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IntroductionDisproportionate exposure to psychosocial stressors, such as racial discrimination, and other forms of adversity across the life course contributes to higher rates of hypertension among Black Americans. However, prior literature is limited by the underrepresentation of rural populations...

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ABSTRACT Background Recent advances in immunotherapy have improved the survival of patients with non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, data on the association between patient socioeconomic status (SES) and the use of immunotherapy remain scarce. We examined the association between area‐level...

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This article focuses on how rising nativism, manifested through immigrants’ experiences of everyday discrimination, and Florida’s legal context (ascertained through immigrants’ fears of deportation), are related to immigrants’ hesitation when seeking healthcare services. Hesitation to seek healthcar...

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<b>Background:</b> Youth tobacco use remains a significant public health concern, particularly in urban communities disproportionately burdened by health disparities. In Baltimore City, where tobacco-related harms are elevated, understanding the relationship between tobacco use—including...

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University students from diverse sexual orientations encounter specific mental health challenges due to academic demands, minority stress, and societal stigma; however, research focusing on these issues is still scarce in Southeast Asia. This research aimed to examine the mental health outcomes of h...

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Objective: Behavioral science principles, including approaches such as gamification, commitment strategies, and nudges, are widely used in health promotion programs to prevent non-communicable diseases. These approaches are expected to influence behavior change regardless of health interest; however...

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From 2018 to 2023, Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage in the United States was shaped by both proactive immunization efforts and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the first national decline in nearly a decade. This study aimed to assess vaccination trends over...

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Few studies have conducted photovoice projects to explore themes related to the lived experiences of community health workers (CHWs). As a relatively unknown segment of the health care workforce in the United States, CHWs are typically members of the communities they work within and fulfill unique a...

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Health disparities in allergic and immunologic conditions are shaped by unequal exposure to social determinants of health (SDoH), including education, healthcare quality, neighborhood and built environment, social context, and economic stability. This review summarizes recent literature on dispariti...

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Summary: Emerging evidence suggests genetic ancestry may influence childhood cancer outcomes, but its impact on pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is unknown. We explored genetic ancestry’s impact on survival among children with RMS. This multi-center observational cohort study is a secondary analysis...

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ABSTRACT Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined hemodynamically as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥ 20 mmHg, measured at right heart catheterization (RHC). Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is defined as a mPAP ≥ 20 mmHg with a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) or left ventric...

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Abstract INTRODUCTION Disparities in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) persist across race/ethnicity, sex, and US geographic regions, but limited quantitative information exists to explain how specific predictors contribute to these disparities. Many traditional methods lack...

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IntroductionDue to a combination of cultural, situational, social, and environmental factors, members of the Latine/Hispanic community experienced higher contagion and poorer outcomes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and lower rates of testing and vaccination. Our aims were to use the frameworks of imple...

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Laura J Horsfall, Paulina Bondaronek, Julia Ive, Shoba Poduval Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence: Laura J Horsfall, Email laura.horsfall@ucl.ac.ukAbstract: Clinical algorithms are widely used tools for predicting, diagnosing, and managing diseases....

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Marinia N Bishay,1,&amp;ast; Albert Xu,2,&amp;ast; John M Nesemann,2 Jeremy D Keenan,2,3 Julius T Oatts4 1School of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; 3Francis I. Proctor Foundation, Universit...

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Equitable access to healthcare is essential for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and improving health outcomes. This cross-sectional study examines patients’ perceived access to healthcare services in the West Bank, providing insights into patients’ perceptions of health disparities. Data w...

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BackgroundChildhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a significant contributor to pediatric cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study aims to assess the global, regional, and national burden of childhood NHL from 1990 to 2021, using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study.Met...

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Cancer survivorship has become a critical global health issue, with survival rates on the rise in both high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cancer survivors, encompassing individuals from diagnosis onward, face unique and complex health challenges that necessita...

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IntroductionCommercial tobacco control policies are credited with substantially decreasing the rates of commercial tobacco use among the general US population over the last few decades, yet determining the attitudes, values and beliefs that make such policies more or less appropriate for American In...

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