Greater Educational Attainment May Protect Against Cognitive Decline
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher educational attainment seems to protect adults from cognitive decline, according to a study published online April 19 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Dylan J. Jester, Ph.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MoreResearch Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is t…
Learn MoreNeighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests.For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and me…
Learn MoreGot PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a common vascular disease that causes blockages in their leg vessels had both worse symptoms and outcomes if they were Black or poor, new research finds. The study from Michigan Medicine looke…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Have Heart Damage Following Chemo
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients have 71 percent higher odds of cardiotoxicity following cancer treatment versus White patients, according to research presented at the Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient…
Learn MoreFlu-Related Hospitalization Rates Higher for Indigenous People
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Indigenous people are three to six times more likely to be hospitalized for influenza than non-Indigenous people, according to a global review published online April 13 in PLOS Global Public Health.Juliana M….
Learn MoreBlack Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes cancer, and the treatments meant to eradicate it, can damage the heart and blood vessels. Now, a new analysis finds that damage may be much more likely if the patient is Black. Black patients had 7…
Learn MoreSpanish-Only Speakers Have Worse Neurologic Stroke Outcomes
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spanish-only speaking Mexican Americans with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage have worse neurologic outcomes than English speakers, according to a study published online April 12 in Neurology.Al…
Learn MoreLos pacientes negros y los hispanos con alergias graves son menos propensos a recibir vacunas antialérgicas
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las alergias estacionales son más comunes entre las personas negras y las hispanas, pero estos pacientes tienen menos probabilidades de recibir las vacunas que podrían aliviar sus síntomas, señalan unos i…
Learn MoreEl ‘precipicio’ de Medicaid podría hacer que la atención esté fuera del alcance de los mayores ‘casi pobres’
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lo que se conoce como “precipicio de Medicaid” es una amenaza perenne para millones de estadounidenses mayores cuyos ingresos los ubican justo por encima de la línea de la pobreza.Aunque los adultos mayor…
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