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ADRD Costs Jump 31% Over Decade, Yet Gender Gaps Remain
Urban Health Today Editors
Disparities in Nursing
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November 21, 2022
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) treatment expenditures may triple to $45 billion by 2040.
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Nearly One-Third of Nurses Plan to Leave the Profession
Urban Health Today Editors
Disparities in Nursing
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November 21, 2022
Nurses who identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaska Native reported low levels of satisfaction with their salary.
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Gender and Race Pay Gap in Nursing Continues
Urban Health Today Editors
Disparities in Nursing
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November 21, 2022
Despite the passage of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, unequal wages in the nursing field continue to be prevalent.
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Pregnant Women With HS at Increased Risk of Adverse Outcomes
Urban Health Today Editors
Dermatology
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November 3, 2022
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) disproportionately affects women of childbearing age.
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Care Management Recommendations for LGBTQAI Patients With HS
Urban Health Today Editors
Dermatology
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November 3, 2022
Sexual/gender minority patients are at risk for infections that can alter the clinical course of hidradenitis suppurativa.
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Increased Prevalence and Severity of HS in Black, Hispanic Patients
Urban Health Today Editors
Dermatology
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November 3, 2022
Black patients 2 to 3 times more likely than White patients to be hospitalized due to hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
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Being Black May Worsen Clinical Outcomes in HS
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Dermatology
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November 3, 2022
Researchers investigated associations of patient race/ethnicity with disease severity, hospitalizations, and surgeries.
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Star Ratings, SDoH, Supplemental Services: A Q&A With Robert Pittman, SVP of Government Affairs for Modivcare
Urban Health Today Editors
Managed Care
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June 27, 2022
In 2022, many Medicare Advantage (MA) plans added several supplemental services to their offerings, including meals, ...
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Ethnicity-Based Cutoff Values Necessary for Best MM Risk Prediction Algorithm
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Multiple Myeloma
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December 27, 2021
Ethnicity-based cutoffs of laboratory parameters resulted in the best predictor model for risk prediction in Indian and ...
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Significant Disparities Exist in Real-World Treatment of APL
Urban Health Today Editors
Cancer
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December 27, 2021
A recent study illustrated significant disparities by age, insurance, and health-system factors in the use of ...
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Tuskegee, UAB, Morehouse Received Grant to Research Cancer Disparities
Urban Health Today Editors
Cancer
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December 27, 2021
Tuskegee University, the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Morehouse School of Medicine received a five-year $18 ...
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SARS-CoV-2 Vaccinations Less Effective in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
Urban Health Today Editors
COVID
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December 27, 2021
Researchers recently presented data indicating that the effectiveness of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 may be reduced in ...
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Virtual Frailty Assessment Successful in Older Adults With Hematologic Malignancies
Urban Health Today Editors
Cancer
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December 17, 2021
Researchers developed a virtual frailty assessment for older adults with hematologic malignancies and found no evidence ...
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No Increased Morbidity, Mortality in Older Patients With MM Undergoing Auto-HSCT
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 17, 2021
Nearly half of new diagnosed of multiple myeloma (MM) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) are in patients over 75 years old.
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Black Patients Initiated Daratumumab Later in MM Treatment
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 17, 2021
This retrospective study reviewed charts of patients with MM initiating daratumumab from January 2018 to May 2020.
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Black Patients With MM Less Likely to Undergo Complete Diagnostic Evaluation
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 17, 2021
It is not clear if differences in diagnostic evaluation lead to differences in treatment strategies and survival outcomes.
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Socioeconomic Status Accounted for Survival Difference in Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Myeloma Patients
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 16, 2021
Socioeconomic status (SES) accounted for disparities in survival time between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White patients ...
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Study Showed No Genomic Differences in MM in Hispanic, Non-Hispanic Patients
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 16, 2021
An analysis of data from the CoMMpass trial revealed no obvious differences in significant measures of genomic variation ...
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Ethnic Minorities Under-Enrolled in UK Myeloma Trials
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Multiple Myeloma
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December 16, 2021
Enrollment of ethnic minorities into academic clinical trials of multiple myeloma (MM) in the United Kingdom was below ...
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Racial, Gender Differences Exist in the Prevalence of Obesity, Diabetes in MM
Urban Health Today Editors
Multiple Myeloma
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December 16, 2021
A study of individuals with multiple myeloma (MM) revealed significant racial disparities in the prevalence of obesity ...
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