11 Health Disparities Affecting Black Americans & How to
Jan 15, 2025 · Some of these health conditions are often seen in African Americans or Black people; and in some the Black individuals will have worse outcomes or develop certain diseases earlier than white people. ... Sickle cell anemia is a rare genetic disease affecting the hemoglobin present in the red blood cells. It affects the ability of the red blood ...
Diversity Elusive in Rare Disease Research - National Press …
Dec 20, 2021 · African Americans and Latinos die disproportionately from rare diseases. Blacks have higher death rates than whites for 12 of the 15 leading causes of death in the United States, and almost are rare diseases, said Linda Goler Blount, president of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, a nonprofit that focuses on health equity in rare diseases.
Rare Disease Racial Disparities - EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
Rare Disease List: Certain Rare Diseases may also be tied to certain racial or ethnic groups, with either heightened prevalence or greater rates of mortality. Collected below are a number of diseases that have a prevalence or founders’ effect for ethnic and racial minorities in …
The 7 Deadliest Diseases in the Black Community
African Americans have higher rates of getting and dying from many types of cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. In 2022, the American Cancer Society reported that Black people in the United States had 224,080 new cancer cases and 73,680 cancer deaths.
Rare gene mutation in some Black Americans may allow earlier screening ...
Dec 8, 2021 · Researchers have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of African descent to an earlier onset of heart failure and a higher risk of hospitalization.
Study reveals racial disparities in Huntington’s disease diagnoses
Jul 9, 2024 · New research led by UCLA Health revealed that Black patients with Huntington's disease in the U.S. and Canada received their diagnoses, on average, one year later compared to White patients after symptoms first appear.
Bringing Awareness to the Plight of Rare Disease Patients
Feb 28, 2024 · Although rare diseases impact a much smaller population compared to those suffering from most common illnesses, such as kidney disease, diabetes or heart disease, an estimation of 7,000 known rare diseases affect nearly 300 million people worldwide.
Race, Ancestry, and Disease Outcomes in Black Individuals: a ...
Jan 28, 2022 · It also included comparisons of associations of self-report African American and White groups for these outcomes. The study raises excellent opportunities for clarification of the differences between race (the social construct) and ancestry (the biological genetic background) on disease risk, as discussed above.
Parkinson’s Disease in African Americans: A Review of the …
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, though evidence suggests that this disorder does not affect all racial groups similarly. Research in African Americans, in particular, has been conflicting.
Stomach Cancer in the African American Community: Information to …
Nov 5, 2021 · Although stomach cancer is a rare disease, African Americans have a higher risk of developing it than white Americans do. Incidence rates of stomach cancer are 1.8 times higher in non-Hispanic Black men and 2.2 times higher in non-Hispanic Black women than in white men and women, respectively, according to the American Cancer Society.