Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are less likely to be seen at a memory clinic than their white peers. So too are folks from neighborhoods that are poor and lack educational and job opportunities, according to a new study. T…
Learn MoreSome Lots of Tydemy Birth Control Pills Recalled Due to ‘Reduced Effectiveness’
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Certain lots of the prescription birth control pill Tydemy may be less effective than expected, potentially resulting in an unintended pregnancy, because the pills do not contain enough of an inactive ingred…
Learn MoreLong Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a program that has long successfully provided relief to people with AIDS around the world, will now be housed within the U.S. State Department.The …
Learn MoreMaternity Care ‘Deserts’ Common Throughout America, Report Shows
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4 percent drop in …
Learn MoreJeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Anthony Fauci, M.D., well known for his wo…
Learn MoreDr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was named on Wednesday to become the next head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a job most recently held by Dr. Anthony Fauci, well known for his work on…
Learn MoreRacial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits after breast reconstruction surgery, racial minorities bear a higher cost burden than White breast reconstruction patients, according to…
Learn MoreGene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.This variant, carried by an estimate…
Learn MoreFixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The fixed-ratio spirometric criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) underdiagnoses potential COPD in African American patients, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Ge…
Learn MoreSocioeconomic Disparities Seen for Timing of Preoperative Hemodialysis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are significant age-, sex-, race-, and social deprivation-related disparities in the timing of preoperative hemodialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a research lette…
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