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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined the following: (1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs, and (2) the impact of screening and addressing economic ...
Jay Patel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Past: The National Museum of African American History and Culture

open access: yes, 2016
On September 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture was opened to the public after almost two decades of planning and more than a century of fighting for a memorial for African Americans.
Jones, Danielle E.
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African American male homelessness, incarceration and mental health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Homelessness has been a major social issue in America for years. Once thought of as only affecting older White alcoholics has dramatically changed over the past twenty years. In many geographically locations African Americans are vastly overrepresented.
Durrah, Darnell Autry, Jr.
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Retractions in Rheumatology: Trends, Causes, and Implications for Research Integrity

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to describe the trends and main reasons for study retraction in rheumatology literature. Methods We reviewed the Retraction Watch database to identify retracted articles in rheumatology. We recorded the main study characteristics, authors’ countries, reasons for retraction, time from publication to retraction, and trends over time ...
Anna Maria Vettori, Michele Iudici
wiley   +1 more source

Acthar Gel in African Americans versus Non-African Americans with Symptomatic Sarcoidosis: Physician Assessment of Patient Medical Records

open access: yesTherapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
Jas Bindra,1 Ishveen Chopra,2 Kyle Hayes,3 John Niewoehner,3 Mary Prince Panaccio,3 George J Wan3 1Falcon Research Group, North Potomac, MD, USA; 2Manticore Consultancy, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Bridgewater, NJ, USACorrespondence:
Bindra J   +5 more
doaj  

New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth and Asset Building: Black Facts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
African American households lost 53% of their net worth between 2005 to 2009 compared to only16% of whites for the same time period. That translates into African Americans only having $17,100 in wealth compared to $170,400 for whites.

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Use of a Molecular Signature Response Classifier to Inform Treatment Selection Improves Clinical Disease Activity Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drug

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed the effectiveness of PrismRA to improve clinical outcomes among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with a biologic or targeted synthetic disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (b/tsDMARD). Methods PrismRA incorporated 19 gene expression features and four clinical features to assess a patient's likelihood of
Fenglong Xie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Racial Differences in Insular Connectivity and Thickness and Related Cognitive Impairment in Hypertension

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2017
Hypertensive African–Americans have a greater risk of cognitive impairment than hypertensive Caucasian–Americans. The neural basis of this increased risk is yet unknown.
Ganesh B. Chand   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Culture matters: America’s African Diaspora and labor market outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper contrasts the explanatory power of the mono-cultural and diversity models of racial disparity. The mono-cultural model ignores nativity and ethnic differences among African Americans. The diversity model assumes that culture affects both intra-
Mason, Patrick
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