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Importance
Access to healthy and affordable foods may play a role in reducing inflammation and in healthy pulmonary immune system development.

Objective
To investigate the association between residing in a low-income and low-food-access (LILA) neighbourhood and risk of childhood asthma. A positive association was hypothesised.

Design, setting and participants
This prospective cohort study consists of 16 012 children from 35 longitudinal studies in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes programme (children born 1998–2021) from across the contiguous USA. We conducted survival analyses adjusted for child sex, race/ethnicity, maternal education, gestational smoking, and parental history of asthma.

Exposure(s)
Several commonly used geospatial food access metrics were linked to residential locations including: LILA census tracts where the nearest supermarket is >1 mile in urban and >10 miles in rural areas (LILA1 and 10), >1 mile in urban and >20 miles in rural areas (LILA1 and 20), >0.5 mile in urban and >10 miles in rural areas (LILA0.5 and 10), and >0.5 mile without a vehicle or >20 miles (LILAvehicle). Each metric was linked to lifetime residential history timelines then dichotomised according to whether the child had spent at least 75% of their life living in a LILA area separately for birth through age 5 years (cumulative early childhood) and birth through age 11 years (cumulative middle childhood).

Main outcomes(s) and measure(s)
Asthma incidence in cumulative early and middle childhood.

Results
Residing in a LILA0.5 and 10 and LILAvehicleneighbourhood was associated with a higher asthma incidence in cumulative early and middle childhood. The LILA0.5 and 10 and LILAvehicle associations were stronger for asthma during cumulative early childhood, where we observed hazard ratios of 1.13 (95% CI 1.02 to 1.24) and 1.13 (95% CI 1.01 to 1.27), respectively. The associations were higher among children who were Hispanic, were female and had lower maternal education.

Conclusion and relevance
Limited residential food access was associated with higher childhood asthma incidence, especially among female and Hispanic children and those with lower maternal education. Our findings support multipronged efforts to increase access to healthy and affordable food options and lower food insecurity in LILA neighbourhoods.

Objective
Understanding how patients access and experience long-term care after stroke, including the kind of medical support desired, in a qualitative interview study; analysis with a question-focused approach adapted from grounded theory methodology.

Setting
Recruitment in primary care and physical therapy practices in the metropolitan area of Berlin, Germany.

Participants
15 patients treated in general practice or physical therapy, whose last stroke occurred more than 2 years ago.

Results
‘Shaping relationships’ was the core category extracted from the data as a necessary component to receive appropriate long-term care after stroke. Care is embedded in relationships that must be managed primarily by the study participants and their proxies in the German setting. Study participants used different strategies to shape care relationships. This process is helped or hindered by healthcare institutions. Compared with concepts of patient-centred care, patients play a more active role in shaping relationships. To improve long-term care for chronic diseases, this needs to be taken into account.

Conclusion
Shaping relationships is a composite skill that includes engaging in and sustaining relationships, finding and using information and communication. This skill is essential for adequate long-term care after stroke.

Introduction
Breast cancer survival rates in low-income and middle-income countries significantly differ from those in high-income countries, indicating limited access to first-line systemic therapy for advanced and metastatic tumours. Recent studies have demonstrated the benefits of combining cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 inhibitors (CDK 4/6) with endocrine therapy in hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer. However, in Brazil, the population faces limited access to these drugs, particularly in the public healthcare system.

Methods and analysis
This prospective observational study will enrol 300 female patients from 20 cancer centres across Brazil, divided into two groups based on healthcare coverage: those treated in the public healthcare system (group 1) and those treated in the private healthcare system (group 2). The use or non-use of CDK 4/6 inhibitors is not dictated by the study protocol but rather reflects real-world treatment decisions made by attending physicians. Patients will be followed for 24 months, stratified according to CDK 4/6 inhibitor usage. The project aims to assess health inequities by evaluating the prognosis of patients treated in the public versus private healthcare systems. Outcomes include progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), quality of life and cost-effectiveness. Kaplan-Meier curves will be used to analyse PFS and OS, while the Cox proportional hazards frailty model will be employed to compare outcomes between healthcare systems, adjusting for prognostic variables.

Ethics and dissemination
The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the HCor Research Institute (Hospital do Coracão/Associacão Beneficente Síria), which served as the central ethics board for the trial (study number: CAAE 42538621.5.1001.0060; approval letter number: 4.571.507; date: 3 March 2021). All participating centres also obtained approval from their respective local ethics committees prior to patient enrolment: Ethics Committee of Hospital de Câncer de Barretos—Fundacão Pio XII; Ethics Committee of Universidade Estadual de Campinas—UNICAMP; Ethics Committee of Faculdade de Minas Muriaé—FAMINAS; Ethics Committee of Hospital Santa Paula—SP; Ethics Committee of Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz—SP; Ethics Committee of Hospital Regional do Câncer de Presidente Prudente—HRCPP; Ethics Committee of Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer—IBCC/Oncologia Clínica—SP; Ethics Committee of Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira—IMIP/PE; Ethics Committee of Hospital São Rafael; Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal de São Paulo—UNIFESP; Ethics Committee of Hospital Geral de Fortaleza—HGF; Ethics Committee of Casa de Saúde Santa Marcelina; Ethics Committee of Centro Universitário FMABC; Ethics Committee of Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer; Ethics Committee of Hospital Mãe de Deus/Associacão Educadora São Carlos—AESC; and Ethics Committee of Instituto do Câncer Brasil—ICB. All patients will provide written informed consent. Study findings will be disseminated through scientific publications and presented to a broad range of stakeholders, including patients, physicians, the general public and policymakers.

Trial registration number
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05559528—BRaziLian outcomE for metAStatic breasT cancer (BREAST).

As immunization programs face ongoing disruptions across the globe, the threat of preventable disease outbreaks is growing, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently cautioned. Factors include potential funding cuts, misinformation, and humanitarian crises as countries attempt to recover from COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.

Introduction
African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities experience disparities in health outcomes, with higher rates of chronic diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, and lower self-reported health status compared to their White counterparts. Barriers to timely access to healthcare services further exacerbate these inequities. Some studies link racialisation to surgical disparities and subpar surgical outcomes. However, the findings are diverse, and there is no synthesis of the evidence on disparities in surgical care for ACB patients in high-income countries with universal healthcare systems. The objective of the scoping review is to systematically describe, characterise and map the existing literature on disparities in the access to and quality of surgical care among ACB patients in high-income countries with universal healthcare systems, and to identify gaps in the literature on surgical access and quality of surgical care in ACB patients.

Methods and analysis
The scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and report according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews checklist. The search strategy will be customised for each database (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, APA PsycINFO and Cochrane Library) using terms for ACB and surgery. Grey literature and references from included studies will be searched for additional sources, with no limitations on publication date or language. All study designs will be eligible. Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts and full texts in duplicate for eligibility. One reviewer will chart data, with a second reviewer validating the data charted. The findings will be synthesised, quantitatively summarised using descriptive statistics and qualitatively analysed through thematic analysis.

Ethics and dissemination
Ethics approval is not required as the study utilises published data. The dissemination of the findings will inform future research and improve understanding of the surgical care experiences of ACB patients. Dissemination will target academics and healthcare professionals through publications, presentations and workshops.

In patients with low-to-moderate thromboembolic risk, 1-year stroke incidence was lower than the 2% threshold for guideline-recommended anticoagulation.

Objectives
To examine changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, lung function and clinical laboratory markers among people who smoke who used e-cigarettes to reduce their cigarette smoking.

Design
Four-arm, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Setting
Two sites—Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Virginia, USA) and Penn State University, College of Medicine (Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA).

Participants
Adults (n=520) aged 21–65 years who smoked at least 10 cigarettes per day, had an expired-air carbon monoxide reading of >9 parts per million at baseline and were interested in reducing their cigarette consumption.

Interventions
E-cigarettes with 0, 8 or 36 mg/mL nicotine liquid concentration or a cigarette substitute.

Primary outcome measures
CVD risk factors (blood lipids, C-reactive protein, blood pressure, heart rate, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index and INTERHEART risk score), lung function (spirometry indices, and pulmonary symptoms and functional state using the Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder Questionnaire), and other clinical laboratory markers (complete blood count and complete metabolic panel).

Results
At 6 months, the use of nicotine e-cigarettes caused no significant between-group differences for most measures. However, participants randomised to the 36 mg/mL e-cigarette condition had significantly higher levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (p=0.003 unadjusted, p=0.002 adjusted) and lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (p=0.044 adjusted) and cholesterol/HDL ratio (p=0.034 unadjusted, p=0.026 adjusted) compared with the cigarette substitute condition. Also, those in the 36 mg/mL e-cigarette condition had higher HDL levels than those in the 0 mg/mL condition (p=0.016 unadjusted, p=0.019 adjusted).

Conclusions
Participants randomised to the highest nicotine e-cigarette condition showed modest improvements in some measures of blood lipids (eg, increased HDL, and reduced LDL and cholesterol/HDL ratio) as compared with a non-aerosol cigarette substitute among individuals attempting to reduce their cigarette smoking. Future studies of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation would benefit from including these measures to further explore the results found in this study.

Trial registration number
NCT02342795.

Topiramate and zonisamide were associated with excess risk for stones.

Annals of Internal Medicine, Ahead of Print.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that about 70% of countries are already facing health service disruptions due to abrupt suspensions and cuts in official development assistance, with the nature and scale nearing disturbances observed during peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Improved screening availability for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) could be the reason for the uptick in early diagnosis, according to a report issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Anxiolytics and antiemetics were associated with heightened risk for falls that required medical attention.

Background and objective
Access to clean drinking water is essential for health and development. Despite global and national initiatives, many regions in India continue to face inadequate water access. This study assesses progress, sociodemographic determinants and geographic disparities in access to drinking water in India, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1.

Design
This study used secondary data from five rounds of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1 to NFHS-5; 1992–2021), nationally representative surveys conducted across India. Logistic regression was employed to examine the association between household sociodemographic characteristics and access to improved drinking water. A Water Access Index (WAI) was constructed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) based on four indicators: access to improved sources, on-premises availability, 5-minute round-trip access and household water treatment. The scores were normalised to a 0–100 scale.

Setting and participants
The study used household data from NFHS-1 (88 562 households), NFHS-2 (92 477), NFHS-3 (109 041), NFHS-4 (601 506) and NFHS-5 (636 699), covering all 36 states/union territories in India.

Results
There has been a notable improvement in access to improved sources, on-premises water and timely availability. Factors such as higher educational attainment, pucca housing and the absence of a below poverty line card were positively associated with better access. Based on WAI scores, 343 districts (49%) were categorised as front runners (65–99%), 142 districts (20%) as performers (50–64%) and 221 districts (31%) as aspirants (0–49%). Only one district (0.1%) achieved universal access. Many districts in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and other states still exhibit low-to-moderate water access.

Conclusion
While access to improved drinking water has advanced, regional and socioeconomic disparities remain stark. Targeted, multisectoral policies are essential to ensure equitable progress towards SDG 6.1 across all districts and population groups in India.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released its first-ever guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Objective
To identify the factors that prevent or hinder access to mental healthcare services for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.

Design
An umbrella review was conducted on scoping reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and meta-syntheses published between January 2013 and December 2023.

Data sources
The databases searched (on 11 December 2023) included PubMed (via NCBI, including MEDLINE), Embase (via Embase.com), Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (via Cochrane Library). Search strings were categorised as concepts, wherein concept one was population (refugees, asylum seekers and migrants), concept two was mental health services and concept three was the type of review (systematic review, meta-analysis, scoping review or literature review).

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies
Reviews were included if study participants were refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. Additionally, mental health-providing services or organisations and mental health providers were included. Excluded study participants were people with a migration background and second- or third-generation migrants.

Data extraction and synthesis
Two independent reviewers screened the identified articles on title and abstract. The 48 full-text articles were assessed in detail against inclusion and exclusion criteria by the two researchers and one person from the Belgian Superior Health Council.

Results
18 reviews were included. The extensive literature review identified various factors that prevent and restrict access to mental healthcare services for individuals with a recent migration background. Among the eight concepts of barriers, the most frequently mentioned were stigma and stigmatisation, language and communication challenges, financial obstacles, cultural barriers (including religious beliefs and faith) and issues with service delivery. Additionally, differences in culture, education and gender were recognised as factors limiting access to mental health services. Recommendations for policy and practice included implementing a multidisciplinary and multi-agency approach to facilitate access for newly arriving migrants and refugees, increasing financial allocations for translation and interpretation services, enabling policies to promote mental health utilisation and introducing educational programmes at the grassroot level among migrants and refugees.

Conclusion
Policy implementation should address the identified barriers and be routinely assessed for efficacy in service delivery and uptake. Future research should focus on enabling the utilisation of mental healthcare services among migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees.

Objective
This study explored the experience of stigma and access to healthcare by persons with long COVID from the majority Dutch and two ethnic minority populations (Turkish and Moroccan) living in the Netherlands.

Design
This was a cross-sectional qualitative study that employed inductive and deductive thematic approaches to data analysis using MAXQDA.

Setting and participants
Between October 2022 and January 2023, 23 semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants of Dutch, Moroccan and Turkish ethnic origins with long COVID living in the Netherlands. Participants were men and women aged 30 years and above.

Results
Guided by the concepts of stigma and candidacy, the findings are structured according to the broader themes of stigma and access to care. The findings show that people with long COVID suffer self and public stigma resulting from the debilitating illness and symptoms. Especially among Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority participants, strong filial obligations and gendered expectations of responsibility and support within their communities further worsen self-stigma. This experience of stigma persisted within healthcare where lack of information and appropriate care pathways led to feelings of frustration and abandonment, especially for participants with pre-existing health conditions which further complicate candidacy. Under the access to healthcare theme, the findings show multiple challenges in accessing healthcare for long COVID due to several multifaceted factors related to the various stages of candidacy which impacted access to care. Particularly for Turkish and Moroccan ethnic minority participants, additional challenges resulting from limited access to information, pre-existing structural challenges and experience of stereotyping based on ethnicity or assumed migrant identity by health professionals further complicate access to health information and long COVID care.

Conclusions
The findings call for urgent attention and research to identify and coordinate healthcare for long COVID. There is also a need for accessible, informative and tailored support systems to facilitate patients’ access to information and care pathways for long COVID. Providing tailored information and support, addressing the various barriers that hinder optimal operating conditions in healthcare and leveraging on social networks is crucial for addressing stigma and facilitating candidacy for persons with long COVID towards improving access to care.