Health Diversity News

• Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Start With Research Improving lung cancer outcomes in Black communities will take more than lowering the screening age, experts say.
  Kaiser Health News, November 30, 2022
• DEI Advances in Dermatology Unremarkable to Date, Studies Find In one of the studies, Black and Latinx trainees were underrepresented in all specialties, but even more so in dermatology.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2022
• Latinx and Melanoma: Barriers and Opportunities Latinx individuals have a lower overall risk of melanoma than non-Latinx Whites, but they are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2022
• AHA 2022 Perceived Discrimination Tied to Worse Recovery After MI in Young Among adults aged 55 and younger who survived an MI, experiencing discrimination in day-to-day life was associated worse recovery — greater chest pain, worse quality of life — a year later.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• AHA 2022 Heart Disease Deaths Spiked During COVID After 10-Year Decline The sharp increase in the heart disease death rate in adults in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, especially in Black adults and younger adults, should serve as a wake-up call, says one expert.
  Medscape Medical News, November 25, 2022
• Cardiovascular Societies Less Apt to Recognize Women, Minorities A new study found a significant recognition gap in cardiovascular awards over the past two decades, despite efforts to improve gender and racial disparities in the field.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2022
• HDL Cholesterol Not Linked to CHD Risk in Black Patients A large, biracial cohort study found that low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol don't raise heart disease risk in Black patients.
  MDedge News, November 23, 2022
• Fragmented Vax System Shifts PCP Role for Childhood Immunizations A new survey found that some parents are not talking with their children's doctors about vaccines, indicating a shift in the role of primary care providers when it comes to vaccine advice.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• EHR Reminders Boost Well-Child Visits, Vax Rates Reminder messages sent through electronic health records systems increased vaccination rates.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Women Need Not Wait to Conceive After Miscarriage, Abortion Women who conceived within 6 months of having a miscarriage or induced abortion were not at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• New Docs Find Both Fulfillment and Frustration in First Years Whether you just became an attending or have a few years under your belt, the newest generation of physicians speaks out about the good, the bad and the ugly within the medical field.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2022
• Segregation by Income, Race Affects OOH Cardiac Arrest Survival Postdischarge survival after out-of-hospital arrest differs for Black patients in lower-income residential areas than for White patients in higher-income residential areas, suggests a Medicare claims-based study.
  First Look, November 18, 2022
• Weed Damages Lungs; Race and Cancer Trials; and Stillbirths Rise The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, November 16, 2022
• Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Early Cancer Trials Getting Worse Although it's unclear why this gap has widened, an increase in systemic biases and access issues may play a role, the study authors noted.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2022
• Her Child Was Stillborn at 39 Weeks. Did the System Listen? Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the US result in a stillbirth, but not all of these tragedies were inevitable. As many as one in four stillbirths are potentially preventable.
  ProPublica, November 14, 2022
• More Teens Getting Weight Loss Surgery: Study The study analyzed data for 9014 patients aged 12 to 19 who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery from 2010 to 2017.
  WebMD Health News, November 14, 2022
• Thousands Hired to Aid Health Departments Losing Their Jobs As the COVID-19 pandemic raged, an independent nonprofit tied to the CDC hired an army of seasoned professionals to fill the gaps in the country’s public health system. Now, the money has largely run out.
  Kaiser Health News, November 14, 2022
• AASLD 2022 Liver Disease–Related Deaths Rise During the Pandemic US mortality for alcohol-associated liver disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease increased at "alarming" rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new study findings.
  Medscape Medical News, November 11, 2022
• Children From Poorer Zip Codes Often Untreated for Ear Infections Severe complications of otitis media were more common among children living amid poverty and unemployment, a new study has found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2022
• Gender-Affirming Care Key to HIV Outcomes in Transgender Women Engaging and keeping transgender women in HIV care could rely on removing transphobia from the clinical setting.
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2022