Socioeconomic Factor
Socioeconomic factors a barrier to HSCT for people with acute myeloid leukemia
SAN DIEGO — Socioeconomic disparities affect access to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for people with acute myeloid leukemia, according to findings presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.
VIDEO: Primary care providers need to understand differences in type 2 diabetes treatments
In this video, David Nathan, MD, discusses the action needed by primary care physicians to help inform and treat patients at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Hundreds of private equity-acquired cardiology sites emerged from the pandemic
Hundreds of private equity acquisitions of cardiology clinics occurred in the later years of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the wealthiest of U.S. communities, researchers reported.
Access to surgery where rheumatic heart disease is endemic a barrier to improving survival
Much of the mortality in rheumatic heart disease was attributable to heart failure, and was significantly reduced by interventional treatment, which may stand as a barrier to improving mortality in lower-income countries, data show.
Heart attacks have declined, but disparities in treatment, outcomes remain
Despite significant decline in heart attacks since 2004, inequities in STEMI management and mortality by age, gender, income and race, speakers reported.
Low-income students at a ‘significant disadvantage’ in MD-PhD training
Lower household income MD-PhD applicants experienced lower acceptance rates into medical school compared with their higher household income peers between 2014 and 2019, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
VIDEO: Socioeconomic disparities in diabetic eye disease
In this video, Diana Do, MD, discusses the impact of socioeconomic disparities on patients with diabetic eye diseases.
After death, a new life for refurbished pacemakers in low-, middle-income countries
Most patients who receive a pacemaker are likely not thinking about its potential usefulness after their death; however, a viable, properly reconditioned device could help meet an overwhelming need outside of the United States.
Living in low-resource neighborhood impacts adherence to heart failure medications
Adults with HF who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods were significantly less likely to take guideline-directed therapies as prescribed, underscoring the importance of considering social determinants of health in patient care.
Food, housing insecurity among self-reported barriers to eye care
Socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as housing insecurity and mental health issues, are associated with a lower likelihood of receiving eye care, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.