Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 and kidney events in U.S. active component service members, March 1, 2020-September 30, 2022.

Early evidence suggests that COVID-19 is linked to kidney-related events in older and hospitalized patients. This link has not, however, been explored among a younger, healthy population such as U.S.

Incidence of alopecia and hair loss among female active component service members, 2010-2022.

This study aimed to determine the incidence of hair loss among U.S. active component service women, describe the types of hair loss, and summarize potential racial and ethnic disparities of hair loss among service women over the last 12 years.

Incidence and health care burden of uterine fibroids among female service members in the active component of the U.S. Armed Forces, 2011-2022.

Uterine fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the uterus among women of reproductive age, disproportionally affecting non-Hispanic Black women compared to other races and ethnicities. This report is an update of a 2011 MSMR report that examined uterine fibroids among female active component service members in the U.S.

Trends and disparities in systemic lupus erythematosus incidence among U.S. active component service members, 2000-2022.

Inpatient and outpatient encounter data retrieved from the Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) were used to establish that there were 1,127 diagnoses of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) among active component U.S. service members (ACSM) from 2000 to 2022, with an overall incidence rate of 3.

Trends in the Incidence of Eating Disorders Among Active Component Service Members, 2017 to 2021.

From 2017 through 2021, a total of 2,454 active component U.S. military service members received incident diagnoses for 1 of the following eating disorders: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge eating disorder (BED), or "other/unspecified eating disorder" (OUED).

Effects of commodity on the risk of emphysema in South African miners.

Purpose: To examine associations between mine commodity such as coal, platinum, or diamonds and emphysema among South African miners at autopsy.

Methods: We examined the association between mine commodity and emphysema using the Pathology Automation (PATHAUT) database, 1975-2014. Exposure was characterized as longest tenure in each commodity.

Occupational emphysema in South African miners at autopsy; 1975-2014.

Purpose: To determine the associations between exposure duration, measured by employment tenure, and emphysema presence and severity in black and white South African miners at autopsy.

Methods: We examined the association between mining tenure and emphysema presence or severity using the Pathology Automation (PATHAUT) database, 1975-2014. We used logistic regression models adjusted for age, tuberculosis, HIV status, and year of death.

High exposure mining occupations are associated with obstructive lung disease, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2006-2015.

Background: The association between mining occupation categories and obstructive lung disease (OLD) has not been well explored in the United States.

Methods: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 2006 to 2015 was used to determine the relationship between mining occupations and diagnosis of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and asthma. We classified occupations into low, moderate, high, and very high dust exposure groups.

Arsenic and Obesity: A Comparison of Urine Dilution Adjustment Methods.

Introduction: A commonly used approach to adjust for urine dilution in analyses of biomarkers is to adjust for urinary creatinine. However, creatinine is a product of muscle mass and is therefore associated with body mass. In studies of urinary analytes and obesity or obesity-related outcomes, controlling for creatinine could induce collider stratification bias.

Injury and Illness Data for Illinois Mining Industry Employees, 1990 to 2012.

Objective: This study identifies and evaluates injury types associated with distribution of cause of injuries and compensation among Illinois miners.

Methods: Cases were selected from the Illinois Workers' Compensation database from 1990 to 2012 to determine injury distributions and compensation among miners and non-miners. Logistic models were used to analyze total monetary compensation, temporary total disability (TTD), and permanent partial disability as primary outcomes.