Examining Employment Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pasifika Communities.

Introduction: Pasifika (Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander) people living in the United States experience health, economic, and social inequities, and a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 cases and deaths. This study examines employment among Pasifika living in the 10 US states with the largest Pasifika populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We use the Current Population Survey to examine racial differences in employment status, paid work from home (PWFH), and industry telework friendliness. We use data from the Washington Office of Fiscal Management and the Washington State (WA) Employment Security Department to examine county-level unemployment claims. Results: Nationally, Pasifika did not self-report unemployment significantly more than Black, Latino, Asian, and American Indian/Alaska Native respondents, but in WA counties with high Pasifika concentrations, unemployment insurance claim rates were higher compared with all other racial groups, particularly Whites and Asians. Surprisingly, Pasifika had more PWFH opportunities, but worked in less telework-friendly industries nationally. Discussion: This study demonstrates the complexity of employment among Pasifika during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings correspond with national reports of racialized communities impacted by unemployment, including Pasifika. Marginally significant differences in unemployment nationally may be due to Pasifika working largely in essential industries requiring workplace attendance. Health Equity Implications: Although overlooked or overshadowed by size, our findings highlight the need for continued advocacy to support data disaggregation and Pasifika data sovereignty. This can be achieved through collaborations between researchers as well as local and community organizations to address data needs of Pasifika communities.

Monolateral idiopathic cyst of the vitreous.

PURPOSE: The authors describe the case of a 58-year-old female patient that came to their observation for recurrent episode of transient blurred vision due to an idiopathic monolateral vitreal cyst localised in the posterior vitreous in the left eye. METHODS: Patient evaluation included: best corrected visual acuity, slit-lamp examination, vitreo-retinal biomicroscopy, ultrasound examination, ultrabiomicroscopy, fluorescein angiography. CONCLUSIONS: The authors review the literature including the most recent reports regarding this rare condition.

[Minimal lesion hypertensive retinopathy and arterial pre-hypertension: evidence of arterial pressure monitoring in presumed normotensive subjects at zero risk]. / Retinopatia tensiva a lesioni minime e pre-ipertensione arteriosa: evidenze dal monitoraggio della pressione arteriosa in soggetti reputati normotesi a rischio zero.

The present study investigates the blood pressure (BP) 24 h pattern in 25 subjects who were found to show some incipient signs of hypertensive retinopathy, although they were diagnosed as normotensive by means of casual sphygmomanometry. BP was controlled by means of non invasive ambulatory monitoring. A comparable number of normotensive subjects without fundoscopic signs of hypertensive retinopathy was investigated as a control group. BP times series were analyzed by means of conventional and rhythmometric biometry. The biometric estimates suggest that the subjects with incipient hypertensive retinopathy show a significantly higher level of daily systolic BP even though their BP values remain below the reference limits. This finding suggests that the hypertensive retinopathy may exist in a non-zero stage characterizable as minimal change tensive retinopathy. This retinal picture occurs in subjects who show a pre-hypertensive stage in their BP 24 h pattern.

[Parameters for the assessment of inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye]. / Parametri per la valutazione delle flogosi del segmento anteriore dell'occhio.

The authors examine general aspects of the assessment and evaluation of inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye, stressing above all the importance of accurate history taking and correct diagnostic approach. The also define general features of inflammatory processes and analyse the main and most modern instrumental techniques that are essential for precise assessment of clinical parameters of inflammatory conditions of the anterior segment of the eye.