Diversity in Medicine
From the Journals
Hypertension protocols curb racial bias in therapeutic inertia
Racial disparities in treatment intensification were not seen within the strict confines of blood pressure management in the SPRINT trial, a new...
Guidelines
AHA advice for diabetes patients to stay heart healthy
Fewer than one in five Americans meet targets for blood sugar, blood pressure, and lipids.
Feature
Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...
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Study finds more adverse maternal outcomes in women with disabilities
The findings “may be a direct reflection of the challenges women with all types of disabilities face when accessing and receiving care, which is...
Conference Coverage
How does atopic dermatitis present in skin of color?
Morphological variants common in skin of color include the follicular variant or micropapular variant of AD.
Feature
Fixing the maternal health problem in the U.S.: Signs of hope?
Hundreds of women die in pregnancy or in weeks after birth each year.
Commentary
LGBTQ health care: There is reason to be hopeful
“LGBTQ/rainbow health has been harmfully treated by the system, by both intention and by ignorance.”
From the Journals
Metabolites implicated in CHD development in African Americans
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Sickle cell raises risk for stillbirth
Cohort study of pregnant women highlights need for risk assessment.
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Non–health care municipal services cut severe maternal morbidity rates
Services that affect nonmedical determinants of health broadly affect how people live their daily lives - healthfully or not.
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High-poverty areas host more firearm-related youth deaths
Nearly 4 million years of potential life are lost in children and youth as a result of firearms in 10-year study.