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Interpreter services critical for emergency care
(HealthDay)—Emergency department interpreters are vital to quality care, according to an article published in the October issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Sep 25, 2018
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Study highlights opportunities to improve health outcomes for non-English speakers
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing disparities in health outcomes by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addressing the root causes of those disparities is essential to closing the gap and ensuring all patients ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Pediatrics
Pediatricians' communication with parents critical to overcoming obesity in Latino children
UT Southwestern Medical Center physician-researchers found that 1-in-5 parents of overweight Latino children is not directly told that the child is overweight. Furthermore, sometimes no discussion of weight occurred when ...
Nov 5, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research highlights the scale of ethnic disparities in mental health support for kidney patients
New research from the University of Hertfordshire has underscored the disparities in mental health support for adults with kidney disease, recommending specialist, culturally-adapted approaches for South Asian patients who ...
Apr 11, 2023
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Medical economics
Addressing health care barriers during Hispanic Heritage Month
More than 60 million people of Hispanic heritage live in the U.S.
Sep 19, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
After a jump in maternal mortality for Hispanic women, a search for answers
The COVID-19 pandemic produced no shortage of somber statistics. But for people who care about women's health, one number about Hispanic women stood out.
Sep 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumor they have, according to data from a 17-country study carried out by the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) to be presented at the European Lung ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Oncologists, PCPs differ in cancer follow-up concerns
(HealthDay)—Medical oncologists (MOs) and primary care physicians (PCPs) report different barriers/concerns in cancer follow-up care to be problematic, according to research published online May 20 in the Journal of Clinical ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Cardiology
Hispanics bear brunt of exposure to workplace hazards: study
(HealthDay)—Exposure to metals and pesticides at work could increase risk of heart disease, researchers say.
Dec 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Editorial: Recognizing women's experiences is key to understanding inequalities in breast cancer screening uptake
A new editorial explores the wide array of reasons why women who migrate to a new country are less like to attend screening for breast cancer than women born in that country.
Oct 11, 2023
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