BACKGROUND:Incidental findings (IFs) are common among injured patients and create a complex problem with no standardized solution. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective review of adult trauma patients admitted to a level I trauma center from January to May 2017. IFs from abdominal, chest, and neck imaging were categorized based on previousl...
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of a brief telephone-delivered Motivational Interviewing (MI)-based intervention to facilitate engagement in evidence-based cessation treatment for Veterans with mental illness referred to smoking cessation treatment. METHODS:86 military Veteran smokers with mental illness were recruited from a tobacco cessation c...
We aimed to compare the incidence of aerodigestive cancers in persons with negative results from colonoscopies and positive vs negative results from multitarget stool DNA tests for colorectal cancer and vs expected incidence. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 1216 subjects with comprehensive patient records and/or cancer registry data fr...
The majority of premature deaths related to tobacco cigarettes (TCs) are attributable to cardiovascular disease, so it is fitting and timely to review the overall cardiovascular impact of electronic cigarettes (ECs), which have recently exploded onto the tobacco product market. Longitudinal studies of EC users are necessary, but not yet available, ...
BACKGROUND:Early life stress (ELS) has been linked to health disparities across the human lifespan, particularly increased risk for depression and its recurrence. In this study we explore two plausible and competing pathways through which ELS may lead to depression via inflammation. METHODS:Participants (ages 18-22; n = 41) completed the Early Trau...
Physical education (PE) is a frequent site of public health intervention to promote physical activity (PA); however, intervention research frequently overlooks the perspective of PE teachers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore teachers' experiences with and perceptions of a PA curriculum intervention. Six findings within three cat...
California was the first state to implement the Delivery System Payment Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, which focused on improving health care delivery for Medicaid beneficiaries in specific public hospitals. With an overall $6.7 billion investment, California provided financial incentives toward transforming infrastructure and care deliv...
Carriers of pathogenic variants in CDH1 have a high risk of hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC). Guidelines recommend prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG) at age 20-30 years, although there is controversy over the optimal age. We developed a simulation model to analyze the effects of PTG at different ages on quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)...
Published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
BackgroundPathological analysis of brain tissue from animals and humans with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) suggests that TBI could be one of the risk factors facilitating onset of dementia with possible Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but medications to prevent or delay AD onset are not yet available.MethodsThis study explores four medication...
Published in BMC Public Health
BackgroundDating violence has an alarming prevalence among Brazilian adolescents. School-based preventive programs have been implemented, but remain isolated initiatives with low reach. Health communication strategies based on innovative technologies with a high potential of diffusion are urgent. This study aimed to develop a computer-tailored inte...
