Atlanta's already brutal pollen seasons may be getting worse, thanks to climate change. Evidence suggests the season is starting earlier, lasting longer, and growing more intense. Researchers at the Rollins School of Public ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Although at greater risk, a new study found that patients of African ancestry with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) were less likely to have clinically actionable variants in DCM genes than those of European ancestry. LSU Health ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Patients who live in less affluent neighborhoods and those from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study from ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Black M.D.-Ph.D. students are 83% more likely than white students to leave medical school and 50% more likely to graduate with only an M.D., according to a new Yale-led study. The findings, researchers say, have implications ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Among individuals hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis, racial and ethnic disparities in the use of complex life-saving procedures and mortality persist, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Network ...
Jul 26, 2023
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A race-specific approach to spirometry interpretation results in a lower lung allocation score (LAS) for Black patients and a higher LAS for White patients, according to a study published online May 26 in the Annals of the ...
Jul 26, 2023
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In a new study, University of Utah Health researchers have shown that a particular version of a gene may contribute to the higher severity of stroke seen among Black Americans. The findings could help scientists develop more ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Epistemic injustice is the most common manifestation of racism experienced by Black patients with serious illness and is associated with worsened mistrust and negative patient-clinician communication outcomes, according to ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have a significantly higher burden of disease than white patients with the same device, according to a new study from University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Jul 17, 2023
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