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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jordan Coleman, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Hongyan Ning, Norrina B. Allen, Catarina Kiefe, Emily A. Wang, Mark D. Huffman
Summary: The study found that incarceration was associated with incident cardiovascular disease rates, but the associations were only significant in one sex-race group after multivariable adjustment.
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Criminology & Penology
Maria Berghuis, Miranda Sentse, Hanneke Palmen, Paul Nieuwbeerta
Summary: This study examines the timing of inmate infractions in relation to prison visits. The findings suggest that visits can have harmful effects on inmate misconduct, particularly in relation to contraband infractions.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
(2022)
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Janis M. Nolde, Thomas Beaney, Revathy Carnagarin, Aletta E. Schutte, Neil R. Poulter, Markus P. Schlaich
Summary: Universal lowering of blood pressure thresholds for defining hypertension would have a tremendous impact on hypertension prevalence globally, with significant disparities between countries and substantial heterogeneity in phenotypic and demographic patterns. These findings should be confirmed in dedicated population studies.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christodoula Kourtidou, Konstantinos Tziomalos
Summary: Patients with chronic kidney disease have a higher risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, partly independent from established risk factors. This review discusses the impact of kidney disease on stroke risk and consequences, as well as the underlying mechanisms.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Randall L. Kuffel, Amy L. Byers, Brie Williams, Richard Fortinsky, Yixia Li, Michael A. Ruderman, Lisa C. Barry
Summary: This study examines the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among incarcerated individuals in the United States. The findings highlight the importance of understanding the link between cognitive impairment and incarceration in order to inform healthcare optimization and prevention strategies for this vulnerable population.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Kreft, Gabriele Doblhammer, Rudolf F. Guthoff, Stefanie Frech
Summary: The study identified age, gender, multiple morbidities, and diabetes as major risk factors for severe binocular vision impairment and blindness (SVI/B) in individuals aged 50 and older. Additionally, secondary glaucoma, retinal vascular occlusion, and angle-closure glaucoma were high-risk eye diseases associated with SVI/B. While population density did not have an impact, individuals residing in wealthier regions were found to be at a higher risk for SVI/B compared to those in less wealthy regions.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Vanitha D. O. Porhcisaliyan, Yeli Wang, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Tazeen H. Jafar
Summary: The study found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus was higher in Malays and Indians compared to Chinese, and lower socioeconomic status was associated with a higher risk of T2DM. The housing type and ethnic variation were independently associated with higher T2DM risk in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Singapore.
BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shishir Rao, Milad Nazarzadeh, Yikuan Li, Dexter Canoy, Mohammad Mamouei, Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi, Kazem Rahimi
Summary: A cohort study investigated the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), revealing a monotonic relationship between SBP and cardiovascular event risk.
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Urology & Nephrology
Nicholas L. S. Roberts, Jean L. Pierre, Vanessa Rouzier, Rodney Sufra, Stefano St-Preux, Lily D. Yan, Miranda Metz, Adrienne Clermont, Alexandra Apollon, Shalom Sabwa, Marie M. Deschamps, Justin R. Kingery, Robert Peck, Daniel Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Sri Lekha Tummalapalli, Margaret L. McNairy
Summary: This study characterized the epidemiology of CKD in a population-based cohort in urban Haiti, and found that CKD was highly associated with diabetes and hypertension. It also highlighted the low proportion of CKD patients receiving guideline-recommended treatment, emphasizing the need for strengthening clinical management and nephrology care health infrastructure in Haiti.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yumi Sheehan, Evan B. Cunningham, Amanda Cochrane, Marianne Byrne, Tracey Brown, Colette Mcgrath, Lise Lafferty, Nicodemus Tedla, Gregory J. Dore, Andrew R. Lloyd, Jason Grebely
Summary: In an Australian prison setting, a "one-stop-shop" HCV RNA testing intervention improved treatment uptake among recently incarcerated individuals and reduced the time to treatment initiation, overcoming key barriers to treatment scale-up in the prison sector.
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Onagh MacKenzie, Jacqueline Goldman, Madeline Chin, Bridget Duffy, Sarah Martino, Susan Ramsey, Monik C. Jimenez, Rahul Vanjani
Summary: Research has shown that experiences of incarceration, probation, and parole are associated with worse health outcomes for incarcerated individuals and their families. This study found that 39.2% of patients had a history of incarceration, 16.1% were on probation or parole at the time of the study, and 46.2% reported having a family member with a history of incarceration. Patients with a personal history of incarceration were more likely to have an emergency department visit, suggesting that primary care clinicians should screen for correctional control as a prevalent social determinant of health.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Abu Abdullah Mohammad Hanif, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Md Mokbul Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Md Showkat Ali Khan, Moyazzam Hossaine, Mohammad Aman Ullah, Samir Kanti Sarker, S. M. Mustafizur Rahman, Dipak K. Mitra, Malay Kanti Mridha
Summary: In Bangladesh, half of the elderly population had hypertension, with a higher prevalence in females. In both genders, older age (>=70 years), insufficient physical activity, higher waist circumference, and self-reported diabetes were associated with higher odds of hypertension. Males living in slums had decreased odds of hypertension, while those with education >10 years had increased odds.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Mehedi Hasan, Md Showkat Ali Khan, Ipsita Sutradhar, Md Mokbul Hossain, Moyazzam Hossaine, Yukie Yoshimura, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Malabika Sarker, Malay Kanti Mridha
Summary: The prevalence of hypertension was high in both urban and rural areas of Dhaka division, with factors such as age, gender, educational status, physical activity, and overweight/obesity being associated with hypertension. Early screening and management programs for hypertension should be strengthened to address the high prevalence in these areas.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mariana Alejandra Rivero, Alejandra Kruger, Edgardo Mario Rodriguez, Marcelo Lisandro Signorini Porchietto, Paula Maria Alejandra Lucchesi
Summary: This study describes the seroepidemiology of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in rural and urban populations in Argentina. The study found that rural residents had a higher infection rate compared to urban residents, and the infection rate was associated with lower socioeconomic status. Thawing homemade hamburgers before cooking them and a lack of knowledge about hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) were also associated with seropositivity. The study highlights the importance of considering socioeconomic status and risk factors associated with different socioeconomic levels when implementing consumer-level public health interventions.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Immunology
Andreas Ronit, Lars H. Omland, Gitte Kronborg, Gitte Pedersen, Lars Nielsen, Rajesh Mohey, Lothar Wiese, Niels Obel, Magnus G. Ahlstrom
Summary: Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is higher in people with HIV and their parents and siblings than in population controls. The most important determinants explaining this seem to be cigarette smoking and low socioeconomic status.
JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Oni J. Blackstock, Brent A. Moore, Gail V. Berkenblit, Sarah K. Calabrese, Chinazo O. Cunningham, David A. Fiellin, Viraj V. Patel, Karran A. Phillips, Jeanette M. Tetrault, Minesh Shah, E. Jennifer Edelman
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2017)
Letter
Health Care Sciences & Services
Christopher D. Knapp, Benjamin A. Howell, Emily A. Wang, Rebecca J. Shlafer, Rachel R. Hardeman, Tyler N. A. Winkelman
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2019)
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Health Policy & Services
Benjamin A. Howell, Emily A. Wang, Tyler N. A. Winkelman
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
(2019)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Benjamin A. Howell, Ross B. Kristal, Lacey R. Whitmire, Mark Gentry, Tracy L. Rabin, Julie Rosenbaum
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2019)
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Substance Abuse
Christopher T. Rentsch, Kenneth L. Morford, David A. Fiellin, Kendall J. Bryant, Amy C. Justice, Janet P. Tate
ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2020)
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Substance Abuse
Declan T. Barry, Mark Beitel, Christopher J. Cutter, David A. Fiellin, Lynn M. Madden, Nathan Lipkind, Pooja Bollampally, Christopher Liong, Richard S. Schottenfeld
Summary: The study compared psychiatric comorbidity among patients seeking treatment for chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) based on the order of condition onset, revealing differences in psychiatric comorbidity associated with the onset of conditions, indicating potential different pathways for the emergence of chronic pain and OUD.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Substance Abuse
Melissa B. Weimer, David A. Fiellin
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Benjamin A. Howell, Valerie A. Earnshaw, Marisol Garcia, Andrew Taylor, Karin Martin, Aaron D. Fox
Summary: This paper discusses the impact of criminal legal stigma on health and argues that it plays a significant role in the association between incarceration and negative health outcomes. While ample research has been conducted on the negative social consequences of criminal legal stigma, there is limited research on its impact on health.
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Niranjan S. Karnik, John Marsden, Connor McCluskey, Randy A. Boley, Katharine A. Bradley, Cynthia Campbell, Megan E. Curtis, David Fiellin, Udi Ghitza, Kathryn Hefner, Yih-Ing Hser, R. Kathryn McHugh, Sterling M. McPherson, Larissa J. Mooney, Landhing M. Moran, Sean M. Murphy, Robert P. Schwartz, Dikla Shmueli-Blumberg, Matisyahu Shulman, Kari A. Stephens, Katherine E. Watkins, Roger D. Weiss, Li-Tzy Wu
Summary: The aim of this study was to develop a core outcomes set for evaluating treatments for opioid use disorder. After an expert consensus study and discussion, five core outcomes were determined. This helps improve consistency and comparability in research.
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Substance Abuse
Henry R. Kranzler, Shirley H. Leong, Michelle Naps, Emily E. Hartwell, David A. Fiellin, Christopher T. Rentsch
Summary: The study suggests that topiramate may be associated with reduced drinking in individuals without a history of alcohol use disorder, especially among those with higher baseline drinking levels and higher average daily dosage of the medication.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Benjamin A. Howell, Erica A. Abel, Dongchan Park, Sara N. Edmond, Leah J. Leisch, William C. Becker
Summary: The study found significant levels of likely inaccurate OUD diagnoses among veterans with incident OUD diagnoses, with most cases being caused by systems errors. Younger veterans prescribed opioids for pain were more likely to have inaccurate diagnoses. It is important to increase training for clinicians to address clinical errors and insufficient documentation in order to improve accuracy of OUD diagnoses.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
E. Jennifer Edelman, Stephen A. Maisto, Nathan B. Hansen, Christopher J. Cutter, James Dziura, Lynn E. Fiellin, Patrick G. O'Connor, Roger Bedimo, Cynthia Gibert, Vincent C. Marconi, David Rimland, Maria C. Rodriguez-Barradas, Michael S. Simberkoff, Amy C. Justice, Kendall J. Bryant, David A. Fiellin
CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL TRIALS
(2017)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kelly V. Ruggles, Yixin Fang, Janet Tate, Sherry M. Mentor, Kendall J. Bryant, David A. Fiellin, Amy C. Justice, R. Scott Braithwaite
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kirsha S. Gordon, E. Jennifer Edelman, Amy C. Justice, David A. Fiellin, Kathleen Akgun, Stephen Crystal, Mona Duggal, Joseph L. Goulet, David Rimland, Kendall J. Bryant
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
E. Jennifer Edelman, Brent A. Moore, Sarah K. Calabrese, Gail Berkenblit, Chinazo Cunningham, Viraj Patel, Karran Phillips, Jeanette M. Tetrault, Minesh Shah, David A. Fiellin, Oni Blackstock