Studies dating back to the late 1950s have shown that people with South Asian ancestry have higher cardiovascular disease risk compared with other racial and ethnic groups, and the heightened risks have been observed in the US over the past 2 decades. To better understand why, in 2010 two Indian American internists, Alka Kanaya, MD, and Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH, launched the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America, or MASALA, prospective cohort study. Drs Kanaya and Kandula spoke with JAMA Medical News Associate Managing Editor Jennifer Abbasi about cardiovascular disease and risk factors among people of South Asian descent. Related Content: MASALA Study Probes Why People With South Asian Ancestry Have Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risks
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Loren Laine, MD, professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); chief, Section of Digestive Diseases, Internal Medicine; medical chief, Digestive Health, Yale New Haven Health, discusses the pandemic-related decline in colorectal cancer screening, racial and ethnic disparities in cancer care and survival, and other research highlights from the recent Digestive Disease Week meeting. Related Content: Highlights From Digestive Disease Week—Pandemic-Related Decline in Colorectal Cancer Screening, Lack of Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Dementia, and More
JAMA Senior Editor Kristin L. Walter, MD, MS, speaks with Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, ATSF, MSc, BSc, about some important research studies and keynote addresses presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in May 2022. Dr Halayko is professor of physiology and internal medicine at the University of Manitoba in Canada and this year’s ATS conference chair. Related Article(s): American Thoracic Society 2022 Conference Highlights
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