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9-Nov-2020 8:05 AM EST
Study Compares Racial Disparities in Unilateral Vs. Bilateral Knee Replacement
Hospital for Special Surgery

Analyzing data from the NIS - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project database, HSS researchers found that African Americans were much less likely to undergo bilateral knee replacement compared to white patients. With respect to in-hospital complication rates, there was no significant difference.

Released: 9-Nov-2020 8:40 AM EST
Attending an HBCU may protect Black students from later health problems
Ohio State University

African Americans who attend Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCUs) may be at lower risk for health problems later in adulthood compared to African Americans who attend predominantly white institutions, a new study suggests.

Released: 6-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Black Patients with Lupus Have Three Times Higher Risk of Stroke, 24 Times Higher Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research reveals that, in the U.S., Black patients with lupus have a threefold higher risk of stroke and a 24-fold higher risk of ischemic heart disease. The study also found several lupus-specific symptoms that predict stroke and IHD in these patients. Details of the study was presented at ACR Convergence, the American College Rheumatology’s annual meeting.

Released: 6-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Black Patients with RA Less Likely to Receive a Biologic, More Likely to Be Treated with Glucocorticoids Than Whites
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

A new study reveals that Black patients with rheumatoid arthritis were less likely to be prescribed a biologic treatment and more likely to use glucocorticoids, which carry a risk of serious long-term side effects. This study highlights ongoing racial disparities in the care of patients with rheumatic disease. Details of the study was shared at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.

Released: 6-Nov-2020 9:00 AM EST
Minority Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Have Worse COVID-19 Outcomes, More Likely to Be Hospitalized
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)

New research at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, reveals that people of color with rheumatic disease have worse health outcomes from COVID-19 infection, are more likely to be hospitalized to treat their coronavirus infection, and are more likely to require invasive ventilator treatment.

Released: 3-Nov-2020 12:25 PM EST
Active Surveillance Safe for African Americans with Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
UC San Diego Health

Researchers with UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center say active surveillance is safe for African American men with low-risk prostate cancer.

Released: 2-Nov-2020 12:00 PM EST
Faculty Receives Grant to Examine Depression Among Black Mothers
Rutgers School of Public Health

Rutgers School of Public Health instructor, Slawa Rokicki, has been awarded a New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science grant to develop community-centered approaches to prevent perinatal depression for low-income and Black women.

Released: 30-Oct-2020 2:30 PM EDT
Researcher develops app to reach Black community with COVID-19 information
University of Cincinnati

A University of Cincinnati cardiologist is partnering with researchers in St. Louis and rural Georgia to develop a smartphone app that will deliver COVID-19 information and education that is targeted toward Black communities.

   
Released: 30-Oct-2020 2:05 PM EDT
New Cecil B. Moore Scholars Program to cultivate leaders from North Philadelphia, provide support and scholarships
Temple University

“We have been vocal about systemic racism that has led to educational disparities and inferior educational opportunities for Black children,” said Valerie Harrison.

Released: 30-Oct-2020 11:50 AM EDT
When Political Becomes Personal: Sensitive Racial and Cultural World Issues
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

During rising tensions between the U.S. and China, what happens when one professional makes a comment on Chinese innovation that offends his colleague? Professor Ming-Jer Chen offers a discussion of context and complex cross-cultural problems, an understanding of which can aid in appropriate action when no clear-cut answer may exist.

   
Released: 29-Oct-2020 10:10 AM EDT
Stigma Impacts Psychological, Physical Health of Multiracial People
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Policy changes can help to fight stigmas of multiracial Americans, one of the fasting growing minority groups in the United States according to a Rutgers University-led study.

Released: 28-Oct-2020 8:55 AM EDT
Racial Disparities in Treatment for Common Lung Cancer Persist Despite Gains
Thomas Jefferson University

African American patients with lung cancer are still less likely to receive the most effective treatment for a common type of early stage lung cancer.

Released: 28-Oct-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Study Documents Racial Differences In U.S. Hospice Use And End-Of-Life Care Preferences
Johns Hopkins Medicine

In a new medical records analysis of racial disparities in end-of-life care, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating institutions report that Black patients voluntarily seek substantially more intensive treatment, such as mechanical ventilation, gastronomy tube insertion, hemodialysis, CPR and multiple emergency room visits in the last six months of life, while white patients more often choose hospice services.

Released: 27-Oct-2020 10:00 AM EDT
National Institute on Aging Awards $3.6 million grant to Columbia Nursing to Study Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in People with Dementia
Columbia University School of Nursing

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a five-year, $3.6 million research grant to Columbia Nursing faculty member Lusine Poghosyan, Ph.D., for a study on the care of persons with dementia in nurse practitioner practices and on racial and ethnic health disparities. The research will run from September 15, 2020, until May 21, 2025.

Released: 26-Oct-2020 3:15 PM EDT
AIP Showcases #BlackinPhysics Week with Essays, Oral Histories, Social Media Outreach
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

The American Institute of Physics is celebrating and supporting #BlackinPhysics Week, from now until Oct. 31, through the publication of a series of essays, oral histories, illustrations, and social media outreach. In addition, a new survey of academic institutions will showcase the impact of AIP’s TEAM-UP report on African American students in physics and the physical sciences.

Released: 26-Oct-2020 3:15 PM EDT
Data scientists in Chicago fill in gaps on race, ethnicity in COVID-19 testing
DePaul University

Thousands of people are being tested for COVID-19 each day, but collecting complete demographic information, including race and ethnicity, has proven difficult. Data science researchers at DePaul University have stepped up in Chicago to help public health officials fill in this missing information.

Released: 26-Oct-2020 2:10 PM EDT
Breast cancer screening by age 40 or younger for Black women advise Beaumont researchers
Corewell Health

The physicians focused on how Black women dealt with getting screened and unique issues relevant to them. They revealed their findings recently in the Journal of Breast Imaging in “Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations: African American Women Are at a Disadvantage.”



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