Socioeconomic health disparities in pediatric traumatic brain injury on a national level.

Objective: Low socioeconomic status is a determinant of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence and severity. In this study, the authors used National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS) data to evaluate socioeconomic and health disparities among children hospitalized after TBI.

Methods: This retrospective study identified pediatric patients aged 0 to 19 years with ICD-9 codes for TBI in the NIS database from 2012 to 2015.

Treatment and Survival Disparities of Colon Cancer in the Texas-Mexico Border Population: Cancer Disparities in Border Population.

Background: Previous studies have reported healthcare disparities in the Texas-Mexico border population. Our aim was to evaluate treatment utilization and oncologic outcomes of colon cancer patients in this vulnerable population.

Methods: Patients with localized and regional colon cancer (CC) were identified in the Texas Cancer Registry (1995-2016).