Annals of Epidemiology

Congratulations, Dr. Meena Kumari, PhD winner of the 2025 overall best paper award. lnkd.in/euUyrnag

It is our pleasure to announce Meena Kumari, PhD as the winner of the 2025 Overall Best Paper award.

Co-authors on the paper are Elise Whitley, Michaela Benzeval, and Michelle Kelly-Irving.

Annals of Epidemiology seeks manuscripts on the epidemiologic, ethical & methodological challenges of prematurely terminated studies for a special issue:

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📊 Our population-based panel study reveals key disparities in COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Ontario, Canada

🏘️ By end of 2021, 75% of adults in social housing were fully vaccinated vs. 87% in general population

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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Mortality Varies Across US Asian Groups

CVD mortality rates are highest in Filipino & Indian, lowest in Chinese & Korean. Aggregating Asian groups masks important heterogeneity.

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📢NEW STUDY

Maternal asthma in pregnancy can be associated with later puberty in sons

Boys born to mothers w/ asthma had slightly later pubertal development. No associations were observed among daughters, & findings were not explained by either birth weight or childhood asthma.

Increasing messaging to not use drugs alone & continued education for bystanders to identify & respond to an overdose is crucial to reduce overdose fatalities.

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¾ of overdose decedents in Tennessee died alone

A potential bystander was only present in 25% of drug overdose deaths in Tennessee from 2019-2022.

Improvements were seen particularly for students who identified as Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White

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Innovative Epidemiology Instruction for Health Sciences Students

Science literacy is a core objective of population health curricula.

Innovative epi research instruction showed improvements in science literacy relative to baseline among occupational therapy doctoral students

🔊🔊Pandemic deepens maternal health disparities in deprived areas

Racial disparities in severe maternal morbidity widened during the pandemic, but only in deprived areas

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🔊AIAN Overdose Deaths Surge 12-Fold Since 1999

American Indian/Alaska Native overdose deaths surged 12x from 1999 to 2022—over double the rise seen in White deaths

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There were no differences in fertility in young adults born very preterm!

A study in 6 country finds that preterm adults in their 20's have babies as often as those born at term.

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📢📢New study estimates higher need for PrEP in the U.S.

A new method estimates approximately 2.2 million people (80% men who have sex w/ men) need PrEP in the U.S. to prevent HIV infections

This estimate is higher than the previous CDC estimate by almost 1 million additional people

❗Groundbreaking study links cannabis abuse to death from cancer❗

•Cannabis abuse led to dramatically higher likelihood of death from colon cancer

•This effect persisted after controlling for demographic and clinical factors

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⭐Advancing Implementation Mapping w/ Systems Science⭐

Participatory system modeling can guide chronic disease prevention by tackling health challenges collaboratively

The PISM approach combines systems thinking & community engagement to create adaptive, relevant interventions

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Do parental BMI and socioeconomic position interact in children's growth?

Children with greater parental BMI had steeper BMI growth than peers, regardless of family SEP or social mobility.

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😯Did you know there's a possible role of diet in congenital anomaly gastroschisis etiology?

Many potential risk factors explored with machine learning. Novel dietary factors warrant study.

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📢📢 National study links worse child sleep to teen substance use

Adolescent substance use is more likely with later bedtimes and shorter sleep during childhood. Protecting pediatric sleep health may reduce risky adolescent behavior.

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Have you heard? 🤔 Foreign-born persons show higher COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

Foreign-born adults had almost three times higher odds of vaccine acceptance than US-born adults

Vaccine acceptance was higher among foreign-born Hispanic or Latino adults

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📢Higher prevalence of long COVID observed in cancer survivors

A survey found cancer survivors are observed to have higher odds of long COVID, particularly younger survivors.

Cancer survivors may need more vaccine doses to achieve a significant reduction in long COVID odds.

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❕❕New research finds adults with a history of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are significantly more likely to store firearms loaded highlighting the need for trauma-informed firearm safety efforts. ❕❕

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