Monthly Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality among Youth Aged 15-34 Years in the United States, 2018-2021: Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hyunjung Lee, Gopal K. Singh

“…From February 2020 to May 2020, the drug-overdose mortality rate increased by 62% for males, 53% for females, 79% for Blacks, 62% for American Indians/Alaska Natives (AIANs), 57% for Hispanics, 56% for non-Hispanic Whites, and 47% for Asians. …”
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Length of Life after Dementia Diagnosis: an 18-Year Follow-up Study of Medicare Beneficiaries by Yi Chen, Eileen Crimmins, Patricia Ferido, Julie M. Zissimopoulos

“…There was no difference between American Indians/Alaska Natives and Whites. Racial/ethnic differences were of similar size in sex, age at diagnosis, and urban/rural subgroups; however, the survival advantage between non-Whites and Whites was larger among low-income beneficiaries. …”
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Demographic trends and disparities in mortality related to coexisting heart failure and diabetes mellitus among older adults in the United States between 1999 and 2020: A retrospec... by Humza Saeed, M.B.B.S. Abdullah, Irum Naeem, Amna Zafar, Bilal Ahmad, Taimur ul Islam, Syed Saaid Rizvi, Nikita Kumari, Syed Ghazi Ali Kirmani, Fatima Mansoor, Amir Hassan, Adarsh Raja, Mohamed Daoud, Aman Goyal

“…Conclusions: Mortality from HF and DM has risen significantly in recent years, especially among older men, NH American Indian or Alaska Natives, and those in non-metropolitan areas. Urgent policies need to be developed to address these disparities and promote equitable healthcare access.…”
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Temporal trends in hypertension related end stage renal disease mortality rates: an analysis of gender, race/ethnicity, and geographic disparities in the United States by Adarsh Raja, Sandesh Raja, Shafin Bin Amin, Madiha Salman, Bazil Azeem, Laksh Kumar

“…Overall AAMRs were highest in Non-Hispanic (NH) Black or African American patients (45.7), followed by NH American Indian or Alaska Natives (24.7), Hispanic or Latinos (23.4), NH Asian or Pacific Islanders (19.3), and NH White patients (15.4). …”
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Mortality Related to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Is Increasing in the United States by James M. Paik, Linda Henry, Leyla De Avila, Elena Younossi, Andrei Racila, Zobair M. Younossi

“…Among the 25,129,960 decedents aged ≥20 years, 353,234 (1.4%) decedents had NAFLD (212,322 men; 260,765 non‐Hispanic whites, 32,868 non‐Hispanic blacks, 46,530 Hispanics, 5,025 non‐Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Natives [AIANs], 7,023 non‐Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islanders [APIs]), with a mean age at death of 64.47 ± 13.17 years. …”
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Incidence trends in prostate cancer among men in the United States from 2000 to 2020 by race and ethnicity, age and tumor stage by Xianglin L. Du, Daoqi Gao, Zhuoyun Li

“…PurposeTo explore whether prostate cancer incidence trends from 2000 to 2020 in the United States differed by race and ethnicity, age and tumor stage; to explore racial differences in prostate cancer incidence change due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020; and to determine if there is any high-risk population that can be targeted for prevention.MethodsWe identified 1,098,349 men who were diagnosed with incident prostate cancer at age ≥20 in 2000-2020 in 17 registries of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program in the United States; of whom, 778,437 were non-Hispanic whites, 155,111 non-Hispanic blacks, 4,200 American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN), 55,267 non-Hispanic Asians/Pacific Islanders, and 105,334 Hispanics.ResultsAge-adjusted incidence rate of prostate cancer was the highest in blacks (302.6 cases per 100,000 men), followed by whites (186.6), Hispanics (153.2), AIAN (108.5), and Asians (104.9). …”
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Keys to academic success for under-represented minority young investigators: recommendations from the Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) National Advis... by Glenn Flores, Fernando S. Mendoza, Michael R. DeBaun, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, V. Faye Jones, Jason A. Mendoza, Jean L. Raphael, C. Jason Wang

“…Abstract Background Although Latinos, African-Americans, and American Indians/Alaska Natives comprise 34% of Americans, these under-represented minorities (URMs) account for only 7% of US medical-school faculty. …”
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Recommendations for Academic Health Libraries Outreach and Engagement Programs with Indigenous Peoples at Collaboration and Empowerment Levels: Striving for Empowerment by Maria King

“…Journal of the Medical Library Association, 111(3), 630–656. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2023.1616 Objective – To identify trends and themes in literature sources on interventions for engagement and outreach by academic health sciences libraries with Native Americans, Alaska Natives, First Nations, and Indigenous peoples in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in order to identify and share effective practices. …”
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Changes in Cancer Mortality by Race and Ethnicity Following the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California by Maria Elena Martinez, Maria Elena Martinez, Scarlett L. Gomez, Scarlett L. Gomez, Alison J. Canchola, Debora L. Oh, James D. Murphy, James D. Murphy, Winta Mehtsun, Winta Mehtsun, K. Robin Yabroff, Matthew P. Banegas, Matthew P. Banegas

“…Hazard rate ratios (HRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using multivariable Cox regression to estimate risk of cancer-specific death pre- (2007-2010) and post-ACA (2014-2017) and by race/ethnicity [American Indian/Alaska Natives (AIAN); Asian American; Hispanic; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (NHPI); non-Hispanic Black (NHB); non-Hispanic white (NHW)]. …”
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Trends in stroke-related mortality in atrial fibrillation patients in the United States: Insights from the CDC WONDER database by Muhammad Abdullah Naveed, Sivaram Neppala, Himaja Dutt Chigurupati, Muhammad Omer Rehan, Ahila Ali, Hamza Naveed, Bazil Azeem, Rabia Iqbal, Manahil Mubeen, Mashood Ahmed, Ayman R. Fath, Timir Paul, Bilal Munir

“…AAMRs varied among racial/ethnic groups, with Whites having the highest AAMR (7.4), followed by Blacks (5.4), American Indian or Alaska Natives (4.6), Asian or Pacific Islanders (4.5), and Hispanics (4.1). …”
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Trends and regional variations in chronic ischemic heart disease and lung cancer-related mortality among American adults: Insights from retrospective CDC wonder analysis by Eman Ali, Hafsah Alim Ur Rahman, Usama Hussain Kamal, Muhammad Ahmed Ali Fahim, Madiha Salman, Afia Salman, Hamza Nawaz Khan, Farah Yasmin, Chmsalddin Alkhas, Afsana Ansari Shaik, Muhammad Sohaib Asghar, M. Chadi Alraies

“…Stratification by race/ethnicity revealed that non-Hispanic (NH) Whites exhibited the highest AAMR at 9.3, followed by NH American Indian or Alaska Natives (7.3), NH Blacks (6.8), Hispanic/Latinos (3.3), and NH Asians or Pacific Islanders (3.2). …”
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Incidence trends and disparities in Helicobacter pylori related malignancy among US adults, 2000–2019 by Yafang Lai, Haoting Shi, Zixin Wang, Yibo Feng, Yujia Bao, Yongxuan Li, Jinhui Li, Anhao Wu

“…The geographic disparities were more pronounced for non-cardia GC, with the most rapid decline occurring in Hawaii (AAPC, −4.5% [95% CI, −5.5–3.6%]) and a constant trend in New York (AAPC 0.0% [95% CI, −0.4–0.4%]), the highest incidence in Alaska Natives, and the lowest incidence among Iowans (14.3 and 2.3, respectively).ConclusionThe incidence of H. pylori-related cancer declined dramatically in the US between 2000 and 2019, with the exception of cardia GC. …”
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Trends in genitourinary cancer mortality in the United States: analysis of the CDC-WONDER database 1999–2020 by Yahia Ghazwani, Yahia Ghazwani, Yahia Ghazwani, Mohammad Alghafees, Mohammad Alghafees, Mohammad Alghafees, Mahammed Khan Suheb, Areez Shafqat, Belal Nedal Sabbah, Tarek Ziad Arabi, Adhil Razak, Ahmad Nedal Sabbah, Marwan Alaswad, Wael AlKattan, Abderrahman Ouban, Saleha Abdul Rab, Kenan Abdulhamid Shawwaf, Kenan Abdulhamid Shawwaf, Mohammad AlKhamees, Mohammad AlKhamees, Mohammad AlKhamees, Ahmed Alasker, Ahmed Alasker, Ahmed Alasker, Abdullah Al-Khayal, Abdullah Al-Khayal, Abdullah Al-Khayal, Bader Alsaikhan, Bader Alsaikhan, Bader Alsaikhan, Abdulmalik Addar, Lama Aldosari, Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, Ziyad Musalli, Ziyad Musalli, Ziyad Musalli

“…Bladder cancer mortality decreased significantly in White individuals, Black individuals, African Americans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders but remained stable in American Indian/Alaska Natives. Kidney cancer-related mortality was highest in White individuals but declined significantly in other races. …”
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Heart of America Annual Survey: A Call for Unity and the Power of Racial Healing by Gail Christopher, Susan Eaton

“…American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) and Black adults are more likely than White adults to say they had a negative experience, and it contributed to at least one of these consequences. …”
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Impact of local anesthesia block on pain medication use and length of hospital stay in elderly indigenous patients in Alaska hospitalized for fragility fracture by Aimee Young, PharmD, BCPS, Renee Robinson, PharmD, MPH, MSPharm, Elaine Nguyen, PharmD, MPH, Eric Stewart, MD, Ai-Ling Lin, DO, Michelle Locke, PharmD, BCACP, Rowan Hurrell, MD

“…Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective review of medical records of all Alaska Native and American Indian people older than 50 years, who received surgery for hip fracture repair between January 2018 and June 2019 (n = 128). …”
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Flexibility and resilience in equity-centered research: lessons learned conducting a randomized controlled trial of a family-based substance use prevention program for American Ind... by Nancy L. Asdigian, Nicole R. Tuitt, Rhonda Dick, Monica Fitzgerald, Tracy Zacher, Lisa Bear Robe, Carly Shangreau, Raeann Vossberg, Candace Fleming, Nancy Rumbaugh Whitesell

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Research and policy priorities for addressing prenatal exposure to opioids in Alaska by Rosalyn Singleton, Amanda Slaunwhite, Mary Herrick, Matthew Hirschfeld, Laura Brunner, Christine Hallas, Sarah Truit, Sally Hanson, Margaret Young, Evelyn Rider

“…Abbreviations: NOWS - neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome; NAS - neonatal abstinence syndrome; MAT - medication-assisted treatment; NICU - neonatal intensive care unit; OATs - opioid agonist treatments; OCS - office of children's services; ANTHC - Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; OUD - opioid use disorder; SBIRT - screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment; ISPCTN - IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network; NIH - National Institutes of Health; ANMC - Alaska Native Medical Center; DHSS - Department of Health and Social Services; AAPP - All Alaska Pediatric Partnership…”
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An assessment of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and disparities by race in patients with rheumatic disease hospitalizations in Alaska, 2015–2018 by Elizabeth D. Ferucci, Peter Holck

“…The primary objective of this study was to evaluate cardiovascular disease hospitalizations in Alaska for people with and without a rheumatic disease diagnosis and assess disparities by race, with a focus on Alaska Native and American Indian people. Methods This study used the Alaska Health Facilities Data Reporting Program data on inpatient hospitalizations from 2015 to 2018. …”
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Development of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use among the Yup'ik people of Western Alaska. by Fariba Kolahdooz, Desiree Simeon, Gary Ferguson, Sangita Sharma

“…Alaska Native populations are experiencing a nutrition transition and a resulting decrease in diet quality. …”
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Hospitalized Infections in Patients With Rheumatic Disease Hospitalizations in Alaska, 2015‐2018 by Elizabeth D. Ferucci, Peter Holck

“…Results Having a rheumatic disease diagnosis other than osteoarthritis was associated with 1.90 higher odds of hospitalized infection overall, whereas people of Alaska Native/American Indian (AN/AI) race with rheumatic disease had 2.44 higher odds. …”
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