IntroductionIn recent years, Black Americans in urban areas have seen a disproportionate rise in opioid drug death rates, with the largest increase from synthetic opioids. As the opioid crisis continues to devastate Black communities, there is an urgent need to tailor strategies, interventions, trea...
Background The aim of this study was to examine the impact of COVID-19 on social determinants of health among African Americans with HIV. The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating for all individuals; however, it poses an increased risk for individuals with chronic health conditions type 2 diabet...
Background: Racism has negative associations with the mental and physical health of children and adolescents. It is critical in our pursuit of health equity that the relationships between racial discrimination and health are better understood. Unfortunately, research in this field has been limited...
Background: 2020 brought unprecedented situations around the globe due to Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the households faced isolation, fear, worry, and anxiety, which led to poor mental health of adults in the US. However, the declinin...
Objective: Women experiencing homelessness are a particularly vulnerable population for unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, which can then potentially perpetuate the cycle of poverty across the lifecourse. Although women experiencing homelessness may have a strong desire to av...
Background: Currently, there are no preclinical models capable of studying pharmacoethnicity differences of drugs. Hence, health disparities are found with retrospective studies only. The absence of an in-vitro model that studies pharmacoethnicity differences result in negative outcomes for minorit...
Background: Subjective memory complaints (SMC) are considered as subjects' interpretation of their cognitive aspects, such as memory and perception. Cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and obesity may contribute to cognitive decline and their relationshi...
Background: The social vulnerability index (SVI), developed by the CDC, is a novel social disadvantage metric based on comprehensive data from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. It includes 15 different social variables organized into the subthemes of socioeconomic status (SES), hous...
BackgroundWhile there have been many devastations from COVID-19, a high prevalence of food insufficiency has been reported, even in developed countries such as the United States (US).4 Low and very low food sufficiency in the US has fluctuated during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting record highs in De...
Introduction University of North Texas HSC medical students learn Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in clinical settings as part of their curriculum. In 2021, students provided healthcare screenings and ultrasound scans to hundreds of patients in underserved rural communities in West Texas. Students...
Background The opioid epidemic and resulting overdoses have primarily afflicted White communities more than any other ethnic group. However, numbers of opioid related overdoses and ED visits have increased in Black communities in recent years given the rise of fentanyl-laced drugs, cocaine use and ...
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a symptom shared by 90% of individuals diagnosed with asthma, and is typically caused by the inhalation of cold and/or dry air. Since respiratory heat and moisture exchange occurs primarily in the nasal passages, EIB ultimately arises from nasal insuffic...
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