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Healthy dietary patterns that include dairy foods can have an important role in addressing health disparities across the life continuum
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Jan 26:S0027-9684(24)00019-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.015. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38365560 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.015 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marie L Borum Source Type: research

A review of dairy food intake for improving health among black geriatrics in the US
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 15:S0027-9684(24)00014-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.017. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe transition to older adulthood is generally marked by progressive declines in body composition, metabolism, cognitive function, and immunity. For socially disadvantaged geriatric populations such as Black Americans, this life stage may also include additional stressors, including dealing with discrimination, poor access to healthcare, and food insecurity. These types of chronic stressors are linked to a higher allostatic load, which is associated with accelerated biological aging, higher rates of adverse h...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Edith Mitchell Kevin Comerford Michael Knight Kevin McKinney Yolanda Lawson Source Type: research

A review of dairy food intake for improving health among black children and adolescents in the US
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 14:S0027-9684(24)00016-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.019. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdequate nutrition during childhood and adolescence is crucial for proper neurological, musculoskeletal, immunological, and cardiometabolic health and development. Yet, disparities among socially underserved racial/ethnic groups in the United States (US) provide significant challenges to achieving adequate nutrition during these years of rapid growth and maturation. For example, Black children and adolescents are at greater risk for having food insecurity, lower-quality diets, obesity, and numerous associated...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yolanda Lawson Priscilla Mpasi Michal Young Kevin Comerford Edith Mitchell Source Type: research

A review of dairy food intake for improving health among black infants, toddlers, and young children in the US
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 14:S0027-9684(24)00017-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.014. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdequate nutrition is paramount for proper growth and musculoskeletal, neurocognitive, and immunological development in infants, toddlers, and young children. Among breastfeeding mother-child dyads, this critical window of development, is impacted by both maternal and offspring dietary patterns. For mothers, their dietary patterns impact not only their own health and well-being, but also the nutrition of their breast milk - which is recommended as the sole source of food for the first 6 months of their infant...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 15, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Yolanda Lawson Priscilla Mpasi Michal Young Kevin Comerford Edith Mitchell Source Type: research

Increasing provider awareness of PrEP on HBCU campuses and beyond: A case study of the HBCU HIV prevention project (H2P)
CONCLUSIONS: The project successfully increased provider awareness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), effective HIV testing, and strategies for reducing HIV infection among HBCU college students. Findings highlight the project's impact on enhancing provider training and the potential of this impact on addressing HIV disparities among African Americans on HBCU campuses and their surrounding communities. The success of the H2P Project provides valuable insights for future interventions, reinforcing the importance of targeted, systems-level approaches in mitigating health disparities among marginalized populations. Implicati...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Goulda A Downer Suzanne Randolph Cunningham Lauren M Ramsey Kecia L Ellick Denise Bailey Source Type: research

Racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease - analysis across major US national databases
CONCLUSION: Racial disparities are pervasive across the spectrum of CVDs with NH Black adults at a significant disadvantage compared to NH White adults for most CVDs.PMID:38342731 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.022 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 11, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas Khawaja M Talha Dmitry Abramov Heather M Johnson Steve Antoine Fatima Rodriguez Marat Fudim Erin D Michos Arunima Misra Layla Abushamat Vijay Nambi Gregg C Fonarow Christie M Ballantyne Salim S Virani Source Type: research

Community-engaged education and evaluation of an acral lentiginous melanoma awareness initiative
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 8:S0027-9684(24)00021-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.021. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38336534 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.021 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Erik L Jaklitsch Alice J Lin Alaina J James Source Type: research

A review of the risks and relationships between oral health and chronic diseases
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Jan 19:S0027-9684(24)00008-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdvances in medical science and in preventive dentistry have changed the context of oral health. The American population is living longer with numerous complex chronic diseases. This paper is to raise awareness about the impact of multiple chronic diseases and their associations with oral diseases. Comorbidities can worsen the course of dental treatment. Inflammation has been the connecting factor in the bidirectional pattern of oral and systemic diseases. High occurrences of chronic diseases generally occur ...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Gail Cherry-Peppers Cheryl Fryer Andrea D Jackson Debra Ford Alison Glascoe Dawn Smith Jacquelyn Dunmore-Griffith Morton Iris Dexter Woods Gillian Robinson-Warner Alphonzo Davidson Crystal McIntosh Jezelle Sonnier Lisa Slade Goulda Downer Shakeya Mundey J Source Type: research

Post stroke pain: Is there under-diagnosis in Black versus White patients?
J Natl Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 3:S0027-9684(24)00010-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStroke incidence is higher and stroke outcomes are poorer in Black patients compared to White patients. Poststroke pain, however, is not a well understood stroke outcome. Using the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program database, we hypothesized that the dataset would demonstrate proportionately higher relative risk of poststroke pain in the Black poststroke patient population compared to the White poststroke patient population. However, our analysis showed that Black stroke patients were dia...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ashlyn Schmitgen Gayle B Bodner Sarah J Garvick Natalie Horback Madeline Turnau Kelly R Conner Courtney J Perry Chris Gillette Source Type: research

Myocarditis and brain abscess caused by disseminated Scedosporium boydii infection
In this report, we present a case of disseminated Scedosporium boydii infection in a 52-year-old male patient without any known risk factors. He presented with acute onset chest pain and dyspnea accompanied by bilateral lower extremity edema. He was found to have new onset heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and his hospital course was complicated by pneumonia, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and brain abscess formation. Multiple blood cultures failed to reveal the source of the infection. At autopsy, septated branching hyphae were identified invading both the myocardium and the cortical brain tissu...
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Devon L Jackson Lamarque Coke Sean X Zhang Charles Steenbergen Galam Khan Gezahegn Gorfu Roger A Mitchell Source Type: research

Bloodless management of significantly elevated transcranial Doppler velocity value in a Jehovah's witness child with sickle cell disease: A tertiary centre experience-A case report
CONCLUSION: This case report demonstrates the successful implementation of a bloodless management strategy for stroke prevention in a Jehovah's Witness child with SCD. This study contributes to the existing literature by providing valuable insights and practical guidance for healthcare providers facing similar ethical and medical dilemmas.PMID:38310045 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.016 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - February 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chisom Adaobi Nri-Ezedi Thomas Ulasi Chilota Chibuife Efobi John Chinawaeze Aneke Nwanneka Ugwu Chinekwu Nwosu Source Type: research

Association of cardiometabolic comorbidities with mortality among low-income Black and White Americans
CONCLUSION: Cardiometabolic comorbidities were associated with increases in all-cause and major cause-specific mortality, particularly Black Americans. This study calls for effective measures to prevent cardiometabolic comorbidities to reduce premature deaths in underserved Americans.PMID:38296693 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.009 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - January 31, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pranoti Pradhan Wanqing Wen Martha Shrubsole Mark Steinwandel Xijing Han Alvin C Powers Loren Lipworth Wei Zheng Source Type: research

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes among tribal population of india: a multi-centric cross-sectional study
CONCLUSION: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among the Indian tribal population reported in this study is less than the national average of 7.3% for the general population. Hypertension and obesity were the major risk factors. Due to changing behavioural patterns, including dietary behaviour, there is likely to be an increase in the prevalence of hypertension and obesity, which further leads to increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Hence, appropriate interventions are to be initiated by the primary healthcare system.PMID:38290904 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2024.01.004 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - January 30, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Bontha V Babu Chaya R Hazarika Sunil K Raina Shariq R Masoodi Yogish C Basappa Nihal Thomas Anna S Kerketta Nanda Kumar Menon Felix K Jebasingh Source Type: research