Social Determinants of Health: Journal Articles

• Arthritis Among Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years This report details the prevalence of arthritis among U.S. children and adolescents aged <18 years, and identifies racial and ethnic disparities.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 29, 2023
• Perception of PrEP-Related Stigma in PrEP Users This paper provides insight into how PrEP users perceive PrEP-related stigma and identifies the factors associated with this perception.
  HIV Medicine, September 22, 2023
• Lessons in CVD Prevention From Jackie Robinson This commentary reveals the poor cardiometabolic health and premature ASCVD of baseball great Jackie Robinson, possibly exacerbated by the stress of battling racial tensions throughout his career.
  Circulation, September 22, 2023
• Consensus Recommendations and a Decision Tree to Guide NPWT Following consensus recommendations and a clinical decision tree could help optimize the utilization of NPWT devices.
  Wounds, September 19, 2023
• Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Disorders, and Chronic Disease In this commentary, the authors highlight the complex interplay among sleep, mental health, cognitive functioning, and chronic disease.
  Preventing Chronic Disease, September 19, 2023
• Hospitalizations Involving Fungal Infections During COVID-19 Hospitalization rates for fungal infections increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for improved preparedness for future respiratory virus outbreaks.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 14, 2023
• Cervical Cancer Screening in Menopause: When Is It Safe to Exit? Controversy persists over when it is safe to cease cervical cancer screening in postmenopausal women. This review examines considerations for postmenopausal women as well as existing guidelines.
  Menopause, September 14, 2023
• Cost-effectiveness of Treating All HBV+ Individuals in the U.S. This analysis suggests that expanding efforts to diagnose and treat individuals chronically infected with HBV would be cost-effective and provide a positive return on investment.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 13, 2023
• Tuberculosis Among Non-US-Born Persons and Persons Over 60 This report provides insight into the rates of tuberculosis infection among these subpopulations.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 12, 2023
• Ambient Temperature and ED Hospital Admissions in the Homeless What impact does rising ambient temperature have on emergency hospital admissions by people experiencing homelessness in a large urban environment?
  American Journal of Public Health, September 11, 2023
• The PhenX Toolkit: Resource for Cancer Survivorship Research Learn more about the PhenX Toolkit, an online resource that provides researchers access to standardized measures for cancer survivorship research.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, September 08, 2023
• Efficacy, Durability, Tolerability of BIC/FTC/TAF for HIV Do the benefits of this HIV treatment seen in randomized clinical trials translate to real-world clinical practice?
  HIV Medicine, September 08, 2023
• Drug-Resistant Shigella flexneri 2a, California, USA, 2022 Find out how whole-genome sequencing helped guide treatment selection in this case of persistent shigellosis that was refractory to initial drug therapy.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 07, 2023
• Candida auris-Associated Hospitalizations, U.S., 2017-2022 A better understanding of the clinical features of patients hospitalized with C. auris infections could help identify the potential risk factors for this disease.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 05, 2023
• An Mpox Cluster Affecting Persons Previously Vaccinated In this unusual cluster of mpox cases, a large number of cases had been vaccinated with mpox vaccine.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 04, 2023
• Wearable Health and Fitness Tech in Cardiovascular Medicine This review examines the various cardiovascular metrics provided by common consumer wearable devices. What are the potential pitfalls in interpreting and evaluating these metrics?
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 04, 2023
• Advanced HIV Disease: Diagnostic and Prophylactic Strategies This review looks at the current and emerging diagnostic and treatment strategies for advanced HIV disease.
  HIV Medicine, September 01, 2023
• Isolated Ocular Mpox Without Skin Lesions, United States In this case, a patient presented with ocular manifestations of mpox without skin lesions, an uncommon occurrence.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 31, 2023
• E-cigarette Sales by Product and Flavor Type This report tracked sales of e-cigarettes over a two-year period to determine trends by brand and flavor, reflecting the dynamic nature of the e-cigarette market.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 30, 2023
• Maternal Preconception Adiposity and Offspring Sex Ratio This study examined the relationship of maternal preconception adiposity and offspring sex and sex ratio.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, August 30, 2023