Race disparity in medical care persists: study
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Blacks were far less likely than whites to get specialized procedures after a heart attack and were more likely to die within a year, according to a study showing persistent racial disparities in U.S. medical care.
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Black women with early-stage breast  cancer have lower survival rates than their white counterparts  even after taking into account variables such as tumor size and  socioeconomic differences, researchers said.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Black American women are less likely than women of other races to have breast reconstruction after mastectomy, says a study published in the online edition of the journal Cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Socioeconomic status may account for some, but not all, of the increased risk of stroke African Americans face, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - How a hospital rates in terms of the quality of care it provides does not appear to be closely linked to patient outcomes, according to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Black and Hispanic patients in pain are less likely than whites to get powerful painkillers from U.S. hospital emergency departments, but the reasons may go beyond sheer racial bias, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Older patients with similar chronic conditions receive treatment that varies widely, even among the top-ranked hospitals, according to studies released Thursday
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NEW YORK  - A person's race may influence  his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings  of a study of black and white adults who underwent treadmill  stress tests.
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NEW YORK  - Black patients who are hospitalized after a heart attack are less likely than their white counterparts to undergo coronary bypass surgery, also referred to as revascularization, regardless of whether or not the hospital has a service specializing in this surgery, new research shows.
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White doctors routinely delay treatment of HIV-positive black patients, a new finding that adds to a growing body of research that suggests a sharp racial divide in American medical care.
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Despite significant gains in medical science, disparities in public health persist between rich and poor countries.
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Minority women in the United States are less aware of heart problems and stroke than their white counterparts despite being at greater risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study released on Monday.
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CHICAGO -- Emergency room doctors are prescribing strong narcotics more often to patients who complain of pain, but minorities are less likely to get them than whites, a new study finds. Even for the severe pain of kidney stones, minorities were prescribed narcotics such as oxycodone and morphine...
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A new study presents stark evidence that high medical payments do not buy high-quality patient care.
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Electronic health records -- touted by policymakers as a way to improve the quality of health care -- failed to boost care delivered in routine doctor visits, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - There is no difference in  survival between black and white patients with heart disease  who undergo angioplasty, a procedure to open blocked heart  blood vessels, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Despite receiving similar   treatment, black women with advanced or recurrent endometrial   cancer fare worse than their white counterparts, according to a   report in the September 25th online issue of Cancer.