Billy A. Caceres, Ph.D., R.N. is one of just a handful of researchers in the world focused on understanding and reducing cardiovascular health disparities among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adults. About 20 million people—or ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Disparities exist in the treatment of people with headache disorders because of race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status and geography, according to a review article published in the June 9, 2021, online issue of Neurology.
Jun 9, 2021
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The public health community has long struggled with how best to reduce HIV infection rates among black Americans, which is seven times that of whites. In a new paper in the journal PLoS ONE, a team of physicians and public ...
May 16, 2012
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Ohio University researcher Berkeley Franz has published a new study examining the relationship between systemic racism, residential segregation and racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 deaths in the United States.
Mar 10, 2022
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Racial and ethnic minority communities that lack internet access have been left behind in the race to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The average monthly cost of internet access, about US$70, can be out of reach for those who can ...
Feb 8, 2021
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Significant differences in initial heart attack diagnosis and treatment were found among Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults, according to new research published in the open access, peer-reviewed Journal of ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Policymakers and advocates discussing health disparities in the United States would be wise to consider the political affiliation of their audience, suggests a new study published in the Journal of Health Communication: International ...
Feb 10, 2014
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"Precision medicine," an emerging approach to health care in which a patient's genetics, diseased tissue and other factors guide clinicians to personalize treatment strategies, can dramatically improve health outcomes for ...
Jan 17, 2024
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Although national COVID mortality disparities declined in 2021, this decrease was largely explained by increases in mortality among White individuals and the shifting geography of the pandemic from urban to rural areas rather ...
May 4, 2023
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Racial and ethnic disparities in pain prevalence in the U.S. are far larger than previously realized, according to the results of a new study co-written by a University at Buffalo medical sociologist.
Nov 9, 2022
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