Monitoring Healthcare Algorithms for Racial, Ethnic Disparities
Use of healthcare algorithms can mitigate, exacerbate, or not impact racial and ethnic disparities, according to a literature review published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Air Pollution Progress Marred by Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities
Over the last decades, air pollution emissions have decreased substantially; however, the magnitude of the change varies by demographics, according to a new study.
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Pulmonary Embolism Death Rates Defy Medical Advancements
Despite advancements, a Michigan Medicine study finds that the death rate for pulmonary embolism remains high and unchanged in recent years—more often killing men, Black patients, and those from rural areas.
Researchers Helping Black Smokers with HIV
Researchers from University of Houston’s RESTORE Lab are collaborating on the development of a mobile intervention for Black smokers with HIV.
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Air Pollution Tied to Non-viral Asthma Attacks in Some Kids
Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas.
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Rural COPD Patients Face Higher Death Rates
Rural COPD patients face higher death rates; the first step to helping these patients is understanding why these disparities exist.
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Preventing E-cigarette Use by American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
The FDA has launched a campaign to educate American Indian/Alaska Native youth ages 12-17 about the harms of e-cigarettes and vaping.
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How Did COVID Affect Smoking Prevalence in Minority Communities?
New information has surfaced on the link between the pandemic and the deceleration in progress to reduce smoking in certain populations.
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Opioid Overdose Deaths Increased 38% in Black Americans
A new NIH study found that non-Hispanic Black individuals in four US states experienced a 38% increase in the rate of opioid overdose deaths from 2018 to 2019, while the rates for other race and ethnicity groups held steady or decreased.
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The Rise of COPD in Women
Despite women’s increased vulnerability and susceptibility to COPD, cases of COPD in women often go misdiagnosed or unidentified in the earlier stages of the disease.
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Ethnic Differences Complicate Rare Lung Disease Clinical Trials
A new study reports on how patients’ ethnicities can affect their response to certain pharmaceuticals, which can have an important effect on the results and success of clinical trials.
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CHEST and Sunovion Focus on Hispanic COPD Awareness
As part of COPD Awareness Month in November, the CHEST Foundation and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals are encouraging Hispanics to learn more about COPD, and if they are at risk, to get tested.
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CHEST, Sunovion To Increase COPD Awareness for US Hispanics
“Tome Un Respiro” is a Spanish-language campaign to raise awareness among Hispanics in the US about the prevalence, treatment options, and disease management of COPD.
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COPD and Women
In the last 30 years, COPD has become more prevalent in American women, who now make up more than half of patients currently diagnosed—an estimated 7 million women, in all.
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Sarcoidosis and Environmental Exposures
Systemic and clinical pulmonary-only sarcoidosis may be caused by different environmental exposures that ultimately lead to these different subsets of the same disease.
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