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Minorities have poorer results, higher rates of inappropriate surgery to prevent stroke
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Minorities have poorer results and higher rates of unnecessary surgery from a common procedure used to remove plaque from inside the carotid artery, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center doctor who is lead author ...
Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Nursing homes serving primarily Hispanic residents provided poorer quality care compared to facilities whose patients were mostly white, according to Brown University research. Details were published recently in the Journal of ...
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Race and insurance status associated with death from trauma
Oct 20, 2008 |
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African American and Hispanic patients are more likely to die following trauma than white patients, and uninsured patients have a higher death risk when compared with those who have health insurance, according to a report ...
Most effective hepatitis C treatment fails in majority of Hispanics, study shows
Jan 15, 2009 |
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The most effective treatment for hepatitis C fails in two-thirds of Hispanic patients but works for half of white patients, researchers reported Wednesday in a study that confirms ethnic disparities in the liver disease.
Study investigates ethnic disparities in treatment of trauma patients
Nov 17, 2008 |
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The initial evaluation and management of injured patients from minority ethnic groups nationwide appears to be similar to that of non-Hispanic white patients, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, ...
What is different in reflux esophagitis between African-Americans and non-Hispanic whites?
Jun 24, 2009 |
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There is minimal data evaluating the prevalence of GERD complications in any United States general population, other than non-Hispanic whites. Presently, it is thought that such complications occur less frequently in African-Americans ...
Hispanics less likely to have repeat revascularizations 1 year after angioplasty
Nov 09, 2008 |
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Hispanic patients were 57 percent less likely than Caucasian patients to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) one year after successful angioplasty, a type of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to open blockages ...
Unequal access: Hispanic children rarely get top-notch care for brain tumors
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Hispanic children diagnosed with brain tumors get high-quality treatment at hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery far less often than other children with the same condition, potentially compromising their immediate prognosis ...
Race Shown to Affect Severity of Lupus Disease
Sep 08, 2009 |
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In patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, their race can affect how severe the disease will become, according to a new study.
Study: Younger black women more likely to have regular doctor, feel cared for
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Younger black women are more likely to have a regular doctor -- and are more likely to feel cared for by that doctor -- than younger white women and women of other ethnic groups, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...
Racial and ethnic disparities detected in patient experiences
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A study surveying patients in more than 1,500 physician practices has found racial and ethnic disparities in patient health-care experiences, with minority patients having worse experiences than white patients. The findings ...
Moving to the US increases cancer risk for Hispanics
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Results of a new study confirm trends that different Hispanic population groups have higher incidence rates of certain cancers and worse cancer outcomes if they live in the United States, than they do if they live in their ...
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