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DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE

(5 days ago) WEBCurrent research shows that Asian people continue to experience health disparities in several quality areas, Treatment by Home Health Care Providers. Home health care providers are committed to delivering high-quality and compassionate care and services …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578532/

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Understanding and Mitigating Health Inequities — …

(Just Now) WEBEliminating racial health inequities requires a movement away from disparities as the focus of research and toward a research …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2008628

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions …

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2003, the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care released the report, Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

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Health Care Access CDC

(2 days ago) WEBFor example, Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino patients are less likely to be given appropriate cardiac medications, diagnostic tests, and treatments. 46 Lack of health insurance, poor routine health care access, low socioeconomic status, and language barriers contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in screening and treatment. …

https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/health_equity/health-care-access.htm

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National Institute on Minority Health and Health …

(6 days ago) WEBScience Collaborative for Health disparities and Artificial intelligence bias Reduction. An innovative cloud computing platform where you can: Access and link population, behavioral, and social determinants of health …

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/

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Treatment Declination, Racial and Ethnic Inequities, and Breast …

(8 days ago) WEBThe gap in knowledge on primary nonadherence to breast cancer treatment leaves health care practitioners and policymakers with more questions than answers as they attempt to explain Freeman et al 3 examined racial and ethnic disparities in treatment declination among patients diagnosed with breast cancer between 2004 and …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2818497

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Medical Advancements

(5 days ago) WEBResearchers suggested these disparities likely reflected more limited access to COVID-19 treatment facilities; potential prior negative experiences with the health care system, racism, or implicit

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-access-to-medical-advancements-and-technologies/

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Unequal Treatment Revisited The Current State of Racial and …

(5 days ago) WEBThe committee will consider ways to scale and spread effective interventions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care and make recommendations to advance health equity. NASEM will conduct a scoping review of the literature on racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the years since the Unequal Treatment report (1992 …

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/unequal-treatment-revisited-the-current-state-of-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-healthcare

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Defining Health Disparities Health Disparities CDC

(7 days ago) WEBDefining Health Disparities. Despite prevention efforts, some groups of people are affected by HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB more than other groups of people. The occurrence of these diseases at greater levels among certain population groups more than among others is often referred to as a health disparity. Differences may occur by …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/healthdisparities/default.htm

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Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in …

(2 days ago) WEBIn Unequal Treatment, a panel of experts documents this evidence and explores how persons of color experience the health care environment. The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities.

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10260/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-in-health-care

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Black Americans’ views about health disparities, experiences with

(3 days ago) WEBWhen it comes to treatments for pain, 35% of Black adults say they’ve felt the pain they were experiencing was not taken seriously either recently (11%) or in past interactions (23%) with doctors and other health care providers. About three-in-ten Black adults (32%) say they’ve felt rushed by their health care provider and 29% say they’ve

https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2022/04/07/black-americans-views-about-health-disparities-experiences-with-health-care/

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Defining Health Disparities and What They Mean - Verywell Health

(7 days ago) WEBHealth disparities occur when people and communities experience higher rates of breast cancer, obesity, heart disease, and other challenges for specific reasons that include race and ethnicity, access to care, poverty, and environmental risk. These health disparities have many causes. Mistrust in the health care system, for example, can

https://www.verywellhealth.com/health-disparities-4173220

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Frontiers Association of geographical disparities and segregation …

(1 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Black patients in America face significant challenges within the healthcare system, resulting in disparities that manifest as higher rates of chronic diseases, limited access to quality healthcare, and worse health outcomes compared to their White counterpart (1, 2).These disparities are evidenced by elevated rates of …

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1341212/full

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Revisiting the ‘Unequal Treatment’ report, 20 years later

(9 days ago) WEBThe landmark 2002 report that the committee produced, “Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care”, made the nightly news on all of the major networks on the day it appeared. It reverberated through the health care establishment, detailing unequivocally the harmful disparities minorities experienced in …

https://harvardpublichealth.org/alumni-post/revisiting-the-unequal-treatment-report-20-years-later/

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Health disparities and headache treatment - Harvard Health

(Just Now) WEBDisparities are separate from, and not related to, access issues or clinical needs, preferences, and appropriateness of care. Researchers have recently highlighted the issues that contribute to disparities within the healthcare system in the treatment of headache, and proposed some potential solutions. The authors reviewed the current …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/health-disparities-and-headache-treatment-202202152685

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Increasing Representation of Black Primary Care - JAMA Network

(8 days ago) WEBRacial disparities in health care and health outcomes have been perniciously difficult to eradicate despite local, regional, and national efforts to address them over the past several decades. Peek reports being a consultant for CME Outfitters and being a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Unequal Treatment Revisited …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2803903

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and …

(7 days ago) WEBAdvancing health equity and eliminating health disparities have been and continue to be critical factors to PCD in addressing these topic areas. Geographic location continues to be an important contributor in shaping access to timely and necessary screening and treatment options (33). Rohatgi et al conducted original research examining

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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Widening Racial Disparities Underlie Rise in Child Deaths in the U.S.

(7 days ago) WEBNew research finds that the death rate among Black youths soared by 37 percent, and among Native American youths by 22 percent, between 2014 and 2020, compared with less than 5 percent for white

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/health/child-deaths-us-race.html

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New CHOP Research Links Genetics, Environment and Health …

(1 days ago) WEBDriven by CHOP’s strong commitment to addressing the pediatric mental health crisis, researchers aimed to quantify how the exposome, environmental exposure, “gets under the skin” and affects physiological systems and mental health, further testing how differences in exposome can explain health disparities.

https://www.chop.edu/news/new-chop-research-links-genetics-environment-and-health-disparities-increased-stress-and-mental

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Understanding racial disparities in uterine fibroid care - Health

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Services PhD candidate Shanise Owens and HSPop adjunct associate professor Lisa Callegari (MD, MPH) were recently featured in Right as Rain from UW Medicine for their work on the U-RISE study, examining why Black women are at higher risk for developing uterine fibroids while less likely to receive treatment.The study …

https://hspop.uw.edu/racial-disparities-fibroid-care/

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Majority of New Jerseyans Worried About Medical and Health …

(5 days ago) WEBLarge disparities in how much residents worry about health care costs by race, ethnicity, income, and education. Three-quarters of New Jerseyans say they are either “somewhat” or “very” worried about the cost of health care services and unexpected medical bills, while more than 6 in 10 are “somewhat” or “very” worried about their …

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/majority-new-jerseyans-worried-about-medical-and-health-care-costs

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Dr. Aryana Sepassi, Dr. Alexandre Chan, and Team Publish Findings …

(8 days ago) WEBIn a study published in The Oncologist, Dr. Aryana Sepassi, Dr. Alexandre Chan, and their fellow researchers shared their findings regarding colorectal cancer concerns among rural residents, as compared to people living in urban settings. “Rural-Urban Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment, and …

https://pharmsci.uci.edu/2024/05/13/dr-aryana-sepassi-dr-alexandre-chan-and-team-publish-findings-on-rural-urban-disparities-in-colorectal-cancer-screening-diagnosis-treatment-and-survivorship-care/

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Prostate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet

(4 days ago) WEBProstate Cancer Study: More Health Benefits from Plant-Based Diet Eating more fruits, nuts and vegetables each day – along with fewer animal products – is associated with a nearly 50% reduction in the risk of prostate cancer progression. Treatment Disparities Among Cancer Conference Talks.

https://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2024/05/13/prostate-cancer-study-more-health-benefits-from-plant-based-diet

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Testing, treatment for sexually transmitted infections expanded in

(5 days ago) WEBIn a bid to reduce disparities and improve overall sexual health in the region, the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will offer expanded STI testing and treatment services at its Village Square clinic, located in north St. Louis County, a historically medically underserved area. The effort

https://source.wustl.edu/2024/05/testing-treatment-for-sexually-transmitted-infections-expanded-in-north-st-louis-county/?n=@

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What the Data Show: Black Women Report More Pervasive …

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https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/press-release/what-the-data-show-black-women-report-more-pervasive-negative-experiences-in-health-care-compared-to-other-groups/

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MAPS psychedelics research for MDMA therapy comes under …

(4 days ago) WEBAs the FDA evaluates ecstasy treatment for PTSD, questions mount about the evidence. May 13, 2024 12:40 PM ET. By . and health authorities were notified in Canada and the U.S.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/13/1250580932/ecstasy-mdma-ptsd-fda-approval

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U.S. mental health care: Most Americans say it gets worse …

(6 days ago) WEBThree in four adults think the U.S. health care system identifies and treats mental health issues worse than physical health concerns, according to a new Gallup and West Health poll.. Why it matters: Negative perceptions can prevent people from getting care even when it's available. "If people perceive barriers to care, which change as we …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/01/mental-health-care-poll

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Strategies for Reducing Health Disparities 2016 - CDC

(Just Now) WEBInterventions. The 2016 supplement includes additional interventions to address disparities by race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, disability, and/or sexual orientation across a range of conditions. Interventions described in the supplement include: Traditional Foods Project. A report on the Traditional Foods Project.

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/strategies2016/index.html

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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders Medicare

(Just Now) WEBMedicare covers certain screenings, services, and programs that aid in the treatment and recovery of mental health and substance use disorders. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988, the free and confidential Suicide Crisis Lifeline. You can call and speak with a trained crisis counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-use-disorder

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Medi-Cal-Behavioral-Health-Policy-Division-CCCPB-and-SMCPB

(3 days ago) WEBThe Special Medi-Cal Projects Branch oversees multiple behavioral health components of CalAIM designed to support whole-person, integrated care; move the administration of Medi-Cal behavioral health to a more consistent and seamless system by reducing complexity and increasing flexibility; and improve quality outcomes, reduce health …

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/Medi-Cal-Behavioral-Health-Policy-Division-CCCPB-and-SMCPB.aspx

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A breakthrough for lupus treatment? Study explores - UC Davis …

(Just Now) WEBUC Davis Health is one of just nine health care institutions worldwide and the only hospital in the Western United States to participate in the clinical trial. CABA-201 is a chimeric antigen receptor CAR T-cell therapy. Participants in the study will have their blood drawn and filtered through a machine in a process called apheresis. The

https://health.ucdavis.edu/research/news/headlines/a-breakthrough-for-lupus-treatment-study-explores-car-t-cell-therapy-for-autoimmune-disease/2024/05

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An FDA approved device offers a new treatment for ringing in the …

(3 days ago) WEBMore than 25 million adults in the U.S. have tinnitus, a condition that causes ringing or buzzing in the ears. An FDA approved device that stimulates the tongue, helped 84% of people who tried it.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/15/1244501055/tinnitus-hearing-loss-ringing-ear-noise

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