Los pacientes negros son más propensos a perder la visión tras un diagnóstico de glaucoma
MARTES, 26 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros deben comenzar a realizar pruebas de detección del glaucoma pronto, porque tienen un riesgo alto de pérdida de la visión provocada por unos niveles elevados de presión en el interior…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Lose Vision After Glaucoma Diagnosis
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients should start screening early for glaucoma, because they have a high risk of vision loss caused by elevated pressure levels inside the eye, researchers say.A team from New York Eye and Ear Infir…
Learn MoreLos residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos son más propensos a necesitar atención en el hospital
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos de EE. UU. son mucho más propensos que los residentes blancos a ser transferidos a un hospital para recibir atención de forma repetida, informa un nuevo …
Learn MoreBlack Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports.Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to t…
Learn MoreCommon Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most common test of lung function, spirometry, probably is not detecting signs of emphysema in some people with the lung ailment, a new study says.In particular, Black men are at greater risk of sufferi…
Learn MoreUna reducción en la violencia de los vecindarios también podría mejorar la salud cardiaca
LUNES, 18 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Todas las ciudades desean unas tasas de criminalidad bajas. Pero un nuevo hallazgo podría ofrecer un motivo del todo nuevo para defender el cambio: unas tasas de criminalidad decrecientes también podrían …
Learn MoreEmphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emphysema can be present when spirometry findings are normal, especially among Black men, according to a study published online July 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine.Gabrielle Y. Liu, M.D., from the Northwes…
Learn MoreMinority Students More Likely to Leave Medical School: Study
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical schools are doing a better job of recruiting minority students, but they still struggle to keep those would-be doctors on the roster.That’s the conclusion of a new study that found minorities were mor…
Learn MoreOccult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among medical or surgical inpatients in general care, Black patients are more likely to have occult hypoxemia than White patients, according to a study published online July 6 in The BMJ.Valeria S.M. Valbuena,…
Learn MoreLow Apgar Scores Tied to Infant Mortality Across Races
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Low Apgar scores are associated with infant mortality across racial groups, but there is variance across groups, according to a study published online July 12 in PLOS Medicine.Emma Gillette, M.P.H., from the I…
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