2025
Sex-selective abortion bans and the birth outcomes of Asian immigrants
Zang E, Okura K, Tian M. Sex-selective abortion bans and the birth outcomes of Asian immigrants. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 383: 118442. PMID: 40752241, PMCID: PMC12362279, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex-selective abortionAsian immigrantsSex‐selective abortions of female fetusesAbortion of female fetusesImmigrants’ well-beingTriple-difference approachAbortion accessConsequences of policiesPro-life movementAnti-Asian hateNational Vital Statistics SystemUnited StatesVital Statistics SystemAsian immigrant mothersLikelihood of low birth weightHealth consequencesLegislative victoriesImmigrant mothersXenophobic stereotypesAbortion banPolicy discussionsScholarly attentionTriple-differenceBirth outcomesCultural preferencesNovel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality
Wang Y, Zang E, Davis-Plourde K, Gill T, Becher R. Novel indices of state- and county-level social disadvantage in older Americans and disparities in mortality. Health & Place 2025, 92: 103438. PMID: 40058245, PMCID: PMC12142587, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncreased mortality riskContextual disadvantageOlder personsOlder AmericansCommunity-living older personsSocial disadvantageMortality riskIndices of social disadvantageReduce health disparitiesPopulation of older AmericansCounty-levelPublic health policiesNon-disadvantaged groupsMortality disparitiesHealth disparitiesHealth policyMortality existUnited StatesDisadvantaged countiesNegative binomial modelGeriatric populationComposite indexDisparitiesDisadvantaged statesMultidimensional factors
2024
Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PMWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomes
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