Under the Skin: Stress, Inflammation, and the Mortality Gap - Frankly Speaking Ep 482

Under the Skin: Stress, Inflammation, and the Mortality Gap - Frankly Speaking Ep 482

From Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine by Pri-Med

April 27, 2026 · 14 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of cumulative stress on health outcomes and racial disparities in mortality.

Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-482 Overview: In this episode, we discuss how stress—specifically cumulative stress—exposure throughout a lifetime can contribute to negative health concerns and outcomes. While stress impacts everyone, its effects highlight racial disparities in mortality between Black and White adults. Listen in as we discuss evidence on how structural factors shape health outcomes and how we can address stress-related disease burdens in clinical practice. Guest: Mariyan L. Montaque, DNP, FNP-BC Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of Dr. Domino and his guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pri-Med.

People in this episode

Guest: Mariyan L. Montaque, DNP, FNP-BC

Topics covered

  • stress
  • inflammation
  • mortality gap
  • racial disparities
  • health outcomes
  • clinical practice

Keywords

  • stress
  • inflammation
  • mortality gap
  • racial disparities
  • health outcomes
  • clinical practice
  • cumulative stress

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Organizations: Pri-Med

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