Anishininew Infant Feeding Experiences in Sandy Lake, Canada: A Story of Waabeequanee.

Global public health recommendations for optimal infant nutrition include exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. Breastfeeding has several benefits; however, breastfeeding initiation rates and duration remain below recommendations in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Sandy Lake First Nation is particularly interested in understanding infant feeding experiences of community members to support increased breastfeeding initiation and duration.

Sustained Reduction of Subclinical Inflammation in the years after Breastfeeding.

Context: Lactation is associated with lower future risk of cardiovascular disease in women but the mechanism(s) underlying this relationship remain unclear.

Objective: We sought to characterize the relationship between duration of exclusive breastfeeding and cardiovascular risk factors over the first 5-years postpartum.

Design/setting/patients: In this prospective cohort study, 328 women underwent serial cardiometabolic characterization (anthropometry, blood pressure, lipids, fasting glucose, adiponectin, C-reactive protein (CRP)) at 1-year, 3-years, and 5-years postpartum.

Key informant perspectives on overcoming HPV vaccination barriers in low-immunization NY counties.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an important public health concern, with nearly 2,900 cases of HPV-related cancers reported in New York State (NYS) each year. Despite concerted efforts to enhance vaccine uptake in NYS, HPV vaccination rates among 13-15-year-olds failed to meet the 2020 healthy People target, and continue to lag behind the 2030 goal, of 80%. In counties with low immunization levels, understanding factors influencing decision-making among unvaccinated adolescents is crucial.

Cardiac Contractility Modulation for Heart Failure: Current and Future Directions.

Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is a Food and Drug Administration-approved device-based therapy for patients with heart failure. The system delivers biphasic electric stimulation to the ventricular myocardium during the absolute refractory period to augment left ventricular contraction. CCM therapy promotes acute and chronic changes at the cellular level, leading to favorable remodeling throughout the myocardium.