Tag: Race
Racial Representation in Ob-Gyn Residency Varies
Authors suggest efforts to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals from racial/ethnic-minority groups still needed
Care No Better for Minority Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion
No change in receipt of definitive care reported for minorities in expansion states versus nonexpansion states
Study Shows Disparities in Use of Virtual Orthopedic Services
Telemedicine use differs based on patient's race or ethnicity, language, and insurance type
Ozone Concentrations Linked to Fibroids in Black Women
Risk for uterine leiomyomata associated with ambient concentration of ozone, but not PM2.5 or NO2
ACC: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Present in Younger Black Women
Obesity, elevated blood pressure prevalent in younger Black women, even those in their 20s and 30s
Many Hispanic Americans Want to Get COVID-19 Vaccine, but Have Not
Earlier polls suggested that Hispanics were wary about the vaccine, but the latest survey found that hesitation is declining
Black Women More Likely to Have Idiopathic Intracranial HTN
Women with IIH more likely to be Black, Hispanic, live in low-income tracts or food swamps
American Medical Association Vows to Confront Racism Among Doctors
With about 270,000 members, the AMA represents a little more than 25 percent of U.S. doctors
Blacks, Hispanics Underrepresented in U.S. Surgical Leadership
Little progress made in increasing diversity for leadership positions in academic surgery in the U.S. from 2013 to 2019
Pharmacy Access Varies by Racial, Ethnic Neighborhood Composition
Persistently fewer pharmacies located in Black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods than White or diverse neighborhoods
