Tag: Health disparities

A new retrospective cohort study examines the risk of new-onset metabolic comorbidities in Hispanic and Latino patients with psoriasis vulgaris, ...

Texas Unveils Five-Year Roadmap to Eliminate Cervical Cancer by 2032

A statewide coalition led by UT MD Anderson has launched the Texas Lone Star Cervical Cancer Elimination Plan 2027-2032, targeting ...

Neonatal Jaundice Deaths Fell Two-Thirds in Two Decades, Yet the Poorest Countries Still Bear the Toll

A two-decade global analysis finds deaths from extreme neonatal jaundice fell 66 percent since 2003, but South Asia and Sub-Saharan ...

One in 100 US Adults Over 40 Reports a Dementia Diagnosis, National Survey Finds

A nationally representative US survey of more than 130,000 adults finds that 1.6 percent of people aged 40 to 85 ...

Mapping the Long Road to Skin Care: Older Americans Face Steep Travel Times to Dermatologists

A network-based geospatial study measured real travel times for U.S. adults aged 65 and older to reach Medicare-participating dermatologists, revealing ...

Lifetime Smoking Rivals Poverty in Eroding Quality of Life for Older Americans

A comprehensive lifetime smoking exposure index shows the quality-of-life burden of cigarette smoke in older US adults rivals that of ...

Where a Child Lives Shapes Whether They Get a Sleep Test Before Tonsil Surgery

A new commentary in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine highlights wide geographic and racial and ethnic disparities in preoperative ...

Deaths Involving Both Alzheimer’s and Cancer Decline Slightly Yet Grow in Number Among Older Americans

A 25-year national analysis finds that age-adjusted U.S. death rates involving both Alzheimer's disease and cancer among adults aged 65 ...

Race and Income Predict Survival in Breast Cancer That Spreads to Bone, Study Finds

A SEER database analysis of 11,833 women shows that Black race and lower household income independently predict worse survival in ...

Fewer Dermatologists Take Medicaid for Skin Cancer Surgery, Study Tracks the Trend

A new research letter tracks how dermatologic surgeons' participation in fee-for-service Medicaid for Mohs micrographic surgery has changed over time, ...

Pancreatic Cancer Is Being Caught Earlier Than Ever, Landmark 20-Year Analysis Finds

A 20-year analysis of national cancer registry data finds localized pancreatic cancer diagnoses rising sharply, especially after 2015, though disparities ...

Hepatitis B exposure declines among cancer patients, yet disparities persist

A fourteen-year Brazilian cohort study of nearly 29,000 cancer patients found hepatitis B virus seroprevalence fell from 16.5 to 9.9 ...

Watchful Waiting for Mild Snoring in Children: Symptoms Linger Even When Sleep Studies Stay Stable

A secondary analysis of the PATS randomized trial found that only 13 percent of children with mild sleep-disordered breathing worsened ...

Two-Thirds of Appalachian Counties Have No Dermatologist, Registry Analysis Finds

A cross-sectional analysis of the federal NPPES registry found that 65.5 percent of Appalachian counties have no dermatologist, with the ...

Conditioners for Textured Hair Carry Hidden Allergens and a Steep Price Premium

A systematic analysis of 31 conditioners marketed for textured hair finds that every product contains at least two potential allergens ...

Poor Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Digestive Cancer Deaths in Asian American and Pacific Islander Californians

A California registry study of over 5,100 deaths found that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander residents of the ...

After a Broken Hip, Only 6 Percent Get the Drug That Could Save Them

A new cohort study finds that only 6 percent of treatment-naive patients hospitalized with non-traumatic fractures receive antifracture medications, yet ...

Heart Risks Leave Distinct Fingerprints on the Aging Brain Across Latino Heritage Groups