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Electronic Vapor Products: Alarming Trends in United States Adolescents Open
Background: The use of electronic vapor products (EVPs) increases the risks of nicotine addiction, drug-seeking behavior, mood disorders, and avoidable premature morbidities and mortality. We explored temporal trends in EVP use among US ad…
Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among United States Adolescents Open
Background: Cigarette smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of premature death in the United States, accounting for approximately 500,000, or 1 in 5, deaths annually. We explored trends in cigarette smoking among US adolescents. Meth…
Cross-Sectional Survey of Smoking Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Tobacco Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening Program Open
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) produces a wide array of deleterious consequences, some of which are unintended. Data are sparse on whether, and if so, how, current cigarette smoking habits are affected by COVID-19. We desc…
Impact of a collaborative childhood anaemia intervention programme in Peru Open
Objectives To evaluate the impact of a 12‐month multi‐modal public health intervention programme for treating and preventing anaemia among children aged 6 months to 4 years in an underserved community in Peru. Methods The intervention incl…
Covid-19 in the United States: A Tale of One Country and Two Large States Open
Purpose: In the United States (US), after only one year, COVID-19 has already led to a reduction in life expectancy of about one year. In this study we review the mitigation and containment strategies of the epidemic in the US as a whole a…
Smoking Cessation and Hospitalized Patients: A Missed Opportunity to Avoid Premature Deaths Open
> Dedication > > We dedicate this manuscript to the memory of the late Edward D. Frohlich, MD, PhD, a great man and a good man who was a valued mentor, colleague, and friend. He was a member of the Ochsner family for more than 40 years, an…
Mortality from necrotizing enterocolitis: Greater racial inequalities and differences in risk factors Open
Mortality rates from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) have remained relatively stable. In contrast, overall, infant deaths have declined.1 Racial inequalities in NEC have been reported,1 but less is known about risk factors for NEC and non-…
Temporal Trends and Geographic Variations in Mortality Rates from Prescription Opioids: Lessons from Florida and West Virginia Open
These data show markedly divergent temporal trends and geographic variations in mortality rates from prescription opioids, especially in the southern United States. Specifically, although initial rates were high and continued to increase a…
Lower Mortality Rates from Cryptococcosis in Women and Whites with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States Open
Cryptococcosis is an opportunistic mycotic infection often found in pigeon droppings and other bird excrement. This serious disease is often fatal and, not unexpectedly, far more common in patients with immune deficiency, including those w…
Identifying County-Level All-Cause Mortality Rate Trajectories and Their Spatial Distribution Across the United States Open
County-level disparities in all-cause mortality rates widened over the past 18 years. Further investigation of the determinants of the trajectory groupings and the geographic outliers identified by our research could inform interventions t…
Racial Equality in Infant Outcomes: A Call to Action Open
Racial Equality in Infant Outcomes: A Call to Action Joedrecka S. Brown Speights MD, Samantha S. Goldfarb DrPH, MPH, Robert S. Levine MD, and George Rust MD, MPH Affiliation Joedrecka S. Brown Speights is with the Department of Family Medi…
SUN-LB087 Successful Prevention of Common Complications of Severe Hypercalcemia Secondary to Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of the Newborn Following Whole Body Therapeutic Hypothermia Open
Background: Subcutaneous fat necrosis (SCFN) is a rare form of panniculitis mostly seen in neonates with a history of significant perinatal stress and may be associated with life-threatening hypercalcemia. Clinical Case: An infant boy born…
Lack of validity of self-reported mammography data Open
This qualitative literature review aimed to describe the totality of peer-reviewed scientific evidence from 1990 to 2017 concerning validity of self-reported mammography. This review included articles about mammography containing the words…
Homicide in the South: Higher Rates Among Whites and Fewer Racial Disparities Open
The overall high homicide rates in the southern United States were attributable to relatively higher NHW rates than those found in the rest of the country. Further research targeting the role of firearms as well as cultural and other issue…
Neighbourhood deprivation and lung cancer risk: a nested case–control study in the USA Open
Objectives To examine the association between neighbourhood deprivation and lung cancer risk. Design Nested case–control study. Setting Southern Community Cohort Study of persons residing in 12 states in the southeastern USA. Participants …
Depression effects on hospital cost of heart failure patients in California: An analysis by ethnicity and gender Open
Depression, ethnicity, and gender are all associated with increased hospital costs of HF patients. The higher HF and HF+D costs among blacks, AP, and males reflect additional burden of comorbidities (hypertension and diabetes). Prospective…
Smoking, depression, and hospital costs of respiratory cancers: Examining race and sex variation Open
While LC is more prevalent among blacks and males, depression is higher among female and white patients. Since depression with higher costs existed among LC patients, our findings point to: (i) possibility of cost savings by diagnosing and…
Socioeconomic, environmental, and geographic factors and US lung cancer mortality, 1999‐2009 Open
Background: The American Cancer Society estimates that about 25% of all US cancer deaths will be due to lung cancer – more than from cancers of the colon, breast, and prostate combined. Methods: We ascertained county-level age-adjusted and…