Minority Women Undergo Surgical Treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse at Similar Rates to Non-minorities in a Hispanic Minority-majority Population: An Analysis of Nearly 1000 Women.

Objective: To assess how race, ethnicity, primary language, clinical and other sociodemographic factors predict surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) in a minority-majority Hispanic population.

Methods: We identified patients with POP ICD-10 codes from Oct 2019 to Dec 2022 at our Urogynecology academic practice. Data were collected by chart review.

Pulmonary, inflammatory, and oxidative effects of indoor nitrogen dioxide in patients with COPD.

Introduction: Indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO) sources include gas heating, cooking, and infiltration from outdoors. Associations with pulmonary function, systemic inflammation, and oxidative stress in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are uncertain.

Methods: We recruited 144 COPD patients at the VA Boston Healthcare System between 2012 and 2017.