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Young Adult Disparities

Young Adults Seeking Medical Care: Do Race and Ethnicity Matter? Barbara Bloom, M.P.A. and Robin A. Cohen, Ph.D. Key findings Data from the National Health Interview Survey: 2008–2009 • More than one-half of Hispanic young adults aged 20–29 years were uninsured in...

Crohn’s Disease

What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and irritation in your digestive tract. Most commonly, Crohn’s affects your small intestine and the beginning of your large intestine. However, the disease can affect any part of...

Gout:

Genetics What Is Gout? Gout is a painful condition that occurs when the bodily waste product uric acid is deposited as needle-like crystals in the joints and/or soft tissues. In the joints, these uric acid crystals cause inflammatory arthritis, which in turn leads to...

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Statistics

Causes Unlike most cancers, rates of Hodgkin lymphoma are highest among teens and young adults (ages 15 to 39 years) and again among older adults (ages 75 years or older). White people are more likely than black people to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and men are more...

Hypertension: Complications

About High Blood Pressure Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries, which carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. Blood pressure normally rises and falls throughout the day. But if it stays high for a long time,...