Tag: Race
Outcomes Worse for Black Patients With Head, Neck Cancer in Clinical Trials
Outcomes worse for Black versus White patients enrolled in clinical trials that minimize access to care, socioeconomic status confounders
Blacks More Likely to Undergo Emergency Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Emergency surgery associated with incomplete oncologic evaluation, and increased incidence of postoperative complications, including mortality
Child Homicides Up Across Several Subpopulations
Children ≤10 years often victims perpetrated by parents/caregivers, while children ≥11 years more often perpetrated by friends/acquaintances
Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Insulin Pump Use Persist
Lower odds ratios seen for insulin pump use for Hispanic, Black, other race versus White; with lower education, lower household income
Inequities Identified in Ophthalmologic Care, Research
Lower-income patients more likely to have vision impairment, less use of eye care services, lower adherence to eye exams
Worse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms
Increased risks observed for babies born to women from underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Black Patients More Likely to Be Advised Against Brain Tumor Surgery
Black patients more likely to receive recommendation against resection for glioblastoma, meningioma, pituitary adenoma, vestibular schwannoma
Black Patients Have Worse Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes
Dual eligibility, economic well-being, and baseline clinical characteristics accounted for a sizeable portion of postdischarge outcomes
Minority Children Less Likely to Have Surgery Than White Children
Authors hope findings will reduce disparities in surgical access for minority children and raise awareness among clinicians
Subjective Cognitive Decline Tied to Incident Dementia in Black, Latinx Individuals
SCD associated with increased rates of incident dementia over time in multiracial population, Latinx, non-Latinx Black individuals