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October 12, 2023
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Geriatric hematologist-oncologist aspires to make 'the unseen' visible

Geriatric hematologist-oncologist aspires to make 'the unseen' visible

Shakira J. Grant, MBBS, MSCR, isn’t afraid to challenge the status quo in the field of medicine.

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October 11, 2023
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Kidney disease strongest predictor of sudden cardiac arrest for Hispanic/Latino adults

Kidney disease strongest predictor of sudden cardiac arrest for Hispanic/Latino adults

Data from a population-based study show more than half of all Hispanic or Latino adults who experienced sudden cardiac arrest had a prior diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, with 20% on dialysis, researchers reported.

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October 09, 2023
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Q&A: How PCPs can improve care for their transgender patients

Q&A: How PCPs can improve care for their transgender patients

In medical settings, transgender patients often must decide between facing the risks associated with transphobia and those associated with clinicians not having all possibly relevant information, according to an expert.

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October 05, 2023
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Previous endometriosis surgery a risk factor for worse surgical outcomes

Previous endometriosis surgery a risk factor for worse surgical outcomes

Previous laparotomic therapeutic endometriosis surgery was associated with longer surgery time, need for adhesiolysis and more intraoperative complications, researchers reported in Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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October 03, 2023
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Meta-analysis: Black patients face higher risk of being physically restrained in ED

Meta-analysis: Black patients face higher risk of being physically restrained in ED

Black patients were more likely to be physically restrained in the ED than their non-Black counterparts, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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September 28, 2023
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HRSA invests almost $90M to improve nation’s maternal health care

HRSA invests almost $90M to improve nation’s maternal health care

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $88 million to improve maternal health across the country, according to a press release.

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September 27, 2023
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Age, race, education among barriers to receiving menopausal hormone therapy

Age, race, education among barriers to receiving menopausal hormone therapy

PHILADELPHIA — Age, race and education are the most prevalent barriers accounting for disparities in the prescription of menopausal HT, according to presenters.

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September 27, 2023
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Counties with large Black population, poverty rate have less access to COVID-19 treatments

Counties with large Black population, poverty rate have less access to COVID-19 treatments

Access to COVID-19 therapeutic drugs in U.S. counties decreased if the county had an increased population of Black individuals, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 25, 2023
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VIDEO: Health disparities in Huntington's disease care, management

VIDEO: Health disparities in Huntington's disease care, management

Healio spoke with Erin Furr Stimming, MD, about health disparities that exist in the diagnosis, management, care and outcomes of Huntington’s diseased an how can clinicians address these disparities in their practice.

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September 25, 2023
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Nurse practitioners, physician assistants now manage one-quarter of US health care visits

Nurse practitioners, physician assistants now manage one-quarter of US health care visits

The proportion of health care visits delivered by physician assistants or nurse practitioners is rapidly increasing and now accounts for one in every four visits, according to the results of research published in The BMJ.

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