Race Plays Role in How Soon Babies With Cystic Fibrosis Get Care
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies who are white appear to get diagnostic appointments for cystic fibrosis earlier than babies of several other races and ethnicities, new research shows.This can cause gaps in care and outcomes.While it…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When they suffer a heart attack, Black and Hispanic patients in the United States receive subpar care compared with white patients, new research reveals.The study of more than 87,000 insured heart attack patie…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in LVAD Use for Heart Failure in Seniors
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) use by race and sex exist among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for heart failure and are not explained by clinical characteristics or social determinant…
Learn MoreLimited English Proficiency Tied to Worse Access to Health Care
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In adults, limited English proficiency (LEP) is associated with worse access to care, according to a study published online July 26 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.Natalia Ramirez, M.P.H., from the …
Learn MoreTexas Court Case Could Threaten Americans’ Health Care Nationwide
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal lawsuit out of Texas could end access to free lifesaving preventive health care services for nearly 168 million people in the United States with private insurance, a new report suggests.Kelley v. …
Learn MoreChildbirth Now Costs Nearly $3,000 for Insured Americans
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Better have some savings stored up before you rush to the delivery room: A new analysis shows the average out-of-pocket expense for delivering a child in the United States is nearly $3,000, even if you’re in…
Learn MoreCommon Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most common test of lung function, spirometry, probably is not detecting signs of emphysema in some people with the lung ailment, a new study says.In particular, Black men are at greater risk of sufferi…
Learn MoreMenos estadounidenses mueren de enfermedad cardiaca que hace una década
MARTES, 19 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las muertes por causas relacionadas con el corazón se han reducido en los últimos 20 años, aunque persisten las diferencias según la raza y la etnia, además del lugar de residencia de las personas y su a…
Learn MoreFatal Drug ODs Are Soaring, Especially Among Minorities: CDC
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nation’s opioid epidemic is hitting minority groups the hardest, with the latest government study reporting the steepest increases in overdose deaths among Black Americans and American Indians/Alaska Nati…
Learn MoreFewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from heart-related causes have dropped over the past 20 years, though differences persist by race and ethnicity as well as where people live and their access to care.The U.S. National Institutes of Hea…
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