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Study links primary care shortage with salary disparities
Sep 09, 2008 |
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The nation's shortage of primary care physicians has been linked to a host of poor health outcomes, and a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that salary disparities play a majo ...
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Public expresses need for government intervention to reduce socio-economic disparities in health
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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As Congress debates the public health care option, a recent study reveals greater public support for reducing health care disparities among socio-economic groups (i.e. by income or education) than among racial groups. The ...
Study of neighborhoods points to modifiable factors, not race, in cancer disparities
Apr 13, 2009 |
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While cities have shown considerable racial disparities in cancer survival, those racial disparities virtually disappear among smaller populations, such as neighborhoods within that city. The finding comes from a new analysis ...
Highlighting racial disparities increases coverage and effectiveness of health news
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Effective communication of health news is needed to raise awareness and encourage behavior changes in populations who experience health disparities, or inequalities in health status, according to the U.S. Department of Health ...
Use of statins favors the wealthy, creating new social disparities in cholesterol
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Since the introduction of statins to treat high cholesterol, the decline in lipid levels experienced by the wealthy has been double that experienced by the poor. While statins are highly effective in reducing cholesterol ...
Studies' message to women: Keep your cool
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2008 |
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New Haven, Conn.-Whether you are running for president or looking for a clerical job, you cannot afford to get angry if you are a woman, Yale University psychologist Victoria Brescoll has found.
Racial disparities in diabetes prevalence linked to living conditions
Sep 21, 2009 |
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The higher incidence of diabetes among African Americans when compared to whites may have more to do with living conditions than genetics, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...
Closing race, poverty and gender gaps in advanced high school course-taking
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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The latest research from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores the wide disparities in advanced high school course-taking (such as Advanced Placement courses) among race, poverty, and gender groups in Flo ...
Women's access to donated kidneys declines with age, particularly compared with men
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Younger women have equivalent access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women receive transplants much less frequently than older men, according to a study appearing in the March 2009 issue ...
Gender-based pay gaps among US faculty
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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Before the Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law by President Kennedy, women earned about fifty percent less than men. Nationally, women still earn an average of thirty percent less than men regardless of education, choice ...
Performance pay is a good lesson for education, expert finds
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced a new education reform, calling for a merit-pay system for teachers in hopes of improving student performance. As the nation's public schools spend $187 billion in salaries, based ...
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