Health Disparity

In states where Medicaid policies exclude immigrants, Asian and Hispanic women were less likely to have access to prenatal care in the first trimester, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

WASHINGTON — Age-standardized mortality rates for alcohol-associated liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increased the most among the young and non-Hispanic whites, Blacks and Native Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CHICAGO — Pervasive gaps in knowledge and care delivery persist that require urgent attention to reduce sex-based disparities and achieve equity in CV care and outcomes, according to a speaker.

Despite a downward trend in overall opioid use, disparities persist among members of the LGBTQ+ community, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ annual meeting.

ObesityWeek will be held Nov. 1 to 4 in San Diego, with a broad theme of eradicating treatment barriers in endocrinology.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Patients with obstructive sleep apnea and lower household income had higher odds of acute myocardial infarction, all-cause mortality and cardiac arrest, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a new study, racial bias in the use of pulse oximetry was consistently present even with high levels of oxygen supplementation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, researchers reported.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Primary care providers who care for patients with COPD in rural clinics in the Midwest U.S. identified several barriers to delivering evidence-based care.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People with interstitial lung disease living in rural areas do not appear to have greater risk for death, lung transplant, acute exacerbation or disease progression compared with those in urban areas, researchers reported.

The CHEST Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, with a broad focus on bringing the pulmonology community back together in person.