A diagnostic tool used by clinicians to predict risk of mortality in heart attack patients is less effective in ethnic minority patients and may result in inappropriate treatments being prescribed, according to new research.
Feb 24, 2022
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The delivery of health care has dramatically shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a move from in-person visits to some form of virtual care. In support of this move, provincial governments implemented new physician ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Patients at risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms have been successfully treated at an early stage thanks to the use of a remote monitoring service.
Oct 8, 2021
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A simulated pancreatic cancer clinical trial screening process showed that Black patients were significantly more likely than white patients to be excluded from clinical trials for a wide range of eligibility criteria, according ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Racial minorities are disproportionately affected by stroke, with Black patients experiencing worse post-stroke outcomes than white patients. Racial disparities in stroke outcomes have been linked to suboptimal control of ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Saint Louis University research has found that Medicare patients who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American) experience worse access to and quality of ambulatory ...
Aug 17, 2021
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A new study exposes the dire need for new clinical risk management tools to help hospital healthcare workers prevent the deaths and intensive care admissions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) COVID-19 patients with ...
Aug 13, 2021
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Despite the fact that certain racial and ethnic minorities get pancreatic cancer more often, are diagnosed at a younger age and die sooner, clinical trials fail to include representative proportions of non-White patients ...
May 14, 2021
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While cancer patients have experienced accelerated treatment timelines, receipt of definitive treatment for minorities and minority-serving hospitals in expansion states did not change compared to those in in non-expansion ...
May 12, 2021
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Going to the doctor is intimidating for many people, and it can be especially so for people from minority groups. There are many reasons why people from minority groups are particularly uncomfortable in healthcare settings, ...
Apr 26, 2021
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