May 24, 2022
Infection Rates and Severe COVID-19 in Minorities
COVID-19 inequities in racial and ethnic minority groups have been previously studied and confirmed in the United States. Asian Americans, African Americans, Latino Americans, and Indigenous Americans/Alaska Natives are at an increased risk of contracting and dying from severe COVID-19. Structural racism may be at play when identifying the source of these disparities. A retrospective...
Risk for Hospitalization for Heart Failure Down With SGLT-2i Treatment for T2D
For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving first-line sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause mortality is similar to those receiving metformin, and the risk for hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) is lower, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. HoJin Shin, Ph.D., from...
Racial Disparities in Patients With Cancer and COVID-19
In the general population, Black patients tend to experience more severe disease from COVID-19 than white patients. However, few studies seek to address whether Black patients with cancer experience worse outcomes from COVID-19 than white patients with cancer. Structural racism carried out through sociodemographic factors, such as underinsurance and disproportionate access to health care, may...
Racial Disparities in Insomnia Widen During COVID-19
Black Americans are more likely to experience chronic insomnia than white Americans. This disparity may result from a lack of appropriate access to care, especially during the pandemic. Moreover, the gap in insomnia prevalence may be widened by additional stress caused by the pandemic as Black Americans also experience higher rates of infection and poorer...
Improving ADHD Clinical Trials and Stigma
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how to improve diversity and inclusion in ADHD clinical trials and how to improve mental health stigma. MD Newsline: Moving forward, how do you think we can increase the recruitment and enrollment of diverse groups in ADHD clinical trials? Dr. Edward Hallowell:...
The Pandemic and Adult ADHD Disparities
In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss challenges and disparities in treating adult ADHD during the pandemic. MD Newsline: What are the biggest challenges that psychiatrists treating adult ADHD are tasked with in the wake of the pandemic? Dr. Edward Hallowell: “Since the start of the pandemic, we...