Health informatics
Study: Hearing loss disproportionately impacts people of color
A new study by a researcher at New York Institute of Technology reveals that people of color report a higher incidence of hearing loss.
Apr 17, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health crisis hits young Black, Latino people harder. What's the solution?
Last fall, Daisy Sanchez spent every other night crying in her college dorm room.
Oct 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US monkeypox cases continue to decline, but health officials worry about reaching minorities
Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.
Sep 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York asks WHO to re-name 'stigmatizing' monkeypox
New York City asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care.
Jul 27, 2022
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Health
Consumer preferences for tinted sunscreen highlight lack of inclusion for people of color
New research from Boston Medical Center has found that while tinted sunscreens offer protection from certain skin conditions that disproportionately affect people of color, the lack of tinted sunscreen options for darker ...
Apr 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
When will the pandemic be over?
For the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted virtually every facet of life. Now, some people are ready to ditch the masks and other precautions. COVID will eventually transition from pandemic to endemic, the ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response, but social behaviors matter just as much
Before COVID-19, there was tuberculosis. Twentieth century British physician Thomas McKeown controversially proposed that the sharp declines in infectious disease death rates in the late 1900s were due to improved economic ...
Dec 23, 2021
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Addiction
Overdose deaths in Tampa Bay's Black community are skyrocketing
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Keith McCants was to be the keynote speaker at a September meeting to address a subject he knew too well, the rise in opioid use among Black people.
Oct 11, 2021
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