National Hispanic technical honor goes to Sandia Labs engineer
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia National Laboratories data engineer Rudy Garcia received the 2022 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Technical Achievement ...
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UTEP-led Alliance receives $4.8M from Google to increase Hispanic participation in computing research
EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 15, 2022) - The Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI), which The University of Texas at ...
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System receive $5.2 Million NIH grant to study heart failure in Hispanic populations
BRONX, NY—DECEMBER 15, 2022—Cardiology researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a five-year, $5.2 ...
Black and Hispanic men saw worse COVID-19 outcomes, study shows
More than two years into the pandemic, multiple analyses of federal, state and local data show that people of color ...
USC launches large-scale study of dementia and diabetes in adults with Hispanic ancestry
People who have type 2 diabetes face an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, but the cause of ...
Air pollution and stress contribute to low-birth-weight babies for Hispanic women in Los Angeles
Fetal growth — which is delicate and precisely programmed — may be disrupted by a mother’s exposure to air pollution ...
Resiliency, family support help Hispanic breast cancer survivors manage lymphedema
COLUMBIA, Mo. – As a cancer nurse in the U.S. Army for more than 29 years, Elizabeth Anderson saw firsthand ...
Black and Hispanic men with throat cancer experiencing higher death rates; white men increasingly being diagnosed at a late stage
Hispanic and Black men are dying from HPV-associated throat cancer at a higher rate, and most new cases are being ...
Cardiac rehab attendance lower among Asian, Black and Hispanic adults at all income levels
Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Wednesday, June 22, 2022 DALLAS, June 22, 2022 — Participation in cardiac rehabilitation ...
UTEP names Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez executive director of Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success
EL PASO, Texas (June 16, 2022) — The University of Texas at El Paso’s Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student ...
Disparities in opioid treatment access remain for women, Black and Hispanic people
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence ...
Mental health of Black and Hispanic veterans improved after Obama election, study finds
The mental health of Black and Hispanic veterans improved when Barack Obama was elected president, according to new research from ...
Targeted support program improved blood pressure among Black and Hispanic adults in Bronx
RESTON, Va., May 14, 2022 — A nurse-led blood pressure program that included patient education and support for management of high blood ...
Hispanic people with chest pain wait in ER on average 28 minutes longer than other people
RESTON, Va., May 13, 2022 — Hispanic people who went to the emergency room (ER) reporting chest pain waited longer than ...
Mount Sinai researchers demonstrate higher prevalence of occult hypoxemia during anesthesia in Black and Hispanic patients compared to White patients
Journal: Anesthesiology Paper Title: Self-reported Race/Ethnicity and Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study First Author: Garrett W. Burnett, M.D., Department of ...
Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center finds CAR-T therapy effective in Black And Hispanic patients
April 28, 2022 (BRONX, NY)—CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, ...
Study suggests Black, Hispanic women with low vitamin D more likely to develop breast cancer
Among women who identified as Black/African American or Hispanic/Latina, those with low blood levels of vitamin D were more likely ...
Pandemic may have intensified US workplace prejudice against East Asian and Hispanic colleagues
A new, U.S.-based survey study suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic may have amplified prejudicial attitudes against East Asian and Hispanic ...
Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine ranks UTA among nation’s best
The University of Texas at Arlington again is ranked among the Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanic Students, according ...
Program may boost colorectal cancer screening among Hispanic adults and reduce related gender disparities
In a recent study, investigators showed that a culturally tailored patient navigation program can improve the rate of colorectal cancer ...