Tag: Race
Orthopedics Not Viewed as Diverse Field
Black patients consider race of surgeon as more important in provider selection than White patients do
Black Men More Likely Than Whites to Have Prostate Cancer at Any Given PSA...
Black men more likely than White men to receive a prostate cancer diagnosis on their first prostate biopsy
Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Diversity Lacking in Surgical Leadership
Furthermore, women and underrepresented racial, ethnic groups are clustered in roles that may not lead to future promotions
Moderate, Heavy Use of Chemical Hair Relaxer Linked to Uterine Cancer
Among postmenopausal women, moderate and heavy use associated with increased risk versus never/light use
Retinal Capillary Perfusion Tied to Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Black Patients
Significant correlations seen for worse information processing, fluid cognition, and MRI biomarkers
Sociodemographic Disparities Seen in Quality of Life in Children With Hearing Loss
Differences seen across race, ethnicities, and neighborhood disadvantage
No Racial Disparities Seen in Long-Term MACE for Women With CAD
Despite having greater burden of cardiovascular risk factors, Black women with CAD have similar long-term MACE
Black Seniors More Likely to Receive Low-Value Acute Diagnostic Tests
White patients have higher rate of low-value screening tests and treatment, including preoperative lab tests, PSA tests
Race, Socioeconomics Impact Preop, Postop Care in Idiopathic Scoliosis
Black patients more likely to miss preop appointments, while those with lower socioeconomic status miss more postop appointments, receive less bracing
Racial, Ethnic Differences ID’d for Idecabtagene Vicleucel in Multiple Myeloma
Non-Hispanic Black patients more likely to develop cytokine release syndrome; best overall response rate was lower in Hispanics
