Health Diversity Journal Articles

• Medicaid Restriction Removal Increased HCV Treatment Rates Access to treatment improved after Medicaid-imposed restrictions were removed, but more policy changes are needed to address remaining disparities.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, May 16, 2022
• Therapy Adherence and QoL in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Does better adherence to therapy regimens translate to a higher quality of life among patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 06, 2022
• Associations Between HIV, ART and Preterm Birth In what ways might HIV and antiretroviral exposure impact the risk for preterm birth?
  HIV Medicine, April 28, 2022
• Risk of Sports-related Sudden Cardiac Death in Women What might explain the marked difference in incidence of sports-related sudden cardiac death in women vs. men? This review summarizes current knowledge on epidemiology and causes of SrSCD in women.
  European Heart Journal, April 26, 2022
• Comorbidities in Women Living With HIV Gain a better understanding of the prevalence and impact of coexisting conditions among women living with HIV.
  HIV Medicine, April 21, 2022
• Decompression Surgery Improves Back Pain in Lumbar Stenosis Surgical treatment has shown to significantly improve back pain in lumbar degenerative stenosis, but symptoms may continue to persist in some patients. What are the risk factors?
  Spine, April 20, 2022
• Unexplained Anemia of Aging Review the diagnosis and etiology of anemia in older adults. What are the health consequences of unexplained anemia, and how should it be approached?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 19, 2022
• Disparities in Receipt of Treatments for COVID-19 Do disparities exist in the receipt of COVID-19 treatments such as monoclonal antibodies and antivirals among racial and ethnic minorities?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 15, 2022
• Racism: Dismantling Health Equity and the Nursing Profession Recognizing and addressing existing racism within the nursing profession could lead to a more diverse workforce.
  Nursing Economics, April 15, 2022
• Ever-Expansive Care: Supporting LGBTQ Patients and Families What can clinicians do to welcome and better support LGBTQ patients and their families?
  Pediatric Nursing, April 11, 2022
• Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence Among Women Aged >20 Years The findings in this report indicate that breast cancer incidence among women aged 20 and older has been rising since 2004, but incidence differs significantly by demographic characteristics.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 01, 2022
• COVID-19-Related Discrimination Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities People from all major racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States report experiencing more COVID-19-related discrimination than whites, according to this study.
  American Journal of Public Health, March 29, 2022
• Treating Acne in Transgender Persons Receiving Testosterone Acne is a common adverse effect among transgender patients receiving testosterone. Review the special considerations for treating acne in these patients in this paper.
  American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, March 29, 2022
• Serum Hb and Risk of Renal Function Decline in Early DKD What could serum hemoglobin concentrations tell us about the potential risk of diabetic kidney disease progression?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, March 22, 2022
• Adolescent Pain, Anxiety, and Depressive Problems This study investigated the extent genetic and environmental factors contribute to the co-occurrence of pain, anxiety, and depression in adolescents.
  Pain, March 17, 2022
• The Epidemiology of Alopecia Areata This study elucidates the epidemiology of alopecia areata, focusing on incidence, demographics and patterns of healthcare utilization.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, March 14, 2022
• Booster COVID-19 Vaccinations Among Adults 65 Years and Older This report reveals that less than half of persons aged 65 years or older in the U.S. received a booster or additional primary dose of COVID-19 vaccine during Aug. 13 to Nov. 19, 2021.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 11, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer Incidence After Adenoma Removal by Gender Does risk of risk of colorectal cancer and death after adenoma removal differ by gender?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 03, 2022
• Sex Differences in MRI Findings in the Sacroiliac Joints In what ways do MRI findings in the sacroiliac joints differ between genders, and what are the implications?
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 02, 2022
• Nonfatal TBI-Related Hospitalizations -- United States, 2018 A better understanding of the most common injuries associated with nonfatal TBI-related hospitalizations could help identify strategies to prevent these avoidable injuries.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, February 25, 2022