Diabetes
Diabetes is deadlier for Black Americans: study
(HealthDay)—Black people have higher diabetes death rates than white people in the 30 largest cities in the United States, a new study finds.
Mar 30, 2021
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Cardiology
Blood pressure successes in Black people may come down to these two things
A study of Black Americans who kept their blood pressure healthy as they aged could help pinpoint the best ways to prevent hypertension before it starts.
Mar 22, 2021
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Vaccination
COVID-19 vaccines in hand, experts tackle issues of equity in distribution
One year ago, California State Epidemiologist Erica Pan recalled, she was discussing the worrying spread of COVID-19 with Bay Area health officers in advance of the region's decision to issue one of the nation's first stay-at-home ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Vaccination
Black community fights vaccine lies on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
Name a COVID vaccine conspiracy theory circulating on social media, and hair stylist Katrina Randolph has heard it. So every time a client slides into her chair, she snips away at fears and misconceptions.
Mar 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
It's too soon to lift COVID restrictions, says Dr. Fauci
Coronavirus restrictions should not be lifted until the daily toll of new U.S. cases falls below 10,000, "and maybe even considerably less than that," Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday.
Mar 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID death rates 10 times higher in countries where most are overweight: report
In a finding that suggests overweight people should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines, a new report released Thursday shows the risk of death from coronavirus infection is about 10 times higher in countries where most ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Cardiology
County where people live may predict some cardiovascular death by race, ethnicity
The association between race and ethnicity and specific characteristics of some U.S. counties may have a significant impact on death rates related to cardiovascular disease, according to new research published today in the ...
Mar 3, 2021
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Cardiology
Lifelong discrimination linked to high blood pressure in black people
Enduring a lifetime of discrimination may increase the risk of high blood pressure in Black people but not in Hispanic, Chinese or white people, a new study suggests.
Feb 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Communities of color struggling to get vaccines to those in need
(HealthDay)—The greatest threat from COVID-19 has been for Black and Hispanic Americans, who are three times more likely to be hospitalized and about twice as likely to die from an infection with the novel coronavirus, ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Vaccination
Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in flu vaccine uptake among people aged 65 and older in the USA
A new study published today in The Lancet Healthy Longevity journal has found significant racial and ethnic disparities in uptake of the seasonal influenza vaccine among people aged 65 years and over in the U.S..
Feb 19, 2021
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