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  • Author: Amy C. Justice
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Neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage and pancreatic cancer among Veterans

Abstract: While individual-level social determinants of health are associated with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), it is currently unknown whether neighborhood-level …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Associations between prior and current unhealthy alcohol use and liver morbidity risk and mortality among Veterans with a history of hepatitis C who have achieved sustained virological response

Abstract: The degree to which alcohol use is associated with the risk of all-cause mortality and hepatic decompensation after hepatitis C (HCV) diagnosis, treatment, and cure …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Concurrent alcohol use and the relative risk of community-acquired pneumonia associated with anticholinergic and non-anticholinergic neurocognitively active medication receipt: A national nested case–control study among US Veterans

Abstract: Purpose: Anticholinergic medications and alcohol each independently increase the risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Whether non-anticholinergic neurocognitively …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Emergency department utilization by Veterans for low-acuity conditions after virtual care expansion

Abstract: Importance Low-acuity conditions account for 60% of emergency department (ED) visits within the Veterans Affairs Health System (VA). The COVID-19 pandemic led to rapid …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Racial and ethnic disparities in buprenorphine retention and treatment outcome in a longitudinal cohort of U.S. Veterans with opioid use disorder

Abstract: Background: Despite the availability of efficacious opioid use disorder (OUD) medications (MOUD), there are racial and ethnic disparities in their use in the general …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Comparison of 2 electronic health record data extraction methods for laboratory tests used in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index

Abstract: Objective: To compare Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) and Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups, biomarkers of inflammation and immune activation, and risk of diabetes in Veterans with and without human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract: Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is common among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We previously reported that DM risk was greater in women of …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based regimens compared to raltegravir-, elvitegravir-, bictegravir, and darunavir-based regimens among older adults with HIV in the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)

Abstract: Background: Real-world data on treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for newer drugs, including integrase strand transfer inhibitors, among older people with human …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

A Mendelian randomization study of alcohol use and cardiometabolic disease risk in a multi-ancestry population from the Million Veteran Program

Abstract: Background: Observational studies link moderate alcohol consumption to reduced risk of cardiometabolic diseases, including coronary heart disease (CHD) and type 2 …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Covid-19 breakthrough infection after vaccination and substance use disorders: A longitudinal cohort of people with and without HIV receiving care in the United States Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Research regarding HIV, substance use disorders (SUD), and SARS-CoV-2 infections after COVID-19 vaccination is limited. In the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS)-HIV …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Does smoking cessation reduce other substance use, psychiatric symptoms, and pain symptoms? Results from an emulated hypothetical randomized trial of U.S. Veterans

Abstract: Background: Quitting smoking may lead to improvement in substance use, psychiatric symptoms, and pain, especially among high-risk populations who are more likely to …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Self-injurious unnatural death among Veterans with HIV: A nested case-control study

Abstract: Objective: People living with HIV (PWH) are at increased risk of suicide and death from unintentional causes compared with people living without HIV. Broadening the …

Mental Health Peer reviewed