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Sociology: The Illegal Immigration Problem Is Making All Latinos More Stressed

Sociology: The Illegal Immigration Problem Is Making All Latinos More Stressed

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

A sociological look at data from 2011-2018 led the authors of a new paper to cite an increase over time in psychological distress among Latinos, including citizens, in the U.S. They cite changes in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was deemed illegal by the courts, and President Biden threatening to shut the southern border of the U.S. entirely.
1 In 10 Pregnant Women Who Get COVID-19 May Get A Long Covid Diagnosis

1 In 10 Pregnant Women Who Get COVID-19 May Get A Long Covid Diagnosis

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

Any long-term effects of COVID-19, which originated in China and became the third coronavirus pandemic of the century, in the general adult population remain unclear. Some clearly have it while others are told it as an undefined blanket term, like fibromyalgia or chronic lyme disease.

A new paper claims that up to 10 percent of women who get COVID-19 during pregnancy will get a 'Long COVID' diagnosis. Their data are individuals from 46 states plus Washington, D.C. enrolled in the NIH RECOVER Initiative who got COVID-19 while pregnant and later got a Long COVID diagnosis.  
Cigarettes Have Long-Term Consequences For The Immune System

Cigarettes Have Long-Term Consequences For The Immune System

Feb 19 2024 | comment(s)

Cigarettes are a co-morbidity for almost everything and a risk factor for the rest, but it isn't just first-order disease that may be in the future of cigarette smokers.

A cohort of 1,000 healthy volunteers aged 20 to 70 in 2011 were examined to see why human immune systems vary significantly in terms of how effectively they respond to microbial attacks. Age, sex and genetics are known to have a significant impact on the immune system, the aim of this new study was to identify which other factors had the most influence.
The Most Likely To Confront Racism Are White People

The Most Likely To Confront Racism Are White People

Feb 13 2024 | comment(s)

White people are more likely to confront those who post racist content on social media.

On surveys, at least, but on surveys very few people say they are anti-science, or even anti-vaccine. Not from 1998 to 2021, when coastal cities dominated vaccine exemptions, and not from 2021 on when middle states do. In both cases the argument is they support science but products need more testing, and they are anti-corporate.
New York City Is Not The Future - Metro Areas With Multiple Hubs Is

New York City Is Not The Future - Metro Areas With Multiple Hubs Is

Feb 12 2024 | comment(s)

New York City makes no sense on paper. It is expensive to get into, expensive to live in, yet crowded and dirty. The heat is overwhelming in the summer while in the winter the wind effect among all those buildings cut can through your parka.

There is no way to undo its monocentric development now, like California, New York is suffering a wealth and marriage diaspora for better tax and family environments, and “polycentric” spatial patterns may solve both those problems.
Older Transgender People Use The Emergency Room For Psychological Issues More, Concern About Timely Care

Older Transgender People Use The Emergency Room For Psychological Issues More, Concern About Timely Care

Feb 12 2024 | comment(s)

Transgender and gender-diverse Medicare beneficiaries use significantly more emergency department services than cisgender people, particularly for psychological care, and these visits were more likely to be followed by an admission.

It brings up an obvious question; with outsized use of emergency services, why are there delays in seeking timely health care that result in visits to the ER?