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Nonmedical Marijuana Use and Cardiovascular Events : A Systematic Review
CONCLUSION: This review suggests that people who use marijuana may be at increased risk for cardiovascular events. As states expand new laws permitting marijuana use, it will be important to monitor the effect of marijuana use on cardiovascular disease outcomes, perhaps through the inclusion of data on nonmedical marijuana use in diverse national and local surveillance systems.PMID:33636088 | DOI:10.1177/0033354920988285
Source: Public Health Reports - February 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peter K Yang Erika C Odom Roshni Patel Fleetwood Loustalot Sallyann Coleman King Source Type: research

Heat-Associated Mortality in a Hot Climate : Maricopa County, Arizona, 2006-2016.
CONCLUSIONS: Ongoing evaluation of interventions that target populations at risk for both outdoor and indoor heat-associated deaths can further inform refinement of the surveillance system and identify best practices to prevent heat-associated deaths. PMID: 32687733 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - July 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Male Mortality Trends in the United States, 1900-2010: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities.
CONCLUSION: During the last century, AADRs among males declined more slowly than among females. Although the gap diminished in recent decades, exploration of social and behavioral factors may inform interventions that could further reduce death rates among males. PMID: 31804898 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - December 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Reducing Health Care Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease: A Review.
Authors: Lee L, Smith-Whitley K, Banks S, Puckrein G Abstract Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder most common among African American and Hispanic American persons. The disease can cause substantial, long-term, and costly health problems, including infections, stroke, and kidney failure, many of which can reduce life expectancy. Disparities in receiving health care among African Americans and other racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States are well known and directly related to poor outcomes associated with SCD. As an orphan disease-one that affects <200 000 persons nationwide-SCD ...
Source: Public Health Reports - October 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Five-Year Follow-up of a Severe Case of Pertussis in Oregon, 2012.
We describe the medical course and sequelae of an infant's severe pertussis illness through age 5½ years. The child has failed to meet developmental milestones, requires substantial medical care, and bears the burdens of chronic lung disease, stroke, epilepsy, impaired neurodevelopment, and problems with vision. The medical and social burden of pertussis among infants too young to be vaccinated underscores the importance of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccination during pregnancy. PMID: 31568732 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - October 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Excess Clinical Comorbidity Among HIV-Infected Patients Accessing Primary Care in US Community Health Centers.
CONCLUSIONS: As HIV-infected patients live longer, the increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases may complicate their clinical management, requiring primary care providers to be trained in chronic disease management for this population. PMID: 29262289 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - December 22, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Reducing Smoking in the US Federal Workforce: 5-Year Health and Economic Impacts From Improved Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes.
CONCLUSION: Reductions in the prevalence of smoking in the federal workforce could substantially reduce the number of hospitalizations for acute myocardial infarction and stroke, lower medical costs, and improve productivity. PMID: 29072961 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - October 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Using Systems Science to Inform Population Health Strategies in Local Health Departments: A Case Study in San Antonio, Texas.
CONCLUSIONS: Local health departments could benefit from the use of systems science and evidence-based decision making to estimate public health program effectiveness and costs, calculate return on investment, and develop a business case for adopting programs. PMID: 28813636 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Reports - August 18, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

Suffer the Infants: A Severe Case of Pertussis in Oregon, 2012.
This report describes an Oregon infant who was hospitalized with pertussis for 90 days, required extracorporeal oxygenation for 43 days, suffered complications including stroke, and had hospital charges totaling $1.5 million. Pertussis morbidity among young infants argues for vaccination of women during each pregnancy and of infants beginning promptly at two months of age. PMID: 26327720 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Public Health Reports - September 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research