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health disparities
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American Heart Association highlights cardiovascular health disparities in Black communities
[ad_1] The American Heart Association’s 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update reports that while progress has been made…
February 8, 2025
Study reveals significant life expectancy deficit in adults with diagnosed ADHD
[ad_1] Adults with ADHD in the UK live 6.78 years shorter than the general population, with co-occurring health…
January 27, 2025
a global health wake-up call
[ad_1] Sugary drinks are fueling rising rates of diabetes and heart disease worldwide—and what must be done to…
January 8, 2025
New York DOH commemorates World AIDS Day
[ad_1] The New York State Department of Health (DOH) is commemorating World AIDS Day on Dec. 1. New…
December 2, 2024
Less Than 1 In 5 Americans Who Are Eligible Are Getting Screen For Lung Cancer. Here’s Why
[ad_1] Lung Metastasis, Scan, Low dose CT scan of the chest is the only method to screen patients…
November 10, 2024
Race adjustments removed from four clinical algorithms
[ad_1] A coalition of 12 Philadelphia-area health systems announced Monday that its members have abandoned the use of…
October 22, 2024
COVID-19 Exacerbated Racial and Ethnic Mortality Disparities
[ad_1] Using data from death certificates from the COVID-19 public health emergency period (March 2020 through May 2023),…
October 15, 2024
Chronic hypertension in pregnancy doubled in the U.S. from 2007-2021
[ad_1] NIH-funded study shows treatment of condition fell short; suggests need for improved strategies The prevalence of chronic…
June 17, 2024
Health Equity | McKesson
[ad_1] The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color is one recent example of the structural and…
April 20, 2024
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
[ad_1] Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those…
November 16, 2023