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Racial and ethnic inequalities in rates of ADHD diagnosis remain despite overall increasing prevalence and incidence of adults diagnosed, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

A recently published study determined that pregnancy is more common for women undergoing dialysis than has been indicated by previous reports. Furthermore, the likelihood of a pregnant woman undergoing dialysis differs by a variety of factors, including race.

People of American Indian ancestry have significantly greater risk for atrial fibrillation compared with white, black, Hispanic and Asian individuals, according to a study published in Circulation.

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.

Foreign-born women who reside in the United States appeared less likely to have ever had a mammogram than women born in the U.S., according to a report published today by the CDC.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — There continues to be a “leaky pipeline” on the way to holding higher-level faculty positions for women MDs, according to Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD, who is senior associate dean for equity and diversity inclusion at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

While the use of palliative care increased for all hospitalized patients with ESKD, black and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely to receive palliative care referrals and services than white patients, according to a recently published study.

Cardiology Today and Healio spoke with several prominent cardiologists active in diversity and inclusion issues about their reactions to the news from The Lancet and where the cardiology specialty currently stands on diversity and inclusion.

Black adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes do not experience additional major osteoporotic fracture risk conferred by diabetes, according to a database analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

While the implementation of a nurse-led program to manage chronic kidney disease in a primary care setting did not slow disease progression, it did improve quality of care and help patients achieve target blood pressures, according to a published study.