Preventable causes of death are driving early-life disparities in black and white young adults in the United States, according to a new study led by Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in Demography.
Nov 11, 2022
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A new study conducted by researchers from Boston University has found that sarcoidosis accounts for 25 percent of all deaths among women in the Black Women's Health Study who have the disease. The study is the largest epidemiologic ...
May 22, 2012
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Juul, the popular e-cigarette brand that is being sued for fueling the youth e-cigarette epidemic, may have influenced high school students' perception of vaping such that some Juul users do not consider themselves e-cigarette ...
Feb 13, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV, federal health officials reported Tuesday.
Jun 2, 2015
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A new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found significant disparities in the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, a class of drugs proven to treat ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Postmenopausal African American women who use female hormone supplements containing estrogen and progestin ("combination" therapy) are at an increased risk for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer.
Nov 30, 2015
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Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.
Jul 14, 2023
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Approximately 23% of people diagnosed in their 60s and later with Alzheimer's disease or another related dementia have cases that can be explained by controllable risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, physical ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Black and Hispanic women ages 65-74 years old hospitalized with stroke had more severe strokes than their white counterparts, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association International ...
Mar 11, 2021
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New UCLA research suggests that elderly patients of female physicians are more likely than those of male physicians in the same outpatient practice to be vaccinated against the flu.
Apr 14, 2021
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