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The share of Americans medically obese is projected to rise to almost 50% by 2035
28 Jan 2026 20:07 GMT
… . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Health and Nutrition Examination … similar trends in gender and racial disparities. The study projects that by … . Amanda Velazquez, director of obesity medicine at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, pointing …
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Biogen’s Litifilimab Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, a Disease With No Targeted Treatment Options
28 Jan 2026 12:30 GMT
… and review of drugs for serious diseases
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., … G, Lim SS. Racial Disparities in the Incidence of … characteristics, autoantibodies and medication use in Native American … on lupus epidemiology: advancing health disparities research through the …
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Black women on the nightmare of seeking healthcare in the US: ‘I have to be my own doctor’
27 Jan 2026 13:07 GMT
… advocating for health.
Breast cancer runs in … health outcomes, including lower emergency department use, reductions in racial disparities … questions about autoimmune diseases that disproportionately affect … , but on healthcare systems, medical training, and …
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Atul Gawande on Medicine and Mortality
27 Jan 2026 11:25 GMT
… last century for public health and health care delivery has been … an organ or a cancer that they have. That … Anything around dealing with racial disparities and trying to understand what … people with heart disease could get their medications that month. The …
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US Lupus Mortality Trends Reveal Sex and Racial Disparities
23 Jan 2026 06:37 GMT
TOPLINE:
From 2018 to 2023, more than 40% of the deaths among persons aged 15 years or older with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) listed on death certificates had SLE recorded as the underlying cause of death; mortality peaked in 2020 and 2021, likely …
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Disparities in Alcohol Disorder Discharge Prescriptions Identified
28 Jan 2026 23:52 GMT
… : health equity, alcohol use disorder, inpatient care, racial disparities, prescription practices
Tags: academic medical … center research on AUDdemographic influences on healthcare …
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Lawmakers weigh expanded consumer protections as fiber optic transitions spark concern
29 Jan 2026 00:46 GMT
… losing farmland. People cannot afford health care. They are losing essential … Robinson
A panel that evaluates racial disparities in the criminal legal system …
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Polk County leaders discuss data-driven approaches for addressing local cancer trends
24 Jan 2026 20:54 GMT
… that conversations around cancer should happen outside traditional healthcare settings.
Environmental contributors … area.
The discussion also highlighted racial disparities—Black residents face higher incidence …
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The Green Fallback: Operational and Professional Risks of Militarizing the Beat
28 Jan 2026 17:17 GMT
… as an escalating force.
* Racial Disparities: Advocacy groups argue that … living conditions.
* Mental Health: Reports of suicides and … source for the mental health crisis among deployed Texas … use of low-flying medical evacuation helicopters during the …
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<![CDATA[Ebbie A. Stewart, MD, outlines how COEQUaL targets multilevel drivers of fibroid disparities]]>
28 Jan 2026 17:13 GMT
… the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) research framework … Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Department of Surgery at … , the reduction or elimination of racial disparities.
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Stewart EA, Venable S …