Health Disparities Update

Health Disparities Update

MedlinePlus sent this bulletin at 05/22/2017 01:10 PM EDT

New on the MedlinePlus Health Disparities page:

Poverty Could Make Lupus Even Worse

05/19/2017 04:00 PM EDT

Second study saw pregnancy complications higher among non-whites

Source: HealthDay

Too Many Americans Still Go Without Cancer Screenings

05/18/2017 09:00 AM EDT

Report shows uninsured had lowest rates of mammograms, Pap tests and colonoscopies

Source: HealthDay

Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to See a Neurologist

05/17/2017 04:00 PM EDT

They more often wind up in the ER and face higher medical costs than white patients, study shows

Source: HealthDay

Heart Health Might Be a Matter of Geography

05/16/2017 12:00 PM EDT

U.S. counties where cardiovascular death rates are high or low sometimes sit side-by-side, study finds

Source: HealthDay

Fewer SIDS Deaths in U.S., but Gaps Among Racial Groups Remain

05/15/2017 07:00 AM EDT

Sudden infant deaths are twice as common for blacks as whites, study finds

Source: HealthDay