HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

February 24, 2009

links for 2009-02-24

• Almost half of California seniors struggle to survive
  Deep disparities also exist for nonwhite elders, some tracing to historical injustices that kept minorities from union jobs that offered pensions or steered them to low-paying manual work, according to the study. Seven out of 10 Latino and African-American senior citizens, and six out of 10 Asians, live below the survival standard.
• Women Less Likely To Receive Critical Care After A Stroke
  Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to a Michigan State University study.
• More patient information may not lead to best care
  Colon cancer patients who seek out more information about their care are more likely to be prescribed cutting-edge, expensive medications that aren't necessarily the best drugs for them, new research shows.