Health Diversity News

• Should Physicians Counsel Patients on Social Health? Doctors are being asked to cram patient counseling on social and public health issues into already jam packed appointments.
  Medscape Reader Polls, June 2018
• Race May Be Factor in Completion of Neoadjuvant Breast CA Chemo White women with breast cancer are more likely to complete their neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen than women of color, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• Greater Focus on Sex, Gender Differences in Alzheimer's Needed An expert panel calls for greater attention to sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's disease research.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• Hip Bone Deterioration May Differ Significantly Between Men and Women Various image analysis techniques show sex-specific patterns of bone deterioration at the hip, suggesting that men and women should be assessed differently for hip fracture risk, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• IM Trainees, Especially Women, Put Off by Cardiology A first-ever survey of IM trainees' perceptions underlines long-standing concerns about the culture in cardiology, while commentaries take a hard look at harassment and lower income faced by women.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• With Prostate Cancer, Race Is Not Entirely Black and White When black and white men receive the same treatment for prostate cancer, they have the same outcomes, according to two new studies. Why might this not hold true outside of clinical trials?
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• Involving Elders in Treatment May Benefit Indigenous Patients Involving indigenous elders in the treatment of inner-city indigenous patients appears to provide a broad range of benefits, Canadian researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• More Lung Cancer in Young Women Than Men in US The incidence of lung cancer in young women has now surpassed that of their male counterparts, and the unique smoking behaviors of men and women don't explain why.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Course of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Worse in Black Youth Nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) is more common among obese youth who are white or Hispanic, but the course of the disease is more severe among African Americans, new findings suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• APA 2018The Transgender Brain: New Insights Emerging research confirms that gender is manifested not just in the body but also in the brain, with experts now introducing the concept of 'brain gender.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Ob/Gyn Visits Should Promote Heart Health: AHA/ACOG Advisory Yearly well-woman visits are an opportunity to focus on lifestyle choices, including smoking cessation, diet, weight, and physical activity, to optimize cardiac health, a joint advisory concludes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Male Cancer Researchers Get 3.6 Times More Funding Than Women Male principal investigators receive 3.6 times more money overall than their female counterparts, regardless of cancer type, disease theme, or source of funding.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Women Lacking in Trials for Many Heart Drugs Pivotal clinical trials used to win U.S. marketing approval for many new heart drugs didn't include enough women to clearly assess gender differences in how the medications work, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• Standardizing STEMI Care Boosts Care, Outcomes for Women A four-step protocol improved inequities in care and outcomes for women, but observers say 'multiple strategies will need to be brought to bear to close the gender gap in cardiovascular care.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Victims of Japan's Forced Sterilizations Demand Justice After Decades of Silence One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to see a doctor. Despite protesting that his health was fine, he was ordered to strip, lie down on a table, and was given a local anesthetic.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2018
• APA 2018Pokemon Go May Boost Mental and Physical Health Playing Pokemon Go is associated with an increase in physical and social activity and an improved sense of well-being among young people.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2018
• Gender Bias in Peer Review of Research Grants May Penalize Women Female researchers may be less successful at winning grant funding than their male counterparts with similar experience and qualifications at least in part because of gender bias among reviewers, a Canadian study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Higher Rates of Depression in Sexual Minority Youth Sexual minority youth have higher rates of depression than their heterosexual peers. This study explores the contribution of cyberbullying, unmet medical needs, and other factors to depressive symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018
• IM 2018The Time for Gender Equity Is Now, Says ACP New recommendations could help eliminate gender bias related to compensation and the career advancement of physicians, a longtime goal of the American College of Physicians.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018
• Ongoing Sex Disparity in Post-Acute MI Statin Therapy Women are still less likely to fill a high-intensity statin prescription after MI hospitalization, despite countless initiatives aimed at eliminating sex disparities in cardiovascular care.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2018