Diversity in Medicine
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Community-level actions could mitigate maternal mortality
National Institute for Health Care Management panelists advocate partnerships between hospitals and community centers to ease barriers to access...
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Eighty percent of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable: Study
“It’s significant. It’s staggering. It’s heartbreaking.”
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Severe longstanding hidradenitis suppurativa (Hurley stage III) with architectural changes, ropy scarring, granulation tissue, and purulent...
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People of color bearing brunt of long COVID, doctors say
“We are getting a very skewed population of Caucasian wealthy people who are coming to our clinic.”
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Expert shares tips on hair disorders and photoprotection for patients of color
“I ask how often they wash their hair, because sometimes our recommendations for treatment are not realistic based on their current routine,” Dr....
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Hydroquinone, found in skin-lightening agents worldwide, linked with increased skin cancer risk
“The magnitude of the risk was surprising,” one of the study authors said.
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Secondary CV prevention benefit from polypill promises global health benefit
In older patients with a prior myocardial infarction, a three-drug polypill significantly reduced risk of CV events in the multinational SECURE...
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Monkeypox in children and women remains rare, CDC data show
“This data should be very reassuring to parents and to children going to back to school.”
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Well-child visits rise, but disparities remain
Uninsured children continue to fall short in well child visits, with a 20% gap between highest and lowest-adherence regions.
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Asian patients with psoriasis have shortest visits, study shows
The reasons for the difference are unclear and in need of further research, according to the study authors.
From the Journals
Cholesterol levels lowering in U.S., but disparities emerge
While cholesterol levels in American adults have improved overall in the past decade, disparities in control have emerged, according to a new...