Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: What should parents know about COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5?
Q: I have heard that there's an approved COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5. What do I need to know about it?
Jul 11, 2022
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Page 6 - News tagged with native americans
Oncology & Cancer
Native Americans face disproportionate travel burden for cancer treatment
Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.
Jun 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer disparities in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders masked in larger 'Asian American' group
Studies of early-stage breast cancer outcomes frequently conclude that Asian American and Pacific Islanders fare better than non-Hispanic whites. But "Asian American and Pacific Islanders" is a broad umbrella term that encompasses ...
Jun 1, 2022
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Addiction
Washington state minorities found to die at younger ages from opioids than whites
While opioid-use cuts across socio-economic boundaries, racial and ethnic minorities in Washington state are more likely to suffer fatal overdoses earlier in their lives than non-Hispanic white residents, according to a recent ...
May 26, 2022
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Health
US gun deaths soared in 2020 amid pandemic: CDC
The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent an "historic" increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published Tuesday.
May 11, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Cross-racial study of 1.87m vets shows wide disparities in dementia
In what is believed to be the largest study to date on race and dementia, researchers from UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System tracked health and demographic data from close to two million veterans. ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Addiction
Teen overdose deaths are spiking despite drug usage falling, study finds
Despite teenage drug use being at an all time low, the number of teen overdose deaths has been rising for the past 10 years, a new study found.
Apr 14, 2022
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Health
U.S. life expectancy drops for 2nd year in a row
Researchers report that life expectancy in the United States dropped in 2021, continuing a troubling trend that began in the first year of the pandemic.
Apr 8, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization
The total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia are US$2,943 higher than for those without dementia because of higher hospitalization costs, according to our new study published ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Health informatics
American Indian communities less likely to benefit from recent downward trends in air pollution exposures
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health highlights disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends between American Indian (AI) and non-AI populated counties of the U.S. PM2.5 is one of several ...
Mar 23, 2022
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