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24 Sep
Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Black, Hispanic Doctors See Much Larger Proportion of Medicaid Patients

Latino and Black family doctors are more likely to hang their shingle in their old neighborhood and care for the less fortunate, researchers report.

The new findings, which also showed these doctors were more likely to take on Medicaid patients than white or Asian doctor...

18 Sep
Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer

Black Women Face Higher Death Risk From All Types of Breast Cancer

Black women have a higher risk of dying from any type of breast cancer than white women, a new review finds.

Overall, the increased survi...

25 Jul
Need a Good Medicare Advantage Plan? They're Tough to Find for Poorer Americans

Need a Good Medicare Advantage Plan? They're Tough to Find for Poorer Americans

Medicare Advantage plans are touted as a great alternative to traditional Medicare, offering seniors easier access to doctors, hospitals and prescription drugs.

But access to a good Medicare Advantage plan relies heavily on where a person lives, a new study finds.

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24 Jul
Better Screening Key to Closing U.S. 'Race Gap' in Colon Cancer Deaths

Better Screening Key to Closing U.S. 'Race Gap' in Colon Cancer Deaths

Black Americans are almost a third more likely to die from colon cancer than their white peers, and one key to closing that divide could be better cancer screening, a new report finds.

24 Jul
Research Confirms Chronic High Blood Pressure's Link to Stroke

Research Confirms Chronic High Blood Pressure's Link to Stroke

Having high blood pressure in adulthood greatly raises the odds for multiple types of stroke, a new study confirms.

“Our results suggest that early diagn...

16 Jul
Could Living in Poor Neighborhoods Fuel Prostate Cancer in Black Men? Study Says It Might

Could Living in Poor Neighborhoods Fuel Prostate Cancer in Black Men? Study Says It Might

The stress of living in a poor neighborhood might contribute to higher rates of aggressive prostate cancer in Black men, a new study warns.

Black men are more th...

12 Jul
Black Patients Diagnosed With Huntington's Later Than Whites

Black Patients Diagnosed With Huntington's Later Than Whites

Black patients with Huntington's disease receive their diagnoses an average of one year later than white people with the incurable genetic disorder, a new study shows.

Early diagnosis is essential to help patients get proper care and prepare for the effects of the diseas...

08 Jul
American Indian/Alaska Native Breast Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Reconstruction

American Indian/Alaska Native Breast Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Reconstruction

After a mastectomy, some women are less likely than others to have breast reconstruction surgery.

Rates of the surgery are consistently lower among American Indian and Alaskan na...

24 Jun
Why Are Brain Tumors More Deadly for Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods?

Why Are Brain Tumors More Deadly for Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods?

U.S. children with inoperable brain tumors appear to die sooner and find it harder to get care if they live in poorer neighborhoods, a new study finds.

Children from higher-income areas had more than double the average survival time than kids from poorer neighborhoods --...

04 Jun
Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Be Dropped From Medicaid

Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Be Dropped From Medicaid

Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage.

But a new report finds that most folks who've lost coverage have done so because of paperwork issues, and they're far more likely to be peo...

30 May
Cancer Patients Get Poorer Care at Hospitals Serving Minority Communities

Cancer Patients Get Poorer Care at Hospitals Serving Minority Communities

Cancer patients receive less effective treatment at hospitals that mainly serve minority communities, a new study shows.

More than 9% of cancer patients are treated at hospitals...

21 May
Deadly GallBladder Cancers Rising Among Black Americans

Deadly GallBladder Cancers Rising Among Black Americans

Gallbladder cancer rates are steadily increasing among Black Americans, even as they remain stable or decline for most other Americans, a new study warns.

Further, growing numbers of cases among Black people are not being diagnosed until

16 May
Brain Decline, Dementia Common Among Older American Indians

Brain Decline, Dementia Common Among Older American Indians

Higher rates of blood vessel-damaging conditions like hypertension or diabetes may be driving up rates of cognitive decline and dementia among older American Indians, new research shows.

The study found that 54% of American Indians ages 72 to 95 had some form of impairme...

15 May
Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race

Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race

U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020.

However, not all Americans are reaping the benefits from advances in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research (AA...

14 May
Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results

Melanoma Can Strike Black Americans, Often With Deadlier Results

Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds.

Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later st...

01 May
Americans of Pacific Island Ethnicity Have Up to Triple the Rate of Cancer Deaths

Americans of Pacific Island Ethnicity Have Up to Triple the Rate of Cancer Deaths

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander people have cancer death rates that are two to three times higher than they are in whites, new data shows.

The first-of-its-kind report, issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) on May 1, focuses solely on the cancer risk of ...

19 Oct
Better Health Care Access Is Helping People With Down Syndrome Live Longer

Better Health Care Access Is Helping People With Down Syndrome Live Longer

Americans with Down syndrome have a critical lifeline in Medicaid insurance, new research confirms.

But the publicly funded insurance program will have to respond to rising numbers of older adults with Down syndrome, researchers say.

"As more people with Down syndr...

18 Oct
Dementia Diagnosis Takes Huge Toll on a Family's Finances

Dementia Diagnosis Takes Huge Toll on a Family's Finances

Dementia can take a big bite out of an American's bank account, robbing 60% of a patient's net worth in the eight years after a diagnosis, a new study says.

The average dementia patient will also see a doubling of out-of-pocket health care expenses in those first ei...

17 Oct
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care

Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care

Which U.S. kids see specialists for ear infections and have tubes placed to drain fluid and improve air flow differs significantly by race.

Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely than white kids to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, new research sho...

16 Oct
Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless

Biden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless

A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever the...

16 Oct
Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy

Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy

The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions.

The company filed a notice Thursday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sa...

16 Oct
Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

High-risk surgeries are more deadly for Black and Hispanic Americans than for their white counterparts, new research reveals.

The study, of more than 1 million procedures performed in U.S. hospitals between 2000 and 2020, found that Black patients were 42% more likely th...

13 Oct
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers

Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers

A tentative deal has been reached between Kaiser Permanente and its 75,000 health care workers following a three-day strike last week.

"The frontline health care workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are excited to have reached a tentative agreement with K...

12 Oct
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes

When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes

Men of all races and ethnic groups who have prostate cancer fare equally well when access to care is identical, a new study finds.

The disparity in outcomes from prostate cancer between Black, Hispanic and white men disappears when treatment and care are the same, as it...

04 Oct
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike

Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.

More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions began walking off their jobs as early as 6 a.m. in Vi...

03 Oct
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday

Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday

Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers don't reach an agreement.

More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions are poised to strike, CNBC reported. The union, whos...

29 Sep
Biden Administration Says Insurance Issues With COVID Shots Mostly Fixed

Biden Administration Says Insurance Issues With COVID Shots Mostly Fixed

Despite reports of trouble last week where some people may have been denied insurance coverage while seeking COVID shots at pharmacies, the Biden administration said Thursday those issues have been ironed out.

That issue is "largely, if not completely," resolved after U....

29 Sep
Childbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical Debt

Childbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical Debt

New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with them as they leave the hospital: medical debt.

That's according to new research from Michigan Medicine that found postpartum women are more likely to have medical debt than those who are pregna...

26 Sep
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors

Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors

Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due to their gender identity, a new study finds.

"I would say what I read was not surprising at all, based on things I...

21 Sep
In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

In Mississippi, a Huge Jump in Cases of Babies Born With Syphilis

The United States is experiencing an alarming wave of congenital syphilis, and one southern state saw a 1,000% rise in babies born with the infection between 2016 and 2022.

The number of babies born with the infection in Mississippi rose from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. S...

21 Sep
Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study

Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study

Helping undocumented immigrants in the United States connect with primary care doctors could be a money-saver, substantially reducing emergency department use and lowering health costs, a new study finds.

The findings are from a New York City program that helped arrange ...

20 Sep
Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans

Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans

Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows.

The counties examined in the study were more likely to be in rural areas, ha...

18 Sep
In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes

In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes

CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you're less likely to receive it if you're a woman, a new study finds.

The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency Medicine Congress, in Barcelona.

"In an emergency when s...

12 Sep
Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

Many Americans are behind on recommended colon cancer screenings -- and their doctors often fail to remind them, a new study suggests.

The study, by the American Cancer Society, focused on a nationwide sample of more 5,000 Americans who were overdue for colon cancer scre...

11 Sep
Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language

Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language

Much has been made of how a lack of English proficiency can interfere with a patient's ability to interact with their doctor and get the best health care possible.

But language barriers can prevent cancer patients from even getting in the door for a first visit with a sp...

06 Sep
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

Obesity taxes many parts of the body, but new research suggests the heart might take the hardest hit of all.

Between 1999 and 2020, deaths from heart disease linked to obesity tripled in the United States, and some groups were more vulnerable than others.

Spec...

05 Sep
Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion

Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion

Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that gap.

The study focused on one reproductive health clinic in Washington sta...

01 Sep
Too Much Paperwork Is Delaying Cancer Patients' Care, Study Finds

Too Much Paperwork Is Delaying Cancer Patients' Care, Study Finds

Red tape is getting in the way of cancer patients receiving the treatment they crucially require, a new study has found.

Patients were 18% more likely to experience cancer care delays or be unable to stick to a treatment plan if they had to fill out a lot of paperwork, c...

01 Sep
When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise

When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise

Along with having to deal with the social stigma of having a parent who is incarcerated, young adults in that situation may be more likely to develop signs of heart trouble, a new study finds.

The health impacts of having a parent who spent time in jail have been underst...

30 Aug
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids

Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids

Young Black children living in racially segregated U.S. neighborhoods are at heightened risk of potentially brain-damaging lead exposure, a new study warns.

The study, of nearly 321,000 North Carolina children under the age of 7, found that those living in predominantly ...

29 Aug
Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says

Heart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says

The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.

The list represents the first step in a landmark program aimed at reducing the government's drug spending, and p...

22 Aug
1 in 5 U.S. Women Say They've Been Mistreated During Maternity Care

1 in 5 U.S. Women Say They've Been Mistreated During Maternity Care

From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.

Rates of mistreatment during maternity care were higher among Black, Hispanic and multiracial ...

16 Aug
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes

Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes

Death rates skyrocket during extreme weather events among the most vulnerable Americans, especially those from minority groups.

A study looking at hurricanes over more than three decades showed that their impacts varied and were driven by differences in social, economic...

07 Aug
Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help

Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help

The U.S. opioid abuse epidemic wages on, and overdose deaths continue to rise, yet just 1 in 5 people receives potentially lifesaving medication such as methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone to treat their addiction, a new study finds.

"These medications are effective f...

07 Aug
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates

When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates

Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers.

That's the takeaway from a

03 Aug
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment

Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment

Black Americans are less likely to be seen at a memory clinic than their white peers. So too are folks from neighborhoods that are poor and lack educational and job opportunities, according to a new study.

That could mean later diagnosis and treatment for dementias lik...

02 Aug
Maternity Care 'Deserts' Common Throughout America, Report Finds

Maternity Care 'Deserts' Common Throughout America, Report Finds

More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.

New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4% drop in birthing hospitals throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, and d...

27 Jul
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's

Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's

Americans in ethnic and racial minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer's research, a new study finds.

Still, the review of U.S.-based Alzheimer's disease brain imaging studies found the gap is closing.

Compared with white patients, Hispanic Americans ar...

26 Jul
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins

Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins

In yet another example of inequities in U.S. health care, new research indicates that many women and minority men who need statins to protect their heart aren't getting them.

"The recommendation to use statins to treat and prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular dis...

19 Jul
Women With Severe Stroke Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Stroke Centers

Women With Severe Stroke Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Stroke Centers

Despite worse symptoms and living about the same distance from comprehensive stroke centers, women with a severe type of stroke are less likely to be sent to these facilities than men, a new study reveals.

Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at ...