Elsevier,
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, 2021, ISSN 0363-0188, https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2021.03.006.
The purpose of this article is to provide a high-yield background of foundational health equity and disparity concepts for radiology trainees, from which additional educational curricula may be derived. Specifically, this article will discuss the fundamental socioeconomic factors known to contribute to discrepant access and use of imaging services, followed by areas in radiology with well-documented disparities of which trainees should be aware.
Future Foods,
Volume 3,
2021,
100025
The development of the synthetic biology field enables the engineering of cells that can be used in food manufacturing. These engineered cells can transform renewable raw materials into important food components, functional food additives and nutritional chemicals.
Elsevier,
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update, Volume 1, 2021, 100005
Blood donation saves lives, and the communication between blood centers and donors plays a vital role in this. Smart apps are now considered an important communication tool, and could be best utilized in blood donation if they are designed to fit the users’ needs and preferences.
Elsevier,
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, Volume 50/Issue 2, March-April 2021, pages 115-118
This article advances SDG 4 and 5 by exploring the gender disparity among Canadian interventional radiologists, highlights the attrition of women through their radiology training, and discusses recruitment strategies to increase diversity in this rewarding field.
Elsevier,
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Volume 46, March 2021, Pages 267-271
Maternity leave policies can have a profound impact on working mothers’ well-being and career advancement. This research note takes a mixed-methods approach to study maternity leave policies and practices in the US contributing to knowledge on SDG 5.
Elsevier,
American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2021, ISSN 0272-6386,
This journal article advances SDG 3 and 10 by showing that there are well-documented, longstanding racial and ethnic disparities in the burden of kidney disease, and there is an urgent ethical imperative for the nephrology community to disrupt this incessant trajectory of inequity.
Elsevier,
Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, Volume 41, Issue 1, February 2021, Pages 33-52
This article advances SDGs 3 and 13 by explaining the defining concern and challenge for medical science worldwide to the continuously increasing burden of ill-health, low quality of life, and socioeconomic inequality arising because of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
