Tag: Race
AMA Calls for Alleviating Racial Housing Segregation
Association says racial housing segregation contributes to health disparities
Few HIV Tests Given to Black Men Who Have Sex With Men in South
6 percent of HIV tests provided go to black MSM, though they account for 36 percent of new diagnoses
Blacks Have Elevated HTN Risk Through Age 55 Years
Regardless of BP levels in young adulthood, blacks have increased hypertension risk versus whites
UV Protection Methods Low in Individuals With Skin of Color
Sunscreen use low, with 62 to 74 percent of African-Americans reporting never or rarely using sunscreen
Police Killings of Unarmed Blacks Impact Community Mental Health
Each additional killing linked to 0.14 additional poor mental health days among black adults
Sociodemographic Factors Impact Heart-Healthy Behaviors
Individual socioeconomic, psychosocial, and neighborhood factors all play a role
African-Americans Less Likely to Get Recommended Statin Therapy
Socioeconomic, demographic, belief-related and clinician differences are contributing factors
ASCO: Overall Survival Up for African-American Men With mCRPC
Improved survival versus Caucasian men treated with docetaxel/prednisone, DP-containing regimen
Disparities for Risk of Recurrent Hemorrhagic Stroke Unexplained
Higher risk of second hemorrhagic stroke in blacks, Hispanics, not fully explained by hypertension severity
American Indian Reservation Teens at Higher Risk for Drug Use
Higher lifetime and last-30-day substance use rates seen, particularly among 8th graders
