Oncology & Cancer
Colorectal cancer 'not an old people's disease anymore'
There are two statistics that Dr. Rachel Issaka would like people to seriously consider:
Mar 13, 2024
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News tagged with black
Cardiology
Race, racism and risk prediction for cardiovascular disease
When clinicians are discussing long-term health with a patient, we often find ourselves struggling with how a patient's race may inform their risk for cardiovascular disease, which claims more than 2,500 lives per day in ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bubonic plague kills New Mexico man, officials say: What to know about the 'Black Death'
A New Mexico man died after being hospitalized for bubonic plague in the state's first death from the disease since 2020, health officials reported.
Mar 13, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows 1 in 6 gun deaths for women occur in or around pregnancy
A woman's risk of intentional death by firearm rises during and shortly after pregnancy, new research shows.
Mar 13, 2024
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Addiction
Australia's restrictive vaping and tobacco policies are fueling a lucrative and dangerous black market, say researchers
Australia currently has the most restrictive tobacco and vaping policies in the developed world. Australian smokers are taxed at one of the highest rates among comparable nations, with taxes set to further increase at rate ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comparing pregnancy rates in patients undergoing two types of dialysis
Among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on home dialysis, pregnancy rates are higher with home hemodialysis than peritoneal dialysis, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati.
Mar 8, 2024
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Cardiology
Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages
The mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happening among Black men, according to a new study led by the University of Illinois Chicago and ...
Mar 7, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
1 in 8 voters cite abortion as most important issue: Poll
Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a new KFF poll has found.
Mar 7, 2024
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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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Neuroscience
Does stroke risk linked to sleep apnea vary by race?
The risk of stroke tied to sleep apnea may vary for Black people and white people, according to a study published in Neurology.
Mar 6, 2024
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