By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The percentage of U.S. doctors who are Black has barely risen in the past 120 years, and there’s still a wide pay gap between white and Black physicians, a new study finds. The analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from 1900 to 2018 included … Read more
Researchers found that, on average, Black Americans reported an increase in “poor mental health days” during weeks where more than one deadly racial incident was in the news. Source link
Black women are more likely than white women to experience common mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression, according to government figures. Sectioning powers under the Mental Health Act also disproportionately affect black people. BBC journalist Abdirahim Saeed reflects on the case of a close relative and speaks to black women about their experiences. … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 death rates are significantly higher among Black American women than among white men, according to a new study, suggesting that race is a factor in survival differences between men and women. Researchers analyzed COVID death rates in Michigan and Georgia, the … Read more
WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are significantly underrepresented in U.S. health professions, with little indication that diversity will improve, a new study says. In 2019, Black people made up about 12.1% of the U.S. workforce, but their representation in 10 health professions studied ranged from 3.3% for physical therapists … Read more
By American Heart Association NewsHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Black young adults are almost four times more likely than their white counterparts to have a stroke, according to new research. Yet regardless of race, the risk of having a stroke at a younger age increased as blood pressure rose. … Read more
WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Robert Chelsea needed a new face, having lost most of his in a horrific Los Angeles traffic accident years ago. But Chelsea is Black, and the process to give him the first-ever face transplant wound up posing novel challenges for his doctors, according to a new report. It … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic Americans already face higher risks for dementia than the general population. Many also believe they’d get worse dementia care compared to white patients, according to a new Alzheimer’s Association special report. Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to … Read more
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Communities of color face a burgeoning wave of mental health problems as a result of how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people interact and grieve, experts warn. “We’re about to have a mental health epidemic because of COVID,” Vickie … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black people with hepatitis C develop liver cancer sooner than people in other racial groups and the cancer is often more aggressive, but current screening guidelines may not be broad enough to catch these cases early, according to a new study. … Read more