Living Flat: Stories from Women of Color After Mastectomy.

Background: There remain persistent racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of post-mastectomy breast reconstruction for breast cancer. Yet, patient-reported outcomes and advocacy efforts around living flat overwhelmingly have focused on white women. We sought to characterize the lived experiences among women of color living flat after mastectomy for breast cancer.

Redefining feasibility in clinical trials: Collaborative approaches for improved site selection.

Background: This Site Feasibility Task Force convened to assess the complex and burdensome process of site feasibility in clinical trials. The objective was to create mutual understanding of challenges and provide suggestions for improving collaboration among sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), and sites.

Methods: The task force was composed of representatives from sponsors, CROs and sites (43 % Sites, 20 % Site Networks, 10 % Small/mid-size sponsors, 10 % Small/mid-size CROs, 10 % Large sponsors, 7 % Large CROs).

A tale of two exemplars: the maternal and newborn mortality transitions of two state clusters in India.

Background: India's progress in reducing maternal and newborn mortality since the 1990s has been exemplary across diverse contexts. This paper examines progress in two state clusters: higher mortality states (HMS) with lower per capita income and lower mortality states (LMS) with higher per capita income.

Methods: We characterised state clusters' progress in five characteristics of a mortality transition model (mortality levels, causes, health intervention coverage/equity, fertility and socioeconomic development) and examined health policy and systems changes.