Social determinants of health disproportionately impact patients' ability to maintain and achieve their weight loss goals.

As of October 2025, CMS has officially removed Section R from the Minimum Data Set (MDS), eliminating four items related to ...

Being divorced, white and heterosexual are among the social determinants of health that raise the odds of having age-related ...

To characterize co-occurring social determinants of health for clients experiencing perinatal anxiety and depression (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders) or serious mental illness (SMI) in a diverse ...

The Memorial Healthcare System is focusing on food, housing, and transportation to help reduce unnecessary ED visits and boost care quality. A Florida health system is putting social determinants of ...

Although it’s difficult to generalize the impact of social determinants of health, addressing them is fundamental to improving overall healthcare quality for member populations. This article was ...

Len M. Nichols ([email protected]) is director of the Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics and a professor of health policy at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Lauren A. Taylor ...

The settings in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, and age are known as social determinants of health or SDOH. These non-medical elements influence a wide range of health, functional, and ...

Bone health is maintained through the coordinated interplay of molecular, cellular, and environmental factors. Disruptions in ...

As the national organization representing nearly 50,000 physicians and other health care professionals specializing in cancer treatment, diagnosis, prevention, and research, ASCO supports effective ...