Lung cancer screening rates increase with access to Medicare
Lung cancer screening is recommended only for those who are at high risk for the disease—adults ages 50–80 who smoke
Read more
Why COVID-19 vaccination rates are lower in rural areas of the US
A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural
Read more
Lung cancer screening rates mainly unchanged during pandemic
(HealthDay)—Lung cancer screening (LCS) rates remained stable between 2019 and 2020 in the United States and increased in 19 states,
Read more
Gap between death rates in rural and urban areas tripled during past two decades
Death rates from chronic conditions like lung disease and cardiovascular disease and so-called “diseases of despair” such as opioid overdoses
Read more
Disparities in COVID-19 rates among adults with kidney failure in New York City
In an analysis of patients on hemodialysis in New York City, there were substantial racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 rates that
Read more
Increased rates of organ damage after discharge from hospital with COVID-19
People discharged from hospital after COVID-19 appear to have increased rates of organ damage (“multiorgan dysfunction”) compared with similar individuals
Read more
Structural racism: Communities with higher redlining scores had higher rates of stroke
Discriminatory housing policies that restricted the sale or purchase of homes by race in certain neighborhoods across the U.S., called
Read more
Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools
It’s back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning
Read more
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
THURSDAY, Dec. 3, 2020 — Vaping among teens and young adults has decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with two-thirds
Read more
IVF success rates higher at clinics that provide more outcomes data
Success rates for in vitro fertilization are higher at clinics that voluntarily share more information than required by government regulators,
Read more