This study aims to understand the barriers and promoting factors related to the use of Hybrid Closed Loop (HCL) insulin pump technology in adolescents (12-17 …
Background: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC), a tertiary referral hospital in northern Tanzania, covers a catchment population of 12.5 million people. Femur fractures, the most …
Objectives: Studies have shown that early integration of palliative care into oncology treatment is associated with improved patient outcomes. Previous research has described a complex …
Many studies have shown that disparity exists among racial and ethnic minority patients when receiving care compared to their Caucasian counterparts. The CDC reports 41.7 …
Cervical cancer (CC) screening and Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are highly effective forms of invasive CC prevention. However, national disparities in screening by sociodemographic, health, …
Background: Presently the US holds 14 territories, five of which are inhabited by nearly 4 million people, and include: Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin …
Asthma is often a chronic pediatric disease which requires not only medication, but also environmental trigger management, therefore making it a condition that requires community …
Background: Anterior glenohumeral instability is common in young, active populations. Many patients who experience acute instability events present to the Emergency Department, but little is …
Substance use is a common risk factor for stroke in young adults (YA). Clinicians often use toxicology screening to identify substance use. There is a …
Background: Prostate cancer has long been rife with racial and socioeconomic disparities with early studies on these inequities dating back to as early as 1975. …
Disparities in treatment and health outcomes exist among different racial/ethnic groups. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than …
Disparities in women’s healthcare access exist throughout the United States, but those relating to preventative healthcare services like routine gynecologic exams, cervical cancer screenings and …
