An updated analysis of American COVID-19 deaths throughout 2021 highlights a continued drop in overall life expectancy as well as persistent disparities by race and ethnicity.
Sep 2, 2022
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Black and Asian patients are waiting up to a month longer than White patients for some forms of cancer diagnosis from the point at which they first seek medical help, new research has found.
Sep 1, 2022
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Among people older than age 65 who were assessed using a short physical function test, having lower physical function was independently associated with a greater risk of developing heart attack, heart failure and stroke, ...
Aug 31, 2022
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COVID-19 affected life expectancy around the world. In the U.S. life expectancy losses were much larger for Hispanic and Black males in the U.S. compared with their White counterparts, according to new research published ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Among adults with disabilities and older adults in California who need assistance caring for themselves and completing routine daily tasks, 40% receive no help at all or get only limited help, according to research by the ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Skin cancer prevention is lacking among American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) populations, according to a research letter published Aug. 15 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Aug 23, 2022
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The steepest annual rise in new cases of advanced womb (cervical) cancer in the US is among White women, who are significantly less likely to have the preventive HPV (human papillomavirus) jab or to be screened for the disease, ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Periviable births, which include infants born between 22 weeks, zero days, and 25 weeks, six days gestation, occur in four out of every 1,000 deliveries in the United States, but account for nearly 40% of all neonatal deaths. ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Research finds that overweight and obesity can have considerable health and psychological consequences for all people, and primary care teams need tools and resources to properly address this disease. Now defined as a disease ...
Aug 16, 2022
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The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.
Aug 12, 2022
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