The term “benign ethnic neutropenia” describes the phenotype of having an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1500 cells/mL with no increased risk of infection. It is most commonly seen in those of African ancestry.
The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are complex existential threats, unpredictable in many ways and unprecedented in modern times.
Climate change is the most critical public health crisis of the 21st century.
The New York Genome Center (NYGC) recently established Polyethnic-1000 (P-1000), a multi-institutional collaboration to study hereditary factors affecting several types of cancer.
Problem: Some continuous electronic fetal monitoring (CEFM) devices restrict women's bodily autonomy by limiting their mobility in labour and birth.
Despite the centrality of skin in the field, dermatology remains among the least racially diverse specialties in American medicine. In fact, even the main textbooks used in educating dermatologists lack adequate representation of clinical images of disease in people with skin of color.
Lack of Black Physicians and Scientists.
Elsevier, Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding Biomarkers, Big Data, and Therapy, Volume , 1 January 2021
In the next 30 years, Alzheimer’s disease cases are predicted to drastically increase.
The chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology, and the main etiological theories of co-occurring Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) and Mental Health Disorders (MHD). It is hoped that this chapter can inform treatment and policies for this population.
