J Natl Med Assoc
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To estimate the burden, and clinical factors associated with development of Otitis media with effusion (OME) in children with enlarged adenoids. ⋯ 29.2% of children with adenoid enlargement had a co-morbidity of asymptomatic OME. The factors associated with OME were increased age and weight of the patients.
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We conducted a phenotype-wide association study (PheWAS) to compare diagnoses among Blacks with those of Whites in one health center in Tennessee using data from 1,883,369 patients. ⋯ PheWAS is a viable tool for calculating risk associated with any biomarker. The current analysis provide a new approach to generating hypotheses and understanding the breadth of health disparities. Future analyses will further explore causality, risk factors, and potential confounders not accounted for here.
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There is very limited comprehensive information on disparate outcomes of black and white patients with COVID-19 infection. Reports from cities and states have suggested a discordant impact on black Americans, but no nationwide study has yet been performed. We sought to understand the differential outcomes for black and white Americans infected with COVID-19. ⋯ Despite the initial descriptions of COVID-19 being a disease that affects all individuals, regardless of station, our data demonstrate the differential racial effects in the United States. This current pandemic reinforces the need to assess the unequal effects of crises on disadvantaged populations to promote population health.
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The goal of this paper is to give a narrative review of the racial/ethnic disparities in African-Americans (AA) found in headache medicine and provide plausible responses to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) issued Request for information (RFI); "Soliciting Input on Areas of Health Disparities and Inequities in Neurological Disease and/or Care in the United States (US)" as it relates to AA and headache medicine. ⋯ Race-based disparities exist in headache medicine in the US. Research is needed. Research strategies and approaches currently with limited use in neurology and headache medicine may be warranted and appropriate to address race-based headache disparities. Funding is paramount.