Health Diversity Journal Articles

• Hormone Therapy and Patient Satisfaction With Treatment How do patients with disorders of sex development perceive their treatment with hormone replacement therapy? Are they generally satisfied with the experience?
  Clinical Endocrinology, April 2018
• Advocating for Patient Care Literacy In this commentary, the author advocates a new curricular framework for pharmacy that develops patient care literacy, using humanities, arts and social sciences for developing interpersonal skills.
  American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, March 2018
• Nonradiographic AS: Clinical and Therapeutic Relevance How is nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis distinguished from radiographic disease -- and how do management strategies differ?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 2018
• A Visual Aid for Optimal Positioning for Spinal Anesthesia Can use of a visual image in conjunction with verbal instructions improve successful positioning for neuraxial blockade?
  BMC Anesthesiology, March 2018
• Women and Kidney Disease: Reflections on World Kidney Day This editorial highlights the importance of kidney health in women.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 2018
• Sex Differences in Alzheimer's Disease How do the cognitive impacts of Alzheimer disease differ between men and women?
  Current Opinion in Psychiatry, March 2018
• Tourette Syndrome and the Social Decision-Making Network The author hypothesizes that Tourette syndrome is rooted in abnormalities in a recently proposed brain system implicated in crucial aspects of social behaviour: the social decision-making network.
  Brain, March 2018
• Geogenomic Segregation and Temporal Trends of E. coli A new report provides insight into the incidence and geographic segregation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, February 2018
• Weight Gain After Treatment of Graves' Disease in Children Which children are more susceptible to weight gain after treatment for Graves' disease?
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 2018
• Sedentary Behaviors and Cardiometabolic Risk It's well accepted that TV viewing and other sedentary behaviors are associated with cardiometabolic risk. Does replacing TV viewing with a different sedentary behavior impact risk level?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, February 2018
• Disparities in SVR and Transmission Risk in HIV Care Are there significant racial and ethnic disparities in sustained viral suppression and transmission risk potential in persons living with diagnosed HIV?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 2018
• Short Sleep Duration Among Middle and High School Students Are students in the US getting enough sleep? This report indicates that a large percentage of middle school and high school students are not getting the recommended amount.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 2018
• Representation of Minorities and Women in Oncology Trials Do clinical trials in oncology adequately represent the US population with cancer?
  Journal of Oncology Practice, February 2018
• Fasting Blood Glucose and Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Risk This study examined the potential impact of long-term fasting blood glucose concentration on subsequent risk of intracerebral hemorrhage.
  Stroke, February 2018
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Esophageal Cancer in the US This study analyzed racial and ethnic disparities in the incidence of esophageal cancer, according to histological type, over a 20-year period.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, January 2018
• Integrating HIV PrEP Into Routine Preventive Health Care Has the current approach to PrEP constrained access? The authors of this commentary argue that PrEP should be discussed with all adult patients as part of routine preventive health care.
  American Journal of Public Health, January 2018
• Obesity Among US Adults, by Household Income and Education Does obesity prevalence vary by income or education? Using data from NHANES, this report analyzed the relation of obesity and income and obesity and education among population subgroups.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, January 2018
• Gender, Menopausal Status, and Drug-induced Liver Injury How might gender and sex hormones contribute to type and severity of drug-induced liver injury?
  Liver International, January 2018
• Concussions in High-School Athletes Before and After TBI Laws Have sports-related concussions in high-school athletes decreased since the enactment of comprehensive laws regarding traumatic brain injury?
  American Journal of Public Health, January 2018
• Digital Interventions and Risky Drinking in Young Adults This study evaluated two different personalized digital interventions for reducing risky drinking in young adults--but the results were disappointing.
  Alcohol and Alcoholism, December 2017