Vascular risk factors raise odds of Alzheimer’s disease in Blacks, Hispanics: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 05, 2023
Vascular risk helps to explain the outsized odds of Alzheimer’s faced by African Americans and Hispanics in the United States, a new study has found.
Delayed recognition may account for high COVID death rate in Black seniors, doc warns
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2021
Clinicians should be on high alert for COVID-19 in older Black patients presenting with symptoms not consistent with common diseases, a well-known geriatrician contends.
Black patients less likely to seek hospice care than whites, researchers say
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
Black patients seek substantially more intensive medical treatment in the last six months of life than whites, a study shows. The investigators recommend that more healthcare providers are trained to promote...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 17
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2020
COVID mortality among some older Blacks is five times that of whites, analysis finds … CCRC partnership trains future geriatricians to treat growing aging population … Intensive blood pressure-lowering...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, June 11
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 10, 2020
Fully 20% of people with hearing aids do not use them, a new study finds … NIH: Smoking more than doubles stroke risk in African Americans … A senior living exec with COVID-19 has a message for providers:...
Race and location — not star ratings — tied to COVID-19 deaths, say investigators
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 02, 2020
Urban location, greater percentage of African American residents, and larger facility size are some of the factors linked to the likelihood of COVID‐19 infections in eldercare facilities.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, April 7
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Surgical masks appropriate for most COVID-19 treatment, finds study … Coronavirus is aerosolized through talking, exhalation … Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk … African Americans...
Interventions boost glycemic control in older African Americans with cognitive impairment
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 13, 2020
Culturally sensitive diabetes education can lead to improvements in glycemic control for this high-risk population, say investigators.
African Americans more likely to be discharged to a skilled care facility after knee replacement
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 31, 2019
African American patients are up to five times more likely than white patients to be discharged to an SNF after knee replacement, rather than to their home.
Study links poor financial performance and ‘de facto’ nursing home segregation; raises questions...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 02, 2013
Nursing homes with a high proportion of black residents tend to underperform financially, according to recently published research that raises difficult questions about admissions practices and healthcare...