Tag: Race
ASCO: Follow-Up Care Lacking for Black Women With Breast Cancer
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics
Race, Class Impacts Accessibility of Psychotherapists
Appointment offer rates almost three times higher for middle-class versus working-class help seekers
Genes May Lower Risk of Obesity in Men of West African Descent
But the effect does not seem to apply to women with the same West African ancestry
Racism Can Disrupt Physician-Patient Power Dynamics
But black female physician notes that she has the power and privilege to leave a given situation
Mitochondrial Dysfunction May Explain Prostate Cancer Disparity
Mechanism may explain prostate cancer treatment resistance among African-American men
U.S. Health Report Card Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Persist
But infant mortality rates, numbers of uninsured are improving, government analysis reveals
No Racial Difference in Prognostic Value of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Cardiorespiratory fitness is strong predictor of all-cause mortality in white and black patients
Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Frequent in Hispanics/Latinos
High rate of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction; most cardiac dysfunction is subclinical, unrecognized
Inaccurate Life Expectancy in CA Not Usually From Medical Source
Most advanced cancer patients, particularly black patients, have inaccurate life expectancy estimates
Diabetes Management Program Doesn’t Cut Disparities in Care
Disparity for African-Americans and Latinos versus whites persisted after intervention
