Association of Gut Microbiota With Fatigue in Black Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Background: Fatigue is a highly prevalent symptom for individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); however, characterization of fatigue and investigation into the gut microbiome-a pathway that may contribute to fatigue-remains inadequately explored in Black women with PCOS.

Objectives: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine fatigue and its relationship to the gut microbiome in adult Black women with PCOS.

Methods: Adult Black women with a diagnosis of PCOS were recruited for this cross-sectional study.

Western Diet and Inflammatory Mechanisms in African American Adults With Heart Failure.

Background: Black adults have a higher risk for heart failure (HF) than others, which may be related to higher cardiovascular risk factors and also inflammatory dietary patterns. The Western diet is associated with inflammation and contributes to HF. Trimethylamine N-oxide is a diet-linked metabolite that contributes to inflammation and is associated with higher tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels, especially in HF populations.

The Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life's Essential 8: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

To reduce morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease, an urgent need exists to improve cardiovascular health among US adults. In 2022, the American Heart Association issued Life's Essential 8, which identifies and defines 8 health behaviors and factors that, when optimized through a combination of primary prevention, risk factor management, and effective treatments, can promote ideal cardiovascular health. Because of its central role in patient care across the life span, primary care is in a strategic position to promote Life's Essential 8 and improve cardiovascular health in the United States.

Dietaryindex: a user-friendly and versatile R package for standardizing dietary pattern analysis in epidemiological and clinical studies.

Background: Few standardized and open-source tools exist for calculating multiple dietary pattern indexes from dietary intake data in epidemiological and clinical studies.

Objectives: The primary aim is to develop and validate dietaryindex, a user-friendly and versatile R package that standardizes the calculation of dietary indexes.

Methods: Dietaryindex can calculate multiple dietary indexes of high interest in research, including the Healthy Eating Index (HEI)-2020, the Alternative HEI 2010, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Index, the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score, the Dietary Inflammatory Index, the American Cancer Society 2020 dietary index, and the Planetary Health Diet Index from the EAT-Lancet Commission.

The nurse-led equitable learning framework for training programs: A framework to grow, bolster and diversify the nursing and public health workforce.

Background: Addressing threats to the nursing and public health workforce, while also strengthening the skills of current and future workers, requires programmatic solutions. Training programs should be guided by frameworks, which leverage nursing expertise and leadership, partnerships, and integrate ongoing evaluation.

Purpose Statement: This article provides a replicable framework to grow, bolster, and diversify the nursing and public health workforces, known as the Nurse-led Equitable Learning (NEL) Framework for Training Programs.