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Nov. 21, 2024: Researchers made an important finding after they implemented a home-based phone guideline-directed medical therapy among patients with heart failure in Navajo (Diné) Nation.

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Gene Regulation May Influence Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival

October 15, 2020

In the United States, African American (AA) women are more likely than European American (EA) women to die from breast cancer, although EA women are more likely to get diagnosed with the disease. The...

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Medicaid Expansion With Adult Dental Coverage Results in Reduced Emergency Department Dental Visits

September 17, 2020

Sept. 17, 2020: Many low-income adults do not have dental insurance and cannot afford to pay for preventive dental visits....

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

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Gene Expression in the Liver Holds a Clue to Disease Susceptibility in African Americans

August 4, 2020

Aug. 4, 2020: Research has continued to show that African Americans are more likely than Whites to be more susceptible to certain diseases and to have different responses to medication....

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Advertisements Increase E-cigarette Use Among Younger Populations

July 16, 2020

July 16, 2020: IN this study, researchers from the NIMHD Intramural Research Program investigated a possible cause of the rise in e-cigarette use in this population: encountering e-cigarette advertisements....

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Child Abuse and Neglect Are Associated with County-level Socioeconomic Hardship and Drug-Related Offenses

June 19, 2020

June 19, 2020: Child abuse and neglect are nationwide concerns. However, these problems happen more in some areas than others....

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People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Intentional Injuries

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Women's Health, Pregnancy

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Identifying Gene Variants of Cystic Fibrosis in Dominicans and Puerto Ricans

May 7, 2020

May 7, 2020: Cystic fibrosis, a disease caused by a mutation in the CFTR gene, is known to primarily affect non-Hispanic White population....

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Chronic Lower Respiratory

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Increasing Minimum Wage Could Reduce Racial Disparity in U.S. Infant Mortality

April 21, 2020

April 21, 2020: In the United States, infant mortality among non-Hispanic Blacks is twice the rate among non-Hispanic Whites....

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Women's Health, Pregnancy

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Within Hospitals, Race and Ethnicity—But Not Insurance Type—Are Linked to Severe Maternal Illness

April 7, 2020

April 7, 2020: Black and Latina women suffer more than White women from severe maternal morbidity....

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Hispanic or Latino American

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Higher Minimum Wage Is Linked to Fewer Suicides in People With High School Education or Less

March 10, 2020

March 10, 2020: Suicide is often connected to financial stress, so it makes sense that increasing income might reduce the risk of suicide....

People with lower socioeconomic status (SES)

Mental, Behavioral Related

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Socioeconomic Deprivation and Ancestry Influence Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Disparities

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minority populations in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Asian and Black populations have two to four times the T2D prevalence compared to...

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A Home-Based Phone Intervention Improved Uptake of Recommended Medical Treatment for Heart Failure Among Patients in Navajo Nation

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Gene Regulation May Influence Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival

Medicaid Expansion With Adult Dental Coverage Results in Reduced Emergency Department Dental Visits

Gene Expression in the Liver Holds a Clue to Disease Susceptibility in African Americans

Advertisements Increase E-cigarette Use Among Younger Populations

Child Abuse and Neglect Are Associated with County-level Socioeconomic Hardship and Drug-Related Offenses

Identifying Gene Variants of Cystic Fibrosis in Dominicans and Puerto Ricans

Increasing Minimum Wage Could Reduce Racial Disparity in U.S. Infant Mortality

Within Hospitals, Race and Ethnicity—But Not Insurance Type—Are Linked to Severe Maternal Illness

Higher Minimum Wage Is Linked to Fewer Suicides in People With High School Education or Less

Socioeconomic Deprivation and Ancestry Influence Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Disparities

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A Home-Based Phone Intervention Improved Uptake of Recommended Medical Treatment for Heart Failure Among Patients in Navajo Nation

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