_ Hypertension Equalizing Health Care By Jane Farrell article Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects almost half of all people in the U.S. and can lead to serious health … Read More→
_ Pregnancy Racial Disparities and Childbirth By Jane Farrell article Black women of childbearing age were twice as likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure when compared with their white … Read More→
_ Epilepsy Racial Inequity in Epilepsy Care By Jane Farrell article Among people with epilepsy, Black, Latino and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander people are less likely to be prescribed … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Race and Ethnicity in Cancer Care By Jane Farrell article Racial and ethnic minorities diagnosed with advanced liver cancer have a lower chance of receiving immunotherapy, the most effective treatment … Read More→
_ Children's Health Racial Disparities Found in Pediatric Asthma Care By Jane Farrell article Black children with asthma accessed community health centers (CHCs) less than white children, while Latino children (who prefer to speak … Read More→
_ Pregnancy Racial Differences and Pregnancy Care By Jane Farrell article The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will fund new research examining racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related … Read More→
_ Heart Failure Racial Inequities Uncovered in Hospital Admissions for Heart Failure By Jane Farrell article Skin color too often determines the quality of cardiovascular health care a patient receives, researchers say. People who are black … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertension The Income Factor in Blood Pressure Treatment By Jane Farrell article People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they … Read More→
_ Skin cancer Organ Transplant Patients Have Increased Skin Cancer Risk By Jane Farrell article While anyone can develop skin cancer, regardless of age, race or gender, certain groups of people have a higher risk … Read More→
_ Cardiac Rehabilitation Long-Term Survival Worse for Black Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Jane Farrell article Blacks who survive cardiac arrest during hospitalization have lower odds of long-term survival compared with similar white survivors, according to … Read More→
_ Hair Health Study: Hair Products for Black Women Contain Mix of Hazardous Ingredients By Jane Farrell article Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use, according to a report … Read More→
_ Food Allergies & Intolerance Peanut Allergy on The Rise Among Children By Jane Farrell article Peanut allergy in children has increased 21 percent since 2010, according to new research, and almost 2.5 percent of U.S. … Read More→
_ Atrial Fibrillation Heart Health African-Americans with AFib Face Higher Risks than Whites By Jane Farrell article Black people suffering from atrial fibrillation (AFib) have nearly double the risk of their white counterparts of having stroke, heart … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language By Jane Farrell article When treating seriously ill patients, doctors give less compassionate verbal cues to black patients than to white patients, according to … Read More→