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Understanding the Changing Landscape of Health Disparities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer

Gastro Hep Advances, 2023
Liver disease and liver cancer disparities in the United States are reflective of complex multiple determinants of health. This review describes the disproportionate burden of liver disease and liver cancer among racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender ...
Olga M. Herren, Arielle S. Gillman, Vanessa J. Marshall, Rina Das   +3 more
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Assessing health disparities in breast cancer incidence burden in Tennessee: geospatial analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Tennessee women experience the 12th highest breast cancer mortality in the United States. We examined the geographic differences in breast cancer incidence in Tennessee between Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties from 2005 to 2015 ...
Bonita Salmeron, Lohuwa Mamudu, Xiaohui Liu, Martin Whiteside, Faustine Williams   +4 more
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Examining the relationship of sociodemographic factors, neighborhood cohesion and abnormal sleep duration among U.S. foreign-born subpopulations in the National Health Interview Survey

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Limited studies have examined the relationship of neighborhood cohesion and sleep duration between U.S. foreign-born Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanics/Latinos.
Kevin Villalobos, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino, Timothy S. McNeel, Faustine Williams   +3 more
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Hypertension and Diabetes Status by Patterns of Stress in Older Adults From the US Health and Retirement Study: A Latent Class Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Hypertension and diabetes disproportionately affect older non‐Hispanic Black and Hispanic adults in the United States. Chronic stress may partially explain these disparities. This study identified underlying stress profiles of older US adults,
Jessica R. Fernandez, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino, Faustine Williams, Natalie Slopen, Allana T. Forde   +4 more
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Intervention targeting and retention, engagement and abstinence outcomes among Latino and White users of Smokefree.gov text messaging programmes: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Public Health, 2023
Background We examined retention, engagement and abstinence among Latino users of SmokefreeTXT en Español (SFTXTesp), a Latino-targeted text messaging smoking cessation intervention, and Latino and White users of SmokefreeTXT (SFTXT), a non-targeted ...
Sherine El-Toukhy, Kristyn Kamke
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NIH-National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities-Strategic Plan and Budget to Reduce and Ultimately Eliminate Health Disparities [PDF]

, 2002
Despite improvements in the overall health of the American people, ethnic and racial minorities and other underserved populations suffer from significant disparities in the burden of illness and premature death.
National Center on, Minority Health and Health Disparities
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maryland Chartbook of Minority Health And Minority Health Disparities Data [PDF]

, 2009
The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) was established in the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in 2004 by legislation passed in the Maryland General Assembly session of that same year.

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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Mediation analysis of mental health characteristics linking social needs to life satisfaction among immigrants

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Background: Life satisfaction contributes to improved long and healthy lives, enhanced biological function, better mental health, and decreased mortality risks.
David Adzrago, Faustine Williams
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