Article
Orthopedics
Richard L. Lieber
Summary: The NIH R01 grant is highly prestigious but difficult to obtain, with less than 10% of proposals being funded. However, once funded, there is little accountability for achieving the proposed aims. Requiring excessive grant writing creates inefficiencies, therefore a fail quickly model with lower barriers and higher short-term accountability should be considered.
JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME
(2023)
Editorial Material
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Consuelo H. Wilkins, Mamie Williams, Karampreet Kaur, Michael R. DeBaun
Summary: The harsh realities of racial inequities brought to light by the events in the United States in 2020 have raised global awareness on the issue of racial injustice. Academic medicine faces deep-rooted racism that needs to be addressed and dismantled through actions such as confronting the racist history of medicine, developing core competencies on the health impacts of structural racism, and committing to anti-racism at all levels.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Guoyi Yang, Shiu Lun Au Yeung, Catherine Mary Schooling
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and glucose levels, and found that hemoglobin and iron were inversely associated with HbA1c. Fasting glucose showed a stronger association with HbA1c and diabetes in women compared to men. HbA1c in men underestimated fasting glucose, possibly due to erythrocyte properties.
Article
Economics
H. Young Baek, David D. Cho
Summary: The study found that the differences in loan denial across races disappear once credit history, loan types, and other financial and demographic variables are controlled for.
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Vicki S. Helgeson, Jeanean B. Naqvi, Mary T. Korytkowski, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb
Summary: The study aimed to examine racial differences in psychological, behavioral, and physical health over time among individuals recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It found that different racial groups had varying levels of depressive symptoms, diabetes distress, and self-care behaviors in response to the diagnosis.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Chengjie Xiong, Jingqin Luo, Suzanne E. Schindler, Anne M. Fagan, Tammie Benzinger, Jason Hassenstab, Joyce E. Balls-Berry, Folasade Agboola, Elizabeth Grant, Krista L. Moulder, John C. Morris
Summary: This study found racial differences in the longitudinal changes of Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, with slower deposition of amyloid and different patterns of change in cerebrospinal fluid amyloid beta (Aβ)42 between Blacks and Whites. Additionally, the increase in cerebrospinal fluid total tau and phosphorylated tau181 was lower in Blacks compared to Whites.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2022)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Shih-Ku Lin
Summary: Empirical clinical studies have suggested that East Asian patients may require lower dosages of psychotropic drugs due to differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The cytochrome P450 (CYP) system plays a major role in affecting blood levels of antipsychotics, with higher plasma concentrations of specific CYP-metabolized antipsychotics in East Asian populations compared to Western populations.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Julia Halamova, Katarina Greskovicova, Martina Barankova, Bronislava Strnadelova, Katarina Krizova
Summary: This study analyzed the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire during the COVID-19 pandemic. The most adaptive coping strategies were found to fall into four main domains: self-compassion, compassion to others, compassion from others, and mutual compassion. Self-compassion was the most frequently mentioned and elaborated upon. The emergence of mutual compassion, where individuals deliberately take care of themselves and others during collective suffering, was an interesting finding that could bring people closer together in difficult times.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Margaret Quinn Rosenzweig, Susan R. Mazanec
Summary: Disparities in treatment intensity may contribute to racial disparities in breast cancer survival. Black women may experience higher therapeutic toxicity during early-stage breast cancer treatment compared to White women. Further research is needed to understand the racial differences in symptom reporting, clinical reception and response, prescribed management, and patient adherence to symptom management.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rosaria M. Ruggeri, Barbara Altieri, Erika Grossrubatcher, Roberto Minotta, Maria Grazia Tarsitano, Virginia Zamponi, Andrea MIsidori, Antongiulio Faggiano, Anna Maria Colao
Summary: The incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms and related carcinoid syndrome (CS) has significantly increased in recent years, with women appearing to be at a higher risk. Studies have shown that CS occurs more frequently in female patients with NENs and women have a better prognosis and response to therapy.
REVIEWS IN ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Pasquale Fabio Provenzano, Grazia Caridi, Giovanna Parlongo, Daniela Leonardis, Elvira Puntorieri, Giovanni Tripepi, Carmine Zoccali, Francesca Mallamaci
Summary: This study investigated the sex differences in cardiovascular risk and outcomes in CKD patients not on dialysis, and found that male patients had a higher risk of cardiovascular events compared to female patients.
CLINICAL KIDNEY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Kathleen R. Bogart, Brooke A. Bryson, Diana Harcourt
Summary: This study aimed to validate the disclosure approaches of facial differences (FD) in a large international sample, examine their frequency of use, and test their relationship to psychosocial outcomes using validated measures. The findings showed that selective and indiscriminate disclosure were the most frequently used and recommended approaches. Autonomous disclosure was associated with more positive psychosocial outcomes compared to agentic (non)disclosure and autonomous nondisclosure. These findings can support disclosure autonomy and positive psychosocial outcomes among people with FD.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ariane L. Rung, Evrim Oral, Edward S. Peters
Summary: This study found that there are differences in work-family spillover levels between women of different races, with White women experiencing higher levels of negative spillover and positive work-to-family spillover. Higher levels of negative work-to-family spillover were related to greater depressive symptoms in both Blacks and Whites, while negative family-to-work spillover was only related to higher levels of depressive symptoms in Black women. Protective effects of positive family-to-work spillover on depressive symptoms were observed in White women only.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2021)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yesnely Anacari Flores, Harris Munger Greenwood
Summary: Racism is declared as a public health crisis, affecting the health of communities of color. Public health as a discipline needs to recognize and address racism to achieve health equity. This article discusses racial capitalism's intersection with public health and critiques current anti-racist pedagogy, providing recommendations for moving forward. Future public health practitioners must understand racial capitalism and use it to dismantle structural racism perpetuating health inequities.
HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sophia Chen, Edward Christopher Dee, Vinayak Muralidhar, Paul L. Nguyen, Milan R. Amin, Babak Givi
Summary: This study used the SEER database to analyze the impact of racial disparities on overall mortality and cancer-specific mortality of patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma in the United States. The results showed significant differences in overall mortality based on race, but no significant differences in cancer-specific mortality. Some socioeconomic factors were also associated with patients' outcomes.