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For emergency department patients with heart failure

Age, Racial Disparities Seen in Hospitalization for Heart Failure

Whites with heart failure more likely to be hospitalized for higher-clinical-acuity visits
Black women

Black, Low-Income Women May Not Report Barriers to Care

They are less likely to report barriers to early breast CA detection, less likely to get timely mammogram
A lack of understanding of terminology

Barriers to Prostate Cancer Research in Black Men Identified

Mistrust, lack of knowledge, unfavorable attitudes are barriers to genomic testing, study participation
For Hispanic patients with chronic kidney disease

Poor Experience With PCP Linked to Hospitalization in CKD

Risk of hospitalization up for Hispanic patients with lower scores on Ambulatory Care Experiences Survey
Hispanic/Latino women with HIV infection face more socioeconomic and language challenges than men

More Socioeconomic Challenges for Hispanic Women With HIV

Hispanic/Latina women receive more ancillary services than men and have similar clinical outcomes
Women of color have higher rates of severe birth-related health issues compared with non-Hispanic white women

Minority Women at Higher Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity

Higher risk for problems seen among black women, women with other health conditions
Midlife levels of prostate-specific antigen strongly predict future development of aggressive prostate cancer among black men

Midlife PSA Predicts Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Black Men

Findings suggest potential for a targeted screening approach based on midlife PSA
For live-born infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and d-transposition of the great arteries

Poor Outcomes for Hispanic Infants With Congenital Heart Dz

Socioeconomic factors account for significant portion of association between race/ethnicity, poor outcome
Minority residents describe burdens associated with race/ethnicity

Minority Residents Experience Burdens Linked to Race/Ethnicity

Residents describe daily barrage of microaggression, bias; being tasked as race/ethnicity ambassadors
Hispanics have lower incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic whites for all cancers combined

Cancer Risk Varies for Hispanics, Including in Puerto Rico

Men in Puerto Rico have higher prostate CA incidence rates than other Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites