Racial Disparities Likely Reduced By Sickle Cell Anemia Stroke Prevention Efforts
The disparity in stroke-related deaths among black and white children dramatically narrowed after prevention strategies changed to include ultrasound screening and chronic blood transfusions for children with sickle cell anemia, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012. Before stroke prevention efforts changed in 1998, black children were 74 percent more likely to die from ischemic strokes than white children. This gap is in part due to the increased rates of sickle cell anemia in black children... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Physical Child Abuse Sends Thousands to Hospitals (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Nearly 4,600 children were admitted to a U.S. hospital in 2006 as a result of physical abuse and 300 died because of the abuse, researchers reported. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
