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Substantial proportion of Black adults with ‘normal’ spirometry have emphysema on CT scans Over three million people in the U.S. have emphysema, one of the most preventable respiratory illnesses Under-recognizing emphysema could lead to a lack of follow-up visits, continuation of smoking and failure to partake in other preventive measures Doctors should consider ordering CT […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading expert on infectious diseases in the United States, said he will retire before the end of President Joe Biden’s term in office in 2025. The 81-year-old Fauci has led the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984. He took over the post at the emergence of the […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Gary Gibson has a clear memory of his first conversation with his future wife Brenda Williams back in 1973. “Hello, my name is Brenda,” was the first thing Gibson remembers her saying. The second was, “I have sickle cell disease.” “I was like, sickle what?” Gibson said. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s4780019/audio/2022/06/sicklecelldisease-story1-lackofresources-web.mp3 Listen to this story here. […]
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 37 million people in the United States. Often, it begins and progresses silently, causing no obvious symptoms until kidney function is severely impaired. During early stages, up to nine in 10 people aren’t aware that they have it. If kidney disease is caught early and treated properly, serious […]
The findings suggest that the broad use of race as a factor for providing certain health interventions and treatments should be reconsidered, investigators say. Recent Black immigrants and those who have been in the United States for 15 years or longer, are less likely to die earlier from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and in general, than […]
A new study provides the first evidence of its kind that silica dust is responsible for the rising tide of severe black lung disease, including among coal miners in Appalachia. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new study provides the first evidence of its kind that […]
Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related dementias than white participants, despite national statistics that indicate that Black Americans are overall about twice as likely to develop dementias than whites. The analysis of data on study participants from across NIA’s network of Alzheimer’s Disease […]
Abstract Objectives To use data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to estimate mortality and disability trends for the population aged ≥70 and evaluate patterns in causes of death, disability, and risk factors. Design Systematic analysis. Setting Participants were aged ≥70 from 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019. […]
March 10, 2022 Because education level, address, income and other factors contribute to the prevalence of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease in Black Americans, a key step to helping patients is to ask about them during clinical assessments. According to research published in the Journal of the American College of […]