Background: Current data indicate that racial and ethnic minorities bear a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 infection and mortality (1-4). Consequently, communities with a higher proportion of minorities are expected to have a higher burden of infection and mortality, however, this hypothesis has not been tested. Therefore, we estimated the disparities across US counties in the [...]

Background: Obesity increases the risk of severe illness, hospitalizations, and death from most acute illnesses – particularly infectious diseases. (1,2) African American communities have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and are disproportionately impacted by the obesity epidemic in this country. (3, 4) However, little is known of their knowledge and attitudes related to [...]

Background: Racial minorities are underrepresented in cancer-related clinical trials. One commonly recognized contributor to this is medical mistrust. Methods: This study used data from the 2020 National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 3865 participants. We sought to determine the prevalence of medical mistrust and its impact [...]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old African American male presented with complaints of headache and acute painful vision loss in his left eye. He had stable vital signs. On exam, he had 20/20 vision in his right eye with intact visual field and 20/400 vision in his left eye with superior temporo-nasal visual field loss. Fundoscopic exam [...]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old African American male with no significant medical history presented to the hospital with a new-onset skin rash. Over a month, he noticed a migratory pruritic rash growing on his trunk, arms and legs. He also experienced intermittent high-grade fevers, sore throat, and diffuse symmetrical joint pain. On arrival, patient was noted [...]