Social Determinants: Page 15

Minority women still face lag time for breast cancer diagnosis, treatment

By Shalmali Pal

Of all ethnic minorities, African-American women experience the most diagnostic and treatment delays for breast cancer. While this may not be new information to women's health specialists, it does emphasize the need for measures to remove these barriers, according to an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers.

December 26, 2006

Gender influences colon cancer diagnosis, outcome in Ohio women

By Shalmali Pal

In Ohio, women with colon cancer presented with more advanced disease and had a worse prognosis than men, according to researchers in Cincinnati. In addition, female patients were older than male patients at the time of diagnosis and were more likely to have right-sided colon cancer, which is difficult to assess endoscopically, according to the study in the Journal of Women's Health.

November 9, 2006

Toshiba opens new education center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has opened the Toshiba Education Center.

November 7, 2006

Meta-analysis highlights ethnic discrepancies in osteoporosis risk factors

By Shalmali Pal

A group from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana performed a meta-analysis of major osteoporosis trials and compiled the most current information about race and osteoporosis. They also noted some of the shortcomings of these studies, and what direction future research should move in. "Considering osteoporosis to be an aged white woman's disease is an outdated practice," wrote Dr. Pooja Pothiwala and colleagues.

September 7, 2006

EBCT finds ethnic differences in heart disease mortality

Minority ethnic groups have higher baseline coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and a greater mortality risk compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to a study presented at the 2006 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Atlanta.

April 19, 2006

M.B.A. education for physicians: cross-training options

Recent decades have seen an explosion of interest in executive education for medical professionals. The U.S. trend appears to be driven by an avalanche of changes in the organization of the healthcare system. Dr. Frank Lexa, guest editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, describes the options for physicians who seek business education to enhance their medical careers.

January 24, 2006

Caution: U.S.A. may be hazardous to your health

By Eric Barnes

A study based on data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) trial found that being born in the U.S. -- and living there -- could be hazardous to your health. Specifically, being born in the U.S. and spending time in the fast-food nation are associated with the extent of calcification in people with CT-detected coronary artery calcium.

October 2, 2005

Colon cancer caught at more advanced stage in women

By Shalmali Pal

Colon cancer is generally considered a gender-neutral disease, at least until the age of 50, when the risk for men begins to increase. Still, at diagnosis and staging, women tend to have more advanced disease than men, according to researchers from Ohio.

September 26, 2005

Racial profiling: fMRI links brain activity and black-white bias

By Shalmali Pal

A variety of factors help determine how we each feel about, and react to, people of different ethnicities. These factors are closely tied to a neurological reaction that may determine our emotional response to race -- whether we are conscious of it or not. A number of recent neuroimaging studies have investigated the connection between our brains and race processing.

May 26, 2005

Ethnic South Asian radiologists absent from U.S. leadership roles

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The percentage of radiologists of South Asian ethnicity is growing in the U.S., predominantly due to an increasing number of U.S.-born trainees. However, their representation in radiology leadership positions does not portray their participation in the profession, according to data unveiled at the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

January 2, 2005

Ethnic South Asian radiologists absent from U.S. leadership roles

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The percentage of radiologists of South Asian ethnicity is growing in the U.S., predominantly due to an increasing number of U.S.-born trainees. However, their representation in radiology leadership positions does not portray their participation in the profession, according to data unveiled at the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

January 2, 2005

Toshiba, Thomas Jefferson start education service

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems and the Jefferson Ultrasound Research and Education Institute (JUREI) of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have initiated a new educational service for Toshiba customers and staff.

November 22, 2004

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