Racial, Socioeconomic Disparities in Insulin Pump Use Persist
Lower odds ratios seen for insulin pump use for Hispanic, Black, other race versus White; with lower education, lower household income
Lower odds ratios seen for insulin pump use for Hispanic, Black, other race versus White; with lower education, lower household income
Prostate cancer has one of the largest racial disparities in outcomes between Black and White patients, according to investigators.
The OPTN policy revision may increase some Black kidney candidates’ total waiting time, which is a major factor in their transplant priority for organ offers.
In a novel finding, living in the southeastern United States is an independent risk factor for new-onset CKD.
Black cancer patients are less likely than their White counterparts to receive shorter radiotherapy regimens, a study suggests.
Despite younger age, Black participants were more likely to present with impairments in cognition, mobility, vision
Findings seen among Medicare patients admitted with an emergency general surgery condition
Findings include exclusion of people with cognitive, visual, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities, without documented justification
Experts discuss the challenges and potential resolutions for increasing diversity of clinical trial study populations.
Difference may be due to a higher prevalence of cardiac risk factors and comorbidities in women versus men, authors suggest