Diversity in Medicine
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Tips, contraindications for superficial chemical peels reviewed
Setting expectations is critical as it can take a series of peels over months to see results.
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Medicaid patients with heart failure get poor follow-up after hospital discharge
Both structural racism and problems with access are likely behind the low rates of follow-up care.
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Maternal health clinic teams with legal services to aid patients
Health-harming legal needs are drivers of poor health outcomes, particularly for Black women and children.
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Breast cancer outcomes are worse for Black men
Black Americans are more likely to be diagnosed at older ages and to die from the disease.
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Black patients most likely to be restrained in EDs, Latino patients least likely
Researchers blame racism for both findings of an analysis of three North Carolina hospitals.
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Guidelines for assessing cancer risk may need updating
Whole-exome sequencing reveals cancer risk mutations in patients that would not have qualified for testing based on current guidelines.
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Racial disparities in cardiotoxicity after chemotherapy
“The most important message is to look at preexisting cardiovascular disease, oncology diagnosis, and be aware of existing disparities in a...
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Breast cancer screening advice ‘dangerous’ for black women
The current “one-size-fits-all” policy to screen the entire female population from a certain age may be “neither fair and equitable nor optimal...
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African ancestry genetically linked to worse CRC outcomes
Results from a new study provide greater clarity regarding the genetic piece of the puzzle.
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Circulating DNA has promise for cancer detection, but faces challenges
Unnecessary procedures and health care challenges could leave Whites as the primary beneficiaries.