Tag: Race
Black, Poor Patients Present With More Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease
Lower-extremity bypass chronic limb-threatening ischemia increases odds of amputation and other complications
Hospitals Caring for Mostly Black Patients Provide Quality Heart Failure Care
No significant within-hospital differences seen for quality for Black patients versus White patients
Race-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer mortality higher for Black women and lower for American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islanders age 40 to 49 years
Discrimination in Health Care Linked to Nonvaccination Against COVID-19
Reported experiences of racial and ethnic discrimination linked to difference in prevalence of nonvaccination
Greater Educational Attainment May Protect Against Cognitive Decline
However, protective effect appears to differ by race and ethnicity
Black Patients More Likely to Have Heart Damage Following Chemo
Compared with White patients, Black patients have 71 percent higher odds of cardiotoxicity
Black Primary Care Providers Tied to Better Outcomes for Black Patients
Less than half of U.S. counties have one Black primary care provider
Flu-Related Hospitalization Rates Higher for Indigenous People
Across high-income nations, higher disparities seen during the pandemic
Spanish-Only Speakers Have Worse Neurologic Stroke Outcomes
Worse neurologic outcomes observed, but no difference seen in functional outcome or cognitive outcome compared with English speakers
Racial, Ethnic Minorities With Parkinson Disease Have Worse HRQoL
Cognition partially mediated the association between race/ethnicity and 39-item Parkinson disease questionnaire scores
