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Pancreatitis in Minority Groups Linked to Triglycerides, Alcohol, Gallstones

Pancreatitis in ethnic minorities is linked to very severe levels of triglycerides and the risk is further increased by alcohol abuse and gallstones, a study has found. Loyola Medicine gastroenterologist Ayokunle Abegunde, MD, is a co-author of the study, published online ahead of print in the journal Endocrine Practice. Pancreatitis is inflammation in the pancreas, a […]

Pancreatitis in Minority Groups

Blacks Much Less Likely to Take Part in Health Research Studies

Racial and ethnic minorities, especially African-Americans, are significantly less likely to participate in health-related research than Whites, according to a new study from Ball State University. The lack of participation impedes the testing, development, implementation and evaluation of various clinical and community-based disease-prevention and health-promotion interventions, said Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani, a community health education professor […]

Health Research Studies

Meal Delivery to Needy Saves Healthcare Costs, Report Says

Imagine you are the tightfisted potentate of a small republic, plotting the least expensive way to care for subjects in fragile health who depend on your beneficence. You could watch while your subjects who are elderly or disabled (or both) scramble to find and pay for healthy meals. And you could open your checkbook each […]

Study Finds Income Disparities in Pediatric Hospitalizations

The study suggests that hospitals should spend more time on inpatient to outpatient transitions and on population health. Specifically, it calls for a robust culture of health both within hospitals and in collaboration with the broader community to change this dynamic. “If children from all of Hamilton County’s census tracts spent the same amount of […]

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Report: Hand Dryers Blow Bits of Feces, Germs All Over Restrooms

The new study has an innocuous name: “Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers.” It’s findings are anything but (butt?). The study, published by the American Society for Microbiology, did microbial surveys of bathrooms at the University of Connecticut to find out whether hot-air hand dryers draw in microbes and then blow […]

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Study: Short Treatments Effective for Black HCV Patients

A new study confirms that 8 weeks of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (Harvoni) treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1) infection without cirrhosis is as effective as 12 weeks in patients of different races and ethnicity, and challenges guidelines that recommend the shorter regimen for non-black patients. Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Population […]

Heart Health Disparities Persist for African Americans

April is the National Minority Health Month in the United States. Although the health care field has come a long way to address health inequities, a new report published this month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that ethnic disparities persist today. The report highlights significant differences in several reported experiences and […]

Heart Disparities for AAs

Gender Pay Gap Growing Problem for Doctors

The Medscape report said male primary care physicians earn an average of $239,000 annually, while women on average earn $203,000. That’s a 2% increase in the wage gap since last year. The gap is even worse for specialists. Male specialists earn $358,000 while female specialists receive $263,000, which is a 36% gap. The report echoed […]

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Policy Makers Urged to Improve Perinatal Depression Care Among Minorities

In a position paper published in Women’s Health Issues, researchers issued policymakers a “call to action” to address the high rates of perinatal depression among Latina and African American women in the United States, urging funding to properly train health care providers in diagnosis and treatment. “Despite the number of reliable screening tools and national efforts […]

African American Pregnancy

Study: Exercise Fights Genetic Heart Risks

In one of the largest observational studies on fitness and heart disease, researchers examined data collected from nearly a half-million people in the UK Biobank database. They found that people with higher levels of grip strength, physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness had reduced risks of heart attacks and stroke, even if they had a genetic […]

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Medical Groups Decry Transgender Ban for Military

The American Medical Association last week joined other medical groups and two former surgeons general in rejecting the Trump administration’s reasons for barring most transgender individuals from serving in the military. Echoing statements in late March from the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association, the AMA said it opposes the policy that would […]

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Poll: Mayors Doubt City Policy Can Ease Health Disparities

Nearly one-third of mayors believe that city policies won’t lessen health disparities, according to new research from Drexel University. The study surveyed mayors and health commissioners in the 785 American cities with a population of over 50,000. The survey asked respondents to share their opinions on the existence of health disparities in their cities, which […]

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