Taylor P. van Doren

Chest Circumference, Stature and Body Mass Index as Determinants of 1918 Influenza Severity

Lauren Steele, Maria Bekker‐Nielsen Dunbar, Taylor P. van Doren, Lauren Church et autres

ABSTRACT Background Anthropometric traits are established determinants of chronic disease, yet their role in shaping infectious disease outcomes during historical pandemics remains underexplored. During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, obesity emerged as a novel, independent risk factor for severe illness, raising questions …

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Demographic, Epidemiologic, and Social Consequences of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Alaska

Taylor P. van Doren

This dataset compiles individual death records from the territory of Alaska from 1910-1949. The primary purpose of the dataset was to answer research questions related to the long-term demographic and epidemiologic impacts of the 1918 influenza pandemic in Alaska, including regularly circulating …

Association between growth hormone deficiency and quality of life after traumatic brain injury: a case–control study

Mason Nelson, Ramzi Badra, Brooke Scardina, Varun Mishra et autres

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability. Post-traumatic hypopituitarism, particularly growth hormone deficiency (GHD), is an increasingly recognized yet frequently underdiagnosed sequela of moderate-to-severe TBI (msTBI). This study aimed to determine whether untreated GHD is associated with reduced …

Association between growth hormone deficiency and quality of life after traumatic brain injury: a case–control study

Mason Nelson, Ramzi Badra, Brooke Scardina, Varun Mishra et autres

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability. Post-traumatic hypopituitarism, particularly growth hormone deficiency (GHD), is an increasingly recognized yet frequently underdiagnosed sequela of moderate-to-severe TBI (msTBI). This study aimed to determine whether untreated GHD is associated with reduced …

Association between growth hormone deficiency and quality of life after traumatic brain injury: a case–control study

Mason Nelson, Ramzi Badra, Brooke Scardina, Varun Mishra et autres

Objective Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability. Post-traumatic hypopituitarism, particularly growth hormone deficiency (GHD), is an increasingly recognized yet frequently underdiagnosed sequela of moderate-to-severe TBI (msTBI). This study aimed to determine whether untreated GHD is associated with …

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Pandemic Patterns: The Long‐Term Health Outcomes of 1918 Influenza Survivors in the St. John's General Hospital of Newfoundland and Labrador

Madeleine L. Mant, Taylor P. van Doren, Lisa Sattenspiel

OBJECTIVES: Research surrounding the 1918 influenza pandemic has primarily been a story of mortality despite theoretical and practical reasons to focus on the pandemic's long-term impacts. We investigate survivorship among individuals who were hospitalized with influenza and pneumonia (P&I) before and during …

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Archival Research on Human Health and Demography

Lisa Sattenspiel, Jessica Dimka, Taylor P. van Doren, Carolyn Orbann

Archival materials are an important resource for biological anthropologists, providing high-quality data to address a variety of research questions. Archives often contain both quantitative and qualitative data, offering a multidimensional view of population structure, disease dynamics, and evolutionary processes. Major types of …

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Housing Insecurity, Behavioral Health Disorders, and Acute Care Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study of Medicaid Members in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Megan L. Holtorf, Daniel Fish, Kristen A Lacijan, Benjamin Gronowski et autres

Housing insecurity and substance use disorder (SUD) are critical public health issues in the USA, with significant implications for health outcomes. This study evaluated the intersection of housing insecurity, SUD, and psychosis among Medicaid enrollees in an urban center in Oregon. Using …

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When Disease Came to This Country: Epidemics and Colonialism in Northern North AmericaBy LizaPiper, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2023. 342 pp. $130.00 (hardcover). ISBN: 9781009320924

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Evaluating Quality of Life Effects after Growth Hormone Replacement in Individuals with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and Growth Hormone Deficiency

Brooke Scardina, Mason Nelson, Ramzi Badra, Varun Mishra et autres

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability, with chronic complications including growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT) has shown promise in improving these outcomes, but evidence specific to moderate-to-severe TBI (msTBI) populations using TBI-specific quality …

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Twenty years of recrudescent influenza and pneumonia mortality after the 1918 influenza pandemic in Newfoundland

Taylor P. van Doren

There is substantial and growing knowledge of the severe and unequal impacts of the 1918 flu worldwide, but the long-term impacts of the pandemic have not been studied widely despite its unique epidemiological signatures. The goal of this paper is to identify …

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Body Size and Risk of Death During the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Alaska

Taylor P. van Doren, Lauren E. Steele, Emma Tinker‐Fortel, Lisa Sattenspiel

In the aftermath of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic, research revealed the relationship between body size and the severity of influenza outcomes. However, there is little data available on body size in historical populations; therefore, the relationship between body size and …

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