Results 41 to 50 of about 83,116 (203)

Racial Disparity in Anthracycline-induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients

Biomedicines, 2023
Breast cancer has become the most common cancer in the US and worldwide. While advances in early detection and treatment have resulted in a 40% reduction in breast cancer mortality, this reduction has not been achieved uniformly among racial groups.
Swetha Balaji, Antu K. Antony, Harry Tonchev, Giorgia Scichilone, Mohammed Morsy, Hania Deen, Imaduddin Mirza, Mohamed M. Ali, Abeer M. Mahmoud   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers to human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among racial/ethnic minorities: a systematic review.

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2020
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with poor health outcomes, including cervical cancer. Racial/ethnic minority populations experience poor health outcomes associated with HPV at higher rates.
Trisha L. Amboree, C. Darkoh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Changing the Narrative: Structural Barriers and Racial and Ethnic Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccination

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Although a promising solution of the COVID-19 vaccination offers hope, disparities in access again threaten the health of these communities ...
A. Njoku, Marcelin Joseph, R. Felix
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Racial-ethnic disparities in psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: the role of experienced discrimination and perceived racial bias

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Research on mental health disparities by race-ethnicity in the United States (US) during COVID-19 is limited and has generated mixed results. Few studies have included Asian Americans as a whole or by subgroups in the analysis.
Ming Wen, Lu Shi, D. Zhang, Yan Li, Zhuo Chen, Baojiang Chen, Liwei Chen, Lu Zhang, Hongmei Li, Jian Li, Xue Han, Dejun Su   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Examining Racial/Ethnic Differences in Patterns of Opioid Prescribing: Results from an Urban Safety-Net Healthcare System

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023
Prescription opioids still account for a large proportion of overdose deaths and contribute to opioid use dependence (OUD). Studies earlier in the epidemic suggest clinicians were less likely to prescribe opioids to racial/ethnic minorities.
M. Flores, A. Sharp, Frederick Q Lu, B. Cook   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Disparities in pedestrian streetscape environments by income and race/ethnicity

SSM: Population Health, 2016
Growing evidence suggests that microscale pedestrian environment features, such as sidewalk quality, crosswalks, and neighborhood esthetics, may affect residents’ physical activity.
Christina M. Thornton, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, Kavita A. Gavand, Brian E. Saelens, Lawrence D. Frank, Carrie M. Geremia, Karen Glanz, Abby C. King, James F. Sallis   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Community Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Sexual Gender Minority Young Adults: Principles for Strategies to Motivate Action(s) for Realistic Tasks (SMART Thinking) Addressing HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse

American Journal of Men's Health, 2020
HIV/STI, substance use, and mental health issues disproportionately affect racial/ethnic sexual minority young adults. These health vulnerabilities intensify across the life course, most notably when young adults are independent college students.
Rohan Jeremiah, Brian Taylor, Amparo Castillo, Veronica Garcia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Disparities in Great Britain during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Sewell Report and the Myth of a Post-Racial Society

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2023
Studies analysing the economic impact of periods of recession and economic crises in Great Britain through the lens of ethnicity have shown that ethnic minorities are particularly vulnerable to these shocks.
Donia Touihri-Mebarek
doaj   +1 more source

Association of Care at Minority-Serving vs Non–Minority-Serving Hospitals With Use of Palliative Care Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities With Metastatic Cancer in the United States

JAMA Network Open, 2019
This cohort study uses data from the National Cancer Database to assess the association between receipt of treatment at minority-serving vs non–minority-serving hospitals and use of palliative care among racial/ethnic minorities with cancer.
A. Cole, David-Dan Nguyen, Akezhan Meirkhanov, M. Golshan, N. Melnitchouk, S. Lipsitz, K. Kilbridge, A. Kibel, Zara Cooper, J. Weissman, Q. Trinh   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improving health care quality for racial/ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the best evidence regarding provider and organization interventions

BMC Public Health, 2006
Background Despite awareness of inequities in health care quality, little is known about strategies that could improve the quality of healthcare for ethnic minority populations.
Smarth Carole, Palacio Ana, Gozu Aysegul, Robinson Karen, Price Eboni G, Gary Tiffany L, Beach Mary, Jenckes Mollie, Feuerstein Carolyn, Bass Eric B, Powe Neil R, Cooper Lisa A   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source