People with lower incomes and who experienced multiple COVID-related stressors were more likely to feel the toll of the pandemic, as the socioeconomic inequities in…
Athletic talent isn’t all that is needed to succeed, study finds. It takes more than athletic talent to play varsity sports in college, at least…
Figures correspond to nearly 7% more than expected, show World Bank economist estimates. An extra 267,000 infants will likely have died in 2020 in low…
Researchers break down social factors behind differing black, white COVID-19 vaccination rates. Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination…
The psychological toll of losing a job due to COVID-19 caused many young hotel and restaurant workers to consider changing careers, according to a Washington…
Study suggests spatial relationship between COVID-19 mortality and population-level health factors. An estimated 43 percent of the variability in U.S. COVID-19 mortality is linked with…
A city’s street names can provide a glimpse into its cultural value system and a way to quantify cultural indicators, according to a study published…
COVID-19’s socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a Rutgers University-led study. The study, which appears in…
Rather than leveling inequality, as the Great Depression did, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities around the world allowing some wealthy investors to benefit from…
New technology could help cities around the world improve people’s lives while saving billions of dollars. The free, open-source software developed by the Stanford Natural Capital Project creates maps…
Discrepancy driven primarily by an increase in death rates in middle-aged white people. Death rates among Black people remained highest overall, however, gap with those…
Patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods face significantly higher risk of death, study finds. Black patients from disadvantaged neighborhoods were significantly more likely to die within five…