Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Puts Black Women at Higher Odds for Stroke
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While preeclampsia and stroke during pregnancy are far more common in Black women in the United States, almost all study of links between these two conditions has been done on white women.In a new study, rese…
Learn MoreIndigenous Men Less Likely to Receive PSA Testing
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Indigenous men are less likely to receive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and are more likely to be diagnosed with higher-risk prostate cancer, according to a study published online July 10 in Cancer.A…
Learn MoreEl sueño es una defensa clave para los afroamericanos con un riesgo genético de Alzheimer
JUEVES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos expertos aconsejan dormir bien de noche. Para los afroamericanos que portan una variante genética vinculada con la enfermedad de Alzheimer, este descanso podría resultar protector, plantea un nuevo…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cancer-Specific Mortality in Hispanic Adults
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, the overall cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rate decreased among Hispanic individuals; however, increases in specific cancer death rates were seen, according to a study published online Jun…
Learn MoreAumentan las tasas de depresión entre los jóvenes de las minorías en los estados con leyes contra los LGBT
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los jóvenes que son tanto LGBTQ+ como negros o hispanos y que viven en estados de EE. UU. con políticas discriminatorias son más propensos a tener depresión, en comparación con sus contrapartes en esta…
Learn MoreSleep a Key Defense for Black Americans at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A lot of experts advise getting a good night’s sleep. For Black Americans who have a gene variant linked to Alzheimer’s disease, that rest could be protective, a new study says. “This new finding suggests th…
Learn MoreHistoric ‘Redlining’ of Neighborhoods Linked to Black Americans’ Rate of Kidney Failure
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decades of “redlining” — discriminatory policies that led to disinvestment in minority communities within the United States — may be connected with current cases of kidney failure in Black adults. A new study…
Learn MoreAumentan ciertos tipos de cáncer entre los hispanos de EE. UU.
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer entre los estadounidenses de origen hispano se han reducido en general en las dos últimas décadas, pero las perspectivas han empeorado en ciertos tipos de cáncer, encuent…
Learn MoreLas tasas de mortalidad materna de EE. UU. se han multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El número de mujeres que mueren durante el embarazo y después del parto en Estados Unidos se ha multiplicado por más de dos en dos décadas, y ha afectado con especial dureza a unos grupos raciales en parti…
Learn MoreDepression Rates Rise for Minority Youth in States With Anti-LGBT Legislation
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Youth who are both LGBTQ+ and either Black or Hispanic and live in U.S. states that have discriminatory policies are more likely to have depression than their counterparts in states that are more affirming t…
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