Tag: Race
Some Triple Negative Breast Cancers Might Be Avoided by Longer Breastfeeding
Authors say policy changes that support breastfeeding and address structural barriers are needed
Age-, Sex-, Race-Specific Standards for Thyroid Diseases May Reclassify Many Patients
In a recent study, a number of persons with subclinical hypothyroidism were reclassified as normal, especially women and White participants
Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Have Experienced In-Person Gun Violence
Marked racial/ethnic disparities exist for both in-person and media gun violence exposure
Racial Disparities Persist in Immediate Breast Reconstruction Rates
Finding seen despite increases in rates overall and passage of the Affordable Care Act
AACR: Incidence-Based Mortality Dropping for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Highest incidence-based mortality seen in non-Hispanic Black women, with declines pronounced from 2016, narrowing gap with other racial groups
Disparities Identified in Linkage to Care for Children With Hepatitis C
Hispanic/Latinx and White children have more than twofold and threefold increased odds of linkage to care, respectively, than Black children
DDW: Systematic Program Increases Likelihood of Up-to-Date Colorectal Cancer Screening
Approximate doubling of up-to-date status seen among Asian, Black, Hispanic, White patients, with corresponding decrease in CRC incidence, deaths
Racial Disparities Seen in Unintentional Overdose Mortality
Black men and Black women have pronounced and increasing burden of mortality compared with Whites
2005 to 2019 Saw Increase in Incidence of Cervical Artery Dissection
Increase in cervical artery dissection admissions was particularly high in older, Black, Hispanic populations
ACC: Bilateral Oophorectomy Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Failure
Each one-year increase in oophorectomy age linked to 0.6-year delay in onset of heart failure