Results 31 to 40 of about 119,547 (267)

Air quality related equity implications of U.S. decarbonization policy

Nature Communications, 2023
Climate policies that target greenhouse gas emissions can improve air quality by reducing co-emitted air pollutant emissions. However, the extent to which climate policy could contribute to the targets of reducing existing pollution disparities across ...
Paul Picciano, Minghao Qiu, Sebastian D. Eastham, Mei Yuan, John Reilly, Noelle E. Selin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Part D Star Ratings on racial and ethnic disparities in health care costs

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
Background: Racial/ethnic minorities are less likely than non-Hispanic White (White) patients to be included in the Medicare Part D Star Ratings measure assessment due to the restrictive inclusion criteria for the measures. Objective: This paper examined
Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Yongbo Sim, Michael L. Christensen, Junling Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing research on racial-ethnic health disparities: Improving measurement equivalence in studies with diverse samples

Frontiers in Public Health, 2014
To conduct meaningful, epidemiologic research on racial-ethnic health disparities, racial-ethnic samples must be rendered equivalent on other social status and contextual variables via statistical controls of those extraneous factors.
Hope eLandrine, Irma eCorral
doaj   +1 more source

Racial Residential Segregation and COVID-19 Health Outcomes: Evidence from the State of Georgia

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
Background: According to the Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH), the state of Georgia reported 563,658 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 9,845 total deaths in 2020. Decades of research on racial disparities in health outcomes suggest we should not
Palak Patel
doaj   +1 more source

Health disparities in past influenza pandemics: A scoping review of the literature

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health disparities. To provide a historical perspective on health disparities for pandemic acute respiratory viruses, we conducted a scoping review of the public health literature of health ...
Angela D'Adamo, Alina Schnake-Mahl, Pricila H. Mullachery, Mariana Lazo, Ana V. Diez Roux, Usama Bilal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lack of Racial Survival Differences in Metastatic Prostate Cancer in National Cancer Data Base (NCDB): A Different Finding Compared to Non-metastatic Disease

Frontiers in Oncology, 2020
Background: Inconsistent findings have been reported in the literature regarding racial differences in survival outcomes between African American and white patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). The current study utilized a national database to
Toms Vengaloor Thomas, Xiaoshan Z. Gordy, Seth T. Lirette, Ashley A. Albert, David P. Gordy, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Vani Vijayakumar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinically informed machine learning elucidates the shape of hospice racial disparities within hospitals

npj Digital Medicine, 2023
Racial disparities in hospice care are well documented for patients with cancer, but the existence, direction, and extent of disparity findings are contradictory across the literature.
Inas S. Khayal, A. James O’Malley, Amber E. Barnato   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

2458 Determining the prevalence and associated multilevel characteristics of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2018
OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in adults aged 25–64 years. The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy is projected to increase 4-fold by 2050. Racial and ethnic minorities have a higher prevalence and greater
Kristen Nwanyanwu, Marcella Nunez-Smith, Mayur Desai, Thomas Gardner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival by Race and Ethnicity in Children and Adolescents/Young Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Pooled Analysis of Children's Oncology Group Trials

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Despite 5‐year survival rates of over 90% among children and adolescents/young adults (CAYAs) with classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), 15%–20% relapse after frontline therapy. Prior analysis of frontline Children's Oncology Group (COG) clinical trials demonstrated that, despite similar rates of relapse, non‐Hispanic Black (NHB) and ...
Mallorie B. Heneghan, Lindsay A. Renfro, Yue Wu, Katia M. Crisler, Erin Marcotte, Tanya Trippett, Terzah Horton, Bradford S. Hoppe, Frank G. Keller, Chris Forlenza, Cindy Schwartz, Kara M. Kelly, Peter D. Cole, Sharon M. Castellino, Justine M. Kahn   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source