Pelvic Floor Disorders Among Minority Women: Differences in Prevalence, Severity and Health-Related Social Needs.

Objective: To characterize prevalence and severity of pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) in various health care settings and to examine unmet health-related social needs (HRSN) among minority women.

Materials And Methods: Minority women with PFDs were recruited from our academic urogynecology clinic, a general urology clinic at our institution's safety net hospital, and a community outreach mobile clinic. Questions from the Urinary Distress Index-6, Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory-6, and Female Genitourinary Pain Index were used to identify patients with stress urinary incontinence, overactive bladder (OAB), and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).

A Mini-Review of Strategies for Recruiting Older African Americans to Alzheimer's Disease Research.

African Americans experience higher incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Yet, they continue to be underrepresented in AD research, limiting the ability to generalize findings to the increasingly diverse US population. To reduce AD disparities, targeted efforts are needed to increase the representation of African Americans in AD research.

Genotypic analysis of the female BPH/5 mouse, a model of superimposed preeclampsia.

Animal models that recapitulate human diseases and disorders are widely used to investigate etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of those conditions in people. Disorders during pregnancy are particularly difficult to explore as interventions in pregnant women are not easily performed. Therefore, models that allow for pre-conception investigations are advantageous for elucidating the mechanisms involved in adverse pregnancy outcomes that are responsible for both maternal and fetal morbidity, such as preeclampsia.

Cardio-Dance Exercise to Improve Cognition and Mood in Older African Americans: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.

The current study sought to determine the influence of initial sleep quality and body mass index on the cognitive and mood outcomes of a community-based cardio-dance exercise program. Thirty-two older African Americans who participated in a 5-month cardio-dance exercise program were propensity-matched to 32 no-contact controls. Participants completed neuropsychological tests of attention, executive function, and memory and a self-reported depression measure at baseline and post-test.

Intensity of Vasopressor Therapy and In-Hospital Mortality for Infants and Children: An Opportunity for Counseling Families.

Context: Most pediatric deaths occur in an intensive care unit, and treatment specific predictors of mortality could help clinicians and families make informed decisions.

Objective: To investigate whether the intensity of vasopressor therapy for pediatric patients, regardless of diagnosis, predicts in-hospital mortality.

Methods: Single-center, retrospective medical chart review of children aged 0-17 who were admitted between 2005 and 2015 at a pediatric tertiary care center in the U.

Endothelial Jagged1 Antagonizes Dll4/Notch Signaling in Decidual Angiogenesis during Early Mouse Pregnancy.

Maternal spiral arteries and newly formed decidual capillaries support embryonic development prior to placentation. Previous studies demonstrated that Notch signaling is active in endothelial cells of both decidual capillaries and spiral arteries, however the role of Notch signaling in physiologic decidual angiogenesis and maintenance of the decidual vasculature in early mouse pregnancy has not yet been fully elucidated. We used the () mouse model to delete Notch ligand, , in maternal endothelial cells during post-implantation, pre-placentation mouse pregnancy.

Eastern Equine Encephalitis and YouTube videos: A content analysis.

Background: Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV) infections among humans are rare, but can result in severe consequences. YouTube can serve as a platform for EEEV health education. This study aims to assess the characteristics of the top EEEV-related YouTube videos, and whether their informational contents vary by uploading source.

Use of Protective Gloves in Nail Salons in Manhattan, New York City.

Objectives: Nail salon owners in New York City (NYC) are required to provide their workers with gloves and it is their responsibility to maintain healthy, safe working spaces for their employees. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency with which nail salon workers wear protective gloves.

Methods: A Freedom of Information Law request was submitted to New York Department of State's Division of Licensing Services for a full list of nail salons in Manhattan, NYC.