Black men’s awareness of peripheral artery disease and acceptability of screening in barbershops: a qualitative analysis by Tyler Coy, Ellen Brinza, Sarah DeLozier, Heather L. Gornik, Allison R. Webel, Christopher T. Longenecker, Khendi T. White Solaru

“…Abstract Introduction Peripheral artery disease (PAD) disproportionately burdens Black Americans, particularly Black men. Despite the significant prevalence and high rate of associated morbidity and mortality, awareness of and treatment initiation for PAD remains low in this demographic group. …”
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Plant-based diets and incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in African Americans: A cohort study by Leah J. Weston, Hyunju Kim, Sameera A. Talegawkar, Katherine L. Tucker, Adolfo Correa, Casey M. Rebholz

“…<h4>Background</h4> Prior studies have documented lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people with a higher adherence to a plant-based dietary pattern. Non-Hispanic black Americans are an understudied group with high burden of CVD, yet studies of plant-based diets have been limited in this population. …”
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Stroke in women between 2006 and 2018: Demographic, socioeconomic, and age disparities by Molly M Jacobs, Charles Ellis

“…Background: Black Americans have a higher prevalence of stroke and stroke-related deaths than any other racial group. …”
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“A Lack of Empathy:” A qualitative study of Black people seeking treatment for opioid use disorder by Utsha G. Khatri, Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, Abeselom Gebreyesus, Andre Reid, Sara F. Jacoby, Eugenia C. South

“…Given increasing rates of opioid overdoses among Black Americans and persistent disparities in treatment by race and ethnicity, our findings demonstrate the need for interventions that both promote equitable accessibility and flexible delivery of MOUD and interventions that reduce the stigma experienced by Black individuals while seeking addiction treatment.…”
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4096 Refined structure of human ferroportin using restraints from mass spectrometry by Christian S. Parry, Andrey Ivanov, Guelaguetza Vazquez-meves, Fatemah A. Alhakami, Jessika Agyepong, Kyungreem Han, Bernard R. Brooks, Sergei Nekhai

“…DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: We are using these experimentally verified structures and functional data to answer questions about the mechanism of ferroportin iron transport, structural dynamics and the significance of mutations in ferroportin seen in different populations, especially the Q248H mutation found in Africans and black Americans with moderate to high prevalence.…”
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A case–control study of the association between the gut microbiota and colorectal cancer: exploring the roles of diet, stress, and race by Tiffany L. Carson, Doratha A. Byrd, Kristen S. Smith, Daniel Carter, Maria Gomez, Michael Abaskaron, Rebecca B. Little, Sh’Nese Townsend Holmes, William J. van Der Pol, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Casey D. Morrow, Andrew D. Fruge

“…Abstract Background The gut microbiota is associated with risk for colorectal cancer (CRC), a chronic disease for which racial disparities persist with Black Americans having a higher risk of CRC incidence and mortality compared to other groups. …”
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Body mass, blood pressure, and cognitive functioning among octogenarians and centenarians by Peter Martin, Rotem Arieli, Mai Kabayama, Kayo Godai, Yasuyuki Gondo, Mary Ann Johnson, Leonard W. Poon

“…Women had lower cognitive functioning scores compared to men. Black Americans had higher BMI and BP as well as lower MMSE scores. …”
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Expression of Endogenous Retroviral RNA in Prostate Tumors has Prognostic Value and Shows Differences among Americans of African Versus European/Middle Eastern Ancestry by Vinay Kumar, Michael McClelland, James Nguyen, Gabriela De Robles, Michael Ittmann, Patricia Castro, Dan Mercola, Zhenyu Jia, Farah Rahmatpanah

“…First, the PCa of Black Americans (BA) is diagnosed at an earlier median age and at a more advanced stage than the PCa of White Americans (WA). …”
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Structural Racism and COVID-19 in the USA: a County-Level Empirical Analysis by Tan, Shin B., deSouza, Priyanka, Raifman, Matthew

“…Abstract Substantial health disparities exist across race/ethnicity in the USA, with Black Americans often most affected. The current COVID-19 pandemic is no different. …”
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PERT era, race‐based healthcare disparities in a large urban safety net hospital by Veena H. Dronamraju, Ka U. Lio, Rohan Badlani, Ke Cheng, Parth Rali

“…Abstract Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death in the United States. Black Americans have higher incidence, greater clot severity, and worse outcomes than White Americans. …”
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Editorial Introduction

“…Three days before the day, May 11, three Asian women were wounded in a series of shootings at Asian American businesses.2 About 14 months ago, eight died in a spree of shootings at three locations in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian women.3 Those are only three of a long, unfortunately growing, list of hate crimes against Asian Americans and Black Americans. A small group of extremists do not believe in ?…”
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Resting heart rate associations with violence exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms: sex differences in children by Charis N. Wiltshire, Nicole Kouri, Cassandra P. Wanna, Sean T. Minton, John M. France, Mariam H. Reda, William Davie, Sattvik Basarkod, Sterling Winters, Rebecca Hinrichs, Anais F. Stenson, Tanja Jovanovic

“…Abstract Background Traumatic events experienced in childhood can lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disorders in adulthood. Black Americans are disproportionately affected, as they are at increased risk for experiencing childhood trauma and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. …”
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Differences in Left Atrial Size and Function and Supraventricular Ectopy Between Black and White Participants in the ARIC Study by Wendy Wang, Faye L. Norby, Michael J. Zhang, Jorge L. Reyes, Amil M. Shah, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Pamela L. Lutsey, Alvaro Alonso, Scott D. Solomon, Riccardo M. Inciardi, Lin Y. Chen

“…Background Black Americans have more atrial fibrillation risk factors but lower atrial fibrillation risk than White Americans. …”
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Greater stress and trauma mediate race-related differences in epigenetic age between Black and White young adults in a community sample by Terrell D. Holloway, Zachary M. Harvanek, Ke Xu, Derrick M. Gordon, Rajita Sinha

“…Black Americans suffer lower life expectancy and show signs of accelerated aging compared to other Americans. …”
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County-level jail incarceration, community economic distress, rurality, and preterm birth among women in the US South by Brooke E. E. Montgomery, George C. Pro, Don E. Willis, Nick D. Zaller

“… Abstract Introduction: The USA has higher rates of preterm birth and incarceration than any other developed nation, with rates of both being highest in Southern states and among Black Americans, potentially due to rurality and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Evolving trends in drug overdose mortality in the USA from 2000 to 2020: an age-period-cohort analysisResearch in context by Sayuri Fujita-Imazu, Jinzhao Xie, Bibha Dhungel, Xinran Wang, Yijing Wang, Phuong Nguyen, July Khin Maung Soe, Jinghua Li, Stuart Gilmour

“…The fastest increase occurred in Black Americans since 2012, and Americans of all races born after 1975 had significantly higher mortality risk, with mortality risk increasing rapidly in more recent cohorts. …”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Collection at an Urban HIV Clinic Associated With a Historically Black Medical College in the Southern United States: Qualitative Interview Study Among Pa... by Paul E Parisot III, Facerlyn Wheeler, Kemberlee Bonnet, Peter F Rebeiro, Cassandra O Schember, Korlu McCainster, Robert L Cooper, Vladimir Berthaud, David G Schlundt, April C Pettit

“… BackgroundBlack Americans, particularly in the southern United States, are disproportionately affected by the US HIV epidemic. …”
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Community-Led, Cross-Sector Partnership of Housing and Health Care to Promote Aging in Place (Unite Health Project): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study by Lesli Skolarus, Erica Thrash-Sall, Abby Katherine Hellem, Michael Giacalone Jr, James Burke, Chun Chieh Lin, Sarah Bailey, Casey Corches, Mackenzie Dinh, Amanda Casetti, Maria Mansour, Kaitlyn Bowie, Rylyn Roth, Candace Whitfield, Anne Sales

“…ConclusionsIf successful, the Unite care model could serve as a new care model to promote aging in place among older adults living in poverty and older Black Americans. The results of this proposal will inform whether larger scale testing of this new model of care is warranted. …”
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'Opening Pandora's box': Richard Nixon, South Carolina, and the southern strategy, 1968-1972 by Adkins, E

“…Despite leaning more towards the political philosophy of antediluvian white southerners than the demands of black Americans, Richard Nixon presided over a period of such fundamental social reconstruction below the Mason-Dixie line that he could legitimately claim to have desegregated more southern schools than any other President in history.…”

Acute beetroot juice reduces blood pressure in young Black and White males but not females by Gregory J. Grosicki, Andrew A. Flatt, Brett L. Cross, Joseph D. Vondrasek, Wesley T. Blumenburg, Zoe R. Lincoln, Amy Chall, Anna Bryan, Rakesh P. Patel, Karina Ricart, Braxton A. Linder, Sofia O. Sanchez, Joseph C. Watso, Austin T. Robinson

“…A complex interplay of social, lifestyle, and physiological factors contribute to Black Americans having the highest blood pressure (BP) in America. …”
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