Los fármacos del Alzheimer se prueban sobre todo en blancos, y esto preocupa a pacientes y cuidadores negros
LUNES, 3 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Larry Griner renunció a su trabajo en California y volvió a su hogar de la niñez, en Baltimore, hace casi cinco años, para poder cuidar a su madre, Norma.Norma había recibido un diagnóstico de enfermedad…
Learn MoreU.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer researchers and clinicians have made tremendous progress in reducing death rates in the past three decades, yet a racial gap persists in the United States. Even with the lower numbers of actual d…
Learn MoreMinority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer’s Meds
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While certain minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their white counterparts, they may also be less likely to be eligible for new disease-slowing treatments, a new study finds. Cog…
Learn MorePrevalence of Obesity Varies Among Asian American Subgroups
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is considerable heterogeneity in the prevalence of obesity among different Asian American subgroups in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Ni…
Learn MoreIr a la iglesia podría alargar la vida de los hombres negros
VIERNES, 30 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los lugares de culto podrían proveer un alivio a los hombres negros que no solo mejora sus vidas, sino que también las prolonga, sugiere una investigación reciente.”Los hombres negros han sido opri…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
MONDAY, Oct.3 2022 (HealthDay News) — Larry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease alm…
Learn MoreAttending Church Might Lengthen Black Men’s Lives
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.”Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like…
Learn MoreRace-Free Creatinine Equation May Cut Disparity in Kidney Wait Time
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of the creatinine race-free 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to determine eligibility for the kidney transplant wait list may reduce racial differences in preempt…
Learn MoreResponse to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer May Vary by Race
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The response to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+BC) may vary by race, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer H…
Learn MoreLiver Cancer Risk May Rise for 2nd-, 3rd-Generation U.S. Mexicans
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) appears to be increased for successive generations of U.S. Mexicans, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disp…
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