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Equity & Inclusion: Page 3
Report urges improved rural access to interventional radiologists
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology have released a report that calls for improved access to interventional radiologists in rural areas of the U.S.
October 9, 2022
Ultrasound educator forms new virtual education company
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Ultrasound educator Karen Nussbaumer is creating the Academy of Diagnostic and Osteopathic Medicine, a new company that aims to deliver ultrasound education and diagnostics globally on a virtual platform.
September 15, 2022
Revised lung cancer recs boosted eligibility, but disparities remain
By
Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's 2021 recommendation on low-dose CT lung cancer screening expanded the pool of eligible individuals, but it didn't necessarily eliminate disparities linked to race, researchers have found.
September 1, 2022
Race, ethnicity, health variables contribute to BAC risk in women
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Hispanic, Black, and older women have a higher prevalence of breast arterial calcification (BAC) on mammography, a possible biomarker for coronary artery disease, according to a study published August 27 in the
Annals of Epidemiology
.
August 30, 2022
Hispanic ethnicity underreported in breast cancer studies
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Hispanic ethnicity is reported in less than half of breast cancer studies and less than one-third of such studies categorize race and ethnicity into mutually exclusive groups, a study published August 25 in
JAMA Oncology
found.
August 24, 2022
Race, ethnicity tied to risk of delayed follow-up breast imaging
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Women who identify as Black, Asian, or Hispanic are nearly 1.5 times more at risk for delayed follow-up than white women when it comes to mammograms classified as incomplete on BI-RADS, according to a study published August 17 in the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
.
August 17, 2022
AI can predict patient demographics from chest x-rays
By
Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can identify a patient's demographic information with a high level of accuracy on chest x-rays, according to research published August 11 in the
Journal of the American College of Radiology
.
August 11, 2022
CT screening evens out gender disparity in lung cancer mortality
By
Brian Casey
Men with lung cancer have a much higher risk of mortality compared with women, says a new paper published August 1 in
Lung Cancer
. But this difference disappears if they got CT lung screening, suggesting that screening can even out gender disparities.
August 2, 2022
Insurance type influences adherence to follow-up imaging
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Patients with Medicaid have four times lower odds of completing follow-up imaging compared with patients with commercial insurance, a study published July 25 in
Clinical Imaging
found.
July 25, 2022
Biden creates new cancer care model for Medicare patients
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Biden administration has announced the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), a new model to improve cancer care among Medicare patients and address health equity.
June 26, 2022
Racial, ethnic groups face longer diagnostic delays after mammogram
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Black U.S. women are most likely to experience delays in diagnosis after being recommended for biopsy for abnormal screening mammography results, suggests a study published June 23 in
JAMA Oncology
.
June 23, 2022
Mammographic results vary across racial, ethnic groups
By
Amerigo Allegretto
Non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to receive a false-negative breast cancer report and non-Hispanic white women have higher invasive cancer detection rates, wrote the authors of a study published June 17 in
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
.
June 16, 2022
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