Genetics
Removing race from human genetic research
A group of scientists are urging their colleagues to take a step forward and stop using racial categories when researching and studying human genetics.
Feb 4, 2016
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News tagged with racial diversity
Oncology & Cancer
New research highlights racial disparities in genomic profiling
A new study by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has found that Black women with metastatic breast cancer were less likely to have tumors with treatable ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Health
Life expectancy in most US counties falls behind world's healthiest nations
While people in Japan, Canada, and other nations are enjoying significant gains in life expectancy every year, most counties within the United States are falling behind, according to a new study by the Institute for Health ...
Jun 15, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can white kids grow up to be black? Some preschoolers think so
White preschoolers often believe a person's race can change over time. In fact, these 5- to 6-year-olds may think they can grow up to become a black adult, according to a new University of Michigan study.
May 20, 2016
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Health
Self-fulfilling prophecy: When physicians associate race and culture with poor health outcomes
A novel study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the first to show a direct relationship between belief in race as a cultural phenomenon driving health disparities and the use of race in care. It found that ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Ophthalmology
US ophthalmology residency programs rank last for diversity, according to new study
A UC Davis Health study on the racial and ethnic composition of residency programs in the United States found ophthalmology programs rank last in underrepresented minority group recruitment compared to other specialties. ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds racial disparities in breast cancer prognosis testing
Black women have higher recurrence and mortality rates than non-Hispanic white women for certain types of breast cancer, according to a University of Illinois Chicago researcher's study published recently in JAMA Oncology.
Jan 21, 2021
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Health
Report highlights lack of medical worker diversity, proposes remedies
Racial and ethnic diversity among medical workers is critical to Americans' health, but more needs to be done to recruit, train and support those professionals, a new report says.
Jan 6, 2023
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Cardiology
Non-biological factors and social determinants of health important in women's CVD risk assessment
Non-biological factors and social determinants of health are important to include in CVD risk assessment for women, particularly for women of diverse races and ethnicities other than white, according to a new American Heart ...
Apr 10, 2023
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Medical economics
Stark paucity of racialized leaders in Canada's health care leadership
Racialized leaders are considerably under-represented in high-level health care leadership in Canada, although there is gender parity, according to a national study of 3056 leaders published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Mar 14, 2022
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