HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 12, 2025

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. While theres a growing body of evidence addressing the relationship of childhood trauma to heart health , Telisa Spikes wanted to take a deeper dive into the experiences of Black adults. It also measured markers of vascular health among participants.

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Science Daily - Public Health

OCTOBER 30, 2024

A new, large study found that lack of health insurance coverage accounts for a significant proportion of racial and ethnic disparities in advanced-stage diagnosis of multiple cancers.

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News Medical Health Sciences

APRIL 7, 2025

New research led by Western Sydney University finds limited evidence on the association between health literacy and medication adherence among ethnic minority adults living with Type 2 Diabetes.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

APRIL 3, 2025

Health care segregation isnt just a relic of the past. This segregation isnt legally mandated but its structurally ingrained, and it has real consequences for health outcomes, medical education, and systemic equity. Health care segregation in context The roots of health care segregation run deep.

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Black Health Matters

MARCH 12, 2025

Corbett, Editorial Director, Black Health Matters, Dashaun Johnson Cee Nicole, MD, MSW, Magan Ester, RDN Healthcare professionals Cee Nicole, MD, MSW, Magan Ester, RDN, and trainer Dashaun Johnson joined Black Health Matters Editorial Director Corynne L. Wellness is not just mental health. Presented By MERCK & CO.,

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News Medical Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

A new study out today in JAMA Health Forum is the first to show that Black, Hispanic and Asian people with private insurance tend to pay more out-of-pocket for maternity care than white people.

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News Medical Health Sciences

JANUARY 22, 2025

Researchers from Michigan State University's Department of Human Development and Family Studies revealed that sleep patterns may vary across different racial and ethnic groups - notably for non-white and multiracial children.

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News Medical Health Sciences

APRIL 1, 2025

A study published today in the American Journal of Gastroenterology reveals significant disparities in healthcare utilization among racial and ethnic groups with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the United States.

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CHIRblog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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

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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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News Medical Health Sciences

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A JAMA Network Open study reveals persistent inequities in academic medicine, where women and racial/ethnic minority physicians face significant barriers to promotions. These disparities, rooted in systemic biases, highlight the urgent need for reforms in recruitment and evaluation processes.

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News Medical Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Different sociodemographic groups, especially racial and ethnic minorities, are less likely to receive timely breast cancer diagnostic services after an abnormal screening mammogram, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

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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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News Medical Health Sciences

JANUARY 13, 2025

Type 2 diabetes incidence in Australia decreased from 2010 to 2019 overall but rose among younger men and specific ethnic groups, highlighting persistent disparities.

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Science Daily - Public Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies.

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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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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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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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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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News Medical Health Sciences

JANUARY 15, 2025

New genetic risk factors for depression have been identified across all major global populations for the first time, allowing scientists to predict risk of depression regardless of ethnicity.

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Nature Mental Health

JANUARY 7, 2025

Nature Mental Health, Published online: 08 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s44220-024-00359-2 In this study, the authors analyzed articles examining the use of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning analytics for identifying sociodemographic disparities, such as in race/ethnicity and age, to make recommendations for improving models (..)

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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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Becker's Hospital Review - Health Equity

JANUARY 24, 2025

Compared to white men, women and racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to enter academic medicine but less likely to be promoted, according to a study published in JAMA.

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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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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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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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PHIG Partners

JANUARY 6, 2025

FSM is completing a community assessment of dispensaries to better understand the quality of health services and community healthcare needs. The assessment results will help FSM prioritize dispensary infrastructure improvements and staff training, ultimately supporting the health of those on more remote islands.

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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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Black Health Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Understanding Heart Issues Heart issues, like heart attacks and strokes, are serious health problems. Practicing healthy lifestyle habits like healthy eating and exercising regularly can only improve your heart health. High Lp(a) can be present in people of all races and ethnicities but is much more common in the Black community.

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Research America

DECEMBER 30, 2024

While a wealth of research on health care value and equity exists, the combined concept of high value, equitable care is relatively new and understudied. These inequities undermine public trust in the health care system and exacerbate poor health outcomes.

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The Hill

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Latinos in the United States are less likely to have adequate health insurance than Americans overall, according to a new survey from health research nonprofit The Commonwealth Fund. of working age have health insurance for the whole year and are not underinsured, according to the surveypublished Tuesday. Latinos in the U.S.

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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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Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Health Education Advocacy and Learning (HEAL) is a non-profit collaborative created to provide every community with access to resources that will help them thrive. The post Advocating For Chronic Kidney Disease Policy Change appeared first on Black Health Matters.

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Black Health Matters

AUGUST 28, 2024

Beyond the in-office treatments, Dr. Downie stresses the importance of practicing “good scalp and hair health habits” to see maximum results. If you’re also looking for tech-savvy solutions, red light therapy might be an option to consider after all measures have been taken to preserve the overall health of your hair. Bailey comes in.

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Black Health Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2024

He has recorded and released Get Low #2, a version of the hit dedicated to encouraging people to use the Cologuard kit to get informed about their health. Black and Brown people, we do not like to go to the doctor until something’s wrong, Lil Jon told Black Health Matters in an interview. I’m all about health, he said.

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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

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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