Tag: Race
Blacks, Hispanics More Likely to Test Positive for SARS-CoV-2
However, once hospitalized, Black patients are less likely than Whites to have severe illness, and to die or be discharged to hospice
No Change Seen in Trends of Dementia in Black, White Adults in U.S.
From 2000 to 2016, hazard ratios comparing Black and White participants ranged from about 1.4 to 1.8
Genetic Ancestry Tied to Lung Cancer Mutations in Latin Americans
Mutation frequencies of EGFR and KRAS were 30 and 10 percent, respectively, and 23 and 13 percent, respectively, for Mexican and Colombian patients
American Indians/Alaska Natives Have Elevated COVID-19 Mortality
Disparity between AI/AN and White individuals largest for those aged 20 to 49 years
Hospitalization Up for Black Gynecologic Cancer Patients With COVID-19
Among patients with gynecologic cancer who died from COVID-19, 41.2 percent were Black
ASH: Black Race Linked to Poorer Survival in AML
Among AML patients treated on Alliance protocols, Blacks versus Whites had inferior disease-free, overall survival
Obesity Adds to Racial Disparity in Early Breast Cancer
Considerable differences in obesity, comorbidities -- but not treatment -- seen between Black and White women
Black Men Experience More Treatment Regret With Prostate Cancer
Higher medical mistrust and concerns about masculinity may contribute to regret
Atrial Pathophysiology Differs in Black, White Stroke Patients
Black race associated with smaller left atrial diameter, greater P-wave terminal force in ECG lead V1
Racial Disparity Seen in COVID-19 Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
Rates more than three times higher in Black children in New York City versus White children
