Minority Health

SAN DIEGO — Among African American and white adults with obesity who received kidneys from the same deceased donor, graft failure rates were higher — but so were survival rates — for African American recipients, according to study data.

In this video interview, Sara M. Tolaney, MD, MPH, highlights the increasing incidence in breast cancer.

AUSTIN, Texas — This April, Healio celebrates Minority Health Awareness Month with tips for health care professionals and patients on how to elevate care for Hispanic patients.

According to published results, several racial and ethnic disparities in utilization rates and postoperative outcomes exist among patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty.

Throughout 2021, Healio has covered research concerning the short- and long-term health effects caused by a lack of diversity in clinical trials and disparities in health care overall.

In the nearly 1 year since George Floyd, a Black man, lost his life while in the custody of a white police officer, there has been a nationwide awakening that racism is a public health crisis and a social determinant of health.

National Minority Health Month originated in 1915 with the establishment of National Negro Health Week by educator Booker T. Washington.

April is National Minority Health Month, which recognizes health disparities in underrepresented populations.

An analysis recently published by the Associated Press showed that one-third of deaths from COVID-19 whose race was known were black. The AP also reported that blacks made up about 14% of the population in the areas covered in their analysis.

Researchers observed significant racial and ethnic differences in late-life depression severity, item-level symptom burden and depression care among older adults after adjusting for numerous confounders, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.