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Understanding the current status of respiratory illness in the United States
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb;116(1):2. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.023.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38403386 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.023 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Edith Mitchell Marie L Borum Source Type: research

The maternal health solution
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb;116(1):3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.024.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38403387 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.024 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 25, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yolanda Lawson Source Type: research

Race and ethnicity are inadequate predictors of ambulatory visit length and utilization of preventive services
This study aims to determine the relationship between length of physician-patient encounter, number of preventive services, ethnicity, and race. This study utilizes data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) from 2007 to 2016. Visits with a single diagnosis were selected. Visits with the five most frequent diagnoses were selected by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth or Tenth Revision (ICD-9/ICD-10) classification. The primary outcome is time spent with a physician in minutes and the number of preventive services provided represented by the Preventive Service Index (PSI). Of 255,916 visits, ...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tammy Gonzalez Andrew Nicholas Matthew Olagbenro Steven R Feldman Alan B Fleischer Source Type: research

Acute sickle cell hepatopathy: A case report and literature review
J Natl Med Assoc. 2023 Oct 4:S0027-9684(23)00111-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.09.013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited hemoglobinopathy with protean clinical manifestations. The liver could be affected by various SCD-associated complications of an overlapping nature. The clinical presentations of "sickle cell hepatopathy" range from clinically asymptomatic patients to those with life-threatening complications. Herein we report an SCD patient who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and jaundice, eventually diagnosed as a self-limited form of acute sickle cell hepatopathy ...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Morteza Hassanzadeh Zahra Momayez Sanat Somayeh Khayatian Mohammadjavad Sotoudeheian Amirmasoud Shahbazian SeyedAhmad Hoseini Source Type: research

A review of dairy food intake for improving health among black adults in the US
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 19:S0027-9684(24)00015-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.018. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe adult life stage encompasses a range of new experiences, opportunities, and responsibilities that impact health and well-being. During this life stage, health disparities continue to increase for Black Americans, with Black adults having a disproportionate burden of obesity, chronic diseases, comorbidities, and worse treatment outcomes compared to their White peers. While many of the underlying factors for these disparities can be linked to longstanding sociopolitical factors such as systemic racism, food...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Edith Mitchell Kevin Comerford Michael Knight Kevin McKinney Yolanda Lawson Source Type: research

The role of dairy food intake for improving health among black Americans across the life continuum: A summary of the evidence
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 19:S0027-9684(24)00013-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.020. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDecades of health data show major health disparities occurring at every life stage between Black and White Americans. These disparities include greater mortality rates among Black mothers and their offspring, higher levels of malnutrition and obesity among Black children and adolescents, and a higher burden of chronic disease and lower life expectancy for Black adults. Although nutrition is only one of many factors that influence human health and well-being across the life continuum, a growing body of researc...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kevin Comerford Yolanda Lawson Michal Young Michael Knight Kevin McKinney Priscilla Mpasi Edith Mitchell Source Type: research