Cardiology
Black patients less likely to receive lifesaving stroke treatments
Almost 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dec 12, 2023
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Pediatrics
Timing of maturity, feelings about ethnicity and race can positively affect black males' self-concept, well-being
Black males start puberty at younger ages than males of other racial or ethnic groups, and early puberty has been linked to risks for negative outcomes, yet we know little about how Black males navigate the changes in their ...
May 5, 2020
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Health
Study reveals mixed reactions about COVID-19 health disparities
The COVID-19 pandemic, like many other health crises, has had unequal effects on the U.S. population, with communities of color often hit the hardest. A new study co-authored by an MIT professor identifies a related challenge: ...
May 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study helps bridge gap in understanding of suicide risk for African-American women
Three University of Kentucky (UK) sociologists have co-authored a study that helps to fill a gap in our understanding of suicide risk among African-American women.
Dec 13, 2012
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Health
Diet and heart disease in the Black community
Cardiovascular disease kills more Americans than any other condition. However, African Americans are at a greater risk for heart disease and stroke than any other racial group, according to the American Heart Association.
Mar 7, 2024
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Cardiology
Race and gender may tip the scales on traditional stroke risk factors
Traditional stroke risk factors, such as high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes, impact people of various races and genders differently, new research shows.
Feb 19, 2020
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Medical economics
Study underlines role of past injustices in medical mistrust
Black Americans living in Tuskegee, Alabama, closer to the location of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, were much slower to get their COVID-19 vaccines compared to white neighbors, according to a new study by University ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Health
Black individuals at highest risk of legal intervention injury
(HealthDay)—Black males were at the highest risk of legal intervention injury per capita from 2005 to 2015, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Sep 21, 2018
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