Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are less likely to be seen at a memory clinic than their white peers. So too are folks from neighborhoods that are poor and lack educational and job opportunities, according to a new study. T…
Learn MoreRacial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits after breast reconstruction surgery, racial minorities bear a higher cost burden than White breast reconstruction patients, according to…
Learn MoreGene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.This variant, carried by an estimate…
Learn MoreFixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The fixed-ratio spirometric criteria for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) underdiagnoses potential COPD in African American patients, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Ge…
Learn MoreMinority, Disadvantaged Patients More Likely to Be Passed Over in ED
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Minority and disadvantaged patients presenting to the emergency department are more likely to be passed over and less likely to receive care over others with the same triage acuity, according to a study publis…
Learn More¿Por qué las personas negras podrían ser más vulnerables a un ACV grave?
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas negras tienden a ser más vulnerables a sufrir accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV) graves, y hace mucho que los científicos se esfuerzan por comprender el motivo. Hasta ahora: una nueva inves…
Learn MoreRacial/Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Alzheimer Neuroimaging Research
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer disease neuroimaging literature, according to a study published online July 25 in Communications Medicine.Aaron C. Lim, Ph.D., from the Keck …
Learn MoreLas minorías se pierden de los estudios de imágenes cerebrales del Alzheimer
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses de los grupos raciales y étnicos minoritarios tienen poca representación en la investigación sobre el Alzheimer, encuentra un nuevo estudio. Aun así, la revisión de estudios de imágen…
Learn MoreWhy Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black people tend to be more vulnerable to suffering severe strokes, but scientists have long struggled to figure out why.Until now: New research suggests it may boil down to having a particular version of a g…
Learn MoreMinorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer’s
THURSDAY, July 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans in ethnic and racial minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer’s research, a new study finds. Still, the review of U.S.-based Alzheimer’s disease brain imaging studies found the gap is clos…
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