Health Disparity
Breast cancer researcher aims to uncover how ‘zip code is tied to genomic code’
The Miami Dolphins and AutoNation awarded a $1 million grant to Neha Goel, MD, MPH, FACS, to examine the critical health disparities that drive mortality among patients with breast cancer.
COPD prevalence did not change over past 10 years
No significant change in COPD prevalence occurred between 2011 and 2021 in the U.S., according to data from the CDC published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Q&A: Center focuses on researching lung diseases in Asian patients
Respiratory diseases in Asian patients are not fully understood because much of this research is performed in European patients, and this can have a major impact on diagnosis and treatment, according to a press release.
Q&A: Reexamining racial factors in clinical algorithms
A reexamination of factoring race into clinical equations for patient care will require changes at each step of the algorithm life cycle, according to an expert.
Preterm birth linked to workplace productivity loss, disability claims, indirect costs
Preterm birth was associated with medical-related work absenteeism, disability claims and indirect costs in the first postpartum year compared with full-term birth, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
VIDEO: A conversation on equity in hypertension care
PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN, talks with Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, about the burden of uncontrolled hypertension in the U.S. and how to consider health equity in treatment.
Increased stroke risks for US Black women reporting experiences of racism
Black women in the U.S. who reported experiencing interpersonal racism in employment, housing and police interactions had increased stroke risks, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Mean HbA1c declines for people with type 1 diabetes from 2016 to 2022
Mean HbA1c for children and adults with type 1 diabetes improved by 0.3 percentage points from 2016 to 2022, according to data from 15 clinics participating in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative.
Odds for black lung, respiratory impairment high in Indigenous coal miners
Older Indigenous coal miners faced a higher likelihood for black lung disease and respiratory impairment than non-Indigenous miners, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
‘Significant differences’ reported by race, ethnicity in transplant rates for MASH-HCC
BOSTON — Hispanic and Asian patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma were less likely to undergo liver transplantation compared with other races and ethnicities, data showed.