Racial and Geographic Differences in Endometrial Cancer Death.

Introduction: In the USA, endometrial cancer incidence rose by 4.5% annually from 1999 to 2015, reaching 18 per 100,000 women, with a disproportionate impact on African American women. Despite advancements in endometrial cancer research, racial disparities in mortality rates persist.

Prediction of difficult round window visibility during cochlear implantation via a reformatted CT facial recess view: A retrospective study with surgical correlation.

Background And Purpose: Cochlear implant surgery is performed commonly through the facial recess via the round window (RW) approach. This study aims to evaluate the utility of reformatting the pre-operative CT temporal bone scan into a CT facial recess view in alerting surgeons to a potentially difficult surgery with poorly visualized round window.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study of 41 patients (43 ears), who had undergone cochlear implant surgery.

Risk factors for early mortality following transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of mitral regurgitation.

Background: While transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) with MitraClip is increasingly used, data on the risk stratification for assessing early mortality after this procedure are scarce.

Objective: This study aimed to assess early mortality and analyze the risk factors of early mortality among patients who underwent TEER.

Methods: Using the all-payer, nationally representative Nationwide Readmissions Database, our study included patients aged 18 years or older who had TEER between January 2017 and November 2020.

Reducing racial and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes among cancer survivors.

Purpose Of Review: Analyze current evidence on racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular outcomes among cancer survivors, identifying factors and proposing measures to address health inequities.

Recent Findings: Existing literature indicates that the Black population experiences worse cardiovascular outcomes following the diagnosis of both initial primary cancer and second primary cancer, with a notably higher prevalence of cardio-toxic events, particularly among breast cancer survivors. Contributing socioeconomic factors to these disparities include unfavorable social determinants of health, inadequate insurance coverage, and structural racism within the healthcare system.

Electromechanically Reconfigurable Terahertz Stereo Metasurfaces.

Dynamic terahertz devices are vital for the next generation of wireless communication, sensing, and non-destructive imaging technologies. Metasurfaces have emerged as a paradigm-shifting platform, offering varied functionalities, miniaturization, and simplified fabrication compared to their 3D counterparts. However, the presence of in-plane mirror symmetry and reduced degree of freedom impose fundamental limitations on achieving advanced chiral response, beamforming, and reconfiguration capabilities.