A new analysis has found that Hispanic lung cancer patients seem to live longer than white or black patients. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that, ...
Apr 23, 2012
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New research provides insights on the potential causes of racial disparities in deaths following prostate cancer surgery. The findings are published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society ...
Sep 8, 2020
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A new study has found that patients are increasingly likely to discuss mental health concerns with the doctor they often know best: their primary care physician. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding ...
Feb 6, 2023
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A new study by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts reveals that Asian and Hispanic patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have lower mortality rates compared to Black, White, or ...
Jan 15, 2015
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While multiple research studies show that Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to test positive for COVID-19, a team of investigators at NYU Langone Health has found that once hospitalized, Black patients (after controlling ...
Dec 5, 2020
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At Boston University, a team of researchers is working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage ...
Jun 4, 2021
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More than two years into the pandemic, multiple analyses of federal, state and local data show that people of color were, and continue to be, disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Nov 23, 2022
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Getting support from a chronic care coordinator increases blood-glucose testing and foot and eye exams in people with type 2 diabetes, but it may not improve blood-sugar control, a new study in the journal Health Services ...
Nov 12, 2014
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Demographics and clinical factors appear to be associated with survival in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and the presence of dementia is associated with a significant increase in mortality, according to a report in ...
Jan 2, 2012
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New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that racial and ethnic disparities for disease activity persist in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Black ...
Nov 2, 2021
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