Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that Black women in the United States have an increased risk of childbirth complications. Now, a large new study finds even larger racial disparities when women conceive through infertility …
Learn MoreAs Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a troubling equation: Many Americans with the highest rates of hospitalization for influenza have the lowest uptake of the annual flu vaccine.That’s why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreRates of Surgical Consults Lower for Black Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black Medicare patients have lower odds of receiving a surgical consultation after being admitted from the emergency department with an emergency general surgery condition versus similar White Medicare patien…
Learn MoreBlack Women Have Less Access to Newer Mammogram Technology
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2005 to 2020, Black women had less access to new mammographic imaging technology compared with White women in the Medicare population, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Radiology.Eric W. Ch…
Learn MoreVinculan el estrés durante toda la vida con un gran aumento en el riesgo de cáncer
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Con el tiempo, los hombres y las mujeres que sufren un estrés crónico se enfrentan a un riesgo significativamente más alto de morir como resultado de un cáncer, advierte un estudio reciente.El hallazgo…
Learn MoreMedian Stigma Score 31.7 for Hispanic Persons With HIV
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic persons with HIV have a median stigma score of 31.7, and almost one-quarter report experiencing health care discrimination, according to research published in the Oct. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers …
Learn MoreLifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over time, men and women under chronic stress face a significantly higher risk that they will die as a result of cancer, a new study warns.The finding comes from an analysis of more than three decades of U.S…
Learn MoreMinorities With Dementia Show Lower Incidence of Amyloid PET Positivity
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) positivity is lower in Asian, Hispanic, and Black individuals than White individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreEs menos probable que los pacientes de las minorías reciban los fármacos más recientes para el Alzheimer
MARTES, 4 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aunque ciertos grupos minoritarios tienen más probabilidades de recibir un diagnóstico de demencia que sus contrapartes blancas, quizá también sea menos probable que sean elegibles para los nuevos trata…
Learn MoreLas tasas de mortalidad por el cáncer de mama continúan en descenso en EE. UU.
MARTES, 4 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores y los profesionales clínicos dedicados al cáncer de mama han logrado un avance inmenso en la reducción de las tasas de mortalidad en las tres últimas décadas, pero en Estados Unidos p…
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