We have detected an ovalo-stomatocytosis in a military 24-years-old man. We have sent a blood specimen to haematology laboratory in Kremlin-Bicetre (France) to test ektacytometry. The test concludes to an asymptomatic Melanesian ovalocytosis.
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Nutrients
December 2024
Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Compared to the general population of Hawai'i, Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (NHPI) shoulder a disproportionately high risk for obesity-related cardiometabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The gut microbiome is an area of rapid research interest for its role in regulating adjacent metabolic pathways, offering novel opportunities to better understand the etiology of these health disparities. Obesity and the gut microbiome are influenced by regional, racial-ethnic, and community-specific factors, limiting the generalizability of current literature for understudied populations.
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January 2025
School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice, Wellington Faculty of Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Background: The impact of the pandemic on Indigenous and disabled people's access to healthcare has resulted in significant disruptions and has exacerbated longstanding inequitable healthcare service delivery. Research within Aotearoa New Zealand has demonstrated that there has been success in the provision of healthcare by Māori for their community; however, the experiences of tāngata whaikaha Māori, disabled Māori, have yet to be considered by researchers.
Methods: Underpinned by an empowerment theory and Kaupapa Māori methodology, this research explores the lived realities of tāngata whaikaha Māori or their primary caregivers.
JCO Glob Oncol
January 2025
Auckland Regional Cancer and Blood Service, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora, Auckland, New Zealand.
PLoS One
December 2024
Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
Objective: Predicting neonatal survival is essential for targeting interventions to reduce neonatal mortality. Pacific Islanders have been underrepresented in existing prediction tools and have unique, maternal obesity-related risk factors for both preterm birth and neonatal mortality. Using neonatal sex, birth weight, and gestational age, we developed a graphical tool for neonatal survival among Pacific Islander singletons in the United States.
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December 2024
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Background: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) affects between 2 and 10% of pregnancies in the United States, with trends of increasing prevalence and a significant amount of variability across race and ethnicity, maternal age, and insurance status. Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) have been documented to have a higher prevalence and risk of developing GDM compared to non-Hispanic white populations and have been under-studied in health disparities research.
Methods: Using data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) 2016-2022 surveys, we conducted analyses for the overall PRAMS sample as well as within-group analyses among participants who identify as Asian and NHOPI to identify risk factors for GDM.
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