Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Not having health insurance can be deadly if cancer strikes: A new study shows that people without it are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage cancers and face lower survival rates than …
Learn MoreCommon, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early in the pandemic, scores of Americans bought pulse oximeters to help determine how sick they were while infected with COVID-19, but new research finds the devices often miss dangerously low blood oxygen l…
Learn MoreUna leucemia agresiva es mucho más letal en los pacientes negros que en los blancos. ¿Por qué?
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Recibir un diagnóstico de un cáncer de la sangre es devastador para los jóvenes, pero también es mucho más letal si el paciente es negro, muestra una investigación reciente.El nuevo estudio, que observó l…
Learn MoreAn Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites – Why?
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting a blood cancer diagnosis is devastating for young people, but it is also far more deadly if the patient is Black, new research shows.The new study, which looked at outcomes for patients with acute mye…
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