News Medical Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Canada's current national screening guidelines for breast cancer are less appropriate for women of certain race and ethnicity groups since they are diagnosed at younger ages with more advanced stages of the disease.

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Frontiers

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Researchers in the US have examined if taking part in an in-school cycling program improves middle schoolers’ mental health and found positive effects. This motivates us, and hopefully others, to continue investigating and developing cycling as a pathway to improved health and well-being in adolescents.”

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The Health Care Blog

MARCH 2, 2022

Medicare Advantage (Advantage), originally conceived in 1997 during the Clinton Administration as ‘Medicare + Choice’, has progressively grown and become an established health insurance option for those 65 and older. million, while trade associations representing the health insurance industry spent an equivalent amount. Introduction.

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News Medical Health Sciences

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Redlining-;a mid-20th-century federal government practice of denying home loans in African American and other minority neighborhoods-;has long been associated with poor health outcomes, including disparate overall mortality rates among racial and ethnic groups.

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News Medical Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For people seeing a neurologist, their age, race, ethnicity and neighborhood may play a role in whether they do so in person or virtually, via telemedicine, according to a study published in the November 20, 2024, online issue of Neurology® Clinical Practice , an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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News Medical Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Life expectancy in the USA varies by more than 20 years depending on an individual's race and ethnicity and where they live.

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Science Daily - Public Health

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Asian and Pacific Islander communities experienced the steepest ethnic increase, while the Midwest saw the greatest regional rise (2.5 Men consistently had higher rates but women saw the largest proportional rise, with deaths increasing 2.5 times), followed by the Northeast, West, and South.

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UW School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That’s one of the findings of a food survey of Washington residents from December 2022 to January 2023, run by researchers at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Washington State University. student, Health Systems and Population Health at UWSPH; Ashley S. Tseng, Ph.D.

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Black Health Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2024

We need mental health interventions and support systems that resonate with our community and acknowledge the specific barriers we face. Drawing from the 2024 Public Perception of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Poll, she shares key findings from the study. Our community has seen a concerning rise in suicide rates. in 2019 to 14.1

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Mr. Epidemiology

DECEMBER 25, 2016

Thanks to all our old and new Public Health Perspectives readers for your support over the year. They examined these data to look at what predicted life expectancy at age 40, after adjusting for race and ethnicity.” Your tweets, Facebook comments, and feedback are all really appreciated. million women (mortality rates of 596.3

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Better Health For All

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A core element of public health is to improve health and reduce inequalities in the populations we serve. In order to do that, it is important that the public health profession also examines itself for inequalities across its workforce and education and training.

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University of Minnesota School of Public Health

DECEMBER 20, 2024

based studies of interventions targeting racial and ethnic disparities in adults with chronic conditions found that few studies evaluated the effectiveness of such interventions in reducing gaps… Continue reading → A review of U.S.-based

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Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer In an observational study, researchers showed that consuming more added sugars is consistently associated with greater odds of developing kidney stones in the US, especially for ethnicities such as Native Americans or Asians, or for people with a relatively higher income.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Reporting on alcohol use and alcohol use disorder: Data, disparities, and responsible journalism Moderator: Naseem Miller , senior health editor, The Journalist’s Resource Jordan Gass-Pooré , podcast producer and investigative journalist Nasim Maleki, Ph.D. Maleki also noted the racial, ethnic and regional disparities of the harms of alcohol.

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HEALTHBEAT

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Last month, the March of Dimes released its annual report on maternal and infant health in the United States. And its not just the health of the babies scoring low. Maternal mortality is a public health crisis.

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Berkeley Public Health

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A team at the UC Berkeley is examining whether paying doctors can improve a longstanding problem: racial and ethnic disparities in delivery of health care.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

They might not all be relevant for every story, but they’re important to keep in mind: Report on suicide as a public health issue by highlighting prevention efforts, providing accurate facts and data, confronting myths and sharing stories from people who have survived and recovered. This is a public health issue, not a crime.

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Black Health Matters

JUNE 20, 2024

A report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2023 showed “more than half (52%) of LGBQ+ students recently experienced poor mental health and, concerningly, that more than 1 in 5 (22%) attempted suicide in the past year.” ” These findings were consistent across race and ethnicity.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Maria Glymour Maria Glymour , chair and professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health; Jacqueline Torres, associate professor of epidemiology & biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Paola Gilsanz, research scientist II at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, have received a $28.8

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Maternal Health Task Force

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Interested in a position in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child or adolescent health? Every month, the Maternal Health Task Force rounds up job and internship postings from around the globe. Senior Specialist, Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health ; Save the Children; Washington D.C. — Is your organization hiring?

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Maternal Health Task Force

MAY 21, 2024

Climate change is not just a looming environmental crisis; it is also a significant threat to maternal health, amplifying existing vulnerabilities and inequalities. Several studies have documented climate change’s direct and indirect effects on maternal health.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

birth Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one’s risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth.

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 5, 2022

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all people are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, health, and the pursuit of Happiness. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The report also analyzed death rates by race, gender and ethnicity, finding variations across different groups. The report data reflect information collected by the CDCs National Center for Health Statistics from death certificates filed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. percent decrease for men and 13.5

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Black Health Matters

JULY 12, 2024

Mental health is a critical matter in our community, yet it is often hidden and minimized behind the curtains of stigma, misconceptions, and embarrassment. National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, observed every July, raises awareness and advocates for mental health equity.

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Fund for Public Health NYC

JULY 26, 2023

Maternal health inequities in New York City are stark, with Black women and birthing persons being 9x more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than their white counterparts. The City of New York’s commitment to improving maternal health outcomes is not new; the Department of Health has been dedicated to this cause for decades.

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Black Health Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

She is an active member of the association of Black Cardiologists and co-chairs their Health and Public Policy Committee. Dr. Collins is working towards fostering a research community that is racially diverse and hopes to chip away at health disparities by addressing minority underrepresentation in clinical trials.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 22, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers analyzed health information on middle-aged and senior participants in the UK Biobank. This held true for both Caucasian people and those of other ethnicities. Adult education also appeared to help preserve nonverbal reasoning performance and fluid intelligence.

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Berkeley Public Health: Racism and Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

More than 75 years of transformational research and hands-on social impact for a better world.

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The Health Care Blog

JULY 19, 2022

I read the Stat News investigative piece “ Health care’s high rollers ,” by Bob Herman and colleagues, with interest but not much surprise. As Kaiser Family Foundation’s CEO Drew Altman told them, “Health care has become big business. As Kaiser Family Foundation’s CEO Drew Altman told them, “Health care has become big business.

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Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Did you know that 112% more racial and ethnic minorities live with undiagnosed psoriasis? This isn’t just a skin issue; it’s linked to a 43-58% increased risk of hypertension and severe health problems like obesity and stroke. How has it impacted your daily life and mental health? Surprisingly, 32.3% Surprisingly, 32.3%

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Rural Health Information Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Simple, modern video meetings for everyone on the world's most popular and trusted collaboration platform.

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Rural Health Information Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Simple, modern video meetings for everyone on the world's most popular and trusted collaboration platform.

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Rural Health Information Hub

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Simple, modern video meetings for everyone on the world's most popular and trusted collaboration platform.

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Science Daily - Public Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The study introduces a new framework that incorporates socioeconomic status (SES) factors -- such as income, education, and ethnicity -- into epidemic models. Researchers have developed an innovative approach to epidemic modeling that could transform how scientists and policymakers predict the spread of infectious diseases.

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Better Health For All

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Financial wellbeing is a fundamental building block of health. The impact of this extends beyond finances to underpin good mental and physical health throughout the life course. These levels of financial insecurity are profoundly detrimental to the nation’s health.

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CHIRblog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The leaves are falling but the latest health policy research is evergreen!

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