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    Home > Dementia > Black, Asian Individuals May Experience More Severe Dementia Symptoms Findings from a recent study suggest that racial disparities exist in the presentation of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), with Black and Asian individuals experiencing worse symptoms than their White counterparts. Results were published in JAMA Neurology. In this exploratory cross-sectional study, researchers assessed 2478 patients (2.4% Asian, 2.5% Black, 95.1% White) with a confirmed diagnosis of FTD (behavioral

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    Review expert information on how racial disparities affect your health and equip yourself with resources to advocate for the care you need and deserve.

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    LESSONS LEARNED AT THE INTERFACE OF MEDICINE AND PSYCHIATRY The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. During their twice-weekly rounds, Dr Stern and other members of the Consultation Service discuss diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients with complex medical or surgical…

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    • Recognizing health care disparities among Black patients, and how to incorporate social determinants of health into routine patient encounters to address unmet needs. https://t.co/IE8CFCSkrG with @RonkePedersonMD @MGHPsychiatry | #HealthEquity #BlackHealth #MedTwitter https://t.co/kTN1n6gDHH

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    Physician leaders share their perspectives on diversity, representation, burnout, and equity in medicine, and what it means for themselves, their peers,

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    Physician leaders share their perspectives on diversity, representation, burnout, and equity in medicine, and what it means for themselves, their peers,

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    • . @DrAyanaJordan confronts #RacialBias in medicine + the inherent distrust of healthcare by Black people. "It's rooted in historical maltreatment, but also current maltreatment." https://t.co/EAVyWubs0Z #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #BlackHealth #MedTwitter https://t.co/HgP0hcGqrH

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    The stereotype of the “strong Black woman” might have you believe that fat, Black women aren’t affected by body image concerns. However, diet culture and eating disorders hurt us, too.

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    Physician leaders share their perspectives on diversity, representation, burnout, and equity in medicine, and what it means for themselves, their peers, and their patients.

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    Overall cancer mortality rates have decreased for all racial and ethnic groups, with the largest decrease among Black people. However, Black people continued to have the highest risk of cancer deat…

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      While Black people had the largest decrease in #cancer mortality rates in recent years, they remain at highest risk of cancer death. Rates were lower for Hispanic, AIAN, and Asian and Pacific Islander people. https://t.co/P0EBEjVy4u #BlackHealth https://t.co/qZ2aoOzNKp