Tag: Race
Indigenous Children Continue to Experience High Rates of RSV
Annual respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalization rates varied from 35.7 to 132.3 per 1,000 children aged younger than 6 months
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
United Nations Population Fund found Black women more likely than White women to be denied medication or experience physical abuse in health care settings
Indigenous Men Less Likely to Receive PSA Testing
Indigenous men with prostate cancer are also more likely to have higher-risk disease characteristics
1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cancer-Specific Mortality in Hispanic Adults
Cancer-specific mortality rates decreased more for Hispanic men than women
Gestational Diabetes Tied to 11-Fold Higher Risk of Diabetes
Lower likelihood of subsequent glycemic control seen for Black, Hispanic women
Adaptation to Pharmacotherapy Does Not Up Smoking Cessation in Black Adults
No significant difference in verified seven-day abstinence seen by treatment group among Black adults who smoke daily
Rates of Endometrial Cancer Vary for U.S., Caribbean Black Women
Caribbean Black women have lowest rates of endometrioid and nonendometrioid subtypes
Nursing Homes With More Black Residents Have Higher Health Care Utilization
Authors say lower use of registered nurses likely drives differences in hospitalization, emergency department use
Fewer Black Veterans Complete Referrals for Lung Cancer Screening
Black veterans had 34 percent lower odds of screening completion versus White veterans
Higher Prevalence of Food Allergies Among Racial, Ethnic Minorities
Higher prevalence among Asian, Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White individuals
