Why society should talk about forced sex in intimate relationships, too
In the wake of the deluge of news about sexual harassment and alleged assaults by several high-profile and powerful men, it is important to look at the causes and consequences of forced sex in the...
View ArticleRace a factor in intracranial atherosclerotic disease
(HealthDay)—Black men have increased prevalence and frequency of multiple intracranial atherosclerotic plaques, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Cardiology.
View ArticleStudy finds aging alone could strain individual, system
As more adults face old age alone, society needs to rethink its approach to health and elder care before this demographic shift puts further strain on an already taxed system, according to one Western...
View ArticleMACE risk similar for white men, women, minorities after PCI
(HealthDay)—Women and minorities undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with everolimus-eluting stents have a risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) that is similar to that of white...
View ArticlePhysically active white men at high risk for plaque buildup in arteries
White men who exercise at high levels are 86 percent more likely than people who exercise at low levels to experience a buildup of plaque in the heart arteries by middle age, a new study suggests.
View ArticleOpioids and obesity, not 'despair deaths,' raising mortality rates for white...
Drug-related deaths among middle-aged white men increased more than 25-fold between 1980 and 2014, with the bulk of that spike occurring since the mid-1990s when addictive prescription opioids became...
View ArticleBlacks suffer higher rates of fatal first-time heart attacks than whites
Black men may have similar risk of coronary heart disease as white men, but their first cardiac event is twice as likely to be fatal. That means preventing a first heart attack is even more crucial for...
View ArticleBlacks, women don't get same health benefit from employment
Being gainfully employed normally is considered good for health, but new research from the University of Michigan shows that black men, and black and white women don't get the same benefits of...
View ArticleRace and gender affect response to weight stigma
A new study by researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at UConn has found that although people of all races and genders are stigmatized for being overweight, there are differences in...
View ArticleBlack, white men view impacts of prostate cancer treatment differently, study...
When it comes to making decisions about which prostate cancer treatment to choose, black and white men prioritize certain treatment-related factors differently, according to a University of North...
View ArticleBrachytherapy rather than surgery is a good option for cancer of the penis
Results from the largest group of men treated for cancer of the penis by a single institution have shown that treatment with brachytherapy (a type of radiotherapy) is a good option that can be used...
View ArticleFour ways to stay mentally fit if you're struggling with the political climate
"This can't be happening.""I feel like throwing up.""I don't want to get out of bed in the morning.""Life is going to get a lot worse for people like me.""I'm so sad I can't even think about it...
View ArticleSuperior survival for asian men with prostate cancer
(HealthDay)—For men with distant, de novo, metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), Asian ethnicity is associated with superior median overall survival (OS) and PCa-specific mortality (PCSM), according to a...
View ArticleMore years lost for whites versus South Asians, blacks with T2DM
(HealthDay)—Whites with type 2 diabetes have more life years lost than South Asians or blacks, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Diabetes Care.
View ArticleAre cholesterol-lowering statins associated with reduced Alzheimer risk?
An analysis of Medicare data suggests that high use of cholesterol-lowering statins was associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease but that reduction in risk varied by type of statin and...
View ArticleNever-smoking women have high prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary...
A new study published by University of Toronto researchers suggests that women who have never smoked are susceptible to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and that African American women are...
View ArticleOpinion: Why woman-bashing is a serious health threat
Polls indicate that one demographic slice instrumental in electing Donald Trump was white women. Indeed, 53 percent of white women cast their votes in his direction.
View ArticleRisk-taking behaviors tied to racial disparities in HIV in gay communities
On the surface, data indicate that gay black men are 4.5 times as likely to have HIV, while white gay men are 16 times as likely than heterosexual men of their same race.
View ArticleHigh incidence of cardiovascular risk factors in older adults
(HealthDay)—Older adults have high incidence of cardiovascular risk factors, with increased incidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia for blacks, according to a study published...
View ArticleMinorities less likely to get clot-clearing stroke drug
(HealthDay)—A clot-busting drug known as tPA can greatly improve stroke outcomes, but it isn't given to minorities nearly as often as it is given to white men, a new U.S. study shows.
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