Tag: Race
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
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Algorithms Valid for Black Adults
Reclassification improvement not much different for new model versus FHS, ACA/AHA risk algorithms
Black Women Have Worse IVF Outcomes Versus White Women
However, limitations exist in studies analyzed, especially for Asian, Hispanic women
Decrease in Number of New HIV Diagnoses Among Black Women
From 2012 to 2014, increase seen in percentage of black females with early linkage to care
Variation in Hospice Visits in Last Two Days of Life
Visits less likely when beneficiary is black, dying on a Sunday, receiving care in nursing home
CDC: Fewer Blacks Consistently Retained in HIV Care
Fewer blacks retained in care compared with other racial/ethnic groups, regardless of sex, transmission
Nonverbal Cues May Reveal a Physician’s Racial Bias
Doctors need to be aware of any unintentional biases they may be communicating
African-American Men Produce Less Prostate-Specific Antigen
Equal serum prostate-specific antigen and prostate-specific antigen mass despite larger prostates
