Caution Urged About Ageism in Patient Care
Clinicians need to be aware of their assumptions about patients based on age.
Health Disparity
Discrimination Associated With Higher Risk of Depression
A group of researchers explored whether individuals who experienced ongoing discrimination had a higher risk for depression.
Reducing Social Inequities, Obesity Prevalence Can Decrease Osteoarthritis Risk
Researchers evaluated the association between socioeconomic position and obesity with incident osteoarthritis.
Spotlight on Increasing Myocardial Infarction Disparities in Young Women
Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, Yuan Lu, ScD, and Ersilia M. DeFilippis, MD, discuss increasing rates of myocardial infarction among young women.
AGA Releases Position Statements on Colorectal Cancer Screening
The American Gastroenterological Association outlined guiding principles to improve colorectal cancer screening nationwide, highlighting a need to eliminate financial barriers for patients.
Biologic Use in Asthma: How Treatment Setting, Other Factors, Affect Adherence
In patients with moderate to severe asthma using biologics, how does the treatment setting affect adherence — and what other factors affect adherence rates?
Medicaid Expansion May Have Improved Access to Cancer Trials
The expansion of Medicaid eligibility was associated with a nearly 3-fold increase in the proportion of Medicaid-covered patients enrolled in cancer treatment trials.
Presidential Advisory From the AHA: Call to Action for Cardiovascular Disease in Women
The AHA has issued a presidential advisory statement regarding sex-based disparities in care of patients with cardiovascular disease.
In Women, Hormones and Gender Affect Asthma Incidence and Treatment Response
Recent research shows that in women, hormonal and other changes occurring during their lifecycle affect their asthma incidence and response to treatment.
Adolescent Boys With Autism Spectrum Disorder at a Nearly 3-Fold Higher Risk for Self-Harm
Investigators at King’s College London in the UK evaluated data from a national database of adolescents aged who were enrolled in 4 state-maintained school and resident programs from their 11th birthday or April 2009 to presentation at an emergency department for self-harm, their 18th birthday, or March 2013.
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