Health
1 in 5 American adults say they have relative killed by a gun
Nearly 20% of the American population has had a family member killed by a gun, including by suicide, and 1 in 6 has witnessed a shooting, a new survey found.
Apr 11, 2023
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News tagged with minorities
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID is a greater burden for migrant groups in the Netherlands than for the native population: Study
All prominent migrant groups in the Netherlands are suffering more from long-COVID than the native Dutch population, research from Amsterdam UMC has found. The study, published today, in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Other
Study finds physician letters of recommendation are a key barrier to diversity at osteopathic medical schools
Requiring a physician letter of recommendation (PLOR) acts as a barrier to admission to osteopathic medical schools, particularly for applicants from racial and ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the medical profession, ...
Apr 5, 2023
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Health
Excess death gap widens between US and Europe
A new analysis shows that, compared to similarly high-income European countries, the U.S. continues to have substantially higher death rates at all but the oldest ages, resulting in more "excess deaths," and this gap widened ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Racial health inequality in prostate cancer associated with facility-level disparities
Racial minorities in the United States are less likely to receive treatment for prostate cancer and, overall, have worse survival outcomes compared to individuals who are white. Typically, patient-level and physician-level ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotional benefits from friendships found to differ for Black, white Americans
Black Americans and white Americans may receive different benefits from their networks of friends, family ties and other relationships, according to a University of Michigan researcher.
Mar 9, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Global COVID-19 study finds higher infection risk was main driver of ethnic inequality
In the most comprehensive analysis of ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 health outcomes to date, a major new global study has found that ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death during the ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds LGB population has higher preventable death rates than heterosexual counterparts
The scientific literature has repeatedly shown health gaps between lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) and heterosexual people.
Feb 27, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Social vulnerability tied to worse pediatric head and neck cancer outcomes
Among pediatric patients with head and neck cancers (HNCs), increasing social vulnerability is associated with significant decreases in receipt of care and survival time, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in JAMA ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Black patients more prone to dialysis graft failure, finds study
Compared to other races, African American patients are more likely to experience premature arteriovenous (AV) graft failure in the treatment of advanced kidney failure, according to a study published today in Radiology.
Feb 21, 2023
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