Economic Burden of Health Inequities Very High in the United States
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The economic burden of health disparities in the United States is very high, according to a study published in the May 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., from…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Differences ID’d in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with disability, racial and ethnic differences are seen in the receipt of medications to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) after an index event, according to a study published in the May 11 issue o…
Learn MoreUna mudanza puede aliviar el asma de los niños de los vecindarios más pobres
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los niños cuyas familias salieron de barrios marginados tenían unos ataques de asma significativamente menos intensos, con unas mejoras más grandes que incluso las observadas con los medicamentos. Una …
Learn MoreRisk Models for T2DM Overestimate Risk for Non-Hispanic Whites
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risk models for type 2 diabetes overestimate risk for non-Hispanic Whites, according to a study published online May 17 in PLOS Global Public Health.Héléne T. Cronjé, M.S.P.H., from the University of Copenhag…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw >1.63 Million Excess Deaths in Blacks Versus Whites
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Black population in the United States experienced more than 1.63 million excess deaths compared with the White population from 1999 to 2020, with rates increasing from 2019 to 2020, according to a study …
Learn MoreFor Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kids whose families left distressed neighborhoods had significantly fewer severe asthma attacks, with improvements greater even than those seen with medication.New research found that children whose families…
Learn MoreWhites Have Highest Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — White individuals have the highest prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Neurology.Michael Hittle, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Calif…
Learn MoreCost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the past two decades, premature deaths have cost Black Americans over 80 million more lost years of life, compared with white Americans, a new study finds.The study is the latest to highlight the nation’s…
Learn MoreQue reciba o no estatinas, que son saludables para el corazón, podría depender de su raza
VIERNES, 12 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millones de estadunidenses toman unos medicamentos para reducir el colesterol, llamados estatinas, pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que los adultos negros e hispanos reciben los fármacos con menos frecuen…
Learn MoreFibroids, Endometriosis Tied to Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fibroids are associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer in both Black and White women, with risk modified by hysterectomy status, according to a study published online May 4 in Obstetrics & Gynecology…
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