Tag: Race
Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias
Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
African-American Men Produce Less Prostate-Specific Antigen
Equal serum prostate-specific antigen and prostate-specific antigen mass despite larger prostates
Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Varies Across Minority Groups
African-American patients screened 50 percent less often than Hispanic patients in last year
Modifiable Factors Affect Racial Differences in Lung Cancer
No racial/ethnic differences in the risk of lung cancer death among women in fully adjusted models
Greater Racial, Ethnic Diversity of Doctors Found in Ob-Gyn
Compared with other adult medical specialties, more black and Hispanic physicians practice ob-gyn
Early Chemo Less Likely to Help Black Breast Cancer Patients
More research needed to explain why outcomes differ among black, Hispanic, and Asian women
ACP Joins Amicus Curiae Brief to Supreme Court
Brief urges Supreme Court to uphold considerations of race, ethnicity in med school application process
SLC16A11 Linked to Type 2 Diabetes in American Indians
Diabetes association stronger in leaner individuals; partly due to weight loss after diabetes onset
LABAs No Better Than Tiotropium in Black Adults With Asthma
Outcomes similar for patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids plus tiotropium versus LABAs
Inferior Care, Higher Costs for Black Men With Prostate Cancer
Problems include longer waits, greater need for more care after surgery, and rehospitalization
