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The Health Disparities Myth [PDF]

, 2006
Many experts today insist that bias in the doctor's office will lead to poorer treatment of minority patients. A new monograph by Jonathan Klick of Florida State University and AEI's Sally Satel, The Health Disparities Myth: Diagnosing the Treatment Gap (
Jonathan Klick, Sally Satel
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Graph Attention Networks Unveil Determinants of Intra- and Inter-city Health Disparity [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Understanding the determinants underlying variations in urban health status is important for informing urban design and planning, as well as public health policies. Multiple heterogeneous urban features could modulate the prevalence of diseases across different neighborhoods in cities and across different cities.
arxiv  

Genetic Research and Health Disparities [PDF]

JAMA, 2004
Abstract Disparities in health status have increased in the United States in the last 50 years despite remarkable advances in our ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. The poor are the least likely to have benefited from progress in medicine, but economic status does not account completely for these disparities.
Sankar, Pamela, Cho, Mildred K, Condit, Celeste M, Hunt, Linda M, Koenig, Barbara, Marshall, Patricia, Lee, Sandra Soo-Jin, Spicer, Paul   +7 more
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Longer—but Harder—Lives?: The Hispanic Health Paradox and the Social Determinants of Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant–Native Health Disparities from Midlife through Late Life

Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2019
Though Hispanics live long lives, whether a “Hispanic paradox“ extends to older-age health remains unclear, as do the social processes underlying racial-ethnic and immigrant-native health disparities. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (2004–
Courtney E. Boen, R. Hummer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Novel CT radiomics models for the postoperative prediction of early recurrence of resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A single‐center retrospective study in China

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To assess the predictive capability of CT radiomics features for early recurrence (ER) of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods Postoperative PDAC patients were retrospectively selected, all of whom had undergone preoperative CT imaging and surgery. Both patients with resectable or borderline‐resectable pancreatic cancer met
Xinze Du, Yongsu Ma, Kexin Wang, Xiejian Zhong, Jianxin Wang, Xiaodong Tian, Xiaoying Wang, Yinmo Yang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between trust in the U.S. healthcare system and willingness to test for and vaccinate against COVID-19

BMC Public Health
Background Trust in the healthcare system may impact adherence to recommended healthcare practices, including willingness to test for and vaccinate against COVID-19. This study examined racial/ethnic differences in the associations between trust in the U.
Judy Nanaw, Juliana S. Sherchan, Jessica R. Fernandez, Paula D. Strassle, Wizdom Powell, Allana T. Forde   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caregiving stress and burden associated with cardiometabolic risk in family caregivers of individuals with cancer

Stress, 2022
Chronic stress is a well-established risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. Caregiving for individuals with cancer is perceived as a chronic stressor yet research on the risk for cardiometabolic disease in this population, opposed to the elderly and ...
Lena J. Lee, Youngmee Kim, Robert Shamburek, Alyson Ross, Li Yang, Margaret F. Bevans   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research Opportunities in Sociotechnical Interventions for Health Disparity Reduction [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
The implicit and explicit biases built into our computing systems are becoming increasingly clear -- they impact everything from targeting of advertisements to how we are identified as people. These biases disproportionately affect marginalized groups -- people who are excluded from mainstream social, economic, cultural, or political life -- more ...
arxiv  

An investigation into the feasibility and efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery for 1–3 cm single brain lesions on the ring‐mounted Halcyon LINAC

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose An evaluation of the accuracy, safety, and efficiency of the Halcyon ring delivery system (RDS) for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment to relatively small (1–3 cm) brain lesions. Methods After completing the extensive in‐house quality assurance checks including Winston–Lutz test and independent dose verification via MD Anderson ...
Kate Hazelwood, Shane McCarthy, Josh Misa, David Castelvetere, William St. Clair, Damodar Pokhrel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Incarcerated Populations

, 2012
Alarming disparities in population health and wellness in the United States have led to multi-disciplinary research efforts to create health equity. Identifying disparities, elucidating the etiological bases of disparities, and implementing solutions to ...
Borysova, Meghan E., Mitchell, Ojmarrh, Sultan, Dawood H., Williams, Arthur R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source