Julie Palmer

Jan 12, 2024 | nature.com | Julie Palmer

AbstractObesity is an established risk factor for multiple myeloma (MM). Relatively few prior studies, however, have evaluated associations in Black populations. Among 55,276 participants in the Black Women’s Health Study, a prospective U.S. cohort established in 1995, we confirmed 292 incident diagnoses of MM over 26 years of follow-up.

Nov 10, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Shanshan Sheehy |Hugo J. Aparicio |Julie Palmer |Yvette C. Cozier

Key PointsQuestion  Is perceived interpersonal racism associated with stroke risk? Findings  In this cohort study of 48 375 US Black women, those who reported experiencing interpersonal racism in situations involving employment, housing, and the police had an estimated 38% increased risk of stroke compared with women who reported no such experiences.