Purpose The weathering hypothesis states that chronic exposure to social and economic
disadvantage leads to accelerated decline in physical health outcomes and could partially …

Black women in the United States have experienced substantial improvements in health
during the last century, yet health disparities persist. These health disparities are in large …

Cognitive impairment and dementia continue to threaten the aging population. Although no
one is immune, certain groups, namely black older persons, are more likely to have a …

Objectives To quantify the contribution variation in socioeconomic status in predicting the
distribution of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Methods Analyses used incidence data on daily …

Importance Neuroimaging studies have documented racial and ethnic disparities in brain
health in old age. It remains unclear whether these disparities are apparent in midlife …

It is widely accepted that socioeconomic status (SES) is a fundamental cause of health
inequality. There is evidence, however, that race is also a fundamental cause of disparities …

African Americans are at heightened risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), with biologic
pathways poorly understood. We examined the role of allostatic load (AL) in the association …

The objective of this study is to provide an assessment of allostatic load (AL) burden among
US adults across race/ethnicity, gender, and age groups over a 30-year time period. We …

Objectives: To examine racial differences in respite utilization among a nationally
representative sample of caregivers for persons living with dementia (PLwD). A secondary …

Indirect effects of childhood pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) have diminished the
cost-effectiveness of current adult vaccine recommendations. An in-development adult …