Model Suggests Earlier Breast Cancer Screenings for US Black Women
For Black women in the United States, initiating biennial screening at age 40 years could reduce Black-White disparities in breast cancer mortality.
Health Disparity
Patients Prefer Same-Sex Endoscopy Team Members Over Endoscopists Themselves
Investigators assessed sex preferences for endoscopists and endoscopy team members across patients of different ages and geographic areas.
Risk Prediction Model Developed for Breast Cancer in Black Women
A new model for predicting breast cancer in Black women is well calibrated and has moderate predictive ability.
Adults With Disability Less Likely to Have Received COVID-19 Vaccine
Adults with a disability are less likely to report having received one or more doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, although they are more likely to report higher endorsement of the vaccine as protection.
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Excess Mortality Increased During Pandemic
Racial and ethnic disparities in excess mortality increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Does the Association of Fasting Blood Glucose With Stroke Risk Differ by Race and Sex?
Researchers investigated the sex and race differences in the association between fasting blood glucose and the risk for ischemic stroke in adults aged 45 years and older.
Neighborhood Gun Violence Tied to Pediatric ED Visits for Mental Health
Exposure to neighborhood gun violence is associated with increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency department visits among children living near a shooting.
Race Alone Does Not Explain Disparities in Cancer Screening
Race alone does not explain disparities in cancer screening among women.
Sexual-Minority Teens Have Elevated Suicide Ideation
Sexual-minority adolescents have higher lifetime risks for suicide ideation, plan, and attempt than their heterosexual peers.
Overall Cancer Incidence, Mortality Lower for US Hispanics
Hispanic/Latino men and women in the United States have lower overall cancer incidence and mortality than non-Hispanic Whites, but they have an increased risk for specific cancers, including infection-related cancers.
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