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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Genetics
Can DNA revelations change your views on race?
Ancestry: Does it influence people's views on race when they learn about their own DNA roots? Not much, according to a new research project.
Jan 17, 2024
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Surgery
Racial, ethnic, and gender diversity lacking in surgical leadership
Gender, ethnic, and racial diversity are lacking in leadership positions across U.S. academic surgery departments, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in JAMA Surgery.
Nov 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Regular health checkups may prevent the development of end-stage kidney disease, Japanese study finds
A Japanese study has revealed that prefecture-specific participation rates for specific health checkups (SHC participation rates) had significant negative effects on prefecture-specific standardized incidence rates (SIRs) ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Surgery
Black patients more likely to perceive racial bias from orthopaedic surgeons, finds study
Black patients report more difficulties relating to their orthopaedic surgeon and are more likely to perceive bias from their surgeon, as compared with White patients, reports a study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Oct 9, 2023
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Genetics
Gene variant may help explain why Black individuals are prone to severe strokes
In a new study, University of Utah Health researchers have shown that a particular version of a gene may contribute to the higher severity of stroke seen among Black Americans. The findings could help scientists develop more ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Diversity plays a key role in Black Americans' trust of prostate cancer videos
Black Americans are 1.6 times more likely to believe medical information presented by a Black physician or patient compared with information presented by a white speaker, a new study shows. This finding, the authors say, ...
Jul 19, 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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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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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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