Ross, Mindy K Moscicki, Anna-Barbara Kawai, Kosuke Chen, Lucia
BackgroundAdolescents and young adults with asthma face increased risks during the health care transition (HCT) from pediatric to adult care. Despite guidelines advocating for more HCT preparedness, this does not consistently occur in clinical practice. The rates of exposure to transition preparation in adolescents with asthma are unknown.Objective...
Venkat, Puja S Smick, Alexandra H Salani, Ritu
Purpose of reviewTo review the recent updates in the management of cervical cancer across all stages of the disease.Recent findingsAfter decades of minor advances, the landscape in cervical cancer is now rapidly changing. Recent studies have reported across the cervical cancer spectrum and on different therapeutic modalities. First, less radical su...
Rao, Suchitra Azuero-Dajud, Rodrigo Lorman, Vitaly Landeo-Gutierrez, Jeremy Rhee, Kyung E Ryu, Julie Kim, C Carmilani, Megan Gross, Rachel S Mohandas, Sindhu
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BackgroundChildren from racial and ethnic minority groups are at greater risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, but it is unclear whether they have increased risk for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). Our objectives were to assess whether the risk of respiratory and neurologic PASC differs by race/e...
Megwalu, Uchechukwu C Ma, Yifei Divi, Vasu
BackgroundThere are significant racial disparities in head and neck cancer (HNC) outcomes. Racial differences in survival may be explained by differential access to high-quality care. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of race and ethnicity with the quality of the treating hospital, and receipt of guideline-compliant care among ...
Oliveira, Luca Cerny Chauhan, Joohi Chaudhari, Ajinkya Cheung, Sen-ching S Patel, Viharkumar Villablanca, Amparo C Jin, Lee-Way DeCarli, Charles Chuah, Chen-Nee Dugger, Brittany N
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Microinfarcts and microhemorrhages are characteristic lesions of cerebrovascular disease. Although multiple studies have been published, there is no one universal standard criteria for the neuropathological assessment of cerebrovascular disease. In this study, we propose a novel application of machine learning in the automated screening of microinf...
Al-Alusi, Noor A Ramirez, Faustine D Chan, Leslie N Ye, Morgan Langan, Sinéad M McCulloch, Chuck Abuabara, Katrina
BackgroundTobacco smoke may affect atopic dermatitis (AD) because of its known effects on humoral and cellular immunity, but prior studies lack data on disease severity and biomarkers over time.ObjectiveWe investigated the association between passive and active tobacco smoke exposure (TSE) during childhood and adolescence and the activity and sever...
Zhu, Fengli Wang, Zhuqing Davis, Kayla McSwiggin, Hayden Zyuzin, Jekaterina Liu, Jie Yan, Wei Rehan, Virender K Jendzjowsky, Nicholas
BackgroundEpigenetic changes can be shaped by a wide array of environmental cues, maternal health, and behaviors. One of the most detrimental behaviors to the developing fetus is nicotine exposure. Perinatal nicotine exposure remains a significant risk factor for cardiovascular health and, in particular, hypertension. Increased basal carotid body (...
Duran, Pamela Zelus, Emma I Burnett, Lindsey A Christman, Karen L Alperin, Marianna
BackgroundVaginal childbirth is a key risk factor for pelvic floor muscle injury and dysfunction, and subsequent pelvic floor disorders. Multiparity further exacerbates these risks. Using the rat model, validated for the studies of the human pelvic floor muscles, we have previously identified that a single simulated birth injury results in pelvic f...
Rahal, Danny Kwan, Violet F Perry, Kristin J
College students use substances for varied reasons, including to cope with stress. The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) regulates bodily functions to promote energy conservation (the 'rest and digest' response), and individuals differ in their physiological sensitivity to challenge. It remains unclear whether greater PNS responses (i.e., declin...
Wang, Peiyi Chen, Chuansheng Yim, Ilona S
The increasing cultural diversity in the United States means more college students identify with racial and ethnic minority backgrounds and may experience acculturative stress. Emerging research has found an association between acculturative stress and maladaptive eating. However, these studies rarely consider other theoretical factors or confounde...