Publications by authors named "R J Pollack"
Background: 'Twenty-minute neighbourhoods' (or variations, such as 15-minute cities) are receiving increasing policy attention with anticipated impacts on population health (inequalities) outcomes alongside sustainability improvements. Yet, factors contributing to possible health impacts are not well understood. This scoping review aimed to identify proposed and evidenced pathways to health (inequality) outcomes from international policy plans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRomosozumab is a potent treatment for osteoporosis, with significant effects on bone density and fracture prevention. This study evaluated the cardiovascular safety of romosozumab in a real-world cohort of postmenopausal women at high fracture risk. We retrospectively evaluated postmenopausal women who initiated treatment with romosozumab between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUtilizing the glucose challenge test during pregnancy as a predictor of future diabetes risk.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a major health issue that can lead to future diabetes, yet many women don't follow postpartum screening guidelines effectively.
- A study examined the 50-gram glucose challenge test (GCT) results of 8,675 pregnant women to see how well they predict diabetes development after pregnancy.
- The findings show that higher GCT values significantly increase the risk of future diabetes, suggesting that abnormal GCT results should be used for early diagnosis and intervention.
Background: We investigated the potential impacts of child poverty (CP) reduction scenarios on population health and health inequalities in England between 2024 and 2033.
Methods: We combined aggregate local authority-level data with published and newly created estimates on the association between CP and the rate per 100 000 of infant mortality, children (aged <16) looked after, child (aged <16) hospitalisations for nutritional anaemia and child (aged <16) all-cause emergency hospital admissions. We modelled relative, absolute (per 100 000) and total (per total population) annual changes for these outcomes under three CP reduction scenarios between 2024 and 2033- (15% reduction), (25% reduction) and (35% reduction)-compared with a baseline CP scenario (15% increase).