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Cumulative social disadvantage and health-related quality of life: national health interview survey 2013–2017

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Evidence for the association between social determinants of health (SDoH) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is largely based on single SDoH measures, with limited evaluation of cumulative social disadvantage.
Kobina Hagan, Zulqarnain Javed, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Adnan A. Hyder, Elias Mossialos, Tamer Yahya, Isaac Acquah, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Alan Pan, Nwabunie Nwana, Mohamad Taha, Khurram Nasir   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Neurofilament Light Levels Among US Mexican American Adults

Brain and Behavior
Background This study explores the relationship between neurofilament light (NfL) levels, a biomarker of neuronal injury, and cardiovascular health and vascular injury among US Mexican American (MA) and non‐Latino White (NLW) adults.
Monica M. Diaz, Eran Dayan, Health and Aging Brain Study – Health Disparities (HABS‐HD) Study   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Health Disparities Myth [PDF]

, 2006
Many experts today insist that bias in the doctor's office will lead to poorer treatment of minority patients. A new monograph by Jonathan Klick of Florida State University and AEI's Sally Satel, The Health Disparities Myth: Diagnosing the Treatment Gap (
Jonathan Klick, Sally Satel
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Real‐World Pediatric Blinatumomab Administration: Access to Outpatient Care Delivery and Impact of a Hospital‐Dispensed Model

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Blinatumomab has been shown to be highly effective for patients with pediatric B‐ALL and has recently become standard of care therapy. Due to its past use in the clinical trial setting, there is limited information available about real‐world administration.
Katelyn Oranges, Kelly A. Duffy, Sara McDonough, Evelyn Kurpiewski, R. Jennifer Randall, Allison Barz Leahy, Haley M. Newman, Joyce P. Lee, Stephen P. Hunger, Anne F. Reilly, David T. Teachey, Susan R. Rheingold, Daniel J. Zheng   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between the price and demand of alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, sugar-sweetened beverages, and gambling: an umbrella review of systematic reviews

BMC Public Health
Background The WHO highlight alcohol, tobacco, unhealthy food, and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes as one of the most effective policies for preventing and reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases.
Robyn Burton, Casey Sharpe, Saloni Bhuptani, Mike Jecks, Clive Henn, Nicola Pearce-Smith, Sandy Knight, Marguerite Regan, Nick Sheron   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Race and Discretion in American Medicine [PDF]

, 2001
The author’s focus in this article is on racial disparities in medical care provision--that is, on differences in the services that clinically similar patients receive when they present to the health care system.
Bloche, Maxwell Gregg
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secondary analysis of child hospital admission data for dental caries in London, UK: what the data tells us about oral health inequalities

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Dental caries is the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged 6–10 years in England. The prevalence in the experience of hospital admission is not uniform across all populations.
Sarah Kaddour, Sebastian Slater, Robel Feleke, Gwen Doran, Louis Halpin, Anandagopal Srinivasan, Huda Yusuf   +6 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activation of proline biosynthesis is critical to maintain glutamate homeostasis during acute methamphetamine exposure

Scientific Reports, 2021
Methamphetamine (METH) is a highly addictive psychostimulant that causes long-lasting effects in the brain and increases the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. The cellular and molecular effects of METH in the brain are functionally linked to
Bobby Jones, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Anne Taylor, Fernando Villalta, Habibeh Khoshbouei, Carrie Grueter, Brad Grueter, Chandravanu Dash, Jui Pandhare   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source