Population Health News

Diverse Genome Sequences Lead to Creation of Risk Scores

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By studying diverse populations, researchers found genetic variants associated with blood lipid levels and created a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol...

Study Reveals Myocarditis Due to COVID-19 Vaccine Subsides Quickly

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According to data analytics from a recent study, instances of myocarditis due to the COVID-19 vaccine are usually mild and subside quickly. Myocarditis has been noted as a rare side effect of the...

Targeting COVID-19 Health Disparities With Data Analytics

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light existing health disparities, especially among Black, Latinx, and other underrepresented populations. Using data analytics, Indiana’s Marion County...

Social Determinants Of Health Cause COVID-19 Health Disparities

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According to a study by Rutgers University researchers, social determinants of health play a significant role in who is impacted by COVID-19, creating health disparities. The study published in...

Diagnostic Tool Advances Population Health, Chronic Disease Prevention

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University of Utah engineers are developing a diagnostic tool for breast cancer that can be used more frequently and in younger patients. According to the engineers, the tool could significantly...

Studying Long COVID to Improve Population Health Efforts

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To improve population health efforts, the Icahn Scholl of Medicine at Mount Sinai will serve as the lead site of enrollment for two cohort studies examining the long-term effects of COVID-19. The...

Data Analytics Highlights Health Disparities In Cancer Clinical Trials

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According to a data analytics study examining health disparities in cancer clinical trials, certain populations remain underrepresented despite attempts to increase participation. By including...

More Healthcare Organization Focusing on Population Health Management

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According to a recent Digital Health Most Wired Survey, healthcare areas that have seen the biggest overall improvement are patient engagement, interoperability, and population health...

Population Health Disparities In Cancer Care Promotes Precision Medicine

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Mount Sinai researchers have found genetic differences between 14 tumor types in young adults compared to the same cancers in older adults. To address the population health disparities, researchers...

Data Analytics Connects COVID-19 Outcomes to Ethnicity, Socioeconomics

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University of California researchers used patient data analytics to determine if race and ethnicity-based COVID-19 outcomes disparities are associated with socioeconomic characteristics. Since the...

How COVID-19 Is Impacting Rural Population Health

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According to research from West Virginia University, COVID-19 patients living in rural areas who end up in an intensive care unit face a greater risk of dying, impacting population health. While the...

Data Analytics Identifies Health Disparities In Pregnancy Outcomes

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While pregnancy outcomes among women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have improved over time, data analytics indicates that racial and ethnic minority patients are still disproportionately...

Data Analytics Shows COVID-19 Impact, Highlight Health Disparities

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According to a recent study examining data analytics, minority populations have been disproportionately impacted with higher rates of COVID-19 infection throughout the pandemic, highlighting health...

Machine Learning Uses Predictive Analytics For Suicide Prevention

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Johns Hopkins University researchers developed a machine-learning algorithm that uses predictive analytics to identify adolescents experiencing suicidal thoughts and behavior. After decades of...

How Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Impacts Population Health

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Although young patients with metastatic colorectal cancer tend to be more fit and receive more intensive treatment than older patients, both groups have roughly the same survival rate. That is the main...

Data Analytics Evaluates COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness

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By conducting data analytics on one of the world’s largest integrated health record databases, the Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University researchers examined the effectiveness of the...

Genomics Study Reveals Variants Behind Inherited Retinal Dystrophies

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University of California San Diego and Shiley Eye Institute at UC San Diego Health scientists analyzed how inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) impact diverse populations of people. Through the...

Predictive Model Illustrates Transmissibility of COVID-19

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University of Chicago researchers used flu data and similarities to create a predictive model showing how COVID-19 spreads. While COVID-19 is more transmissible and deadlier than most influenzas...

Integrating Social Determinants of Health Into Risk Prediction Models

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While many risk factors patients face concerning their health are due to genetics, researchers suggest that social determinants of health could also play a role in risk prediction. In a recent study,...

Grant Promotes Chronic Disease Prevention in Latinx Populations

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Arizona State University was awarded $3.3 million to develop a community approach to improve the health of Latinx youth at risk for Type 2 diabetes and expand it to include entire families, a step...