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African Americans are disproportionately affected by heart failure, but discrepant outcomes can be minimized.
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- Lupus in Hispanics: A matter of serious concern
Some diseases are either more serious or more frequent in US Hispanics, and lupus is one of them. Prompt diagnosis is of paramount importance to prevent organ damage and death.
- Hypertensive chronic kidney disease in African Americans: Strategies for improving care
Factors responsible for its rapid progression in African Americans are detectable by screening and modifiable with prompt therapy.
- Disparities in prostate cancer in African American men: What primary care physicians can do
Both biologic and socioeconomic factors may be to blame. Better screening may help to close the gap.
- Asthma in African Americans: What can we do about the higher rates of disease?
To remedy disparities such as greater disease severity and higher rates of hospitalization and death, we need to ensure that all patients receive proper care and the knowledge they need to control their asthma.
- Overcoming health care disparities via better cross-cultural communication and health literacy
Health care disparities have multiple causes. Poor communication is a cause that can be modified.