Don't Have a Heart Attack in a Poor Neighborhood [psmag.com]

Alicia Doktor 12/5/184:00 AM

There are perils to living in a poor neighborhood. Some common hazards, such as stress-producing personal-safety fears and meager access to healthy food, can contribute to long-term health problems.

But new research pinpoints another disadvantage that can create immediate mortal danger: It takes longer for heart-attack victims in low-income areas to get transported to the hospital.

"Our findings are disturbing, given that poorer neighborhoods have higher rates of disease and other structural disparities for health-care access," writes a research team led by Dr. Renee Hsia of the University of California–San Francisco. "Whether or not a patient survives cardiac arrest can depend on a matter of minutes."

[For more on this story by TOM JACOBS, go to https://psmag.com/social-justi...-a-poor-neighborhood]

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