December 28, 2020
Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Privileged White U.S. citizens have better health outcomes than average U.S. citizens for several health outcomes, but health outcomes are not always better than those in other developed countries, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., from the...
Patients With Psoriasis Shoulder Substantial Psychological Burden
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with psoriasis have a considerable psychological burden, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in The Journal of Dermatology. Wiebke Sondermann, M.D., from the University Hospital Essen in Germany, and colleagues examined psychiatric comorbidity and possible correlations between psychological factors, disease severity, and dermatology-related quality of...
Male Sex Is Risk Factor for Increased Mortality in COVID-19
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 include male sex, hypertension and diabetes with chronic complications, and obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Katherine E. Goodman, J.D., Ph.D., from The University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and...