November 16, 2020
Patients Happier With Doctors of Same Race
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Racial/ethnic concordance between patients and their physicians is associated with higher patient satisfaction scores, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Junko Takeshita, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues evaluated patient- and physician-related determinants of the patient experience...
Dr. Mike McGee Discusses Clinical Trials During COVID19
MD Newsline recently interviewed Dr. Michael Mcgee, Chairman for the Emergency Medicine Departments at Methodist Hospitals in Gary and Merrillville, Indiana and President and Chief Executive Officer (CE) of Premier Urgent Care and Occupational Health Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. McGee discussed clinical trial recruitment in the wake of COVID19 and the importance of recruiting...
Risk for Heart Failure Lower With Healthy Sleep Patterns
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to healthy sleep patterns is associated with a lower risk for heart failure, according to a research letter published online Nov. 16 in Circulation. Xiang Li, Ph.D., from the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, and colleagues prospectively investigated the...
Lung Cancer Tied to Most Potential Years of Life Lost
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The largest numbers of potential years of life lost (PYLLs) were due to deaths from cancers of the lung/bronchus, colon/rectum, and breast in 2017, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Minkyo Song, M.D., Ph.D., from the National Institutes of Health...
AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than patients of other races, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020, held virtually from Nov. 13 to 17. Valy Fontil, M.D., from the University of California in...
Could Racism Be the Cause of Cancer?
By Robin Baumeister Race accounts for higher mortality rates for all cancer sites, studies find. While this should come as no surprise, its gravity is no less present; regardless of gender, black cancer patients face higher mortality than their white peers. Among black men, cancer incidence is also higher; black men have 25% higher incidence...
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
New research reveals what may be fueling racial disparities in U.S. prostate cancer deaths — disparities that have black patients dying at higher rates than whites. What are they? Education, income and insurance. “Socioeconomic status and insurance status are all changeable factors. Unfortunately, the socioeconomic status inequality in the United States has continued to increase...
Education, Income, and Insurance Status Contribute Most to Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity
After adjustment for clinical and nonclinical factors, the Black-White disparity in prostate cancer survival is narrowed, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in Cancer. Wanqing Wen, M.D., M.P.H., from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues examined the impact of clinical characteristics and factors related to access to care on survival by...
Outcomes Worse for Black Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
African-American men with low-risk prostate cancer have a significantly increased 10-year cumulative incidence of disease progression and definitive treatment than non-Hispanic White men, according to a study published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Rishi Deka, Ph.D., from the VHA San Diego Health Care System in La Jolla, and...