Tag: Race
Burden of Sudden Cardiac Death Higher in Black Men, Women
Known factors explain 65.3 percent of excess SCD risk in African-Americans, especially women
Financial Stress, Coronary Heart Disease Linked in African-Americans
Association no longer significant after adjustment for depression, smoking, diabetes
Time to Breast Cancer Surgery Delayed for Non-Hispanic Blacks
Racial differences in TTS did not explain racial differences in overall survival with breast-conserving sx
Initiative Tied to Decreased Racial Inequity in Breastfeeding
Compliance with Ten Steps program linked to increased breastfeeding in African-Americans
Liver Transplant Survival May Improve With Race Matching
Race-matched donor organ tied to improved survival for African-Americans with HCC undergoing transplant
Coronary Artery Calcium May Help Predict CVD in South Asians
CAC incidence similar in South Asian men versus white, black, Latino men; higher than Chinese
Total Fertility Rates Vary by State
Total fertility rate for U.S. 16 percent less than number needed to replace population
Minority Med Students Report More Barriers to Dermatology
Students with lower incomes, ethnic minorities cite lack of diversity, socioeconomic barriers
Many Female Health Care Workers Live in Poverty
Half of black and Latina female health care workers earn less than $15/hour
Racial Differences ID’d in Some Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease
African-Americans have lower mean CSF concentration of total tau, phosphorylated tau181
