Overactive Bladder Linked to Multiple Unmet Socioeconomic Needs
Unmet socioeconomic needs had a significant association with overactive bladder (OAB), adding to evidence of a complex interaction between social determinants of health and OAB, researchers said. Stressors such as housing and food insecurity and concerns about personal health as much as tripled the odds of reported OAB symptoms. The stressors remained significant predictors for […]
Opinion | Can Healthcare Deserts Be Transformed Into Oases?
Providing first-rate healthcare to underserved rural and urban communities is one of the great unmet challenges of recent decades. These low-income neighborhoods have been left behind and feel the pain of healthcare shortages most acutely. The root of this problem is a misaligned system of incentives. Healthcare providers have had little financial motivation to offer […]