“You're Building Trust, You're Building Rapport”: Contributions from Implementers of Health-Focused Community Engagement by Autumn Tamlyn, Sarah Barnes, Yewon Na, Hope White, Matthew Spence, Benjamin Linas, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

“…Qualitative analysis identified three themes regarding the conduct of health-focused CE: 1) mirroring racial/ethnic diversity and language with community members is critical to building trustworthy relationships; 2) while seemingly inconsequential, structural and logistical components are key for building connections that lead to positive health-behavior changes; 3) implementers are driven by and view each meaningful interaction as a piece of the puzzle to create structural change. …”
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Reaching back to enhance the future: the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pipeline Program by Sharon M Henry, Karen J Brasel, Cherisse Berry, Bethany Lauren Strong, Latoya Silverton, William Wical

“…There was under-representation in medicine racial/ethnic or gender concordance for 80% (N=8 of 10) of the mentee–mentor pairings. …”
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Ascertaining provider-level implicit bias in electronic health records with rules-based natural language processing: A pilot study in the case of prostate cancer. by Ashwin Ramaswamy, Michael Hung, Joe Pelt, Parsa Iranmahboub, Lina P Calderon, Ian S Scherr, Gerald Wang, David Green, Neal Patel, Timothy D McClure, Christopher Barbieri, Jim C Hu, Charlotta Lindvall, Douglas S Scherr

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this pilot study, providers' practice patterns were associated with both patient race and implicit racial preferences in prostate cancer. Alerting providers of existing implicit bias may restore parity, however future assessments are needed to validate this concept.…”
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Epigenome-wide association study of perceived discrimination in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Wei Zhao, Lisha Lin, Kristen M. Kelly, Lauren A. Opsasnick, Belinda L. Needham, Yongmei Liu, Srijan Sen, Jennifer A. Smith

“…At false discovery rate of 10%, 7 CpGs and 4 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) containing 11 CpGs were associated with perceived discrimination exposures in at least one racial/ethnic group or in meta-analysis. Identified CpGs and/or nearby genes have been implicated in cellular development pathways, transcription factor binding, cancer and multiple autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…Frequently reported barriers included differences in health literacy, shame and stigma around sexual health, language and communication challenges, racial or xenophobic interactions with healthcare providers, and healthcare/medication costs.…”
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Proximal Sessile Serrated Adenomas Are More Prevalent in Caucasians, and Gastroenterologists Are Better Than Nongastroenterologists at Their Detection by Malav P. Parikh, Sujit Muthukuru, Yash Jobanputra, Kushal Naha, Niyati M. Gupta, Vaibhav Wadhwa, Rocio Lopez, Prashanthi N. Thota, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka

“…PSSAs are more prevalent in Caucasians compared to AAs. Racial difference in prevalence of PSSAs is intriguing and warrants further investigation. …”
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Association between health insurance coverage and stage of diagnosis for cervical cancer among females in Indiana from 2011 - 2019 by Mrithula Suresh Babu, Monica L. Kasting, Natalia M. Rodriguez

“…Increased coverage for routine cervical cancer screening and preventive care services is recommended, especially for racial/ethnic minority populations, the uninsured and those with public insurance.…”
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Penalized landmark supermodels (penLM) for dynamic prediction for time-to-event outcomes in high-dimensional data by Anya H. Fries, Eunji Choi, Summer S. Han

“…Using penLM, the key features to predict lung cancer mortality included long-term lung cancer treatments, minority races, regions with low education attainment or racial segregation, and various patient-reported outcomes beyond cancer staging and tumor characteristics. …”
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Disparities in time to treatment initiation of invasive lung cancer among Black and White patients in Tennessee. by Lohuwa Mamudu, Saanie Sulley, Paul H Atandoh, Joanne L Reyes, Raquibul A K M Bashar, Martin Whiteside, Archana J McEligot, Hadii M Mamudu, Faustine Williams

“…Black patients aged <45 years (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01-1.94) and married White patients (aHR = 1.13; 95% CI = 1.07-1.18) had the highest increased risk of late treatment among their respective racial subgroups. In the general sample, patients with private health insurance had (aHR = 1.08; 95% CI = 1.01-1.16) higher risk of late treatment beyond 2.7 weeks compared to self-pay/uninsured patients. …”
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Reducing Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Disparities: Performance and Outcomes of a Screening Colonoscopy Program in South Carolina by Sudha Xirasagar, Yi-Jhen Li, James B. Burch, Virginie G. Daguisé, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hébert

“…This study evaluated the efficiency, effectiveness, and racial disparities reduction potential of Screening Colonoscopies for People Everywhere in South Carolina (SCOPE SC), a state-funded program for indigent persons aged 50–64 years (45–64 years for African American (AA)) with a medical home in community health centers. …”
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‘Coming out’/self-disclosure in LGBTQ+ adolescents and youth: International and Indian scenario - A narrative review of published studies in the last decade (2012-2022) by Swapnajeet Sahoo, Velprashanth Venkatesan, Rahul Chakravarty

“…Major themes emerging from the qualitative studies were the experience of prejudice from various strata of society, such as parental, societal, racial, cultural, and religious factors that lead to problems of hiding, internalized homophobia, and anticipatory rejections that put this population under extreme conditions. …”
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Enfermedad podal en bovinos: prevalencia y asociación con algunas variables by L. M. Arrieta, J. M. Cruz, L. G. González-Herrera

“…Los factores de riesgo considerados fueron estadísticamente significativos: componente racial (p < 0,0009), orden parto (p < 0,0001) y peso medio de las vacas (p < 0,0001). …”
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Validation of the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9) among care aides in Canadian nursing homes by Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…When comparing across different languages or racial or ethnic groups among care aides, it is important to consider inequivalent latent values on Exhaustion before comparing scores on the measure.…”
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A qualitative investigation of the influences of gender among low-socioeconomic status students’ motivations to study biology by Svetlana Masjutina, Elizabeth Stearns

“…As one of the foundational STEM disciplines, biology represents an interesting case study in that women earn the most undergraduate degrees, a trend that holds across racial/ethnic groups. However, there is a limited understanding about the backgrounds, personality characteristics, and preferences of undergraduates who choose to pursue a biology major, especially those from LSES backgrounds and whether there are gender differences among those students. …”
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Biomarkers of racism-based stress injury: A feasibility and correlation study by Rachel Wangari Kimani, Jonathan N. Tobin, Steven W. Cole, Ann Campbell, Erich D. Jarvis

“…Methods: A convenience sample of African Americans aged 18–50 from New York City’s Tri-state area underwent assessments for racial discrimination using the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS) and Race-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale. …”
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El derecho a la educación, las nuevas tecnologías y la inclusión digital en Colombia by Flor María Ávila Hernández, Olenka Deniss Woolcott Oyague

“…En Colombia, diversos factores como la pobreza, la discriminación racial y de género, el desplazamiento y la desatención de las zonas rurales son algunos de los factores que inciden en la brecha digital. …”
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Characteristics of the gene pool of spring wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) for resistance to loose smut in the forest-steppe of Western Siberia by E. A. Orlova, N. P. Baechtold

“…The obtained results in combination with literature data reveal changes in the racial composition of the pathogen population over the past 30–35 years. …”
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Patient and provider factors associated with follow-up for positive depression screens in adults: a retrospective review of University of Utah primary and specialty care clinics by Tess Battiola, Tanner Ellison, Danica Dummer, Rachel Weir, Katie Kaput, Deepika Reddy

“…Factors associated with lower rates of follow-up included male patients (gender; p=0.013), older patients (age group; p=0.016), non-White patients (ethnicity; p&lt;0.0001), non-English (primary language; p&lt;0.0001), lack of insurance (p&lt;0.0001), older providers (p=0.027), male providers (p=0.0037) and attending-level providers (p&lt;0.0001).Conclusions Significant discrepancies in follow-up for positive depression screens in the ambulatory setting exist, particularly among racial/ethnic minority groups and patients who are non-native English speakers. …”
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Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

“…Non-Hispanic whites present with higher atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence than other racial minorities living in the mainland USA. In two hospital-based studies, Puerto Rican Hispanics had a lower prevalence of atrial fibrillation of 2.5% than non-Hispanic Whites with 5.7%. …”
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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Conclusion: Our findings suggest a higher prevalence of EMS provider-perceived Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among minoritized and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, including the oldest adults, and racial and ethnic minority communities. Future research and more precise data collection is needed to ensure equity for older adults who access emergency care in the prehospital setting.…”
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