Social Determinants Of Health

PHOENIX — Racial disparities touch every aspect of clinical care for food allergies, from prevention and diagnosis to insurance coverage and to the diversity of the workforce providing treatment.

Many older adults and individuals of historically underrepresented groups who experienced a delay in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic still have not received care, according to recent research.

Amputation is too often the result for Black patients with critical limb ischemia, and much work must be done to overcome systemic inequities, a speaker said during the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy.

Greater access to grocery stores, lower access to fast food, a higher income and higher educational attainment were independently associated with a greater likelihood of eating healthier and a lower likelihood of overweight or obesity, data show.

Higher levels of education were associated with achieving more metrics of ideal CV health in white Americans, but not in Americans of other races and ethnicities, researchers reported.

Opioid overdose deaths among older adults increased significantly from 1999 to 2019, especially among non-Hispanic Black men, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Clinicians must use multifaceted tools to reduce CV risk in type 2 diabetes, combining newer therapies with efforts to address social determinants of health, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement.

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.

A machine learning model that uses the most basic raw data may help physicians identify patients who need referrals to social workers and predict their risk for hospitalization.

Despite some progress in achieving equity in kidney care, important disparities – including insurance coverage for chronic kidney disease care and access to transplantation – are impacting underrepresented groups, a speaker said here.