Health Diversity Journal Articles

• Flu Hospitalizations and Vaccine Coverage by Race and Ethnicity This CDC report reveals that racial and ethnic disparities in influenza vaccination coverage and access to care have persisted since the 2009-11 influenza seasons.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 20, 2023
• Cigarette Use Among Older Adults: A Forgotten Population While smoking among youths and young adults in the United States is decreasing, quit rates among older smokers has remained stagnant. Are we getting the message across to older smokers?
  American Journal of Public Health, January 19, 2023
• Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism in Healthcare This paper presents an overview of frameworks and guidance for future efforts to identify and eliminate bias within healthcare systems, focusing on the intersection of structural racism and ageism.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, January 19, 2023
• Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19 This report exposes the COVID-19 outpatient treatment inequities among racial and ethnic minority groups, primarily with regards to Paxlovid treatment.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 16, 2023
• Low Hourly Wages in Middle Age and Memory Decline in Older Age Does low-wage employment history during midlife peak earning years impact memory function in older age?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, January 13, 2023
• Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty In what ways did the COVID-19 pandemic impact hip and knee arthroplasty volumes and patient outcomes?
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, January 06, 2023
• Additional MELD Points Improves Transplant Sex Disparity A new study proposes a strategy to help improve waitlist outcomes for women, who are less likely to undergo liver transplant than men due to height differences.
  American Journal of Transplantation, January 05, 2023
• Appropriate Use of Telehealth Visits in Endocrinology A policy perspective from the Endocrine Society provides guidance for the appropriate delivery of telehealth services.
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 28, 2022
• Perceived Quality of Prenatal Care and Maternal/Infant Outcomes How do women's perceptions of their prenatal care impact their birth outcomes and postpartum depression?
  Southern Medical Journal, December 21, 2022
• Life Expectancy Among People With HIV in NYC, 2009-2018 A new study finds life expectancy increased among people with HIV in recent years, but these improvements were not equal across all racial and ethnic groups.
  JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, December 06, 2022
• Optimism, Lifestyle, and Longevity in a Diverse Cohort of Women This study across a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of women found that optimism promotes healthy aging and increased longevity, regardless of demographic.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 05, 2022
• Recognizing and Addressing Sex Trafficking Victims' Needs Nurses are in a unique position to identify the signs of human trafficking and help address the diverse needs of these victims.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, November 28, 2022
• The Effect of Screening on Melanoma Incidence and Biopsy Rates Is increased screening leading to the overdiagnosis of indolent melanomas that may otherwise not have come to clinical attention?
  The British Journal of Dermatology, November 11, 2022
• Factors for Delayed or Missed Second-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine What are the most common reasons people either delayed or didn't receive their second-dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine?
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 09, 2022
• COVID-19 Symptoms and Deaths Among Healthcare Workers A nationwide study identifies the demographic characteristics and symptoms that may predict COVID deaths among healthcare workers.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 07, 2022
• A Workshop for Med Students on Gender-Inclusive Patient Care This study aimed to assess medical students' perceptions of and satisfaction with a half-day workshop focused on sexual history taking and transgender health.
  Southern Medical Journal, October 26, 2022
• Adherence to Diet Quality Indices and Pancreatic Cancer Risk Adherence to these five sets of diet quality index recommendations may be associated with a lower risk of developing pancreatic cancer, a new study reports.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, October 21, 2022
• Caring for Black Children and Families This article outlines actions clinicians can take to help address the issues of racism in health care.
  Pediatric Nursing, October 21, 2022
• The Race Coefficient in GFR-Estimating Equations This review provides a summary of recently published work regarding the use of the race coefficient in GFR-estimating equations.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, October 19, 2022
• Sex-Specific Physiological Responses to Ultramarathon This study provides insight into the physiological responses of female athletes to ultramarathons and how it differs from their male counterparts.
  Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, October 13, 2022