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Dr. Stanhope, Dr. Hamilton, and Dr. Roll join EPITalk host and co-author, Dr. Patrick Sullivan, to take a deep dive into their exciting recently published study regarding how guaranteed income improves financial and mental wellbeing in a randomized trial among Black women in Georgia. “Improvements in stress and sleep following 24-months of Guaranteed Income, results from a randomized trial among Black women in Georgia“ is published in the February 2026 Issue (Vol. 114) of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2025.12.010

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
• Technical Producer: Paula Burrows
• Annals of Epidemiology is published by Elsevier.
  
  
  

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Dr. Derek Ng joins EPITalk host and co-author, Dr. Patrick Sullivan to explore whether a neural-network model utilizing two blood biomarkers can more accurately estimate kidney function in pediatric chronic kidney disease than current standard equations. “A comparison of neural networks and regression-based approaches for estimating kidney function in pediatric chronic kidney disease: Practical predictive epidemiology for clinical management of a progressive disease” is published in the May 2025 issue (Vol. 105) of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279725000717

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
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Dr. Larry Hearld illustrates multiple methods that implementation scientists can use to better inform adaptation and implementation of evidence-based interventions in complex organizational settings. “Integrating existing and novel methods to understand organizational context: A case study of an academic-public health department partnership” is published in the December 2024 issue (Vol. 100) of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279724002473

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
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Dr. Dorthe Pedersen unpacks the paradoxical relationship between childhood body size, breast density, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk among a large cohort of Danish women. Her article, “Associations of early life body size and pubertal timing with breast density and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: A mediation analysis,” can be found in the February 2025 (Vol. 102) issue of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1047279725000109

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
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Dr. Nansi Boghossian deep dives into her research findings on the alarming connection between iron deficiency anemia and severe maternal morbidity risk among pregnant individuals. Her study, “Association between iron deficiency anemia and severe maternal morbidity: A retrospective cohort study,” can be found in the December 2024 (Vol. 100) issue of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279724002485

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
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Dr. Diana Tordoff shares insights on the health and well-being of LGBTQ parents, revealing the specific stressors and barriers they face while navigating parenthood. Her paper, “Parenthood and the physical and mental health of sexual and gender minority parents: A cross-sectional, observational analysis from The PRIDE Study” can be found in the September 2024 (Vol. 97) issue of Annals of Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279724001595

To learn more about or collaborate with The PRIDE Study, visit:
https://pridestudy.org/collaborate

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
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Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz joins EPITalk host and co-author, Dr. Patrick Sullivan, for an enlightening conversation about ways that epidemiologists can make important contributions in measuring and describing inequitable health outcomes. Their editorial, "From equality to equity: Increasing the use and reporting of equity-based approaches in epidemiology” can be found in Annals of Epidemiology’s Special Issue on Health Equity: Novel Equity-Based Approaches in Epidemiology.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279724001091

Call for papers on Novel Equity-Based Approaches in Epidemiology:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/300230/health-equity-novel-equity-based-approaches-in-epidemiology

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PhD student Sunwoo Emma Cho and Dr. Rahul Ghosal unpack their recent article, “Exploring the association between daily distributional patterns of physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk among older adults in NHANES 2003-2006” published in the November 2024 (Vol. 99) issue of Annals of Epidemiology. In this study, the researchers quantify the association between daily (temporally varying) distributional patterns of physical activity and cardiovascular mortality risk.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279724002436

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• Executive Producer: Sabrina Debas (Episodes 1-18) and Sofina Tran
• Technical Producer: Paula Burrows
• Annals of Epidemiology is published by Elsevier.