Racial and ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease

A Gillis, H Chen, TS Wang… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context There are differences in diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for thyroid between
racial and ethnic groups that contribute to disparities. Identifying these differences and their …

New horizons—addressing healthcare disparities in endocrine disease: bias, science, and patient care

MH Chin - The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Unacceptable healthcare disparities in endocrine disease have persisted for decades, and
2021 presents a difficult evolving environment. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the …

The reporting of race and ethnicity in surgery literature

RC Maduka, M Broderick, EM White, D Ballouz… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The reporting of race provides transparency to the representativeness of data
and helps inform health care disparities. The International Committee of Medical Journal …

Racial disparities in the 30-day outcomes of gender-affirming chest surgeries

D Jolly, ER Boskey, O Ganor - Annals of surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine if and how race impacts the 30-day outcomes of gender-affirming
chest surgeries. Background: Little is currently known about how race may affect the …

Patient perspectives on barriers to obtaining surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism: a qualitative review

W Phillips, J Stallworth, A Gillis, B Lindeman… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore patient-reported barriers
to surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and identify actionable interventions to …

Racial disparities in surgical outcomes among women with endometrial cancer

AS Felix, T Nafiu, CM Cosgrove, AP Ewing… - Annals of surgical …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecological cancer among women
in the United States. Despite well-documented racial/ethnic disparities in EC incidence and …

Thermal shielding performance of self-healing hydrogel in tumor thermal ablation

L Huang, S Yang, M Bai, Y Lin, X Chen, G Li… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal ablation therapy is widely used in the surgical treatment of tumors. Clinically,
normal saline is generally used as an insulator to protect adjacent tissues from local high …

Racial disparities in surgical treatment of oropharyngeal cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results review

DM Douse, LX Yin, FO Olawuni, AE Glasgow… - Head & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been rising. This
manuscript looks to explore racial disparities in the surgical management of OPSCC …

[PDF][PDF] Disparities in thyroid care

DW Chen, MW Yeh - Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North …, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the high prevalence of thyroid disease in the United States and documented worse
outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, the endocrinology community faces an imperative …

Association of Medicaid expansion with access to thyroidectomy for benign disease at high-volume centers

A Manzella, M Kheng, J Chao, AM Laird, T Beninato - Surgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Insurance-based disparities in access to thyroidectomy are well established.
Patients undergoing thyroidectomy by high-volume surgeons have fewer complications and …