Neighborhood Drop in Violent Crime May Also Boost Heart Health
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Every town wants low crime rates. But a new finding may offer a whole new reason to advocate for the change: Falling crime rates may lower heart disease fatalities.An analysis of 2000-2014 data from Chicago il…
Learn MorePerioperative Stroke Examined in Children Receiving Heart Transplants
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among children receiving a cardiac transplant, Black children have a lower incidence of perioperative stroke, but their long-term mortality rate following stroke is higher compared with White children, acco…
Learn MoreRacial Disparities ID’d in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) reach kidney failure earlier than White patients and are less likely to receive a kidney transplant preemptively and after…
Learn MoreCommon, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early in the pandemic, scores of Americans bought pulse oximeters to help determine how sick they were while infected with COVID-19, but new research finds the devices often miss dangerously low blood oxygen l…
Learn MoreUna leucemia agresiva es mucho más letal en los pacientes negros que en los blancos. ¿Por qué?
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Recibir un diagnóstico de un cáncer de la sangre es devastador para los jóvenes, pero también es mucho más letal si el paciente es negro, muestra una investigación reciente.El nuevo estudio, que observó l…
Learn MoreAn Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites – Why?
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting a blood cancer diagnosis is devastating for young people, but it is also far more deadly if the patient is Black, new research shows.The new study, which looked at outcomes for patients with acute mye…
Learn MoreLa deficiencia de vitamina D es común en los estadounidenses jóvenes negros e hispanos
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La vitamina D, la “vitamina de la luz solar”, potencia al sistema inmunitario y ayuda a prevenir el cáncer, entre otros beneficios para la salud, pero un número significativo de adolescentes negros e hisp…
Learn MoreVitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D, the “Sunshine Vitamin,” boosts the immune system and helps prevent cancer, among other health benefits, but a significant number of Black and Hispanic teens have low levels of this nutrient, accordi…
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