Racial gap in US stroke deaths widened during pandemic
The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said Thursday.
Apr 20, 2023
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The longstanding racial gap in U.S. stroke death rates widened dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, government researchers said Thursday.
Apr 20, 2023
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If you work indoors, live in the north, avoid the sun, are lactose intolerant, vegan, elderly or darker skinned, chances are you may be deficient in vitamin D. It's a common problem affecting as many as 25% of Americans, ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including a lower ...
Mar 24, 2023
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Nearly a third of Americans (29%) say COVID-19 made them more worried than ever about having obesity prompting about 28 million people to consider weight-loss methods they hadn't thought about before the pandemic began, including ...
Mar 22, 2023
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The use of Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers such as amyloid and tau levels to facilitate early detection and improvement of treatment of AD is a high-priority research area. However, AD biomarker research necessitates ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Trust in information given out by the government on cancer fell sharply among the Black population—by almost half—during the COVID-19 pandemic, findings of a national U.S. study have shown.
Mar 16, 2023
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During the first year of the pandemic, the United States saw a spike in the number of Black infants who died suddenly—worsening a longstanding disparity, a new government study finds.
Mar 14, 2023
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Black Americans and white Americans may receive different benefits from their networks of friends, family ties and other relationships, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
Mar 9, 2023
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Black people living in rural areas of North Carolina were found to have better mental health than white people despite their exposure to various forms of racism and discrimination. This paradoxical finding was reported by ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed racial and ethnic health disparities nationwide, those disparities continue to exist in American communities of color.
Feb 23, 2023
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