Tag: Race
Opioid Mortality Rates Up for American Indian/Alaska Natives
1999 to 2019 saw increase in mortality rates for opioid-only and opioids in combination with other substances
Affirmative Action Bans Cut Percent of Underrepresented Med Students
Percentage of students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups reduced with state affirmative action bans
Black, Hispanic Race/Ethnicity Linked to Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia
Prevalence of intraoperative occult hypoxemia in 92 to 100 percent Spo2 range higher in Black and Hispanic versus White patients
Racial Differences Seen for Use of Proton Beam Therapy
Disparities greatest most recently and for cancers for which PBT is the recommended radiation therapy modality
Racial Differences Seen for Joint Replacement Care and Outcomes
Differences seen across the continuum of care for knee, hip total joint arthroplasty for osteoarthritis
Prevalence of MS Similarly High in Black, White Individuals
Prevalence significantly lower among Hispanic and Asian individuals; in young adults, prevalence highest in Blacks
Racial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches
White patients more likely than Black, Hispanic, other race patients to receive patch sooner
Adolescent Handgun Carriage Increasing in the United States
Significant increases seen especially among rural, White, and higher-income adolescents
Amputation Risk Up for Black, Rural Residents With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Risk for major leg amputation or death increased compared with overall cohort of adult Medicare patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers
Race May Impact Accuracy of Models Predicting Brain Amyloidosis
Models using plasma Aβ42/Aβ40 to predict probability of CSF Aβ42/Aβ40 positivity not affected by race
