News tagged with racial disparities
Study: Reasons for suspension and expulsion complex, race still central
An Indiana University study presented on Friday at the American Educational Research Association meeting in Vancouver shows that race continues to be an important factor in determining who receives out-of-school ...
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Apr 13, 2012 |
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Obama's election reduced perceptions of racism, but boosted opposition to race-related policies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many Americans changed their perceptions of discrimination and racism after Barack Obama became the nation's first black president.
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May 27, 2011 |
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Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in Type 2 diabetes
Lower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
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Mar 02, 2011 |
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Study finds blacks more likely to be readmitted to hospitals after discharge
Elderly black patients were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a prior hospital stay for a heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Racial stereotyping found in US death certificates
Death by homicide, the victim is probably black. By cirrhosis, the decedent is likely Native American. These stereotypes have small but clear effects on the racial classifications used to calculate official vital statistics, ...
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Jan 26, 2011 |
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Insurance and socioeconomic status do not explain racial disparities in breast cancer care
Racial disparities in the receipt of breast cancer care persist despite accounting for patients' insurance and social and economic status. That is the conclusion of a study published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journa ...
Oct 11, 2010 |
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African-American seniors at twice the risk for mental abuse, 5 times for financial exploitation
In the first population-based survey to indicate a racial disparity in the psychological abuse of senior citizens, University of Pittsburgh researchers found that African American seniors could be twice as likely to be mistreated ...
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Black motorcyclists -- even in helmets -- more likely to die in crashes
African-American victims of motorcycle crashes were 1.5 times more likely to die from their injuries than similarly injured whites, even though many more of the African-American victims were wearing helmets at the time of ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Blacks with muscular dystrophy die 10-12 years younger than whites: study
African Americans with muscular dystrophy die 10 to 12 years younger than their white counterparts, according to research published in the Sept. 14 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurol ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Black women with SLE develop cardiovascular disease at early age
A recent study by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine found significant racial disparities in the age of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients at the time of hospital admission for cardiovascular disease (CVD) ...
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Aug 19, 2010 |
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Sedentary Behavior Puts White Women at Greatest Risk for Obesity
Obesity is climbing steadily among American women and an inactive lifestyle is one risk factor. A new study finds that sedentary white women are more apt to become obese than are sedentary African-American women.
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Race for new hips
A recent study by researchers at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suggests that patient treatment preferences play an important role in racial disparities in total joint ...
Jun 01, 2010 |
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Racial disparities evident in taking sexual histories in emergency departments
Emergency department physicians are more likely to document sexual histories of black adolescent girls with symptoms potentially related to sexually transmitted infections (STI) than white teen girls with the same symptoms, ...
May 05, 2010 |
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Use of alternative therapy for pain treatment increases with age and wealth: study
In a University of Michigan Health System study, 1 out of 3 patients with chronic pain reported using complementary and alternative medicine therapies such as acupuncture and chiropractic visits for pain relief.
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Anemia tougher to tackle in black children with kidney disease
Black children with chronic kidney disease have more severe anemia than white children even when they receive the same treatment, according to a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center to be published in ...
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Apr 27, 2010 |
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