A survey of uninsured patients at a large free medical clinic in South Florida identified barriers to skin cancer prevention in minority and immigrant populations, including a lack of knowledge, the belief that dark skin ...
Sep 15, 2016
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The COVID-19 pandemic has afforded researchers a unique lens through which to study racial inequities in health care delivery and outcomes in the U.S. And according to a paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
Apr 14, 2022
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According to U.S. Census Bureau and academic projections, the United States population will look much different in 2060 than it does today. Of the nearly 420 million Americans expected in 40 years, it's likely that 60% will ...
Sep 2, 2020
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A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents ...
May 14, 2013
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Sexual minority women are more likely to smoke cigarettes when drinking alcohol than heterosexual women, according to new University at Buffalo research.
Oct 2, 2019
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In the late 1980s, researchers across the United States began reporting a link between discrimination against African Americans and poor cardiovascular health within the African American population. Eventually, the scope ...
Jun 30, 2016
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Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), or e-cigarettes, debuted in China in 2003 and have since become available globally, particularly through the Internet. While they resemble traditional tobacco cigarettes, they ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Among U.S. patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19, racial/ethnic minorities had higher risks of needing to be hospitalized and put on ventilators. The findings come from an analysis published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Nov 4, 2020
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In a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, ISS researchers estimated about 680,000 cases of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a total of 12,730,960 migrants aged between 60 and 89 years living in the European ...
Jan 27, 2020
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A small study of Latina women with young children led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center shows moms value a pediatrician's empathy and warmth far more than their ability to speak Spanish or other conveniences.
Feb 23, 2012
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