Tag: Health Care Access / Disparities
Higher Mortality, Less Improvement Seen for Rural Residents With Head, Neck Cancer
Higher age-adjusted mortality rates, slower annual improvement seen in rural versus small/medium and large metropolitan areas
Almost Half of U.S. Counties Do Not Have Practicing Cardiologist
Counties without a cardiologist have higher cardiovascular risk index, higher cardiovascular mortality rates, and shorter life expectancy
Neighborhood Deprivation Only Tied to Breast Cancer Mortality for White Women
Higher neighborhood deprivation ups risk of breast cancer mortality by 47 percent
Delay in Hospital Arrival After Stroke Linked to Social Vulnerability
Areas with high incidence of delay characterized by increased social vulnerability including SES, housing type, and transportation
Social Determinants of Health Explain Disparities in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
Findings seen for excess treatment-resistant hypertension among Black U.S. adults
Nonwhite Adults With Cognitive Impairment More Likely to Live in Polluted Areas
Authors say clinical trials should take into account environmental exposures and injustices
Women, Black and Hispanic Adults Have Lower Angiography/PCI Use in NSTEMI
Second study shows STEMI incidence and mortality are higher in the lower-income population
Widening Disparities Seen in Youth Obesity
Despite improvements overall, increases in obesity and severe obesity seen for Black and Hispanic students in most recent years
AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
Black and Indigenous individuals have higher overall cancer death rates, despite having lower cancer incidence rates
Disparities in Direct Oral Anticoagulant Initiation Have Declined in Recent Years
Findings seen for Black and Hispanic patients with atrial fibrillation versus White patients
