Urban Health Today

Short-Form Video Addiction Linked to Poor Sleep and Social Anxiety in Adolescents Adolescents with a severe addiction to short-form videos tend to have worse sleep quality and anxiety, according to a study published in?BMC Psychology. The rise of short-form content platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts has increased adolescent usage. Studies suggest that over 60% of adolescent short video users are frequent TikTok viewers. This format has been found to contribute to internet addiction and may negatively impact sleep quality. https://lnkd.in/e9xjtBYr

Study Compares Diabetes Care in Underserved Communities Across States Disparities in diabetes care in the US vary by state, according to a study in?BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. The researchers sought to understand the characteristics of medically underserved communities with diabetes by comparing cohorts in California and Florida, stratified by patient race and ethnicity. Data were collected from 20 federally qualified health centers. Participant-level and center-level data were incorporated. https://lnkd.in/eaMsnXjm

Dr. Denise Powell on Standardizing Food Allergy Education, Treatment For Urban Health Today, Denise Powell, MD, advised that education on early introduction of allergenic foods is crucial to prevent food allergies. She stressed that there is a need for standardized education and collaboration among primary care physicians, emergency rooms, and urgent care centers to ensure families receive consistent guidance on allergy action plans and treatment, especially in communities with varying access to resources.?Dr. Powell is a board-certified pediatrician, a Climate and Health Equity Fellow, and a Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholar. https://lnkd.in/e4HiHY3f

Non-Hispanic Black Americans Face Disproportionately High Rates of Multiple Myeloma Incidence and Mortality Despite significant advancements in cancer care and treatment, multiple myeloma (MM) continues to place a heavy burden on the US health care system, with its incidence rising over the past 2 decades. According to a study published in?Scientific Reports, “Non-Hispanic Black Americans, in particular, face disproportionately high rates of MM incidence and mortality, underscoring the imperative for equity-centered MM screening and treatments.” https://lnkd.in/g4UZ9bYA

Study Uncovers Sex Bias in Heart Failure AI Algorithms The?Journal of Medical Internet Research?published a study finding “a significant gap in cardiac ML [machine learning] research, highlighting that the underperformance of algorithms for female patients has been overlooked in the published literature.” https://lnkd.in/e9bgN_GT

Black Women With Obesity Face a Higher Risk of Early-Onset Breast Cancer Black women with obesity have an increased risk of early-onset breast cancer (BC), according to a study?published in?JAMA Network Open. https://lnkd.in/gZ2xijzK

AI Analysis May Offer A More Accurate Way to Track Anxiety and Depression Assessing the rate of depression and anxiety using artificial intelligence (AI) and social media may produce a more reliable assessment than population surveys, according to a study published in the journal?NPJ Digital Medicine. https://lnkd.in/eG-s3-hs