The pursuit to discover the fundamental biology and mechanisms of aging within the context
of the physical and social environment is critical to designing interventions to prevent and …

Over the past two decades, a growing body of research has focused on immigrant selectivity
and its effects on immigrant health, immigrant labor market outcomes, and children of …

Many of the 'essential workers' during the Covid-19 pandemic are migrants, playing an
important role for the continued functioning of basic services–notably health services, social …

Though Hispanics live long lives, whether a “Hispanic paradox “extends to older-age health
remains unclear, as do the social processes underlying racial-ethnic and immigrant-native …

The literature on immigrant health has repeatedly reported the paradoxical finding, where
immigrants from Latin American countries to OECD countries appear to enjoy better health …

Despite being newcomers, immigrants often exhibit better health relative to native-born
populations in industrialized societies. We extend prior efforts to identify whether self …

In this exciting new book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the
evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He …

Objectives This brief report aims to highlight stark mortality disparities among older Latinos
that result from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods We use …

Objective Examine differences in cognition between Hispanic, non‐Hispanic black (NHB),
and non‐Hispanic white (NHW) older adults in the United States. Data/Methods The final …

Abstract Background and Objectives To document racial/ethnic and nativity differences by
gender in cognitive life expectancies among older adults in the United States. Research …