Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Reduces 3-Year Cardiovascular Risk: Insights From a Multi-Centered Database.

Background: Herpes zoster increases the risk for stroke and myocardial infarction. Zoster vaccination's impact on this risk is understudied. This retrospective work sought to determine if prophylactic herpes zoster vaccination may reduce the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, and/or mortality.

Retrospective analysis shows the cost of Mohs surgery decreases when adjusted for medical inflation.

Background: Mohs surgery (MS) is the gold standard for treating nonmelanoma skin cancers in cosmetically sensitive areas.

Objective: To investigate MS costs over time when adjusting for medical inflation while considering the perspective of patients, payers, and health care systems.

Methods: A retrospective claim analysis using data from the International Business Machines MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database from 2007 through 2019 was performed.

Characterizing demographics and cost of care for dyshidrotic eczema.

Background: Dyshidrotic eczema (DE) is a common form of eczema affecting the hands, feet, or both areas. To date, there has been little research examining demographics and cost burden associated with this disease.

Objective: This study seeks to characterize the demographics of patients affected and the direct costs of care associated with DE.

Differences Between Children and Adults With Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Importance: Up to 50% of patients may have hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) onset between age 10 and 21 years. To our knowledge, little is known about how adolescents with HS utilize health care during their journey to receiving a diagnosis.

Objective: To assess the clinical characteristics and health care utilization patterns of pediatric vs adult patients with HS.

Outcomes of pregnancy and childbirth in women with hidradenitis suppurativa.

Background: Many women affected by hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are of childbearing age. To date, the literature is limited on pregnancy-related outcomes for women with HS.

Objective: To investigate maternal and obstetric outcomes and treatment utilization among women with HS.

Allergic Contact Dermatitis and Concomitant Dermatologic Diseases: A Retrospective Study.

Background: Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) can exist in the setting of other dermatologic conditions. It is known that the treatment of these conditions can cause ACD, increasing both diagnostic and treatment difficulty.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of common dermatologic conditions in the setting of ACD and in specific patient populations.

Racial and ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis from kindergarten to eighth grade.

Objective: Whether and to what extent racial/ethnic disparities inattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis occur across early and middle childhood is currently unknown. We examined the over-time dynamics of race/ethnic disparities in diagnosis from kindergarten to eighth grade and disparities in treatment in fifth and eighth grade.

Methods: Analyses of the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999 (N = 17 100)using discrete-time hazard modeling.

Quality disparities in child care for at-risk children: comparing Head Start and non-Head Start settings.

The study objectives are to describe child care type and quality experienced by developmentally at-risk children, examine quality differences between Head Start and non-Head Start settings, and identify factors associated with receiving higher-quality child care. Data are analyzed from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, Birth Cohort, a prospective study of a nationally representative sample of US children born in 2001. The sample consisted of 7,500 children who were assessed at 48 months of age.

Perinatal and socioeconomic risk factors for variable and persistent cognitive delay at 24 and 48 months of age in a national sample.

The objective of this paper is to examine patterns of cognitive delay at 24 and 48 months and quantify the effects of perinatal and sociodemographic risk factors on persistent and variable cognitive delay. Using data from 7,200 children in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), multiple logistic regression models identified significant predictors of low cognitive functioning at 24 and 48 months. Additional multiple logistic models predicting cognitive delay at 48 months were estimated separately for children with and without delay at 24 months.

Disparities in the prevalence of cognitive delay: how early do they appear?

Cognitively delayed children are at risk for poor mental and physical health throughout their lives. The economically disadvantaged and some race/ethnic groups are more likely to experience cognitive delay, but the age at which delays first emerge and the underlying mechanisms responsible for disparities are not well understood. The objective of this study was to determine when sociodemographic disparities in cognitive functioning emerge, and identify predictors of low cognitive functioning in early childhood.

Risk factors for learning-related behavior problems at 24 months of age: population-based estimates.

We used a large sample of singleton children to estimate the effects of socioeconomic status (SES), race/ethnicity, gender, additional socio-demographics, gestational and birth factors, and parenting on children's risk for learning-related behavior problems at 24 months of age. We investigated to what extent these factors increased a child's risk of displaying inattention, a lack of task persistence, disinterest, non-cooperation, or frustration as he or she completed a series of cognitive and physical tasks with a non-caregiver. Results indicated that boys are about twice as likely as girls to display learning-related behavior problems.

Dietary saturated fat intake is inversely associated with bone density in humans: analysis of NHANES III.

Mounting evidence indicates that the amount and type of fat in the diet can have important effects on bone health. Most of this evidence is derived from animal studies. Of the few human studies that have been conducted, relatively small numbers of subjects and/or primarily female subjects were included.