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Racial, Ethnic Disparities Explored in Subjective Cognitive Decline

More Black and Hispanic adults than White adults report subjective cognitive decline at age 45 to 54 years

Catheter Ablation Improves A-Fib Outcomes in Racial/Ethnic Minorities

In contrast, much higher event rate seen for racial and ethnic minorities randomly assigned to drug therapy in CABANA trial

Glucose-Lowering Therapy Delayed for Newly Diagnosed T2DM Patients

Factors in therapeutic inertia examined in adults newly diagnosed with T2DM receiving primary care in the U.K.

MIS-C Diagnosed More Often in Black, Hispanic Children

No differences seen in phylogenetic analysis of viral genome sequences when comparing MIS-C, primary COVID-19 patients

Racial Differences Seen in Inherited Risk of Early-Onset Cancer

Higher familial risks for early-onset cancer seen in Latinos, Blacks for solid tumors and in Asian/Pacific Islanders for hematologic cancers

Lower BMI Cutoff Tied to Endometrial Cancer in Chinese Women

Lower obesity threshold of BMI ≥25 kg/m2 tied to increased risk of endometrial cancer in Asian women presenting with postmenopausal bleeding

Race May Influence Treatment Receipt in Prostate Cancer

In high treatment benefit category, Black men less likely to receive definitive treatment than non-Black men

Hospital Factors Tied to Greater COVID-19 Mortality in Blacks

Black patients more likely than Whites to die in the hospital or hospice when not adjusting for site of care

Older Age, Black or Hispanic Race Tied to Higher Risk for Colorectal Cancer

Findings seen in a large study of veterans undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy

Incidence Rates of Pediatric Cancers Vary by Race, Ethnicity

Variation seen by single year of age, including lower incidence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Blacks, especially at 1 to 7, 16 to 20 years