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Mashup Score: 0Strategies to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Inequities in Stroke Preparedness Care Recovery - 2 year(s) ago
Stroke is a disease of disparities with racial and ethnic inequities in incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes with accumulating literature on the relationship between stroke and social determinants of health (SDOH)
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Mashup Score: 0Opinion | How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decades - 2 year(s) ago
Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years
Source: www.medpagetoday.comCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
"The biggest problem I see is not the individual racism, it's not even implicit bias -- it's really the structural racism." Dr. Ndumele & Dr. Watson discuss their new study, #SDoH, & how to address the magnitude of inequity Black Americans face: https://t.co/AxBreGGe7V
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Clinicians must consider adverse social factors and nonbiological variables, such as language barriers, health care access and discrimination, to better address CVD risk among women from underrepresented backgrounds, researchers reported.In a scientific statement from the American Heart Association, researchers also wrote that CV risk assessment calculators must be updated to include social
Source: www.healio.comCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
"Expanding risk assessment to include social determinants of health as risk factors is vital to improve health outcomes in all women." Including SDoH factors is vital in treating #CVD among women of color: https://t.co/0DXwpvDgSx
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Mashup Score: 13Experiences of Discrimination linked to Higher Mortality - 2 year(s) ago
In the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, a large multi-ethnic cohort with nearly two decades of follow-up, Dr. Wayne Lawrence and colleagues observed an association between discrimination and mortality across all racial/ethnic groups but strongest among Black participants.
Source: National Cancer InstituteCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @theNCI: A new study links experiences of discrimination to a higher risk of mortality. Read on. https://t.co/tzSn7sVvtc https://t.co/3r…
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Maternal Mortality Rises For Black Women: An Existing Problem Grows Worse
Source: Forbes HealthCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
April 11 - 17 is #BMHW23! Systemic barriers to care continue to affect Black women's health & wellbeing, but there are actionable ways to improve care, build trust and relationships: ☑️Center clinician diversity ☑️Improve communication https://t.co/4U1YSmkQAk
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Maternal Mortality Rises For Black Women: An Existing Problem Grows Worse
Source: Forbes HealthCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @maternal_hub: Maternal Mortality Rises For Black Women: An Existing Problem Grows Worse - @forbeshealth https://t.co/YTKtw3jMBD
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Mashup Score: 0A group of immigrants lowered their blood pressure with help from these health workers. Here's why it worked. - 2 year(s) ago
Community health workers have long helped underserved and immigrant communities manage chronic conditions. But sustained funding is needed.
Source: Yahoo NewsCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Culturally tailored programs & interventions have a profound impact in ⬇️BP in immigrant communities, highlighting the need for CHWs who can speak to shared lived experiences. Check out how CHWs are building relationships and sparking change: https://t.co/LuhGZ88hzR
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Mashup Score: 1Death by missing data: Uncollected racial and ethnic pandemic data will drive inequities for decades to come - 2 year(s) ago
Missing data on race and ethnicity has been an issue throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. How bad has the problem been? Far beyond bad.
Source: STATCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
In three years, racial/ethnic data and reporting on the pandemic's impact has not improved. This is unacceptable. BIPOC communities remain greatly affected by the pandemic and inequities will persist without robust data that informs meaningful action: https://t.co/NA3WgSbvW5
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Mashup Score: 0Universal Testing for Lp(a): What Are We Waiting For? - 2 year(s) ago
A retired cardiologist with a personal history with the atherogenic molecule calls for universal testing for lipoprotein (a).
Source: MedscapeCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Why is it important to keep pushing for the development of universal testing of Lp(a)? Universal testing would improve ASCVD prevention in patients & significantly ⬇️ healthcare costs. Overcoming barriers to testing will lead to better health for many: https://t.co/DxtlbMK4Br
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Mashup Score: 4Cedars-Sinai Newsroom - 2 year(s) ago
Newsroom Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Source: www.cedars-sinai.orgCategories: Cardiology News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @Cara_PR_Comms: You know it's #HeartMonth when the @CedarsSinai Newsroom is chock-full of content! Check out https://t.co/EhzEkpF5R7 all…
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As inequity persists in stroke incidence, prevalence, treatment, and outcomes, this calls for multifaceted & #upstream interventions that "think beyond stroke" and address structural racism & #SDoH factors including housing & poverty: https://t.co/YUXmFQzJAQ