Los afroamericanos serían los más beneficiados por un aire más limpio
LUNES, 27 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Si bien todos los estadounidenses podrían beneficiarse de unas nuevos límites propuestos sobre lo que se conoce como contaminación atmosférica con PM2.5, una investigación reciente indica que el cambio ti…
Learn MoreBlack Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While all Americans could benefit from proposed new limits on what’s called PM2.5 air pollution, new research indicates the change has the potential to benefit Black and low-income Americans the most. The lim…
Learn MoreDrug Overdose Deaths Increased in 2020, Except for Heroin
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. drug overdose deaths from all drug categories except heroin increased significantly in 2020, as did racial disparities in U.S. drug overdose fatalities, according to a study published March 22 in PLOS …
Learn MoreRacial Differences Seen in Discretionary Prenatal Care
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial disparities in discretionary prenatal care are common, according to a study published online March 22 in Birth.Mary A. Byrn, Ph.D., R.N., from Loyola University Chicago, and colleagues used electroni…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Postpartum Emergency Visits
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients consistently experience higher odds of postpartum emergency departments visits in New York state, according to a study published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open.Haley Zarrin,…
Learn MoreA veces, la pérdida del cabello en las mujeres puede apuntar a mayores problemas de salud
VIERNES, 17 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La pérdida del cabello puede ser devastadora para las mujeres, pero la afección también puede señalar a problemas de salud adicionales.Una experta de la Academia Americana de Dermatología (American Acad…
Learn MoreDiscrimination Linked to Frailty in African American Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among African American cancer survivors, experiencing discrimination is associated with deficit accumulation, according to a study published online March 20 in Cancer.Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, M.D., M.P.H., from…
Learn MoreAmerican Indian Women Continue to Have Lower Mammography Use
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The disparity in annual age-adjusted mammography use between American Indian and White women continued but narrowed between 2005 and 2019 due to declines in mammography use in White women, according to a stud…
Learn MoreSometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hair loss can be devastating for women, but the condition can also signal additional health problems.An American Academy of Dermatology expert offers information about the types of hair loss seen in women wit…
Learn MoreEl paro cardiaco durante el parto es raro, pero algunas mujeres tienen un riesgo más alto
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es extremadamente raro, pero el número de mujeres que sufren un paro cardiaco durante el parto está en aumento en Estados Unidos, a medida que unas mujeres con más edad y menos sanas tienen bebés, enc…
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