Negative early life experiences, such as attending segregated schools, contribute significantly to cognitive decline and cognition disparities between older Black and white Americans, according to a new study led by researchers ...
Jun 5, 2024
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An analysis of data from more than 16,700 patients reveals that ethnic minority patients with heart failure are at much higher risk of death than white patients.
Jun 4, 2024
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The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically improved health insurance coverage for millions of Americans who were automatically covered by Medicaid due to the national public health emergency.
Jun 3, 2024
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Ten years ago, a scan showed that I had torn the meniscus in my knee. The pain was bad and I was limping a lot of the time. My doctor recommended arthroscopic knee surgery to fix it.
Jun 3, 2024
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High insulin levels contribute to worse outcomes for Black women compared to white women who have an aggressive form of breast cancer called triple-negative breast cancer, according to a study presented at ENDO 2024, the ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels are higher in Black than White pregnant women, supporting the use of accounting for these differences in prenatal open neural tube defect (ONTD) screening, according to a study ...
May 31, 2024
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine than were white Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and white adults ...
May 30, 2024
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Long work hours, little sleep, a full inbox; balancing work and a social life: Stress can pile up and have notable physical effects on the body, including the eyes. Ocular symptoms such as burning, redness, irritation, watery ...
May 29, 2024
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Pennsylvania has been disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic, having the fourth highest number of overdose deaths in the country in 2020. Also, the rate of overdose deaths among Black persons is significantly ...
May 29, 2024
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A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has taken a closer look at why certain groups of Texans aren't getting valuable health care screenings.
May 29, 2024
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