-
Dec 6, 2024 | 00209-4/fulltext&sz=64)
ophthalmologyscience.org | Thomas Jefferson |Morsani College |Matthew Wilson
Key Words Uveal Melanoma Deep Learning AlphaMissense AlphaFold Genetic Mutations COSMIC ClinVar Pathogenicity Prediction Genomic Diagnostics Missense Mutations Personalized Therapy Abbreviations UM (Uveal Melanoma) COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) Introduction Uveal melanoma is the most common primary intraocular cancer among adults, with an age-adjusted incidence rate of 5.1 per million individuals.1,2 Originating from melanocytes within various segments of the uvea,...
-
Nov 12, 2024 | 
healthday.com | Thomas Jefferson
Alcohol use soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new study finds adults in the U.S. haven’t cut back since it ended. Researchers call it an “alarming public health issue.”They compared data from National Health Interview Surveys taken before, during and after the pandemic – in 2018, 2020 and 2022. More than 24,000 people 18 and older reported on their drinking habits, and the results showed an overall increase in alcohol consumption in both 2020 and 2022.
-
Oct 31, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | Thomas Jefferson |Timothy J. Kearney |Cristina M Baldassari |Andrew E. Bluher
Vitamin D Deficiency and Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity Key PointsQuestion Is vitamin D deficiency associated with higher obstructive Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)? Findings This cross-sectional study including 72 children with severe OSA found that 37.5% had vitamin D deficiency and that lower vitamin D serum levels were associated with higher obstructive AHI scores.
-
Oct 28, 2024 | 
link.springer.com | Thomas Jefferson
AbstractThis scoping review aimed to identify implementation science (IS) research in pediatric diabetes, report integration of IS theory and terminology, and offer guidance for future research. Of 23 papers identified, 19 were published since 2017 and 21 focused on type 1 diabetes. Most involved medical evidence-based practices (EBPs; n = 15), whereas fewer focused on psychosocial (n = 7) and diabetes education (n = 2).
-
Jul 15, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Thomas Jefferson |Sidney Kimmel College
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States, accounting for approximately one in five deaths in the nation.1 In 2021, there were an estimated 28.3 million adults in the United States who currently smoked cigarettes (defined as those smoking at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetime and who currently smoke), with more than 16 million Americans living with smoking-related disease.1 There are demographic disparities regarding...
-
Apr 25, 2024 | 
karger.com | Thomas Jefferson
Introduction: The use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided transmural stent placement for pancreatic walled-off necrosis (WON) drainage is widespread. This study retrospectively analyzed imaging parameters predicting the outcomes of WON endoscopic drainage using lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS). Methods: This study analyzed the data of 115 patients who underwent EUS-guided debridement using LAMS from 2011 to 2015.
-
Apr 16, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Jefferson College |Thomas Jefferson
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of cultural competence and humility among patients of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community in physical therapy. Researchers sought to understand the perspectives of adults over 18 years old who have received physical therapy and identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized for this study.
-
Mar 6, 2024 | 
jabfm.org | Daniel Wolk |Bryn Mawr |Thomas Jefferson |Rebecca Porter
Climate ChangeEnvironmental HealthFamily MedicineHealth PolicyPolicy MakingPrimary Health CarePublic HealthThe medical community has been calling the public’s attention to the health harms of climate change for decades.1 Commonly cited impacts include catastrophic weather, wildfires, excessive heat, migration of disease vectors, community dislocation, flooding, sea level rise, and the disruption of human services and food and water supplies.
-
Feb 1, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Jefferson College |Thomas Jefferson
The purpose of this study was to understand the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, agender, and other gender and sexually diverse identities (LGBTQIA+) health care experience and associated cultural competence from the physical therapist perspective (physical therapist and physical therapist assistant). An exploratory qualitative approach implementing semi-structured focus groups and private interviews was utilized.
-
Jan 22, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Thomas Jefferson
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) treatment techniques for multiple brain metastases (mets) have gained more interest in recent years due to improved technologies. These techniques give each metastasis (met) a conformal and high gradient dose in a single fraction for SRS or up to 5 fractions for SRT. SRS/SRT deliveries with multiple isocentres tend to be long treatment processes because of the tedious geometric verification of each isocentre.
