Food Insecurity Prevalence Among US Medical Students.

Importance: Food insecurity affects nearly 13.5% of US households and has worsened after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the prevalence, associated factors, and impact on medical students is unclear, hindering targeted interventions.

Beyond Race-Based Ideology in HPE DEI Attempts: A Framework and Vocabulary for Sociohistorical Justice.

Health professions education (HPE) institutions in the United States (US) are increasingly calling for health justice for 'historically excluded' groups. However, the language and concepts within many HPE equity frameworks offer insufficient attunement to historically-informed, locally-relevant lived expertise of racialized healthcare trauma. These present-bound, race-based, frameworks obscure the distinct and generationally-transmitted healthcare inequities borne by foundationally minoritized populations - the modern-day descendants of Indigenous and/or enslaved people whose land and labor have been continuously stolen throughout a colonized nation's history since its first founding settlements.

The Intersection of Disability, Race, Ethnicity, and Financial Background on Food Insecurity Among Medical Students.

Purpose: Food insecurity is negatively associated with college students' well-being and academic performance. Little is known about the prevalence of food insecurity among medical students. This study examined variations in food insecurity among medical students at 15 schools, analyzing differences by disability status, race, ethnicity, and financial background.

Gender representation trends in cardiothoracic surgery journal editorial boards.

Objective: We aimed to characterize chronologic trends of gender composition of the editorial boards of major cardiothoracic surgery journals in the current era.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was performed of gender representation in editorial board members of 2 North American cardiothoracic surgery journals from 2008 to 2023. Member names and roles were collected from available monthly issues.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patient Restraint in Emergency Departments by Police Transport Status.

Importance: Black patients are more likely than White patients to be restrained during behavioral crises in emergency departments (EDs). Although the perils of policing mental health for Black individuals are recognized, it is unclear whether or to what extent police transport mediates the association between Black race and use of physical restraint in EDs.

Objective: To evaluate the degree to which police transport mediates the association between Black race and use of physical restraint in EDs.

Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol.

Introduction: The burden of mental health-related visits to emergency departments (EDs) is growing, and agitation episodes are prevalent with such visits. Best practice guidance from experts recommends early assessment of at-risk populations and pre-emptive intervention using de-escalation techniques to prevent agitation. Time pressure, fluctuating work demands, and other systems-related factors pose challenges to efficient decision-making and adoption of best practice recommendations during an unfolding behavioural crisis.

Testing the effect of summer camp on excess summer weight gain in youth from low-income households: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Children from racial and ethnic minority groups, low-income households, and those with overweight or obesity gain more weight during the summer than the school year. Summer day camps, which offer routine opportunities for physical activity and regular meal and snack times, have potential to mitigate excess weight gain. This randomized controlled trial was done to determine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of summer camp in preventing excess summer weight gain among youth from low-income households.