Tag: Race
2021 USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Expand Eligibility
Compared with 2013 USPSTF criteria, more patients eligible for lung cancer screening with less racial disparity in access
Disparities Seen in Air Pollution Exposure Across the U.S.
Exposure to air pollution greater for certain racial/ethnic groups, low-income groups
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in mAb Treatment for COVID-19
Monoclonal antibody treatment used infrequently among all racial, ethnic groups; Hispanics received mAbs less often than non-Hispanics
Ethnic Disparities Seen in Enrollment for a Clinical Trial
29 percent of patients deemed appropriate for intervention were Hispanic compared with 52 percent of those deemed not appropriate
Kidney Failure Risk Equation Bests eGFR for Predicting ESKD
KFRE score >20 percent had similar specificity, higher sensitivity for predicting end-stage kidney disease than eGFR <20 mL/min/1.73 m2
Removing Race May Up Equity in Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant
Race coefficients applied to calculation of eGFR in non-Black transplant candidates to demonstrate more equitable preemptive listing
Response to Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer Better in Black Men
Outcomes better for Black men compared with White men in clinical trials of definitive radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer
Incarceration Tied to Lower Life Expectancy in Blacks
Disparities in incarceration may partially explain the lower life expectancy of Blacks, authors say
Removing Race May Up Equity in Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant
Race coefficients applied to calculation of eGFR in non-Black transplant candidates to demonstrate more equitable preemptive listing
Antibiotic Choices for Skin, Soft Tissue Infections Vary by Race
Compared with White inpatients, Black inpatients less likely to receive cefazolin, more likely to receive clindamycin for SSTIs
