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The influence of locus of control on the uptakes of cancer screening : evidence from the United States

Robone, Silvana; Meregaglia, Michela; Yebetchou … - 2026

This study utilizes eight waves of the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and its "Leave-Behind" module (2006-2020) to explore the extent to which Locus of Control (LoC) influences the uptake of breast and prostate cancer screening. While traditional socioeconomic factors only partially...

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Long-term trends in racial and ethnic reporting and representation in US Alzheimer's clinical trials

Lin, Zhuoer; Sun, Ruochen; Rossi, Joseph S.; Lau, Kien; … - 2026

Alzheimer's disease (AD) disproportionately burdens racial and ethnic minority populations, yet the extent to which US clinical trials reflect this burden remains poorly understood. We conduct a systematic review of all 88 completed US-based Phase III AD drug trials between 1997 and 2023, using...

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Geriatric emergency care, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults in the United States

Qian, Yuting; Gettel, Cameron; Su, Jasmine; Grogan, … - 2026

Emergency departments are a primary point of contact between older adults and the healthcare system, yet standard emergency care is poorly adapted to the complex needs of geriatric patients. Geriatric Emergency Departments (GEDs) - accredited units that integrate geriatric-trained staff,...

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Under pressure? : forced migration and public health

Marques, Renan; Maciel, Mateus; Zuchowski, David - 2026

We study how Venezuelan refugee inflows affect healthcare outcomes and municipal public finances in Brazil's universal, decentralized public healthcare system. For identification, we exploit cross-municipality variation in refugee exposure and use distance to Brazil's only official border...

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Why is dementia diagnosed later for racial and ethnic minorities? : the role of individual and neighborhood factors

Qian, Yuting; Li, Fan; Chen, Xi - 2026

Racial and ethnic minorities with dementia are substantially less likely to receive timely diagnoses, yet the factors underlying these gaps remain poorly quantified. Using nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data linked to Medicare claims (1998-2021) and National...

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Neighborhood disorder and dementia risk in U.S. older adults : the role of cardiometabolic risk

Yu, Jiao; Wang, Yi; Gill, Thomas M.; Chen, Xi - 2026

We estimate the effect of neighborhood disorder on dementia risk among middle-aged and older adults in the United States and identify cardiometabolic dysregulation as a mediating biological pathway. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, 2006-2020), we show that exposure to...

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Childhood, well-being and fairness

Leroux, Marie-Louise; Pestieau, Pierre; Ponthière, Grégory - 2026

This paper examines the design of optimal family policies when children have unequal needs (in terms of material goods and parental time), leading to heterogeneous preferences, and have parents with unequal degrees of altruism. We examine the issue of interpersonal well-being comparisons between...

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Socioeconomic inequalities in birth weight : novel distributional evidence from linked population data

Ha Trong Nguyen - 2026

This study is the first to use population-wide birth registration data spanning 18 years, linked to Census records, to examine the relationship between a comprehensive set of socioeconomic factors and the birth weight of more than 1.2 million children in Australia, both at the mean and across...

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When illness strikes home : the impact of severe health shocks on homeownership

Bian, Xun; Jiang, Hanchen - 2026

We study the impact of severe health shocks, caused by first-time strokes, heart attacks, and cancer diagnoses, on housing tenure choices in the United States. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we estimate a value-added model that controls for pre-shock housing tenure, health...

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The good old days? : mental health across birth cohorts

Lenzen, Sabrina; Connelly, Luke B.; Whittaker, William - 2026

The share of young Australians reporting poor mental health has risen sharply over the past two decades, a pattern mirrored across many high-income countries. A central question is whether this reflects a genuine deterioration in underlying mental health or shifts in how different birth cohorts...

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