Race vs Burden in Understanding Health Equity

Abstract

maximum dose after 2-dose titrations whereas patients treated with cinacalcet would have required 4 titrations to reach the maximum dose. However, this theoretical difference is unlikely to have affected our findings. Dosing decisions were made by an interactive web-based response system based on PTH and calcium concentrations and were not at the discretion of the investigators. Figure 2, panels A and D in the article demonstrate that the PTH response curves separated by week 14 and were generally stable thereafter in the cinacalcet group despite the dose titration event at week 13 and a subsequent dose titration allowance at week 17. The lack of change in PTH from weeks 14 to 26 in patients treated with cinacalcet suggests that the availability of an additional titration step beyond week 17 likely would not have altered our findings.

Association of Race and Ethnicity With Glycemic Control and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes

“…Given the complexity of the study of race and health outcomes in the United States, in which health risks associated with race/ethnicity are not inherent but instead may signal underlying inequalities, 51 we posit that our results may reflect health inequity in T1D operating at multiple levels. The social determinants of health operating outside of the health care system, including aspects of the physical environment, food security, social integration, barriers to health care, 52 and complex patterns in health care utilization, 53,54 may create race-based groups of individuals for whom glycemic control is challenged by inconsistencies in the availability of resources or support for T1D management.…”

Are there protective associations between family/shared meal routines during COVID-19 and dietary health and emotional well-being in diverse young adults?

“…Gender (test–retest agreement: 100%), age (test–retest r = 0.99), temporary lay-off due to the COVID-19 situation, and past-year household food security ( Hardeman et al, 2018 ), were measured in the C-EAT survey. Young people from diverse racial/ethnic and low socio-economic backgrounds may have more adverse health consequences due to factors related to racism and social inequities, such as fewer resources aimed at health promotion, therefore it is important to assess both race/ethnicity and socio-economic status (SES) ( Hardeman et al, 2017 , Hardeman et al, 2016 ).…”

Avoiding Racial Essentialism in Medical Science Curricula

“…In a recent article calling for reform of health professions education, an interdisciplinary team of researchers underscore the urgent need to address how structural racism shapes medical institutions, including research and practices that focus on biological differences. Significantly, the authors argue that we need to "recognize racism, not just race" [42].…”