Publications by authors named "A C Jernigan"
Objective: There is no standard clinical trial screening process in gynecologic oncology. In our low resource, highly diverse gynecologic oncology patient population, we sought to create an equitable, adaptable, manual screening process.
Methods: Our objective is to describe our clinical trial screening process and success in improving trial enrollment.
Objective: Food insecurity is becoming recognized as an important measure of public health. Louisiana has a poorer health index and a higher food insecurity rate than the national average. This study aims to investigate how living in a food desert affects the stage at diagnosis and 5-year overall survival in patients with gynecologic cancers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge of how agricultural management interacts with weed seed banks and emergent weed communities is crucial for proactive weed management. Though studies have detailed how differences in disturbance and nutrient applications between organic and conventional herbicide-based systems affect weed communities, few have focused on these same factors in contrasting organic systems. This study assessed the seed banks and emergent weed communities from the most recent crop rotation cycle (2017-2022) of a long-term experiment, which compared four organic grain and forage cropping systems differing in nutrient inputs and soil disturbance.
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- Endometrial cancer (EC) is closely linked to obesity, particularly affecting young women, and identifying it early can improve treatment options, especially for those with severe obesity undergoing metabolic/bariatric surgery.
- A screening program using a modified questionnaire, called Modified SAMANTA, was implemented to identify women with abnormal or postmenopausal uterine bleeding (APUB) before their surgery to check for possible underlying endometrial issues.
- Over a study period from March 2021 to May 2023, nearly half of the 1371 women screened were found to have APUB, with higher prevalence linked to factors like increased BMI and certain racial demographics, highlighting the need for careful monitoring in these patients.*
Pancreatitis, panniculitis, and polyarthritis (PPP) syndrome presents a unique challenge in diagnosis and management because of its rarity and heterogeneous initial presentation. This manuscript presents a case series of two patients with PPP syndrome, shedding light on the diagnostic process and care for this uncommon condition. PPP syndrome is characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of pancreatitis or pseudocysts alongside polyarthritis and panniculitis.
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