January 4, 2021
Factors ID'd for Mortality in Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For nursing home residents with COVID-19, the odds of 30-day mortality are increased with older age, male sex, and impaired cognitive and physical function, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Orestis A. Panagiotou, M.D., Ph.D., from the Brown University School of Public...
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Children with Severe Asthma
A study led by Dr. Sydney Leibel at the Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego analyzed how addressing social determinants of health (SDH) could improve outcomes for children with severe asthma. Specifically, Dr. Leibel was interested in learning how this approach could affect health care utilization. His work recognizes the impact SDH have on asthma...
Several Environmental Factors Influence Asthma Severity in American Indians
Environmental factors have long been known to influence asthma symptoms. This can vary from factors like secondhand smoke, which directly triggers asthma symptoms, to more general environmental realities that can influence patients in more circuitous ways. A study published in Volume 43 of Research in Nursing & Health, examines a variety of environmental factors in...
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Race/Ethnicity, and Adult Asthma Prevalence
A recent study led by researcher Tristen Hall at the University of Colorado in Aurora analyzed how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and race/ethnicity influence adult asthma prevalence. Hall’s work elucidates the effect ACEs have on asthma prevalence, particularly for women and racial/ethnic minorities who experience asthma disparities and ACEs at disproportionate levels. The study was...
Nasal Morphology and Health Disparities in Asthma
Due to the function of the nasal passage, it has been suggested that abnormal nasal anatomy can worsen asthma symptoms for some patients. This is highly dependent on the type of nasal abnormality, as well as the type of symptoms being experienced. Research on this topic has increasingly used medical imaging modalities requiring large sample...
Machine Learning Hones in On Racial Disparities in Emergency Asthma Care
Asthmatics commonly visit emergency departments for various reasons, and there is an apparent disparity in the reason, timing, and severity of these visits based on race. A study published in the Journal of Asthma attempted to use machine learning to conduct a thorough retrospective analysis of health records in order to determine the relevant variables...
What Can We Do About Disparities in Asthma and Allergy Care?
In article published in the The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, a team of researchers described an actionable plan for closing the disparity between white and non-white asthma patients. The paper focuses on four distinct methods of eliminating disparity, each of which is discussed in further detail. This includes: (1) racial and...
Emergency Asthma Visits More Common in Minority Children
Racial and ethnic disparities in asthma are prevalent and continue to be examined in medical research. Researchers are attempting to generate a more fine-grained analysis of these disparities in order to understand their cause and how they manifest geographically in different regions of the country. A study published in the Journal of Asthma, analyzed disparities...
Antiracist Framework for Health Research Key To Addressing Disparities
Although there has been effective advancement in the understanding of the biology of conditions such as asthma, prematurity, and obesity, racial disparities are still ubiquitous in many parts of the country. A study published in Pediatrics highlights the impetus for a new antiracist paradigm of pediatric research and shares that an exclusive focus on biology...