Racial Disparities in Access to Preventive Dental Services in Pediatric Population: A Secondary Data Analysis.

Background And Objectives: Though preventive measures are available to alleviate the burden of dental caries, there remain racial disparities in the utilization of preventative dental care. Our objectives were to determine whether racial disparities persisted in receiving preventive oral procedures between (1) black children and white children; and (2) Hispanic children and white children.

Methods: We used pooled Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data in the United States from 2018 to 2021.

Feasibility of continuous physical activity monitoring: first-month recovery markers following joint replacement surgery.

Background: The role of physical activity (PA) monitoring during the recovery after orthopaedic surgeries is unclear. This study aimed to explore early changes in the pattern and level of PA following orthopedic surgeries.

Methods: This observational feasibility study included 11 hip replacement patients (four females) with a mean age of 66 years and five knee replacement patients (four females) with a mean age of 65 years.

In silico analysis and structural vaccinology prediction of Toxoplasma gondii ROP41 gene via immunoinformatics methods as a vaccine candidate.

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infects all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Currently, no effective treatments exist to prevent the generation of chronic tissue cysts in infected hosts.

Associations of adverse childhood events with disordered eating behaviors among US adolescents.

The purpose of our study was to use recent nationally-representative data to 1) determine whether reported adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with individual disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) for the US- based early and middle adolescent population; and 2) the extent to which individual ACE categories were associated with DEBs for this population. The study used cross-sectional data from the 2022 National Survey of Children's Health, which used parent-reported data. Inclusion criteria included all early (10-13 years of age) and middle-aged adolescents (14-17 years of age) (n = 24,173).