by Elana Gotkine Overall, 14.6 percent of African Americans aged 40 years and older have uncorrected refractive error (UCRE), according to a study published online Feb. 22 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Nathan Dhablania, from the Southern California Eye Institute in Los Angeles, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the burden of and risk factors...
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Black Americans’ High Gout Rate Stems From Social Causes
Louise Gagnon August 16, 2022 Gout prevalence is more common in Black Americans than white Americans, and the disparity in prevalence is attributable to social determinants of health, according to a recently published article in JAMA Network Open. Dr Natalie McCormick “There has been evidence from recent cohort studies in the US that was suggesting that the prevalence and incidence [of...