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August 04, 2023
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Career-related pressures influence childbearing decisions among women physicians

Career-related pressures influence childbearing decisions among women physicians

Women physicians reported that career-related pressures influence pregnancy timing, affect infertility rates and result in career trajectory changes to accommodate family building and parenthood, according to survey results.

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August 03, 2023
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VIDEO: Access to care, racial diversity in clinical trials needed to improve IBD outcomes

VIDEO: Access to care, racial diversity in clinical trials needed to improve IBD outcomes

In the latest installment of our diversity, equity and inclusion video series with ASGE, Anna H. Owings, DO, discusses racial disparities in treatment initiation and response in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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August 02, 2023
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Implicit racial bias by US region not linked to breast reconstruction utilization rates

Implicit racial bias by US region not linked to breast reconstruction utilization rates

U.S. regional variations in implicit bias were not associated with breast reconstruction, complications or cost among women with breast cancer undergoing mastectomy, according to results from a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

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July 27, 2023
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Integrating midwifery model of care key to address disparities, maternity care crisis

Integrating midwifery model of care key to address disparities, maternity care crisis

More fully integrating the midwifery model of care in philosophically aligned health care teams and institutions could be important in addressing disparities and the maternity care crisis in the U.S., according to a published expert review.

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July 26, 2023
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County-level preterm birth risk high for women with more social determinants of health

County-level preterm birth risk high for women with more social determinants of health

County-level preterm birth risk was higher among women with more physical, social and health risk factors as measured by a novel county-level index to quantify maternal vulnerability to adverse outcomes.

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July 26, 2023
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Neighborhood mobility, air pollution levels impact COVID-19 hospitalization risk

Neighborhood mobility, air pollution levels impact COVID-19 hospitalization risk

Individuals with COVID-19 living in neighborhoods with high walkability and bikeability and less air pollution experienced fewer hospitalizations vs. areas with low mobility and more pollution, according to results published in PLoS ONE.

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July 12, 2023
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Racial discrimination may be ‘significant contributor’ of obesity for youths

Racial discrimination may be ‘significant contributor’ of obesity for youths

Children and adolescents who face more racial discrimination from peers, teachers, other adults and society have a higher BMI and waist circumference, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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July 11, 2023
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Veterans with CVD from historically redlined neighborhoods have elevated risk for events

Veterans with CVD from historically redlined neighborhoods have elevated risk for events

Among veterans with atherosclerotic CVD, those from historically redlined neighborhoods had greater risk for CV events compared with those from the lowest-risk neighborhoods, researchers reported.

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July 06, 2023
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Maternal mortality risk high and rising for American Indian, Alaska Native, Black women

Maternal mortality risk high and rising for American Indian, Alaska Native, Black women

Although maternal mortality ratios increased for U.S. women of all races and ethnicities from 1999 to 2023, American Indian, Alaska Native and Black women, specifically, had increased risks for pregnancy-related death, researchers reported.

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July 06, 2023
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Race-specific spirometry interpretation may negatively bias care for Black patients

Race-specific spirometry interpretation may negatively bias care for Black patients

Using a race-specific equation to interpret lung function of patients waiting for a lung transplant may result in racial bias of transplant allocation, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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