2024
Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity.
Yankova L, Berkwitt A, Loyal J. Low-Value Care for Hospitalized Children With Dual Medical and Behavioral Complexity. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: e245-e248. PMID: 38651257, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's Mental Health and Hospitalization, a Crisis of Our Generation.
Loyal J, Brady P, Russell C. Children's Mental Health and Hospitalization, a Crisis of Our Generation. Hospital Pediatrics 2024, 14: 317-318. PMID: 38563062, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2024-007826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReview of Genetic and Artificial Intelligence approaches to improving Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa
Gadhia V, Loyal J. Review of Genetic and Artificial Intelligence approaches to improving Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Screening and Diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2024, 97: 67-72. PMID: 38559462, PMCID: PMC10964814, DOI: 10.59249/zbsc2656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational diabetes mellitus screeningGestational diabetes mellitusSub-Saharan AfricaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsBarriers to successful integrationImplementation of AISub-Saharan African womenSub-SaharanPredictor of gestational diabetes mellitusRisk of gestational diabetes mellitusAssociated with gestational diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitus screeningEarly identificationBlack South African cohortTrimester of pregnancySouth African cohortSub-Saharan African populationsHealthcare systemImprove screeningResource settingsSub-Saharan African regionField of healthcareGenetic variantsGoogle ScholarAfrican cohort“Black Is Not Monolithic”: Complexities in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making
Wu M, Havlik J, Reese K, Felisca K, Loyal J. “Black Is Not Monolithic”: Complexities in COVID-19 Vaccine Decision-Making. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2024, 1-8. PMID: 38353920, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-01944-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInstitutional mistrustDisproportionate impact of COVID-19Semi-structured in-person interviewsFamily health concernsDecision-makingBlack familiesVaccine decision-makingBlack communityBlack parentsSystemic racismBlack AmericansBlack populationDisproportionate impactInpatient pediatric unitImpact of COVID-19Perception of riskConstant comparative methodParents of childrenQualitative methodologyCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeGrounded theory approachMistrustAcademic medical centerTertiary academic medical center
2023
Management of asymptomatic cutaneous lumbosacral findings in newborns: a neurosurgical perspective.
Aby J, Rocque B, Loyal J. Management of asymptomatic cutaneous lumbosacral findings in newborns: a neurosurgical perspective. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2023, 31: 484-487. PMID: 36840732, DOI: 10.3171/2023.1.peds22453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge skin tagsAsymptomatic newbornsPediatric neurosurgeonsFaun tail nevusVascular marksWatchful waitingRoutine careSkin tagsSubcutaneous lipomaSubspecialty consultationLocal referral patternsComplete responseSkin findingsReferral patternsSpinal MRIClinical managementPediatrics SectionAppropriate managementAmerican AcademyNewbornsImaging studiesClinical casesNeurosurgical perspectiveNeurosurgeonsDemographic information