Diversity in Medicine
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People of color bearing brunt of long COVID, doctors say
“We are getting a very skewed population of Caucasian wealthy people who are coming to our clinic.”
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Expert shares tips on hair disorders and photoprotection for patients of color
“I ask how often they wash their hair, because sometimes our recommendations for treatment are not realistic based on their current routine,” Dr....
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Secondary CV prevention benefit from polypill promises global health benefit
In older patients with a prior myocardial infarction, a three-drug polypill significantly reduced risk of CV events in the multinational SECURE...
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Asian patients with psoriasis have shortest visits, study shows
The reasons for the difference are unclear and in need of further research, according to the study authors.
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Cholesterol levels lowering in U.S., but disparities emerge
While cholesterol levels in American adults have improved overall in the past decade, disparities in control have emerged, according to a new...
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Rich or poor, educated or not, all face risk for hypertension
Historically thought to be a disease of the rich and sedentary, hypertension occurs with similar frequency in low- and middle-income countries.
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Airway structure in women leads to worse COPD outcomes
Worse COPD outcomes found for women for each unit change in wall thickness or lumen area.
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Low-level light therapy cap shows subtle effects on CCCA
The hypothesis for how the dual-wavelength lights work is that light is absorbed by the chromophore cytochrome c oxidase in the mitochondrial...
Article
Pigmented Papules on the Face, Neck, and Chest
A 46-year-old woman presented with multiple asymptomatic, flesh-colored, hyperpigmented papules on the face of 5 to 6 months’ duration that were...
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Social isolation, loneliness tied to death, MI, stroke: AHA
Decades of research have clearly shown that social isolation and loneliness carry cardiovascular risks, a new American Heart Association...