Research has shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. Now, a new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked to how well they recover after a stroke. The study is published in the April 12, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal… Continue reading Does Language Affect Stroke Recovery?
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Racial Disparities and Childbirth
Black women of childbearing age were twice as likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure when compared with their white peers, increasing their risk of heart-related complications during pregnancy, according to new research published in February 2023 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal. The analysis of nearly… Continue reading Racial Disparities and Childbirth
Life Expectancy Shows Racial, Ethnic Differences
From 2000-2019 overall life expectancy in the United States increased by 2.3 years, but the increase was not consistent among racial and ethnic groups and by geographic area. In addition, most of these gains were prior to 2010. Those figures come from a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that examined… Continue reading Life Expectancy Shows Racial, Ethnic Differences
Race and Ethnicity in Cancer Care
Racial and ethnic minorities diagnosed with advanced liver cancer have a lower chance of receiving immunotherapy, the most effective treatment for patients with the disease, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Hepatology, found Black and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely to receive immunotherapy… Continue reading Race and Ethnicity in Cancer Care
The Income Factor in Blood Pressure Treatment
People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and practices in low-income areas, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association. Participants in a low-income area had a 25% higher chance of dying from any cause… Continue reading The Income Factor in Blood Pressure Treatment
U.S. Burden of Alzheimer’s to Double by 2060
The number of Alzheimer’s cases will more than double by 2060, new research shows. And Hispanic Americans have the largest projected increase. In 2014, the number of cases of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRC) in 2014 was 5 million people, which is 1.6 percent of the U.S. population in 2014 (total population is 319… Continue reading U.S. Burden of Alzheimer’s to Double by 2060
Cardiovascular-Related Deaths Higher for U.S. Hispanics Who Live in Counties with Higher Hispanic Population
Hispanics living in the U.S. face more cardiovascular-related death in counties heavily populated by Hispanics than those living in more diverse areas, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. A decade of national data showed that Hispanic ethnic density, or… Continue reading Cardiovascular-Related Deaths Higher for U.S. Hispanics Who Live in Counties with Higher Hispanic Population
How to Fight Prediabetes and Win
Editor’s note: Diabetes is one of the most significant health problems today; according the American Diabetes Association, 9.3 percent of the population has this serious illness, and the rate among people 65 and older is 25.9 percent. But if you are diagnosed with prediabetes, you can work to postpone the onset of diabetes and, in… Continue reading How to Fight Prediabetes and Win