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Institute for Aging Research study finds racial differences in hospice use for heart failure (EurekAlert!)
( Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research ) Building on previous studies that found racial differences in hospice use, a new study from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife and Boston University School of Medicine finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite a markedly higher rate of ...

Racial Differences In Hospice Use For Heart Failure (Medical News Today)
Building on previous studies that found racial differences in hospice use, a new study from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife and Boston University School of Medicine finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite a markedly higher rate of incidence of the disease in these populations. This is the ...

Racial Differences in Hospice Use for Heart Failure (redOrbit)
Study highlights need to ensure equal access to and education about hospiceBOSTON – Building on previous studies that found racial differences in hospice use, a new study from the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife and Boston University School of Medicine finds that blacks and Hispanics use hospice for advanced heart failure at a rate of up to 50 percent less than whites, despite ...

Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice Category: Health News Created: 3/8/2010 4:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 3/9/2010

Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks and Hispanics with advanced heart failure are much less likely to turn to hospice care than whites, even though blacks in particular are more likely to develop the condition, a new report finds.

L’Chaim! Want to live to 100? Check your genes. (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Last week, Louis Biderman turned 99. Yet he can recall, in perfect detail, the trip he took to Los Angeles in 1938, 72 years ago. “I drove 3,000 miles to the coast, 3,000 miles back — all that within six weeks,” he said by phone from his Yonkers, N.Y., home.

Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice (HealthCentral)
Despite increase in services, racial disparities persist, study finds.

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care (News-Medical-Net)
Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Oldest Rottweilers Inspire 'The Old Grey Muzzle Tour' (Discovery Channel)
Do you have a really old Rottweiler? If so, you might wish to roll out your welcome mat for Dr. David J. Waters, who is launching "The Old Grey Muzzle Tour" this week. During the 23-day tour, Waters, who is ...

Black and Hispanic patients with heart failure less likely to use hospice (PhysOrg)
Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.