Unos estudios muestran que la raza y los ingresos pueden determinar los resultados en el cáncer de sangre
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si alguien desarrolla un cáncer de la sangre o un coágulo sanguíneo potencialmente letal, es probable que le vaya mejor si es blanco y rico, muestran tres estudios recientes.El impacto continuo de la …
Learn MoreInsulin Pumps Ease Diabetes Care. So Why Are Black Patients Less Likely to Get One?
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insulin pumps can help folks with type 1 diabetes get better control of their disease and minimize how often they inject insulin, and use of the devices has taken off in the past 20 years.That’s the good news…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely than their white peers to need emergency surgery for colon cancer, which increases their risk for complications and death, study authors say. “Overall, these results suggest tha…
Learn MoreRacial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Insulin Pump Use Persist
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in insulin pump use have persisted during the past two decades, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.Estelle M. Ever…
Learn MoreLos pacientes negros con tumores en el cerebro tienen menos probabilidades de una cirugía que los blancos
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros con tumores en el cerebro quizá tengan menos probabilidades de recibir la cirugía recomendada que los pacientes blancos, según un nuevo estudio de EE. UU. de gran tamaño.La inves…
Learn MoreInequities Identified in Ophthalmologic Care, Research
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Various inequities have been identified in ophthalmologic care, including negative ophthalmic outcomes for Black and Hispanic patients, according to a review published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Chris…
Learn MoreWorse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In high- and upper-middle-income countries, babies born to women from underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups have an increased risk for adverse perinatal outcomes, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreRace, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If someone is stricken with a blood cancer or life-threatening clot, they’ll probably fare better if they are white and wealthy, three new studies show.The ongoing impact of patient race and income to medical …
Learn MoreBlack Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients with brain tumors may be less likely to have surgery recommended to them than white patients are, according to a large U.S. study.The research, which looked at two national databases, found that …
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Be Advised Against Brain Tumor Surgery
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are significantly more likely to receive a recommendation against surgical resection of glioblastoma, meningioma, pituitary adenoma, and vestibular schwannoma than White patients, according to a …
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