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A new study finds Black patients are more likely to die after their heart bypass surgery if they’re at a hospital where some care teams see mostly white patients and others see mostly Black patients. On the other hand, mortality rates are comparable between Black and white patients after heart bypass surgery when the teams of health care providers at their hospitals all care for patients of all races.
Some level of care team segregation within hospitals was very common, and the findings bring up another angle to better understand racial inequities in surgical outcomes, says co-first author John Hollingsworth, M.D., M.Sc., a professor of urology at Michigan Medicine and of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn t happen this week
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1of6FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo, kicking off her book tour, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at George Washington University in Washington. On Friday, April 30, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting that a copy of Harris’ children s book, “Superheroes Are Everywhere,” is being given to every migrant child in a Long Beach, Calif., facility housing unaccompanied minors who recently arrived at the border.Sait Serkan Gurbuz/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this Thursday, April 29, 2021 file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for the Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. On Friday, April 30 The Associated Press reported on stories circulating
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
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VP Harrisâ book not included in welcome kits for migrant children
CLAIM: A copy of Vice President Kamala Harrisâ book is being given to every migrant child in a Long Beach facility housing unaccompanied minors who recently arrived at the border.
THE FACTS: After the New York Post published a story that falsely claimed that migrant children were each receiving welcome kits with copies of Harrisâ children s book, âSuperheroes Are Everywhere,â the misinformation was picked up by other media outlets and spread quickly on social media. âWhite House Denies Knowing Anything about Kamala Harrisâ Book Ending Up in Welcome Bags For Illegal Migrant Children in California,â
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IMAGE: Could the makeup of medical teams help explain why Black patients are more likely than white patients to die after heart bypass surgery in the same hospitals? view more
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A new study finds Black patients are more likely to die after their heart bypass surgery if they re at a hospital where some care teams see mostly white patients and others see mostly Black patients. On the other hand, mortality rates are comparable between Black and white patients after heart bypass surgery when the teams of health care providers at their hospitals all care for patients of all races.
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