Faces of black children as young as five evoke negative biases
A new study suggests that people are more likely to misidentify a toy as a weapon after seeing a Black face than a White face, even when the face in question is that of a five-year-old child.
View ArticleReport: Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in US
Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report.
View ArticleSaying 'I'm gay' doesn't boost well-being equally for gay men of every...
A new study of gay Latino and gay white men suggests different ethnic groups experience "coming out" differently.
View ArticleWhy stress is more likely to cause depression in men than in women
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more women are affected by depression than men. This pattern is seen in countries around the world, including the United States.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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