White Americans’ Reactions to Racial Disparities in COVID-19

Adverse cutaneous reactions of COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 pandemic has led to many mortalities since the beginning of 2020. As there was no previous experience, no specific therapy was used, except for gloves, masks, special clothes, and antiseptics. So various pharmacologic and non-pharmacological treatments were tried. World Health Organization published therapeutic protocols in the first weeks of the pandemic that has been changed over mo...

Emotional Reactions to COVID-19 and Coping Strategies in Nursing Students

Background and Objective: Nursing students are continuously exposed to carriers or patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences can lead to many emotional reactions in nursing students. The aim of this study was to investigate emotional reactions to COVID-19 and coping strategies in nursing students. Material and Methods: This descriptive and correlati...

Chronic psychological stress and racial disparities in body mass index change between Black and White girls aged 10-19.

BACKGROUND One of the largest health disparities in the USA is in obesity rates between Black and White females. PURPOSE The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that the stress-obesity link is stronger in Black females than in White females aged 10-19. METHODS Multilevel modeling captured the dynamic of acute (1 month) and chronic (10 years) stress and body mass index (BMI; w...

Racial disparities in HIV

www.thelancet.com/hiv Vol 4 July 2017 e281 In The Lancet HIV, Steven Goodreau and colleagues report the results of network modelling studies to investigate the sources of disparities in prevalence of HIV infection between black and white men who have sex with men (MSM). The higher prevalence among black MSM is a well recognised public health problem, and evidence that the number of cases among ...

Racial Disparities in Age- Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans