for Hispanics.

    Between 2010 and 2020, the suicide rate among Hispanic adults increased by more than 70%, while the Hispanic population in the United States only grew by about 25%, the researcher...

    Blood Pressure Crises Sending More Americans to the ER

    Hospitalizations for dangerously high blood pressure more than doubled in the United States from 2002 to 2014, new research shows.

    This jump in hospitalizations for what's called a "

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  • February 1, 2022
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  • Even a $25 Cash Card Can Motivate Some to Get Vaccinated

    Can offering small cash cards, say for $25, be the difference between someone choosing to get their COVID-19 vaccine or waiting?

    Yes, according to a study in North Carolina that offered $25 cash cards to people who got vaccines last spring at sites in four participating counties.

    About 9% of those surveyed after getting their vaccines said that they would not have come to get vaccin...

    Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

    Happy young adults may be somewhat protected from dementia, but the reverse may be true, too: If you're a depressed young adult, your odds for dementia rise, a new study suggests.

    "Generally, we found that the greater the depressive symptoms, the lower the cognition and the faster the rates of decline," researcher Wil...

    Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure

    Roughly a third of Americans on high blood pressure medications do not have their blood pressure under control, a new study reveals.

    And younger men and older women are particularly vulnerable, researchers warn.

    "Although this phenomenon has been hinted at in the medical literature, it is a bit surprising to me as we should not expect anyone to have uncontrolled blood pressure, espe...

    White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

    The U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists, a new study finds.

    The study, which looked at trends over the past 20 years, found that white men no longer make up the majority of physicians and surgeons in the United States.

    By 2019, they accounted for about 44% of those position...

    Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

    Discriminatory housing practices from nearly a century ago continue to influence a person's risk of suffering a stroke, claims a new study that reveals the legacy of structural racism in the United States.

    Researchers found a 1.5% higher rate of stroke within census tracts in Columbus, Ohio, most heavily marked for "redlining," compared to neighborhoods in the city least affected by housi...

    Couples Everywhere Are Having More Twins

    Yes, you really are seeing double -- more twins are being born now than ever before.

    There are a number of reasons why, according to a new study.

    Since the 1980s, twin births rose by a third worldwide -- from 9 to 12 per 1,000 deliveries. About 1.6 million twins are born each year and one in every 42 babies is a twin.

    A big reason for all those twins is an increase in medicall...

    Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

    A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.

    Those so-called "redlined" neighborhoods have higher rates of air and noise pollution, racial segregation and poverty -- all of which can contribute to poorer health.

    In the 1930s, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) gav...

    Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter

    Do you you keep 6 feet apart from others to help stop coronavirus spread? New research shows that the wealthier you were at the start of the pandemic, the more likely it is you'll maintain social distance.

    The new study looked at social distancing and mask wearing, and determined a link between those behaviors and income.

    "We need to understand these differences because we can wrin...

    Think 'Virtual' for Family Gatherings During the Holidays

    Virtual gatherings are the best choice for family get-togethers this holiday season, an expert says.

    That's the safest approach during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for older loved ones and those with underlying conditions, according to Dr. Glenn Buchberger, an internist and pediatrician at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa.

    "We just have to think...

    Global Population Will Peak by Mid-Century, Shifting Economic Power

    The world's population is shifting, with a new analysis predicting it will peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion people and fall to 8.8 billion by the end of the century.

    The United States will have population growth until just after mid-century (364 million in 2062). That will be followed by a moderate decline to 336 million by 2100. At that point it would be the fourth most populous co...

    As a Nation's Worth Grows, So Do Waistlines

    Fatter wallets lead to fatter people, according to a new study.

    Researchers examined the link between nations' wealth and their obesity rates. They discovered citizens get plumper as their country gets richer.

    "As most people currently live in low- and middle-income countries with rising incomes, our findings underscore the urgent need for effective policies to break -- or a...

    Growing Up in U.S. 'Stroke Belt' Bad for the Brain Later in Life

    Americans who grew up in the swath of the South known as the Stroke Belt are more likely to develop thinking declines later in life, even if they moved away as adults, a new study suggests.

    But people who grew up elsewhere and moved to the Stroke Belt are less likely to succumb to so-called cognitive decline than if they'd lived there all their lives, researchers found.

    "A...

    Rural Americans Dying More From Preventable Causes Than City Dwellers

    Rural Americans die more often from potentially preventable causes than their urban counterparts, a new government study shows.

    These causes include cancer, heart disease, injury, respiratory disease and stroke, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research.

    Between 2010 and 2017, rural counties saw a widening disparity in preventable deaths from c...

    Do You Live in One of America's 'Healthiest Communities'?

    The healthiest community in the United States is Douglas County in Colorado, according to the 2019 rankings just released by U.S. News & World Report.

    The others in the top five healthiest communities are Los Alamos County in New Mexico; the city of Falls Church and Loudoun County, both in Virginia; and Broomfield County in Colorado, according to the magazine.

    For the r...

    Global Rate of Suicide Deaths Is on the Decline

    There's bad news and good news in a study of lives lost to suicide around the world.

    In sheer numbers, more of the world's people are dying by suicide each year than ever before, the new report reveals. In 2016, about 817,000 deaths worldwide were attributed to suicide, the study showed. That's an increase from the 762,000 suicides calculated for 1990.

    However, after the res...