Tag: Race
Uninsurance Plays Major Role in Racial Disparities Seen in Cancer Diagnosis
Lack of insurance accounts for significant proportion of racial, ethnic disparities in stage III to IV diagnoses across range of cancers
Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
Findings seen in older patients with breast cancer; non-Hispanic Black patients also less likely to have timely initiation of treatment
Disparities Observed in Mortality During COVID-19 Pandemic
18.3 percent fewer deaths would have occurred had the rate of excess mortality seen in Whites been the same in total population
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adults Have High CVD Mortality
Age-standardized mortality rate for CVD was third highest for NHPI, after Black and White adults, and was 1.5 times higher than for Asians
Risk for Second Melanoma Up for Those With First Melanoma Diagnosis
Melanoma less common among racial and ethnic minorities, but they still have increased rate of second primary melanoma
Overall Survival Improving for Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
Inferior overall survival seen in Latine adults compared with Black patients in a multivariable analysis
AAP: Disparities Seen in Infant Mortality Rate for Congenital Heart Disease
From 2005 to 2019, significant decreases in mortality seen for White, but not Black, infants
Progress Toward Cutting Racial Mortality Disparities Stalling, Reversing
Progress reversed due to increase in mortality from external causes, stagnation for cardiovascular diseases
Non-Hispanic Black Patients Have Disparities in HCT Use for Hematologic Cancers
For AML and MDS, lower utilization seen for non-Hispanic Black patients compared with other groups
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
Findings seen despite similar use of emergency medical services transport
