J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
November 2024
Background: Significant recent efforts have facilitated increased access to clinical genetics assessment and genomic sequencing for children with rare diseases in many centres, but there remains a service gap for adults. The Austin Health Adult Undiagnosed Disease Program (AHA-UDP) was designed to complement existing UDP programs that focus on paediatric rare diseases and address an area of unmet diagnostic need for adults with undiagnosed rare conditions in Victoria, Australia. It was conducted at a large Victorian hospital to demonstrate the benefits of bringing genomic techniques currently used predominantly in a research setting into hospital clinical practice, and identify the benefits of enrolling adults with undiagnosed rare diseases into a UDP program.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis retrospective study aimed to analyze the return to running of non-professional runners after experiencing asymptomatic or mild COVID-19. Participants aged 18-55 years who maintained a training load of ≥10 km/week for at least three months prior to diagnosis and utilized Garmin/Polar apps were included. From these devices, parameters such as pace, distance, total running time, cadence, and heart rate were collected at three intervals: pre-COVID, immediately post-COVID, and three months after diagnosis.
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