Young-onset colon cancer among people living with HIV in metropolitan Atlanta.

Purpose: Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in the USA. We sought to better characterize colon cancer among a predominantly Black cohort with and without HIV.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients (n = 1482) diagnosed with colon cancer between 2015 and 2019 at a large urban tertiary teaching hospital using ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes.

Depression rates among African American inflammatory bowel disease patients at a large safety net hospital.

Aim: Major depressive disorder is a prominent psychiatric illness in the United States. It has been found to be higher among patients with inflammatory bowel disease. However, few studies have focused on depression among minority populations with inflammatory bowel disease.

Esophageal Pancreatic Acinar Heterotopia: Premalignant or Benign.

Dysphagia, which refers to difficulty swallowing, can be caused by benign pathologies of the esophagus such as gastroesophageal reflux disease which is the most common cause. There are also malignant pathologies such as esophageal carcinoma which should be excluded during the initial clinical evaluation of a patient. Esophageal pancreatic acinar heterotopia (EPAH) is an exceedingly rare finding and an uncommon differential for dysphagia.

Influenza, PCV13, and PPSV23 Vaccination Rates Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients With Additional Co-Morbidities as per CDC Recommendations.

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its immunosuppressive therapy alter the body's immune response, predisposing patients to higher infection risk preventable with vaccination. The CDC recommends every adult receive the annual influenza vaccine and patients with certain comorbidities receive the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). However, vaccination rates among IBD patients remain unacceptably low.

Association between race and risk of ICU mortality in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients at a safety net hospital.

Purpose: To determine racial differences in intensive care unit (ICU) mortality outcomes among mechanically ventilated patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in a safety net hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of patients ≥ 18 years old with confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome-CoV-2 disease associated respiratory failure who were treated with invasive mechanical ventilation and admitted to the ICU from May 1, 2020 - July 30 -2020 at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia - a safety net hospital. We evaluated the association between mortality and demographics, co-morbidities, inpatient laboratory, and radiological parameters.

Virtually Serving the Underserved: Resident Perceptions of Telemedicine Use While Training During Coronavirus Disease 2019.

To adapt during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a large safety-net hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and other hospitals across the United Sates, increased telemedicine (TM) for outpatient visits. The impact on resident physicians, including minority providers, had not yet been reported. We aimed to assess how primary care residents perceived increased TM in clinics during the pandemic, and assess resident burnout.