Prostate Cancer Severity Associations with Neighborhood Deprivation by Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson, Ann Tierney, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Andrew Rundle

“…Methods. We studied African American and Caucasian prostate cancer cases from the Pennsylvania State Cancer Registry. …”
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Piracy as counter-hegemony by Tanja Bosch

“…The study found that the consumers of Hanover Park engage in a complicated process of bricolage, often recontextualising what they view to communicate new meanings, appropriating African-American and gang films as a form of political cultural resistance. …”
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The Associations of Parenting Factors with Adolescent Body Mass Index in an Underserved Population by Elizabeth M. Schneider, Dawn K. Wilson, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Sara M. St. George, Kassandra A. Alia

“…Seventy predominantly African American, low-income caregiver-adolescent dyads participated in the study. …”
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Limbitis Secondary to Autologous Serum Eye Drops in a Patient with Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis by Jeffrey David Welder, Pejman Bakhtiari, Ali R. Djalilian

“…Methods. A 32-year-old African American female with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) presented with chronic dry eye and diffuse punctate epithelial erosions refractory to conservative treatment. …”
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Carlos Castillo-Chavez: A century ahead by James Schatz

“…Within the mathematical sciences, students with advanced degrees from the Chicano, Latino, Native American, and African-American communities are underrepresented. It was clear that addressing this issue would require visionary leadership and a long-term commitment. …”
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Recurrent Villous Adenoma with High-Grade Dysplasia Arising in a Urethral Diverticulum by Alireza Zarineh, Elena Bulakhtina, Peter R. Olson, Jan F. Silverman

“…We present the first case of a recurrent villous adenoma with high-grade dysplasia unassociated with adenocarcinoma, arising from a urethral diverticulum. A 75-year-old African-American female presented with urethral prolapse complaining of mild voiding difficulty, stress incontinence, and mild spotting of blood. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Bacteremia: Is It Dangerous? by Ikwinder Preet Kaur, Sindhura Inkollu, Amulya Prakash, Haresh Gandhi, Mohsin Sheraz Mughal, Doantrang Du

“…Case Presentation. A 34-year-old African-American male with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type I and recurrent skin infections was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis. …”
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Keloidal Scleroderma: Case Report and Review by Sama Kassira, Tarannum Jaleel, Peter Pavlidakey, Naveed Sami

“…In our review, the majority of patients were African American and female. 91% of cases had nodular lesions with distribution on the trunk. …”
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Cocaine Induced Pleural and Pericardial Effusion Syndrome by Shehabaldin Alqalyoobi, Omkar Vaidya, Al-Ma’Mon Abu Ghanimah, Ahmed Elkhanany, Ashraf Gohar

“…A 42-year-old African American female with chronic cocaine use for 20 years, presented with two-day history of exertional shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. …”
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From Rockstar Researcher to Selfless Mentor: A DaughtersPerspective by Melissa Castillo-Garsow

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Catatonia in Older Adult Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities by Megan White, Edward Maxwell, Warren E. Milteer, Jose de Leon

“…Case 3 is a 55-year-old African-American male with severe ID and bradycardia (with a pacemaker). …”
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Understanding Types of Stigma Experienced in Black Women Living With HIV in Baltimore, Maryland: A Mixed Methods Study by Tanya Mikhael, Kyra Jennifer Waligora Mendez, Chun‐An Sun, Joy Chepkorir, Hae‐Ra Han

“…ABSTRACT Aim To understand how Black or African American women living with HIV (WLH) experience different types of stigma in their daily lives. …”
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Waldenström Macroglobulinemia in Hepatitis C: Case Report and Review of the Current Literature by Ryan Nipp, Aaron Mitchell, Allyson Pishko, Ara Metjian

“…This case report describes a 57-year-old African-American male with chronic hepatitis C infection and cryoglobulinemia who presented with several episodes of transient confusion and paralysis and was found to have symptomatic hyperviscosity. …”
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The Effect of Race and Shear Stress on CRP-Induced Responses in Endothelial Cells by Chenyi Ling, Marc D. Cook, Heather Grimm, Maitha Aldokhayyil, Dulce Gomez, Michael Brown

“…Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) from four African American (AA) and four Caucasian (CA) donors were cultured and incubated under the following conditions: (1) static control, (2) CRP (10 μg/mL, 24 hours), (3) CRP receptor (FcγRIIB) inhibitor followed by CRP stimulation, (4) HiLSS (20 dyne/cm2, 24 hours), and (5) HiLSS followed by CRP stimulation. …”
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Olfactory Reference Syndrome with Suicidal Attempt Treated with Pimozide and Fluvoxamine by Oluwole Jegede, Inderpreet Virk, Karthik Cherukupally, Wil Germain, Patricia Fouron, Tolu Olupona, Ayodeji Jolayemi

“…The present case is that of a 75-year-old African American woman, with an unclear past psychiatric history, who was brought into our Emergency Room after a suicide attempt. …”
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A Challenging Twist in Pulmonary Renal Syndrome by Rajaie Namas, Bernard Rubin, Wamidh Adwar, Alireza Meysami

“…We report a rare case of hydralazine-induced anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis. A 75-year-old African American woman with history of high blood pressure on hydralazine for 3 years presented with acute onset of shortness of breath and hemoptysis. …”
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Atypical Presentation of Disseminated Zoster in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Nirav Patel, Davinder Singh, Krunal Patel, Shadab Ahmed, Prachi Anand

“…In literature, limited information exists about disseminated cutaneous zoster in RA patients. An 83-year-old African-American female with RA presented with generalized and widespread vesicular rash covering her entire body. …”
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Comparison of CBCT Prescriptions among Different Campuses of East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine by Cody C. Phen, Gerard A. Camargo, Wenjian Zhang

“…For races, Caucasian 1106, African-American 156, American Indian/Alaskan Native 32, Asian 18, mixed 13, other 73. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome and Biochemical Recurrence following Radical Prostatectomy by Jennifer M. Post, Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer, Hal Morgenstern, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Cathryn H. Bock, Nora Nock, Andrew Rundle, Michelle Jankowski, Benjamin A. Rybicki

“…Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of conditions that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and has been associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, particularly among African American men. This study aimed to estimate the association of metabolic syndrome with biochemical recurrence (BCR) in a racially diverse population. …”
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Bilateral Diffuse Tumorous Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia: A Case of Bilateral Mastectomy in a 29-Year-Old Woman by Hongyan Dai, Carol Connor, Wei Cui, Jason Gatewood, Fang Fan

“…Here we reported a rare case of diffuse tumorous PASH involving bilateral breasts clinically mimicking malignancy. A 29-year-old African-American female presented with a one-year history of bilateral breast enlargement and asymmetry. …”
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