Black Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The need to increase racial diversity among U.S. health care providers is important for many reasons. Among them, Black patients are more likely to believe Black physicians or patients than sources who are w…
Learn MoreHistorical Redlining Linked to Risk for Heart Failure in Black Adults
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among Black Medicare beneficiaries, historical redlining, a marker of structural racism, is associated with heart failure risk, according to a study published online July 17 in Circulation.Amgad Mentias, M….
Learn MoreStandardized Process Can Cut Decision-to-Incision Time for C-Sections
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of a standardized preprocedure process can reduce the decision-to-incision time for urgent cesarean deliveries, according to a study published online in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecol…
Learn MoreLos productos para aclarar la piel conllevan peligros, pero muchos usuarios no lo saben, según un estudio
LUNES, 17 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Usar productos para aclarar la piel sin la supervisión de un médico puede ser peligroso, porque podrían contener ingredientes dañinos. Aun así, casi una cuarta parte de las personas en una encuesta recien…
Learn MoreConsejos para cuidar las pieles más oscuras en verano
DOMINGO, 16 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Con frecuencia, a la Dra. Caroline Opene, una dermatóloga, le preguntan si cierto tipos de bloqueadores solares son mejores para las personas con una piel más oscura.No necesariamente, afirma la directo…
Learn MoreBlack Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Have Worse Outcomes
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are significant racial disparities in the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a study recently published in Advances in Therapy.Keith C. Ferdinand, M.D., …
Learn MoreDiscordance Seen in Self-Reported, Actual Comorbidities in Native American Adults
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is discordance between the prevalence of self-reported comorbidities and measured cardiometabolic risk factors among Native American adults, according to a study published online July 6 in PLOS Global H…
Learn MoreLatinos With Advanced Degrees Underrepresented in Health Care Workforce
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Latinos remain underrepresented in U.S. health professions that require advanced degrees, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Indira Ghandi Islas, M.P.H., from the Congressional…
Learn MoreRedlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In areas where Black Americans have been historically affected by discriminatory housing practices, there is higher heart failure risk, according to new research.Researchers studying more than 2.3 million U.S…
Learn MorePatient-Reported Racism Tied to Mistrust, Worse Patient-Clinician Communication
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Epistemic injustice is the most common manifestation of racism experienced by Black patients with serious illness and is associated with worsened mistrust and negative patient-clinician communication outcomes,…
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