December 9, 2020
Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults do not seek health care for fear of a surprise medical bill, according to a survey released by the American Heart Association (AHA). The online survey was conducted by the Harris Poll from Oct. 12 to 14, 2020, and included 2,045 U.S. adults....
Metformin Use May Reduce Mortality in Women With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with type 2 diabetes or obesity who are admitted to the hospital with COVID-19, metformin use is associated with significantly reduced mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in The Lancet Healthy Longevity. Carolyn T. Bramante, M.D., from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis,...
Over Half of Obese Patients Have Diabetes Remission After RYGB
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More than half of severely obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) have diabetes remission, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Jonathan Q. Purnell, M.D., from the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and colleagues compared diabetes...
Does African Descent Have a Different Genetic Profile Compared to European Ancestry?
There are disparities in the level of care and accessibility to care for people with African Ancestry (AA). A research study presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium are finding a correlation between a patient’s ancestry and the biological drivers of breast cancer. Individuals with African Ancestry experience a disproportionally high rate of...
Fear of Doctors and Cancer Among Black Women May Play a Role In Racial Disparity In pCR After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
There is an increasing use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients; however, there is a need for a better understanding of the effectiveness on the tumor. Pathology plays a major role in finding how host factors interact with tumor characteristics. Patients expressing pathological complete response (pCR) is strongly correlated to long term survival in...