Racial Discrimination Linked to Increased CRP in Black Women With Lupus
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Black women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), incident racial discrimination is associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP), according to a study published in the August issue of Brain, Behavi…
Learn MoreNew Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine because…
Learn MoreLa tasa de nacimientos prematuros es más alta entre las estadounidenses negras
LUNES, 7 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres negras tienen una cantidad significativamente más alta de nacimientos prematuros que las mujeres blancas, y aunque los problemas cardiacos y los factores sociales pueden explicar casi un terci…
Learn MoreBlack Survivors of Second Primary Cancers Face Higher Risk for Death
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among survivors of second primary cancers (SPCs), Black patients have the highest risk for death from both cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online Aug. 4 in JAMA Network …
Learn MoreDisparities in Stroke Risk Factors Persist for Black Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After one year of intensive medical management, certain risk factors associated with stroke are reduced among Black adults, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Stroke.Eyad Almallouhi, M.D., from the…
Learn MoreRate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women have significantly more preterm births than white women do, and though almost a third of these extra cases can be explained by heart issues and social factors, the rest remain a mystery.However, tar…
Learn MoreWhen Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers.That’s the takeaway from a new study by the American Cancer Society (ACS).Specifically,…
Learn More¿Problemas de memoria? Su raza podría afectar qué tan rápido recibe un diagnóstico y tratamiento
JUEVES, 3 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses negros tienen menos probabilidades de ser atendidos en una clínica de la memoria que sus pares blancos. Lo mismo sucede con las personas de vecindarios que son pobres y que carecen de…
Learn MoreSurvival Similar for Black, White Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical Trial Setting
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathw…
Learn MoreUn gen podría bajar los niveles de VIH en algunas personas de ascendencia africana
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una variante genética recién descubierta podría explicar por qué algunas personas de ascendencia africana tienen unas cargas virales naturalmente más bajas de VIH, informa un equipo internacional de i…
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