Tag: Race
Incidence Rates for Aggressive Uterine Cancers on the Rise
Survival rates lowest for non-Hispanic blacks regardless of stage at diagnosis, histologic subtype
Eczema-Related School Absences Higher Among Blacks, Hispanics
3.3 percent of children missed at least six days of school in six months due to their skin condition
Firearms Leading Cause of Death Among Young Adult Men
Findings in U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Colombia based on national vital statistics data from 1990 to 2015
Medicaid Expansion Cuts Racial Disparities in Preterm Births
Overall rates of low birth weight unchanged, but reduction seen in disparities for black infants
Racial Disparity Seen in Prescriptions for Buprenorphine
Office visits for drug to treat opioid use disorder most commonly self-pay or private insurance
CDC: Racial Disparity Seen With Lupus-Related Deaths
Deaths among blacks occur sooner after diagnosis and at younger age compared with whites
Burden of Heart Failure-Related CVD Mortality Higher in Blacks
Burden significantly higher among young and middle-aged black versus white men and women
African-Americans With ALS Survive Longer Than Caucasians
Difference no longer significant when outcome is death or tracheostomy and invasive ventilation
Stroke Hospitalizations Down in Black, White Medicare Enrollees
Black men and women have experienced greater improvements in 30-day poststroke mortality
Racial Disparities Persist in Revascularization for CHD
Rates of revascularization lower for black women with acute coronary syndrome, coronary heart disease
