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HealthDay Now: Maternal Mortality Crisis Hits Black Mothers Hardest
HealthDay’s Mabel Jong will be joined by Stacey D. Stewart, the president & CEO of March of Dimes, and Dr. Chereena Walker, a hospitalist and mother of two from Missouri who experienced severe complications during her pregnancies. Stewart and Walker will discuss the risks that pregnant women — particularly women of color — face in the United States.
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U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2022
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Breast cancer researchers and clinicians have made tremendous progress in reducing death rates in the past three decades, yet a racial gap persists in the United States.
Even with the lower numbers of actual disease compared to white patients, Black women are still much...
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2022
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While certain minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their white counterparts, they may also be less likely to be eligible for new disease-slowing treatments, a new study finds.
Cognitive, or mental, impairment in Black, Hispanic and Asian pa...
Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
- Sydney Murphy HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2022
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Larry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma.
Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 30, 2022
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Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.
"Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like no other group in U.S. history and they often experience disp...
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 15, 2022
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Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.
New case numbers are down by ...
Deadly Form of High Cholesterol Can Catch Black Americans by Surprise
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 14, 2022
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Chad Gradney underwent quadruple bypass open-heart surgery at age 27, and afterward spent eight fruitless years battling extremely high cholesterol levels.
Then in 2012 he found himself back in an emergency room, again suffering from chest pain.
"That's when I foun...
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 8, 2022
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Thermometers that read body temperature via the forehead have become a common sight throughout the pandemic, but whether they always spot a fever may depend on the color of someone's skin.
In a new study, researchers found that, similar to problems seen with
Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2022
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Surgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatments, a recent study finds.
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2022
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A network that receives and supplies blood for transfusions nationwide is calling for more diverse blood donors.
Less than 20% of blood donations are from people of color, but those donations are essential. Frequently transfused patients often require blood from donors w...
Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
- By Steven Reinberg and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
- August 29, 2022
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Although there's now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most still may not be g...
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
- By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2022
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Gen Zers and millennials are about twice as likely to develop high blood pressure during pregnancy than women from the baby boom generation were, a new study finds. This includes conditions such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension.
It's usually believed that the...
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2022
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It's well known that exposure to lead can harm young children's brain development. Now a new study suggests that racial segregation may be compounding the detrimental effects of lead on Black children.
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2022
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Staffing shortages at nursing homes across the United States are severe in disadvantaged areas where needs may be greatest, researchers say.
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
- By Sydney HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2022
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U.S. workers without paid leave lost out on an estimated $28 billion in wages during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.
The ...
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 4, 2022
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Numerous studies have found discrimination can hurt aspects of human health.
Now, new research adds to that the impact of discrimination on the youngest humans by linking discrimination with a heightened risk of underweight and
Race Plays Role in How Soon Babies With Cystic Fibrosis Get Care
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 3, 2022
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Babies who are white appear to get diagnostic appointments for cystic fibrosis earlier than babies of several other races and ethnicities, new research shows.
This can cause gaps in care and outcomes.
While it is recommended that infants who have an initial positiv...
Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2022
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When they suffer a heart attack, Black and Hispanic patients in the United States receive subpar care compared with white patients, new research reveals.
Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2022
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Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than others to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and ...
Black Patients More Likely to Lose Vision After Glaucoma Diagnosis
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2022
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Black patients should start screening early for glaucoma, because they have a high risk of vision loss caused by elevated pressure levels inside the eye, researchers say.
A team from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai found that African heritage was an indepen...
Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
- By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 22, 2022
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Black residents in U.S. nursing homes are much more likely than white residents to be repeatedly transferred to hospital care, a new study reports.
Black nursing home residents are likely to be transferred to the hospital and back at least four times in a given year, acc...
Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 20, 2022
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The most common test of lung function, spirometry, probably is not detecting signs of emphysema in some people with the lung ailment, a new study says.
In particular, Black men are at greater risk of suffering from undiagnosed
Minority Students More Likely to Leave Medical School: Study
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2022
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Neighborhood Drop in Violent Crime May Also Boost Heart Health
- By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 18, 2022
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Every town wants low crime rates. But a new finding may offer a whole new reason to advocate for the change: Falling crime rates may lower heart disease fatalities.
An analysis of 2000-2014 data from Chicago illustrated a significant decline in violent crime. Across the ...
Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
- Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
- July 11, 2022
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Early in the pandemic, scores of Americans bought pulse oximeters to help determine how sick they were while infected with COVID-19, but new research finds the devi...
An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 7, 2022
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Getting a blood cancer diagnosis is devastating for young people, but it is also far more deadly if the patient is Black, new research shows.
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 5, 2022
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Vitamin D, the "Sunshine Vitamin," boosts the immune system and helps prevent cancer, among other health benefits, but a significant number of Black and Hispanic teens have low levels of this nutrient, according to a new study.
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 29, 2022
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Even though Black people may be more likely to live near a hospital with a certified stroke center, those who need...
Why Do Black Women Have More Delays for Lifesaving Breast Biopsies?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2022
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Women of color may face delays in getting a biopsy after a screening mammogram suggests they might have breast cancer, a large, new study finds.
Rese...
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2022
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Americans' life expectancy varies widely -- based not only on race, but where in the country they live.
That's one of the overarching messages from a new study that looked, state by state,...
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2022
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Deep-rooted bias may affect the way white patients physically respond to medical care provided by physicians of differing race or gender.
Researchers assessed treatment reactions of nearly 200 white patients after they were randomly assigned to receive care from a male o...
Just 1 in 4 Patients Get Rehab After Heart Attack, Cardiac Surgery
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2022
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Medically supervised exercise programs can do heart patients a lot of good, but few people of color take part in them -- regardless of income, new research finds.
The study, of more than 100,000 U.S. patients, found that while all were eligible for
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 27, 2022
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Despite improvements in treatment for heart attacks, care lags behind for women.
Women are still less likely to receive timely care, according to a new study that reviewed 45...
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 15, 2022
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Overall use of insulin pumps among U.S. youngsters with type 1 diabetes has climbed in recent decades, but those who are poor or from minority groups are less likely to have the devices, a new study finds.
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2022
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In yet another sign that the pandemic has exacerbated disparities in health care, researchers report that the life expectancy of Native Americans plummeted by nearly five years as the new coronavirus raged across the country.
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- June 2, 2022
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Racial disparities in health outcomes persist in the United States, with Black and Hispanic Americans more likely to die within a month after a bleeding stroke than white Americans, a new study shows.
"We've known that there are disparities in death from stroke among rac...
Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young - But Only for Whites
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2022
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Race and ethnicity matter when battling colon cancer, with young white patients facing notably better odds than Black, Hispanic or Asian patients, new research warns.
A look at colon cancer survival among Americans younger than 50 turned up a glaring discrepancy: Surviva...
U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Hits Black Women Hardest
- Serena McNiff HealthDay Reporter
- May 23, 2022
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With Roe v. Wade hanging in the balance and nearly half of all American states ready to practically ban abortion if the leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court stands, the realities of giving birth in this country are being put under a microscope, and for good reason.
...
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2022
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A new report on how Black Americans are faring against cancer offers up a decidedly mixed picture.
The risk that a Black man or woman in America will die from cancer has steadily declined over the last two decades, the
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2022
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When Hispanic Americans arrive in the emergency room with chest pain, they have to wait longer for care than other people with the same symptoms, a preliminary study finds.
Chest pain, a potential sign of heart attack, is one of the leading reasons people end up in an ER...
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2022
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Emphysema is missed more often in Black Americans than in white Americans, and now researchers report they have figured out why.
The investigators found that many Black men who were considered to have normal results after race-specific interpretations of a common lung fu...
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 13, 2022
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Here's one way in which the pandemic did not exacerbate health care disparities: A new study shows that telemedicine has closed the gap in access to prim...
Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 12, 2022
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Americans' rates of depression and anxiety spiked during the first year of the pandemic, but the increases were much more pronounced among Black, Hispanic and Asian people than among white people, new research shows.
From April 2020 to April 2021, the overall incidence o...
Pregnant American Women Are Facing Higher Exposures to Chemicals
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 10, 2022
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Exposure to potentially harmful chemicals is on the rise among pregnant women in the United States, a new study warns.
"This is the first time we've been able ...
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 9, 2022
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Mental health has become a hot topic during the pandemic, but some groups have been burdened by having too few services available even before the challenges of these past two years.
A new study found that while the Hispanic population in the United States grew by almost ...
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- May 6, 2022
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Uterine cancer deaths have been increasing in the United States, particularly among Black women. Now, research appears to pinpoint a cause.
A rare but aggressive type of cancer known as Type 2 endometrial cancer is more difficult to treat and was responsible for 20% of ...
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 4, 2022
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Women and people of color with chest pain - the most common symptom signaling a heart attack - face longer waits in U.S. emergency departments than men and white people do, new research reveals.
Bans on Affirmative Action Led to Fewer Black, Hispanic Doctors
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 4, 2022
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State bans on affirmative action have prompted a precipitous decline in the number of U.S. medical students from racial/ethnic minority groups, a new study finds.
"We know that a more divers...
Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2022
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Patients with atrial fibrillation usually receive blood thinners to reduce their stroke risk, but these drugs are under-prescribed to Black Americans, a new study reveals.
When they leave the hospital, Black patients are 25% less likely than whites to be prescribed
Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2022
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Use of a high-tech radiation cancer treatment called proton beam therapy (P...
Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
- By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
- May 2, 2022
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Black Americans are as likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS) as their white counterparts, but rates are much lower among Hispanic and Asian Americans, new research shows.
The findings refute the long-held belief that MS is rare in Black people, according to the study aut...