Tag: Race
Black Survivors of Second Primary Cancers Face Higher Risk for Death
Black patients with second primary cancers had highest risk for both cancer-related and cardiovascular disease-related deaths
Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors Persist for Black Adults
After one year of aggressive medical management, diastolic BP and physical activity scores no longer differ for Blacks, non-Blacks
Survival Similar for Black, White Prostate Cancer Patients in Clinical Trial Setting
Median PFS, OS similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathway inhibitors
Racial Disparities Seen for Cost of Unplanned Care After Breast Reconstruction
However, race is not a significant predictor of unplanned hospital visits
Fixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
Even with symptoms, GOLD staging misses African American cases
Minority, Disadvantaged Patients More Likely to Be Passed Over in ED
Factors linked to being passed over include Medicaid insurance, Black non-Hispanic race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Racial/Ethnic Minorities Underrepresented in Alzheimer Neuroimaging Research
Sample diversity has improved recently, with proportion of Blacks increasing from 3.39 percent in 1994-2017 to 8.29 percent in 2018-2022
Survival Lower for Asian Versus White Individuals With OHCA
Despite similar rates of bystander CPR, survival to discharge and favorable neurological survival are lower for Asians
Race-Specific Approach to Spirometry Disadvantages Black Patients
Differences in lung allocation score most pronounced for patients with pulmonary vascular disease and restrictive lung disease
Racial Disparities Seen Among Hospitalized Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis
Findings seen for Black and Hispanic versus White patients for liver transplantation and mortality
