Feature Channels: Health Disparities

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Black patients presenting at Emergency Departments (EDs) across the country with psychiatric complaints are 63 percent more likely to be chemically sedated than their white counterparts. But researchers also found that, at hospitals that serve a majority of Black patients, white patients were more likely to be chemically sedated for psychiatric complaints when compared to hospitals that predominantly serve white patients.

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Black people with diabetes were more likely to develop cases of a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis during the pandemic, even in people without COVID-19, according to a new study from the TID Exchange published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

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African-American adult patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard gastrointestinal cancer surgery, according a large study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center. The findings are reported today in the journal JAMA Network Open.

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Addressing disparities in cancer care, including access to and participation in clinical trials, has long been a priority for Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey together with RWJBarnabas Health. Sanjay Goel, MD, MS, director of the Phase I/Investigational Therapeutics Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute shares more.

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Cedars-Sinai Cancer experts will present their latest advances in treatments and research at the American Association for Clinical Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans, April 8-13. They will share their innovations to improve the quality of patient care.

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The high rate of diabetes and high blood pressure combined in Puerto Rican people may be linked to structural changes in the brain, according to a study published in the March 30, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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As syphilis cases continue to rise across the United States, a new analysis from researchers at the Coalition for Applied Modeling for Prevention (CAMP) offers further insight into racial and ethnic disparities in syphilis rates among heterosexually active women, featuring a new approach to analyzing disease impact.

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Mercy Health Services (MHS) in Baltimore, MD, has unveiled the first phase completion of The Maternal Health and Preventive Care Center, Dr. David N. Maine, MHS President and CEO has announced.

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Key presentations focused on genomic sequencing, standard of care approaches for cervical cancer, disparities in oncofertility and new mutations for targeted therapy

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Mayo Clinic researchers studied the differences in genomic data quality among racial groups in one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets, The Cancer Genome Atlas.

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The Neighborhood Healers Project, a new pilot project led by University of Kentucky researchers, aims to reduce this equity gap by addressing the stigma and helping Black Lexingtonians access the mental health services they need.

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Different activity in two molecular networks could help explain why triple negative breast cancers tend to be more aggressive in African American (AA) women compared with white American (WA) women, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers suggests.

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A new study, completed by researchers at University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, found people living in socially-deprived areas of the United States are more likely to die prematurely from cardiovascular complications.

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The 147th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological Association (taking place in-person October 22–25, 2022 in Chicago) will explore new frontiers in neurology, including climate change and the brain, lab-grown brain structures for studying disease, and addressing disparities in neurologic care.

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Rush University and Esperanza Health Centers are working together to increase the number of primary care doctors who are well-prepared to serve in areas of greatest need.

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Black and Hispanic people with acute myeloid leukemia in greater Chicago were more likely to die from the disease than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, with a 59% and 25% greater risk, respectively, according to a new study led by University of Illinois Chicago researchers.  

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People who live in communities with higher levels of racial prejudice have worse health outcomes, including more heart disease and mental health problems and higher overall mortality rates, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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We know that colorectal cancer screening and early detection and prevention can save lives. Anita Kinney, PhD, shares what resources are available for colorectal cancer screening and how to learn more about them.

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Significant disparities persist among some racial and ethnic groups in regards to screening for colorectal cancer. Rutgers Cancer Institute researcher Denalee O'Malley, PhD, focuses her research on this topic. She shares more.

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Systemic racism is a well-established public health issue. But in order to understand state-by-state differences, Tufts public health researcher Michael Siegel needed a way to quantify structural racism at the state level.

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The ACR is launching new initiatives to reduce racial disparities in lupus clinical trials: Training to Increase Minority Enrollment in Lupus Clinical Trials with CommunitY Engagement (TIMELY) and new Continuing Medical Education (CME) for dermatologists and nephrologists.

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African Americans have an increased risk of kidney failure, and new research shows that some of this risk is related to variations in a gene called apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1). Scientists will address racial disparities in kidney transplant outcomes.

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The Latest Research News in Cardiovascular Health

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COVID-19 patients from areas with higher social vulnerability index scores were sicker when hospitalized, suggesting social determinants of health play a major role in COVID care access and outcomes.

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Public health experts report that members of immigrant and refugee communities continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A team of Mayo Clinic medical experts and community leaders collaborated to find ways to reduce health disparities related to COVID-19.

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Pediatric cardiologists at the Miller School of Medicine are partnering with 14 institutions around the nation to study the impact of health care gaps on the health and well-being of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD).

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A new study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that children from less resourced neighborhoods were at increased odds of presenting with complicated appendicitis, an indicator of delayed access to surgical care. This is the first pediatric study to link many neighborhood-level factors that influence health – such as quality of schools, housing, safety, and economic opportunity – to timely surgical care access.

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New studies emerge daily on the effect of the human microbiome on human health: colon cancer, ulcers, and cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer's disease have been associated with the communities of microbes that live in our bodies.

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A Cleveland Clinic study has shown there were no significant differences in rates of mortality or length of ICU stay between racial or ethnic groups hospitalized for COVID-19 at Cleveland Clinic facilities, during the first three waves of the pandemic. Findings from the study were published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

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New research from Sanford Burnham Prebys has revealed significant molecular differences between the breast cells of white and Black women that help explain why Black women experience higher breast cancer mortality. The findings, published in the journal Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, suggest that changing current diagnostic and treatment strategies could help address the disparity.

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Chinese and Korean American immigrants who lack health insurance are at an increased risk of having hypertension, but not knowing it, according to a UCI-led study recently published in the Journal of Community Health. The study, led by corresponding author and assistant professor of health, society and behavior with the UCI Program in Public Health Brittany N.

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Dean Boden-Albala is an internationally recognized expert in the social epidemiology of COVID-19, stroke, and cardiovascular disease. Over the past 15 years, her robust research portfolio has focused on defining and intervening on social determinants of disease, including the role of sex, race-ethnicity, socio-economic status, social support, stress, and social networks on stroke disparities and patterns across the U.S. and globally.

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Despite their higher risks of advanced prostate cancer, Black and Latinx men are under-represented on websites and in online videos providing information and education regarding prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology®, an official journal of the American Urological Association (AUA). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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Global nonprofit National Comprehensive Cancer Network participates in annual World Cancer Day, every February 4. This year's campaign highlights cancer care disparities and free resources to help, detailed at NCCN.org/wcd.

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El Centro Oncológico de Mayo Clinic se suma a la Unión Internacional Contra el Cáncer (UICC, por sus siglas en inglés), además de a otras organizaciones, gobiernos y gente de todo el mundo para celebrar el Día Mundial contra el Cáncer, fecha dedicada a poner fin a las diferencias en la atención oncológica.

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O Centro de Câncer da Mayo Clinics e une à UICC (Union for International Cancer Control) e a outras organizações, governos e pessoas de todo o mundo, em comemoração ao Dia Mundial do Câncer, um dia dedicado a corrigir as deficiências no tratamento do câncer.

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One of the primary modes of cancer prevention and early detection in the United States is the widespread practice of screening. However, not all individuals have access to quality cancer screenings or cancer education, which creates significant disparities in cancer outcomes.

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Patients with mitral valve disease who live in disadvantaged communities are more likely to experience complications and are at higher risk for death after surgery than those with higher socioeconomic status .

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The tall tale of the “steel-driving man” inspired songs, books and films—and, now, new research from Case Western Reserve University about the health effects of John Henryism.