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Associations of Workplace Violence With Cardiovascular Disease Among United States Workers: Findings From a National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: Our study indicates an association between workplace violence and CVD in United States workers, exhibiting a dose-response pattern.PMID:37551075 | PMC:PMC10415653 | DOI:10.3961/jpmph.23.032
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health - August 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zheyu Hu Jian Li Source Type: research

What Sub-Saharan African Nations Can Teach the U.S. About Black Maternal Health
While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. policymakers can look to sub-Saharan Africa for guidance on reversing this trend. Credit: Ernest Ankomah/IPSBy Ifeanyi NsoforABUJA, Jun 2 2023 (IPS) New research shows that Black mothers in the United States disproportionately live in counties with higher maternal vulnerability and face greater risk of preterm death for the fetus, greater risk of low birth weight for a baby, and a higher number of maternal deaths. While poor maternal outcomes among Black women in the U.S. is not new, improving it is imperative. U.S. poli...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ifeanyi Nsofor Tags: Africa Gender Headlines Health Inequality North America Poverty & SDGs Maternal Health Source Type: news

CO142 Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes in the Stroke Belt
This study sought to compare specific key outcomes related to ischemic stroke that occurred before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed mortality rates, morbidity rates, and the administration of thrombolytics in patients with ischemic stroke admitted to emergency departments (ED) in the Stroke Belt, a region of the United States with historically worse stroke outcomes.
Source: Value in Health - June 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: E. Stitzlein, F. Pathan, I. Weimer, K. Lodaya, F. D'Souza, A. Shenoy Source Type: research

Self-reported physical functioning, cardiometabolic health conditions, and health care utilization patterns in Million Veteran Program enrollees with Traumatic Brain Injury Screening and Evaluation Program data
ConclusionsThe findings suggest that veterans who screen positive for TBI, regardless of whether they are ultimately diagnosed with TBI, are at greater risk for negative health outcomes, signifying that these veterans represent a vulnerable group that may benefit from increased clinical care and prevention efforts.
Source: Military Medical Research - January 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Hmong Stroke Knowledge Survey
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2022;33(4):2052-2059. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2022.0153.ABSTRACTThe Hmong are an ethnic group from Southeast Asia who migrated in large numbers to the United States after the end of the Vietnam War and are now clustered in several parts of the country, including our city. Based on a retrospective review of medical records and on our anecdotal experience, we suspected that there was a gap in stroke knowledge in our Hmong patients. This stroke knowledge survey was intended to uncover any knowledge gaps within the Hmong community before engaging in community awareness activities. Not only did the surv...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - November 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Haitham M Hussein Carol Droegemueller Pakou Xiong Zong Xiong Sidney Van Dyke Jodi Mueller-Hussein Source Type: research

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