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• 1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
• 1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Feels Threatened During Pandemic
• 1 in 4 Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Had COVID: Survey
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Avoided Health Care During Pandemic, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• A Second 'Closet' for Some LGBTQ Seniors Entering Nursing Homes
• About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• America's ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to 'Tripledemic'
• America's ERs Are Jammed, Affecting Patients on Other Wards
• Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• An 'AI Doctor' Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are Antibiotics Really the Answer for UTIs in Women?
• Are Antibiotics the Cause, Not Solution, of Recurrent UTIs?
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• As Heat Continues Through Fall, Shield Yourself from UTIs
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Omicron Rages, How Important Are Case Counts Anymore?
• As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30% in Past Week
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities
• As U.S. Vaccinations Rise, Hospitals Ease Restrictions on Visitors
• Asian-Americans Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest Despite Equal CPR Efforts
• Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay
• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Average Hospital Bed Has a Big Carbon Footprint
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Biden Reverses Trump Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines
• Biden to Strengthen Push for Vaccine Mandates in New COVID Plan
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Big Weight Loss May Help Prevent Severe COVID-19
• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?
• Bike-Linked Head Injuries Plummet for U.S. Kids, But Not Adults
• Bill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis
• Bill Clinton Expected to Be Discharged From Hospital on Sunday
• Bill Clinton Hospitalized for Sepsis
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans' Risk for MS May Be Higher Than Thought
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Face Greater Risks From Leg Artery Blockages
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It
• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid
• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Certain Cancers on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Clues to Rare Disorder Affecting Kids With COVID-19
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Combo Drug May Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study
• Coronavirus Takes Aim at Fat Cells, Study Shows
• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could a Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
• Could High Pollen Levels Trigger Pelvic Pain?
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Men's Testosterone Play Role in COVID Survival?
• Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents
• COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• COVID Cases Surge Again in U.S. Nursing Homes
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Hospitalizations Rising in Kids Too Young for Vaccine
• COVID Infection Unlikely From Hospital Surfaces: Study
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
• COVID Vaccines Cut Odds of Hospitalization By Two-Thirds
• COVID Vaccines Trigger Protective Immune Response in Nursing Home Residents: Study
• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Daily Average of COVID Hospitalizations in US Hits 100,000
• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Dementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
• Depression Rates Rise for Minority Youth in States With Anti-LGBT Legislation
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Doctors' Group Says Antibiotics Can Be Taken for Shorter Periods
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Could Be Non-Antibiotic Alternative to Treat UTIs
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• E. Coli From Meat May Be Causing Many UTIs
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors' Groups Warn
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Experimental Pill May Fight Antibiotic-Resistant UTIs
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
• Extremely Low Incidence of COVID Hospitalization After Vaccine, Boosters: Study
• Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women
• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Federal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
• Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
• Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; 3 Deaths Reported
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
• Giving Birth During the Pandemic? Facts You Need to Know
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
• Had COVID or Gotten Vaccine? Hospitalization Is 'Extremely Uncommon'
• Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
• Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
• Helping Older Loved Ones in a Heat Wave
• High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
• High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding
• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics?  Many Experts Think So
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• It Can Take Weeks for Some Patients With Severe COVID to Recover Consciousness
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients
• Key to Battling UTIs May Lie in 'Good' Germs Within the Bladder
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Language Can Make the Difference Between Home, Hospital Care: Study
• Largest Operator of Nursing Homes in U.S. Issues Vaccine Mandate for All Workers
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Face Months of Lingering Symptoms After COVID Hospital Discharge
• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
• Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
• Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
• Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
• More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
• Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New COVID Cases Were 300% Higher This Labor Day Weekend Than Last Year
• New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
• New Type of Antibiotic Could Fight Tough-to-Treat UTIs
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
• Number of U.S. Kids Hospitalized With COVID Is Likely Overcounted: Study
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Nursing Home Staff Closest to Patients Are Least Likely to Get COVID Vaccines
• Nursing Homes a Hotspot for COVID-19 Deaths
• Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters: CDC
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
• Patients Hospitalized With COVID Face Similar Risks, Regardless of Variant
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patient-to-Patient Transmission Not to Blame for Most C. Difficile Infections in Hospitals
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
• Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
• Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
• Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
• Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
• Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• Steer Clear of UTIs This Summer
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
• Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
• Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
• Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
• Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• 'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
• Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
• Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• TV Remotes, Nurse Call Buttons: Where Coronavirus Lingers in Nursing Homes
• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
• U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
• U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Urinary Incontinence a Common Issue for Older Women, But Treatments Can Help
• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
• Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
• Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
• Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
• Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
• Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
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