Alaska Natives

Most phase 2/phase 3 oncology clinical trials do not report American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander racial categories in their studies, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.

American Indian and Alaska Native children endure high rates of respiratory syncytial virus infection, a study published in Pediatrics found.

Women who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native are more likely to have type 2 diabetes, to have obesity, to smoke and to report exposure to trauma and violence than white women, significantly increasing their risk for CVD.

Suicide rates among American Indian or Alaska Native individuals increased nearly 20% from 2015 to 2020, compared with a less than 1% increase among the general American population, researchers reported in MMWR.

American Indian and Alaska Native people living in Alaska are at an increased risk for COVID-19 illness, hospitalization and death compared with white people living in the same area, researchers reported in MMWR.

The rate of diabetes is nearly three times higher in American Indians and Alaska Natives compared with white Americans, which increases their risk for CVD, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.

Rates of CVD mortality have been on the decline across the U.S., but researchers found that this trend may not be representative of all subgroups, according to a recent study published in JAMA Cardiology.