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Medical Schools’ Responses to Race-Related News Events Affect Black Medical Students’ Mental Health

January 24, 2023

Jan. 24, 2023: Data from an NIMHD-funded study reveal that stress caused by perceived racism and medical schools’ responses to racial unrest can affect the mental health of Black medical students.

Hispanic or Latino American

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Prenatal Care Coverage Increases Treatment for Gestational Diabetes

December 23, 2022

A recent NIMHD study evaluates the effects of access to prenatal care on health outcomes for Latina patients with gestational diabetes.

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Women's Health, Pregnancy

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Poor Diet Quality, Food Insecurity, and Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes

September 15, 2022

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more common in all U.S. racial and ethnic minority groups than in non-Hispanic White populations. A recent study shows that diet quality, food security, race/ethnicity, and access to health care affect control of T2D.

Hispanic or Latino American

White

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Medicaid Expansion Benefits Young Adults

July 25, 2022

ACA Medicaid expansion led to improved access to health care and decreases in health disparities, including reducing the number of uninsured patients and the rate at which young Black trauma patients die in the hospital following their injuries.

Hispanic or Latino American

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

White

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Examining Factors Associated with Mental and Physical Wellbeing in American Indian People with Diabetes

June 17, 2022

June 17, 2022: Increased risk of lower health-related quality of life for Cherokee Nation citizens from Oklahoma with Type 2 diabetes linked to psychosocial factors, such as lack of social support.

American Indian or Alaska Native

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Body Composition and Breast Cancer Survival in African American Women

January 28, 2022

Jan. 28, 2022: Useful measures of body composition beyond BMI could help physicians identify African American women at higher risk of death after breast cancer.

Cancer

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Racial Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Smoking Behaviors

January 3, 2022

Jan. 3, 2022: Differences found in alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking behaviors in Black/African American and White individuals point to further study needs.

White

Underserved rural populations

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In-Hospital Stroke Mortality is Associated with Day of Admittance and Type of Stroke

August 12, 2021

Aug. 12, 2021: NIMHD-funded study finds that in-hospital patient mortality due to stroke is higher on weekends and in rural hospitals and associated with the type of stroke.

Cerebrovascular

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Anti-Black Violence Is Associated with Poor Mental Health for Black Americans

August 5, 2021

Aug. 5, 2021: NIMHD-funded study finds that news coverage and legal decisions related to anti-Black violence are linked with poor mental health in Black Americans.