Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the past two decades, premature deaths have cost Black Americans over 80 million more lost years of life, compared with white Americans, a new study finds.The study is the latest to highlight the nation’s…
Learn MoreInflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The high cost of — everything: Rising inflation rates are ramping up anxieties among some groups of Americans much more than others, a new study reports.Women, middle-age adults and people with less educatio…
Learn MoreUndertriage in Pediatric ED More Likely for Non-English Speakers
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department, those accompanied by caregivers preferring languages other than English are more likely to be undertriaged, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreUpdate: Masks May Reduce SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Community Settings
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Masks may be associated with a small reduction in the risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in community settings, according to the final update of a living, rapid rev…
Learn MorePhysicians Only Recognize One in Five Cases of Unintentional Weight Loss
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is poorly recognized across a diverse range of patients, according to a study published online April 21 in Diagnosis.Goutham Rao, M.D., from Case Western Reserve University Scho…
Learn MoreParkinson Disease Risk Increased With Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Veterans exposed to volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including trichloroethylene (TCE), have an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Neurology.Samue…
Learn More1996 to 2020 Saw Cancer Death Rates Drop Across Congressional Districts
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1996-2003 to 2012-2020, there was a decrease in cancer death rates in all congressional districts, according to a study published online May 9 in Cancer.Farhad Islami, M.D., Ph.D., from the American Cance…
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