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Released: 29-Jan-2020 11:30 AM EST
Parents Should Do More to Address Bullying, Say Chicago Parents
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

When asked who should do more to address bullying, 83 percent of Chicago parents who considered it a big problem for youth responded “parents,” according to the latest survey results released by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). Teachers and school administrators were next on the list, each selected by 45 percent of parents in response to the question.

28-Jan-2020 4:10 PM EST
Homelessness just ‘one of the concerns’ when someone is evicted
Case Western Reserve University

In addition to the mental and emotional toll of uprooting families to find stable, affordable housing, children facing eviction are at a higher risk for lead exposure and poorer outcomes in the classroom, according to new research from the university’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:45 PM EST
Diversity Practices: Challenges and Strategies
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Years of inequality have led to lasting challenges faced by minorities in opportunities for advancement. Efforts to “manage diversity” could benefit from education about historical context, as well as contemporary experience, that lead to low inclusion. Courtney McCluney discusses challenges of diversity practices and potential solutions.

16-Jan-2020 2:05 PM EST
Study: Young Black, Latino People Fare Better than White People After Bleeding Stroke
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Does race play a role in how well someone recovers after stroke? New research focused on younger people who have had a hemorrhagic stroke found that young black and Latino people may be less likely than young white people to be disabled or even die within three months after a stroke. The new study is published in the January 22, 2020, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 22-Jan-2020 11:05 AM EST
Stepping Up and Standing Out
American University

Women of all ages and political affiliations — particularly millennials and women of color—have become more politically engaged since 2016, according to a new online survey released by Gender on the Ballot, a partnership between the Women & Politics Institute at American University’s School of Public Affairs and the Barbara Lee Family Foundation.

Released: 22-Jan-2020 4:05 AM EST
Health Technology Assessment Around the World: Broadening the Understanding of Cross-Country Differences
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health announced today the publication of a series of articles investigating the use of health technology assessment (HTA) in healthcare decision making across the globe. The series, “HTA Around the World—Influences of Culture, Values, and Institutions,” appears in the January 2020 issue of Value in Health.

Released: 17-Jan-2020 10:15 AM EST
Study: Critical Care Improvements May Differ Depending on Hospital’s Patient Population
Beth Israel Lahey Health

A new study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reveals that while critical care outcomes in ICUs steadily improved over a decade at hospitals with few minority patients, ICUs with a more diverse patient population did not progress comparably.

14-Jan-2020 4:00 PM EST
Study Finds Disparity in Critical Care Deaths Between Non-Minority and Minority Hospitals
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

While deaths steadily declined over a decade in intensive care units at hospitals with few minority patients, in ICUs with large numbers of minority patients, there was less improvement, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 12:35 PM EST
Diversity Practices: Challenges and Strategies
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Years of inequality have led to lasting challenges faced by minorities in opportunities for advancement. Efforts to “manage diversity” could benefit from education about historical context, as well as contemporary experience, that lead to low inclusion. Courtney McCluney discusses challenges of diversity practices and potential solutions.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 10:10 AM EST
Black Patients Have Worse Outcomes of Lower Spinal Fusion Surgery
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Black patients undergoing lumbar (lower) spinal fusion surgery have worse outcomes – including higher complication rates, more hospital days, and higher costs – compared to white patients, suggests a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 14-Jan-2020 3:00 PM EST
Racial disparities in heart failure explained
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Researchers at UT Southwestern have uncovered evidence that the higher prevalence of “malignant” enlargement of the heart among blacks contributes to the higher incidence of heart failure in this population.

Released: 14-Jan-2020 2:05 PM EST
Public health experts awarded funds to ‘get out the count’ for 2020 census
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau, community health workers, and local organizations to launch a collaborative campaign in the El Paso region.

Released: 14-Jan-2020 6:00 AM EST
Glaucoma Does Discriminate: Here’s What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

During Glaucoma Awareness Month in January, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is urging people to be screened, especially if you are at increased risk of glaucoma.

8-Jan-2020 9:00 PM EST
U.S. protections for constitutional rights falling behind global peers
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

New research from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (WORLD) shows that the United States is falling behind its global peers when it comes to guarantees for key constitutional rights. Researchers identified key gaps in the U.S. including guarantees of the right to health, gender equality, and rights for persons with disabilities.

     
Released: 13-Jan-2020 2:40 PM EST
Black Workers’ Status in a Company Informs Perceptions of Workplace Racial Discrimination
Washington University in St. Louis

“Research shows that black individuals encounter an enormous amount of racial discrimination in the workplace, including exclusion from critical social networks, wage disparities and hiring disadvantages,” said Adia Harvey Wingfield, co-author of the study “Getting In, Getting Hired, Getting Sideways Looks: Organizational Hierarchy and Perceptions of Racial Discrimination."

6-Jan-2020 11:55 AM EST
Race and Ethnicity, Medical Insurance, and Within-Hospital Severe Maternal Morbidity Disparities
Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai researchers find black and Latina mothers experience higher rates of severe maternal morbidity as compared with white mothers within the same hospital, with insurance status not responsible for these disparities

Released: 9-Jan-2020 12:30 PM EST
Lack of insurance cause of survivorship gap in minorities with cancer, study shows
University of Illinois Chicago

Nearly half of the disparity in later-stage diagnosis was mediated by being uninsured or underinsured, according to a new study conducted at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Boston Medical Center/Boston University School of Medicine.

Released: 9-Jan-2020 12:25 PM EST
Less Severe Cases of Diarrheal Illness Can Still Lead to Child Deaths, Research Shows
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Diarrheal diseases are a leading cause of death for young children, accounting for nine percent of all deaths worldwide in children under five years of age, with most occurring in children under two years of age. Now, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that even milder cases of diarrheal diseases can lead to death in young children.

Released: 9-Jan-2020 12:20 PM EST
One-Fourth of Children with Autism Are Undiagnosed
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

One-fourth of children under age 8 with autism spectrum disorder — most of them black or Hispanic — are not being diagnosed, which is critical for improving quality of life.

Released: 8-Jan-2020 12:20 PM EST
Study highlights how American universities may help bridge social divide between international, domestic students
University at Buffalo

Self-esteem is a valuable resource for undergraduate international students trying to socialize with their domestic counterparts at American universities, but new research by a University at Buffalo psychologist suggests that while self-esteem predicts better socialization with domestic students, it is curiously unrelated to how international students socialize with other internationals.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 5:45 PM EST
Intervention for patients hospitalized with HIV improved reengagement and outcomes of care
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Providing multidisciplinary team consults for HIV patients while they are hospitalized to help address social and medical barriers reduces future infection rates and boosts participation in follow-up care, results from a study on how to reengage patients show.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 11:35 AM EST
Race and Leadership: The Black Experience in the Workplace
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Authenticity tension, lack of engagement, contested authority: These are challenges faced by black leaders. Resilience, resourcefulness, the ability to cultivate cross-race and -hierarchy connections: These are traits that give such leaders the ability to effect change. Professor Laura Morgan Roberts discusses the reality of the black experience.

3-Jan-2020 12:10 PM EST
Task Force Recommendations Outline Changes Needed to Increase African American Physics and Astronomy Students
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Due to long-term and systemic issues leading to the consistent exclusion of African Americans in physics and astronomy, a task force is recommending sweeping changes and calling for awareness into the number and experiences of African American students studying the fields. “The Time Is Now: Systemic Changes to Increase African Americans with Bachelor’s Degrees in Physics and Astronomy” discusses the factors responsible for the success or failure of African American students in physics and astronomy.

Released: 3-Jan-2020 11:30 AM EST
Migrating Health Professionals’ Recruitment Experiences Are Mostly Positive, But Ethical Problems Remain
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Foreign-educated health professionals (FEHPs) in the United States are generally satisfied with their recruitment experience despite the persistence of certain unethical practices, the first major survey of the U.S. international nurse recruitment industry in more than a decade has found. While strides have been made in the realm of ethical international recruitment, there is still room for improvement.

Released: 2-Jan-2020 2:25 PM EST
Bystander CPR Less Likely for People Living in Hispanic Neighborhoods Compared to Non-Hispanic Neighborhoods
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

People living in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to people living in non-Hispanic neighborhoods, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Duke University of School of Medicine reported in the journal Circulation. This same group also had a lower likelihood of survival.

13-Dec-2019 9:00 AM EST
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mortality for Patients on Dialysis in U.S. Territories and States
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• In an analysis of patients treated with dialysis in the 5 U.S. territories and the 50 U.S. states between 1995 and 2012, the mortality rates were similar for Whites or Blacks, and higher for Hispanics and Asians in the territories.

Released: 17-Dec-2019 8:05 PM EST
Congressional Task Force Report: Black Youth Suicide Rates Rising, Defying Historic Trends
New York University

Titled “Ring the Alarm: the Crisis of Black Youth Suicide in America,” the Task Force report includes a research section summarizing the current state of studies about Black youth, suicide and suicidal behaviors.

   
12-Dec-2019 4:30 PM EST
Primary Care Declines in America
Harvard Medical School

National analysis reveals alarming decline in primary care use. Primary care is associated with better health outcomes than episodic, inconsistent care.

Released: 15-Dec-2019 3:05 PM EST
Black Teens Face Racial Discrimination Multiple Times Daily, Suffer Depressive Symptoms as a Result
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Black Teens Face Racial Discrimination Multiple Times Daily, Suffer Depressive Symptoms as a Result

Released: 12-Dec-2019 2:15 PM EST
Supreme Court victory hinged on evidence of racism
Cornell University

Cornell Law School professors Sheri Lynn Johnson and Keir Weyble took over Curtis Flowers' appeal to the Supreme Court and won.

Released: 12-Dec-2019 8:30 AM EST
Clinical Research Pathways Partners with WellStar Health System to Increase Diversity in Clinical Trials
Clinical Research Pathways

Clinical Research Pathways, an Atlanta-based non-profit, announces a grant to Wellstar Health System designed to increase diversity in oncology-related clinical trials

Released: 10-Dec-2019 2:10 PM EST
'Ojos' study to examine eye disease in Latino communities
University of Illinois Chicago

With $9.7 million in funding from the National Eye Institute, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago will study the impact of chronic eye disease among Latinos.

9-Dec-2019 4:00 PM EST
Genetic Breakthrough Identifies Heart Failure Risk in African and Latino Americans
Mount Sinai Health System

Findings may inform genetic screening test for patients at risk and medically under-served

2-Dec-2019 12:00 PM EST
Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The study suggests that breast cancer risk increased with more frequent use of these chemical hair products.

Released: 3-Dec-2019 12:35 PM EST
New prevention program uses emergency room to reach black women at risk for HIV
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers are sharing critical health information through an atypical venue: the emergency room.

Released: 3-Dec-2019 9:00 AM EST
How to Design for Real Race-Intelligent Inclusion
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Do diversity and inclusion efforts do what they’re intended to? Professor Martin Davidson, Darden’s senior associate dean and global chief diversity officer, discusses workplace practices that encourage a culture of race-intelligent inclusion and greater understanding of the needs of black people.

29-Nov-2019 5:00 PM EST
Post doc interviews in the life sciences may promote bias
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)

Post-doctoral training is a critical career stage for researchers in the life sciences yet interviewing for a post-doctoral position is largely an unregulated process. Without regulation, interviews are susceptible to unconscious biases that may lead to discrimination against certain demographic groups (e.g., women and minorities). Using data from an online survey of post-docs, we show that interview procedures for post-doctoral positions in the life sciences are correlated with several factors (e.g., candidate demographics) in ways that may bias the outcome of interviews. We discuss key components of interviews and suggest that conducting standardized, well-planned interviews that are less susceptible to unconscious biases may help increase the retention of women and under-represented minorities in the life sciences.

Released: 26-Nov-2019 3:45 PM EST
Dads in prison can bring poverty, instability for families on the outside
University of Washington

A new University of Washington study finds that families with a father in prison tend to live in neighborhoods with higher poverty.

Released: 20-Nov-2019 3:50 PM EST
LGBTQ beauty vloggers draw on queer culture to stand out
Cornell University

New Cornell research explores how a racially diverse group of LGBTQ beauty vloggers navigates seemingly contradictory roles: masculine and feminine; authentic and heavily made up. The vloggers often provide unpaid content to YouTube, but have the potential to enrich themselves; they’re vulnerable to harassment, but they also promote the visibility of marginalized people.

Released: 20-Nov-2019 12:35 PM EST
Rutgers Professor on How Harriet Tubman “Came to Slay”
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

With the release of the film Harriet, Rutgers scholar Erica Armstrong Dunbar said it’s a good time to shed light on Tubman’s life not only as the famed Underground Railroad conductor, but as a sister, a daughter, a wife, a mother and a woman.

Released: 20-Nov-2019 10:25 AM EST
Philadelphia Foundation Grants $100,000 To Penn Nursing From Robert I. Jacobs Fund for HIV Prevention Study
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Penn Nursing has received a $100,000 grant from the Robert I. Jacobs Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation for HIV research. The grant supports an investigation, “Youth-driven Perspectives in HIV Biomedical Prevention and Cure Research,” led by José A. Bauermeister, PhD, MPH, Presidential Professor of Nursing.

15-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST
Exposure to air pollutants from power plants varies by race, income and geography
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Researchers report in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology that pollutant exposure varies with certain demographic factors.

15-Nov-2019 12:55 PM EST
Emissions from electricity generation lead to disproportionate number of premature deaths for some racial groups
University of Washington

University of Washington researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about 16,000 premature deaths in the continental U.S.

18-Nov-2019 2:45 PM EST
Receiving care in a multidisciplinary prostate cancer clinic increases discussion about treatment options and adherence to national guidelines
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients have multiple standard-of-care treatment options available, but many are not fully informed of their choices. A study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found men who seek treatment at a multidisciplinary (MultiD) prostate cancer clinic are more likely to be advised about treatment choices and to receive care that complies with evidence-based treatment guidelines.

Released: 18-Nov-2019 10:15 AM EST
UIC, IDPH receive $9.5M for maternal outcomes improvement project
University of Illinois Chicago

A $9.5 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration will help the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Illinois Department of Public Health improve maternal outcomes in Illinois.

14-Nov-2019 11:20 AM EST
Early Diagnosis of Pregnancy-Associated Heart Disease Linked to Significantly Better Outcomes
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Women who are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during late pregnancy or within a month following delivery are more likely to experience restored cardiac function and improved outcomes compared to those who are diagnosed later in the postpartum period.

Released: 15-Nov-2019 3:50 PM EST
Color, culture or cousin: FSU researcher explores interracial dating
Florida State University

A new study from Florida State University researcher Shantel G. Buggs examined how the growing population of multiracial women view interracial relationships and what that illustrates about American’s broader views about race.



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