Risk for CVD, Heart Failure Increased Among Black Patients With Gout
Researchers studied the effect of gout on cardiovascular events, including CVD and heart failure, in a Black urban population.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Childhood Adversity Tied to Higher Rates of T2DM in Young Adulthood
Findings seen for both men and women across the dimensions of material deprivation, loss or threat of loss, and family dynamics
Inequalities in Human Resources for Health Linked to Mortality
Negative association seen between total human resources for health level and all-cause mortality
Racial Disparities in Stroke Mortality Increased During Pandemic
Absolute difference in age-adjusted stroke death rate between Black, White adults was 21.7% higher during pandemic
Race Disparity Found in Overactive Bladder Medication Prescriptions
The American Urologic Association advises caution in the use of anticholinergic medications to treat older or frail adults with OAB.
Gout Burden Increasing Among Asians in the United States
A recent study is the first to include Asians when examining gout prevalence in the United States.
Hospitals Caring for Mostly Black Patients Provide Quality Heart Failure Care
No significant within-hospital differences seen for quality for Black patients versus White patients
Black Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer More Frequently Refuse Chemotherapy
A recent study found a racial disparity in the use of guideline-concordant treatment for metastatic prostate cancer.
More States Providing Outpatient Hemodialysis for Undocumented Immigrants
Most states covering outpatient hemodialysis for undocumented immigrants use emergency Medicaid.
Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients Differ by Sex, Age
Patients’ perspectives on their quality of life after kidney transplantation are important considerations in patient-centered health care.
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