Tag: Race
African-Americans With ALS Survive Longer Than Caucasians
Difference no longer significant when outcome is death or tracheostomy and invasive ventilation
Stroke Hospitalizations Down in Black, White Medicare Enrollees
Black men and women have experienced greater improvements in 30-day poststroke mortality
Racial Disparities Persist in Revascularization for CHD
Rates of revascularization lower for black women with acute coronary syndrome, coronary heart disease
Racial Disparities Seen in Kidney Transplant for Highly Sensitized
Whites have advantage in transplant probability in calculated plasma reactive antibody categories 80 percent or higher
Tooth Loss May Up Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Black Women
Pancreatic cancer risk increased with tooth loss, especially loss of five or more teeth
Lifetime HTN Risk High for Black Men and Women, White Men
Lifetime risks are higher under AHA/ACC 2017 HTN threshold than JNC7 threshold for hypertension
Complication Rate After Bariatric Surgery Higher for Black Patients
Black patients also have longer stays, higher rates of ED visits and readmissions, less satisfaction
Intervention Can Reduce Racial Differences in Lung Cancer Care
Race-specific data, EHR warnings may decrease racial disparities in care for early-stage lung cancer
Genetic Variant Tied to Leukemia Risk in Hispanic Children
Novel susceptibility locus identified in the ERG gene for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Black-White Cancer Mortality Gap Decreasing in Some Age Groups
Cancer deaths rates decreasing faster for black men and women vs. white men and women in U.S.
