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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kai-Wen Cheng, Alex C Liber, David T Levy
INTRODUCTION: While retail sales and retailer inspection studies generally indicate high compliance with state sales restrictions on Nicotine Vaping Products (NVPs) within the restricted area, studies using survey data generally indicate that most users could readily continue gaining access to restricted NVPs. Our study bridges a gap in the current literature and investigates the potential role of cross-state border purchases to evade state emergency NVP sales restrictions in 2019. METHODS: The study sample was restricted to NVP sales from the states neighboring Massachusetts (MA), Rhode Island (RI), and Washington (WA), three states that implemented all NVP or flavored NVP sales restrictions in 2019...
January 31, 2024: Nicotine & Tobacco Research
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James B Hendele, Jordan T Nichols, Philip Vutien, James D Perkins, Jorge Reyes, André A S Dick
Area Deprivation Index is a granular measure of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation. The relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and recipient survival following liver transplantation is unclear. To investigate this, we performed a retrospective cohort study of adults who underwent liver transplantation at the University of Washington Medical Center from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2020. The primary exposure was degree of neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation as determined by Area Deprivation Index score...
January 31, 2024: Liver Transplantation
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Lei Jiang, Hao Lin, Zhe Shao, Bing Liu, Zhixiang Ge, Lin Dai, Bo Cheng, Tianfu Wu
OBJECTIVE: The study addresses the long-standing challenge of insufficient length in vascularized fibular flaps when reconstructing large mandibular defects that require dual-barrel grafts. Employing personalized 3D-printed osteotomy guides, the study aims to optimize fibular utilization and minimize the required graft length. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Two reconstruction methods for distal bone defects were compared: a fold-down (FD) group that employed a specialized osteotomy guide for folding down a triangular bone segment, and a traditional double-barrel (DB) group...
January 30, 2024: Clinical Oral Investigations
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Omer Nasim, Roanna Norman, Rohit Gangadharan, Thet Paing Oo, Joanna Kalderon, Abdallah Alhamarsheh, Ashwin John, Nichola Kelsall
Background Early reduction of paediatric forearm fractures under procedural analgesia has the benefit of avoiding admission and general anaesthesia. In addition to lowering the risks of treatment and reducing the number of treatment episodes, this approach also reduces the psychological stresses on the child and the parents. British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma and Orthopaedics (BOAST) and Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) guidelines recommend that all units managing paediatric fractures should have protocols to facilitate procedural analgesia for manipulation of forearm fractures...
December 2023: Curēus
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W Gill Woodall, David Buller, Robert Saltz, Lila Martinez
BACKGROUND: Improved interventions are needed to reduce the rate of driving while intoxicated. Responsible beverage service (RBS) training has reduced service to intoxicated patrons in licensed premises in several studies. Its efficacy might be improved by increasing the proper application and continued use of RBS with a professional development program in the 3 to 5 years between the required RBS retraining. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to develop and evaluate a professional development component for an RBS training that aims to improve the effectiveness of the web-based training alone...
January 24, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols
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Alexander J Erickson, Scott G Ravyts, Joseph M Dzierzewski, Gwendolyn C Carlson, Monica R Kelly, Yeonsu Song, Sarah Kate McGowan, Michael N Mitchell, Donna L Washington, Elizabeth M Yano, Cathy A Alessi, Jennifer L Martin
Insomnia and pain disorders are among the most common conditions affecting United States adults and veterans, and their comorbidity can cause detrimental effects to quality of life among other factors. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and related behavioural therapies are recommended treatments for insomnia, but chronic pain may hinder treatment benefit. Prior research has not addressed how pain impacts the effects of behavioural insomnia treatment in United States women veterans. Using data from a comparative effectiveness clinical trial of two insomnia behavioural treatments (both including sleep restriction, stimulus control, and sleep hygiene education), we examined the impact of pain severity and pain interference on sleep improvements from baseline to post-treatment and 3-month follow-up...
January 21, 2024: Journal of Sleep Research
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Pengfei Zhang, Advika Ventrapragada, Robert E Shapiro, Thien Phu Do
BACKGROUND: Stigmatization and trivialization of headache confront individuals with headache disorders, but the degree to which media may contribute is incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to quantify the frequency of disparaging metaphorical use of the words "headache" and "migraine" in articles and summaries of major publications. METHODS: This longitudinal study analyzed a dataset of 1.3 million articles and summaries written by authors and editors of 38 major publications...
January 18, 2024: Headache
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David E Hamilton, Jeremy Albright, Milan Seth, Ian Painter, Charles Maynard, Ravi S Hira, Devraj Sukul, Hitinder S Gurm
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Predicting personalized risk for adverse events following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains critical in weighing treatment options, employing risk mitigation strategies, and enhancing shared decision-making. This study aimed to employ machine learning models using pre-procedural variables to accurately predict common post-PCI complications. METHODS: A group of 66 adults underwent a semiquantitative survey assessing a preferred list of outcomes and model display...
January 17, 2024: European Heart Journal
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Andrea B Troxel, Marie-Abele C Bind, Thomas J Flotte, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Lauren A Decker, Aloke V Finn, Robert F Padera, R Ross Reichard, James R Stone, Natalie L Adolphi, Faye Victoria C Casimero, John F Crary, Jamie Elifritz, Arline Faustin, Saikat Kumar B Ghosh, Amanda Krausert, Maria Martinez-Lage, Jonathan Melamed, Roger A Mitchell, Barbara A Sampson, Alan C Seifert, Aylin Simsir, Cheryle Adams, Stephanie Haasnoot, Stephanie Hafner, Michelle A Siciliano, Brittany B Vallejos, Phoebe Del Boccio, Michelle F Lamendola-Essel, Chloe E Young, Deepshikha Kewlani, Precious A Akinbo, Brendan Parent, Alicia Chung, Teresa C Cato, Praveen C Mudumbi, Shari Esquenazi-Karonika, Marion J Wood, James Chan, Jonathan Monteiro, Daniel J Shinnick, Tanayott Thaweethai, Amber N Nguyen, Megan L Fitzgerald, Alice A Perlowski, Lauren E Stiles, Moira L Paskett, Stuart D Katz, Andrea S Foulkes
IMPORTANCE: SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in ongoing, relapsing, or new symptoms or organ dysfunction after the acute phase of infection, termed Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), or long COVID. The characteristics, prevalence, trajectory and mechanisms of PASC are poorly understood. The objectives of the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) tissue pathology study (RECOVER-Pathology) are to: (1) characterize prevalence and types of organ injury/disease and pathology occurring with PASC; (2) characterize the association of pathologic findings with clinical and other characteristics; (3) define the pathophysiology and mechanisms of PASC, and possible mediation via viral persistence; and (4) establish a post-mortem tissue biobank and post-mortem brain imaging biorepository...
2024: PloS One
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Rodrigo Alvarez, Claudio Motta, Diogo Miraldo
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate and characterize different methods to achieve interfragmentary compression during tibial plateau levelling osteotomy (TPLO). STUDY DESIGN: TPLO was performed in 20 canine tibia models (Sawbones, Vashon, Washington, United States) using 3D-printed guides for standardization. Interfragmentary compression was assessed using pressure-sensitive films (Prescale, Fujifilm, Atherstone, United Kingdom). Seven compression methods were tested: (1) Kern bone holding forceps clamping the craniodistal aspect of the TPLO plate to the caudal aspect of the tibia (K); (2) using the distal TPLO plate dynamic compression hole (P); (3) pointed bone reduction forceps engaging the caudal aspect of the proximal bone fragment and the cranial aspect of the tibial crest (F); (4) K + P; (5) K + F; (6) F + P; and (7) K + F + P...
May 2024: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology: V.C.O.T
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Bianca Stewart, Morgan Byrne, Matthew Levy, Michael A Horberg, Anne K Monroe, Amanda D Castel
BACKGROUND: Black women with HIV are impacted by mental health and substance use disorders alongside barriers to care. The impact of these disorders on retention in care, a crucial step of the HIV care continuum, has not been well-studied. We examined the association between these disorders and retention in care over a 2-year period. METHODS: Data from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2019, were obtained from the DC Cohort, an observational HIV study in Washington, District of Columbia...
January 5, 2024: Women's Health Issues: Official Publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
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Eric W Lundstrom, Zheng Dai, Caroline P Groth, Brian Hendricks, Erin L Winstanley, Marie Abate, Gordon S Smith
INTRODUCTION: The 2010 release of an abuse deterrent formulation (ADF) of OxyContin, a brand name prescription opioid, has been cited as a major driver for the reduction in prescription drug misuse and the associated increasing illicit opioid use and overdose rates. However, studies of this topic often do not account for changes in supplies of other prescription opioids that were widely prescribed before and after the ADF OxyContin release, including generic oxycodone formulations and hydrocodone...
January 4, 2024: Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Suna Soguktas, Katrina Weirauch-Engle, Nursena Kucukozyigit
Introduction The maternity care curriculum guidelines of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) state that family medicine residents (FMRs) should demonstrate the ability to independently perform limited obstetric ultrasound (OBUS) examinations as a core skill. This study's purpose is to examine whether basic OBUS training enhances the knowledge and confidence of FMRs in performing OBUS. Methods This is a Sparrow Institutional Review Board (IRB)-exempt prospective study that was completed at the Sparrow/Michigan State University (MSU) Family Medicine Residency Program (FMRP) in Michigan between December 2020 and December 2021, involving 40 residents...
November 2023: Curēus
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Carlos E Rodriguez-Diaz, Loxley Seager, Cassandra Navalta, Lauren Lapointe, Alanna Laino, Daniel Wilhite, Kyle Melin, Leah Varga, Maria Cecilia Zea
DISCLAIMER: In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time. PURPOSE: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected all social systems, but healthcare services were particularly disrupted...
December 26, 2023: American Journal of Health-system Pharmacy: AJHP
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Byung Hun Kim, Soo Rack Ryu, Jin Won Lee, Chang Myeon Song, Yong Bae Ji, Seok Hyun Cho, Seung Hwan Lee, Kyung Tae
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this prospective study was to assess longitudinal variations in health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) before and after thyroidectomy. PATIENTS AND DESIGN: A cohort of 185 DTC patients who underwent thyroidectomy between January 2013 and December 2017 and completed all necessary questionnaires was evaluated. Health-related QOL was gauged using the University of Washington Quality of Life questionnaire (UW-QOL) and the City of Hope Quality of Life-Thyroid Version questionnaire (QOL-TV) both prior to surgery and at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and 5 years postoperatively...
December 23, 2023: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Jessica A Heerde, Barbara J McMorris, Janna R Gewirtz O'Brien, Jennifer A Bailey, John W Toumbourou
The role of housing as a social driver of health is well-established, with stable housing being an important factor in reducing health inequities. During developmentally critical periods such as young adulthood, unstable housing and related social marginalization have profound effects on development and later health, social, and economic wellbeing. This exploratory study analyzed data from a population-based, longitudinal sample of young adults (average age 31 years) from Washington State (n = 755) to compare health and economic impacts of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on housing status...
December 15, 2023: Health Promotion Practice
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Shu Feng, John A Davis, Apoorva Chowdhary, Whitney Lomazow, Jonathan S Yi, Johnson Huang, Leona Ding, Parisa Taravati
BACKGROUND: Multiple duty hour reforms have been implemented to optimize resident wellness through increasing opportunities for sleep recovery, but few studies have recorded objectively measured sleep or shown direct sleep and wellness benefits from such interventions. This study seeks to determine whether mandatory post-call relief policies with a partial night float system improved resident sleep, activity, and burnout among ophthalmology residents taking home call. METHODS: We conducted a two group cohort study of ophthalmology residents at the University Washington comparing post graduate year-2 (PGY-2) resident sleep, activity, and burnout between the optional post-call relief group from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019 to the mandatory post-call relief group from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021...
December 13, 2023: BMC Medical Education
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Akila B Ramaraj, Natalie A Franz, Amritha Bhat, Jamie Adachi, Joanne A Quiray, Nadejda Bespalova, Mark H Duncan, Deborah S Cowley
OBJECTIVE: Perinatal mental health and substance use disorders (PMHSUD) often go unrecognized and untreated. This study examined the use of the Project ECHO model to teach obstetric, primary care, and mental health clinicians about screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PMHSUD. METHODS: Participants in 3 years of the University of Washington's Moms' Access Project (MAP) ECHO program (2019-2022) completed pre- and post-program surveys. Nine participants in year 1 completed qualitative interviews...
December 12, 2023: Academic Psychiatry
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Neeraj V Mohandas, Vijayakumar K, Aswathy Sreedevi, Neethu George, Koshy Eapen, Saji Subramanian, Himal Raj, Jaideep C Menon
INTRODUCTION: During the COVID-19 lockdown, India saw a major restriction in the movement of people. Patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) required early interventions and follow-up of independent predictors like symptom-to-balloon (STB) time and door-to-balloon (DTB) time. This study aimed to determine changes in STB and DTB time before and after the COVID-19 lockdown and its associated risk factors. METHODS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study of 105 patients admitted to the cardiac care units (CCU) of two tertiary care centers in a district of Southern India for six months was conducted to compare the changes in STB and DTB time before and after the COVID-19 lockdown (three months before March 2020 and three months after March 2020), and data was collected from medical records...
October 2023: Curēus
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Rebecca Fliorent, Sonam Mistry, Kiran Javaid, Katharine Milani
Background Instagram, a widely used social media platform with over two billion active users, has the potential to propagate dermatologic health information within the public sphere. However, there is a lack of representation of people of color (POC), making it crucial to share accurate and inclusive posts to increase awareness about dermatologic conditions. It is also necessary to address the misconceptions about skin diseases and other hereditary conditions within various ethnic groups. To combat this, a group of medical students created South Jersey Skin Talk (SJST), an initiative aimed to improve dermatologic health literacy in skin-of-color communities, particularly in underserved areas like Camden County, NJ...
October 2023: Curēus
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