Tag: Race
Many Minority, Women Cardiologists Face Discrimination
Across racial and ethnic groups, most cardiologists report satisfaction with their careers
Revised Guidelines Perpetuate Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening
In newly revised USPSTF guidelines, African American and Hispanic individuals continue to be less likely to be eligible for lung cancer screening
Racial/Ethnic Disparities ID’d in Childhood Cancer Survival
Survival disparities reduced after adjustment for health insurance and area-level socioeconomic status
COVID-19 Mortality Burden High Among Those 25 to 64 Years
Through March 13, 2021, COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 9.08 million years of life lost in the United States
Studies Evaluate Accuracy of eGFR Equations That Omit Race
Two studies describe strategies for estimating glomerular filtration rate without the use of race in the equations
Race Alone Does Not Explain Disparities in Cancer Screening
Other factors like physical disability and insurance coverage also play a role in explaining disparities
Overall Cancer Incidence, Mortality Lower for U.S. Hispanics
But rates higher for infection-related cancers, such as liver and stomach cancers, and cervical cancer
Individual Risk Assessment Ups Mammography in Women at High Risk
Use of mammography increased among women in racial- and ethnic-minority groups who were at high risk
Suicide Rates Rising Among Black Youth
Largest annual percentage change seen among Black girls
Opioid Overdose Death Rates Worsening for Non-Hispanic Blacks
No significant change seen in overdose death rates overall from 2018 to 2019, but rate increased among non-Hispanic Blacks
