2025
The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students.
Nguyen M, Shanab B, Khosla P, Boatright D, Chaudhry S, Brandt E, Hammad N, Grob K, Brinker M, Cannon C, Cermack K, Fathali M, Kincaid J, Ma Y, Ohno Y, Pradeep A, Quintero A, Raja N, Rooney B, Stogniy S, Smith K, Sun G, Sunkara J, Tang B, Rubick G, Wang J, Bhagwagar S, Luzum N, Liu F, Francis J, Meeks L, Leung C. The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students. Academic Medicine 2025 PMID: 40550215, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of food insecurityMedical studentsFood insecurityDisability statusHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleRelative riskFood Security Survey ModulePrevalence of food insecuritySelf-reported disabilityRates of food insecurityWell-beingPoisson regression modelsMD-granting medical schoolsEnhance well-beingSurvey ModuleLow-incomeAnalytic sampleProportion of studentsGraduation yearMedical schoolsDisabilityOnline surveyRegression modelsCollege students' well-beingTiming of Disability Diagnosis and Accommodations During Medical School by First-Generation Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender.
Nguyen M, Green C, Mason H, Pereira-Lima K, Sheets Z, Schroth S, Smeltz L, Moreland C, Betchkal R, Growbowski C, Boatright D, Kim M, Meeks L. Timing of Disability Diagnosis and Accommodations During Medical School by First-Generation Status, Race, Ethnicity, and Gender. Academic Medicine 2025 PMID: 40550131, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical school matriculantsClinical accommodationsSchool matriculantsMedical studentsTime of diagnosisDisability diagnosisModified Poisson regressionAssociated with likelihoodPhases of medical trainingNo significant associationRetrospective cohort studyDiagnosis of disabilityPoisson regressionMedical trainingRelative riskDisability typeCohort studyRequesting accommodationsMedical schoolsSignificant associationGraduation statusAccommodation requestsDisabilityFirst-generation college graduatesTimely diagnosisThe concentration of tuberculosis within Paraguay’s Indigenous population, 2018–2022: a retrospective population-based study
Medina A, Sussman J, Sosa N, Valdez M, Andrews J, Croda J, Sanabria G, Sequera G, Aguirre S, Walter K. The concentration of tuberculosis within Paraguay’s Indigenous population, 2018–2022: a retrospective population-based study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2025, 47: 101140. PMID: 40546884, PMCID: PMC12182337, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2025.101140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersons deprived of libertyIndigenous populationRelative risk of TBPersons deprivedRisk of TBNon-Indigenous populationsIncarcerated individualsTB casesIndigenous individualsRelative riskMetropolitan areaRetrospective population-based studyPopulation-based studyIncidence rate of tuberculosisLibertyHeightened riskTreatment programmeParaguayGlobal incidence rateRate of tuberculosisTB incidenceCase notificationTB diagnosisCharacterise trendsMeasured trendsFatigue, physical function, and the context of social vulnerability for older adults with cancer
Jensen-Battaglia M, Delmerico A, Mohamed M, Tylock R, Flannery M, Burnette B, Desai N, Anthony N, Mustian K, Loh K, Mohile S, Seplaki C, Gilmore N. Fatigue, physical function, and the context of social vulnerability for older adults with cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 16: 102284. PMID: 40450795, PMCID: PMC12226210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthPhysical functionOlder adultsShort Physical Performance BatteryEstimate adjusted relative risksCluster randomized clinical trialRelative riskAdvanced cancerCancer-related fatigueDeterminants of healthPhysical Performance BatteryAdjusted relative risksAssociated with increased riskGreater fatigueSocial determinantsPerformance BatteryBaseline fatigueManaging fatigueFollow-up timepointsAssociated with declinesSocial vulnerabilitySocial Vulnerability IndexSPPBPatient-Reported Outcomes Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsCommunity levelHigh- vs low-dose oxytocin protocols for labor induction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Grasch J, Costantine M, Cahill A, Subramaniam A, Son M, Raghuraman N, Grobman W, Frey H. High- vs low-dose oxytocin protocols for labor induction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2025, 7: 101691. PMID: 40334983, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2025.101691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-dose oxytocin protocolsOxytocin protocolInduction of laborLabor inductionCesarean deliveryLow-dose protocolVaginal deliveryNeonatal outcome of inductionFrequency of postpartum hemorrhageRisk of cesarean deliveryLikelihood of cesarean deliveryDuration of labor inductionFrequency of cesarean deliveryHigh-dose oxytocin protocolRelative riskCochrane risk of bias assessment toolSystematic reviewRisk of bias assessment toolOxytocin infusion protocolOperative vaginal deliveryHigh-dose oxytocinConfidence intervalsDuration of laborOutcome of inductionHigh risk of biasExposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and hematological cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sassano M, Zhang S, Kappil E, Zheng T, Boffetta P, Seyyedsalehi M. Exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and hematological cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology 2025, 97: 102831. PMID: 40288113, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2025.102831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaPooled relative riskHematological cancersRelative riskIncidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphomaAssociated with increased cancer riskSystematic reviewConfidence intervalsPolyfluoroalkyl substances exposuresExposure to per-Findings of epidemiological studiesPotential exposure misclassificationPFAS exposureAssociated with incidenceHodgkin lymphomaSerum levelsLymphomaCancer riskExposure misclassificationCancer typesCancerMeta-analysisEpidemiological studiesWeak associationLeukemiaEffect of Diabetes on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Edjimbi J, Shah N, Kwaah P, Grimshaw A, Regan C, Nagpal S, Attaran R, Chaar C, Romain G, Smolderen K, Mena-Hurtado C. Effect of Diabetes on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2025, 81: 1518-1528.e13. PMID: 40015609, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2025.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower extremity revascularizationPeripheral arterial diseaseHospital readmissionRelative riskDiabetes mellitusRandom-effects meta-analysisIncreased riskMeta-analysisAssociation of DMExtremity revascularizationMortality riskWound infectionRisk estimatesAssociated with diabetes mellitusClinical outcomesSystematic reviewArtery diseaseSystematic searchObservational studyWound infection riskReadmissionEffects of diabetesAmputationRiskHospitalDeprescribing in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Associations With Patients' Perspectives: The Diabetes and Aging Study
Parker M, Lipska K, Gilliam L, Grant R, Haider S, Huang E, Jain R, Laiteerapong N, Liu J, Moffet H, Karter A. Deprescribing in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Associations With Patients' Perspectives: The Diabetes and Aging Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1155-1167. PMID: 39781584, PMCID: PMC11971003, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKaiser Permanente of Northern CaliforniaPatient perspectiveType 2 diabetesDiabetes medicationsOlder adultsMeasure of relative riskPatient-provider communicationRates of deprescribingLongitudinal cohort studyInfluence deprescribingTargeted deprescribingFrequency of daily dosesHealth literacyMedication for lifeSelf-CareDeprescribingEndocrine Society guidelinesKaiser PermanenteDuration of diabetesOral hypoglycemic agentsMedication changesRelative riskPatient preferencesCohort studySelf-reported perspectives
2024
Second‐Line Treatment for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review With Network Meta‐Analysis
Giannini E, Pasta A, Calabrese F, Labanca S, Marenco S, Pieri G, Torres M, Strazzabosco M. Second‐Line Treatment for Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Systematic Review With Network Meta‐Analysis. Liver International 2024, 45: e16222. PMID: 39720853, PMCID: PMC11669080, DOI: 10.1111/liv.16222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary biliary cholangitisSecond-line treatmentNetwork Meta-AnalysisObeticholic acid 5Obeticholic acidBiliary cholangitisRelative riskIncomplete response to ursodeoxycholic acidPlacebo-controlled trial of patientsUrsodeoxycholic acidResponse to ursodeoxycholic acidSecond-line therapyIncreased risk of SAEsPlacebo-controlled trialIncidence of pruritusMeta-analysisTrial of patientsPrevent disease progressionRisk of SAEsCompare relative risksComparative efficacyDisease progressionIncreased riskBiochemical responsesSecondary outcomesExposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and lung, head and neck, and thyroid cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sassano M, Seyyedsalehi M, Kappil E, Zhang S, Zheng T, Boffetta P. Exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and lung, head and neck, and thyroid cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research 2024, 266: 120606. PMID: 39672496, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPooled relative riskRelative riskHead and neckEstimate pooled relative risksConfidence intervalsExposure to per-Evidence of publication biasNatural log-unit increaseThyroid cancerCase-control studyPolyfluoroalkyl substances exposuresAssociated with lungPublication biasSystematic reviewPositive associationMeasured serum levelsMeta-analysisSerum PFAS levelsTesticular cancerProspective studyAssociationSerum levelsPFAS exposureExposure assessmentLung cancerSex, Race and Geographic Disparities in Early Age at Onset Hematologic Malignancies
Sklarz T, DuBois T, Lynch S. Sex, Race and Geographic Disparities in Early Age at Onset Hematologic Malignancies. Blood 2024, 144: 5117. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-207878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksIncidence rate ratiosNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic Black individualsLate-onset diseaseNational Program of Cancer RegistriesNon-Hispanic Asian/Pacific IslanderPrevention effortsRelative riskNon-Hispanic white populationPrecision public healthPublic health approachSurveillance dataOnset diseaseEarly-onset cancersHigh-burden statesPopulation-level surveillance dataNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaHighest incidence rateHematologic malignanciesHigher relative riskScreening interventionsCancer RegistryRacial/ethnic subpopulationsNon-HispanicHospital COVID-19 Burden and Adverse Event Rates
Metersky M, Rodrick D, Ho S, Galusha D, Timashenka A, Grace E, Marshall D, Eckenrode S, Krumholz H. Hospital COVID-19 Burden and Adverse Event Rates. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2442936. PMID: 39495512, PMCID: PMC11581512, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.42936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 burdenHospital admissionPatient safetyRelative riskCohort studyStudy of hospital admissionsAcute care hospitalsRisk-adjustment variablesRisk-adjusted ratesMedicare hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemicStaffing shortagesHospital characteristicsMain OutcomesHospital resilienceSurge capacityMedicare patientsCare hospitalHighest burdenPrevent declinesPatient admissionsStudy sampleElixhauser comorbiditiesCOVID-19Low burdenAir pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities
Masselot P, Kan H, Kharol S, Bell M, Sera F, Lavigne E, Breitner S, da Silva S, Burnett R, Gasparrini A, Brook J, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola J, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Diaz M, Arellano E, Rao S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e342. PMID: 39483640, PMCID: PMC11527422, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub>Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Pollutant mixPM2.5-related mortalityFine particulate matterMeta-regression modelsInterquartile range increaseAdvent of remote sensingParticulate matterAir qualityGaseous pollutantsRange increaseBetween-country heterogeneityPollutionTime-series studyAkaike information criterionAll-Cause MortalityInformation criterionPollutant gasesEffect modificationRelative riskRisk heterogeneityToxicityMixture complexityOxidative capacityRisk of Infection in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes With Relaxed Glycemic Control.
Lipska K, Gilliam L, Lee C, Liu J, Liu V, Moffet H, Parker M, Zapata H, Karter A. Risk of Infection in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes With Relaxed Glycemic Control. Diabetes Care 2024, 47: 2258-2265. PMID: 39436715, PMCID: PMC11655405, DOI: 10.2337/dc24-1612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of hospitalizationIncreased risk of hospitalizationType 2 diabetesRelative riskIntegrated health care delivery systemGlycemic controlHealth care delivery systemCare delivery systemOlder patientsBone infectionIncreased riskRelative risk of hospitalizationEstimated incidence rateGlycemic control levelsRates of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort studySoft tissueCategories of infectionOlder adultsUnadjusted riskClinical guidelinesRisk of infectionIncidence rateCohort studyNegative binomial modelRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, PMCID: PMC12036573, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsHeat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment
Zhang S, Breitner S, de' Donato F, Stafoggia M, Nikolaou N, Aunan K, Peters A, Schneider A. Heat and cause-specific cardiopulmonary mortality in Germany: a case-crossover study using small-area assessment. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 2024, 46: 101049. PMID: 39290807, PMCID: PMC11406445, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-crossover studyRelative riskImprove public health practiceConditional quasi-Poisson regressionAssociated with increased mortality riskPublic health practiceRandom-effects meta-analysisQuasi-Poisson regressionHeat-related health impactsDistrict-level characteristicsSmall area dataHealth practicesRespiratory mortalityAssociated with increased mortalityPotential individual-Cardiopulmonary mortalityMortality riskRespiratory deathsSub-causesVulnerability factorsMeta-RegressionHealth impactsRural areasMeta-analysisSubgroup analysisSafety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies
Getahun D, Liu I, Sy L, Glanz J, Zerbo O, Vazquez-Benitez G, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, McLean H, Irving S, Weintraub E, Qian L. Safety of the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in 2 Successive Pregnancies. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2434857. PMID: 39298167, PMCID: PMC11413712, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.34857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse perinatal outcomesPreterm premature rupture of membranesPremature rupture of membranesPreterm premature ruptureRupture of membranesRisk of preeclampsiaSeasonal influenza vaccineInfluenza vaccineAssociated with increased riskInterpregnancy intervalPerinatal outcomesVaccine typesPlacental abruptionPreterm birthInfluenza seasonAssociated with increased risk of preeclampsiaCohort studyRisk of adverse perinatal outcomesAssociated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomesSingleton live birth pregnanciesRelative riskLive-birth pregnanciesGestational age birthsRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted relative risksRace and Sex Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents
Tsai J, Nguyen M, Dudgeon S, McDade W, Kim J, Agrawal P, Boatright D. Race and Sex Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2432679. PMID: 39316403, PMCID: PMC11423172, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEM residentsEmergency medicineChief residentsBlack residentsRelative riskWhite residentsCohort study analyzed dataEmergency medicine departmentNationally Representative StudyStudy analyzed dataAssociation of racial identityMain OutcomesIntersection of raceWhite womenAsian residentsWhite counterpartsRepresentative studySex disparitiesResidency programsElectronic Residency Application ServiceRacial differencesMedicine departmentPositions of leadershipStudy findingsWhite men683 - Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: a United States population-based study
Bunick C, Grada A, Del Rosso J, Armstrong A, Yue E, Krueger W. 683 - Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: a United States population-based study. British Journal Of Dermatology 2024, 191: ljae266.057. DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljae266.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of MACEModerate-to-severe diseaseIncidence of MACEMACE riskAdverse cardiovascular eventsAtopic dermatitisMatched ControlsRheumatoid arthritisCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular eventsModerate-to-severe atopic dermatitisAssociated with increased MACE riskRelative risk of MACEMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelRelative riskCohort entry dateModerate-to-severe ADHistory of cardiovascular diseaseAssociated with multiple comorbiditiesIncreased MACE riskHistory of smokingChronic systemic inflammationFollow-up periodCox proportional hazards modelsUS administrative claims dataIs unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Xia K, Min L, Xie W, Yang G, Yon D, Lee S, Koyanagi A, Jacob L, Smith L, Shin J, Rahmati M, Xiao W, Li Y. Is unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Chinese Medical Journal 2024, 138: 1568-1577. PMID: 38997246, PMCID: PMC12233926, DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000003193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRandomized Controlled TrialsMeta-analysis of randomized controlled trialsKnee osteoarthritisFollow-up periodUnicompartmental knee arthroplastyTotal knee arthroplastySystematic reviewMeta-analysisSurgical treatmentHospital staySurgical treatment of knee OARelative riskMinimal clinically important difference valuesClinically important difference valuesControlled TrialsShorter length of hospital stayMinimal Clinically Important DifferenceConfidence intervalsKnee arthroplastyMean differenceLength of hospital stayYears of follow-upSurgical treatment of knee osteoarthritisClinically Important DifferenceShorter hospital stay
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