Cardiovascular disease affects US-born Black adults more than Black immigrants
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9 May 2022Cardiovascular disease affects US-born Black adults more than Black immigrants
Recent Black immigrants and those who have been in the U.S. for 15 years or longer are less likely to die earlier, in general, and from cardiovascular disease specifically, than Black adults born in the U.S., according to new research led by Penn State College of Medicine. The findings suggest that the broad use of race as a factor for providing certain health interventions and treatments should be reconsidered.
