Autochthonous Blastomyces dermatitidis, India.

Blastomyces spp. fungi, the causal agent of blastomycosis, are common in North America but do occur in other areas of the world. The most prevalent pathogen in the genus is B.

Will a Programmatic Framework Integrating Food Is Medicine Achieve Value on Investment?

Diet-related chronic diseases account for seven out of the ten leading causes of death in the USA. Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions can be effective adjuncts to standard medical care to address this cost burden. While the Food is Medicine Pyramid recommends some culinary skill development when integrating FIM into healthcare, the emphasis is on medically tailored meals and food provision.

Evaluating trends in radical prostatectomy approach and 30-day complication rate in Ontario from 2010-2019.

Introduction: Radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer has changed over the years with the advent of minimally invasive (MIRP) approaches, which includes robotic-assisted RP (RARP). The MIRP approaches have been shown to reduce complication rate, but there remain barriers to adoption. The objective of this study was to quantitatively describe the trend in the RP approach in Ontario, and to assess the trend in complication rates.

Hysterectomy Rate Following Endometrial Ablation in Ontario: A Cohort Analysis of 76,446 Patients.

Background: Endometrial Ablation (EA) is an alternative to hysterectomy for the management of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB); however, it does not eliminate the need for future surgical re-intervention.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to establish long-term clinical outcomes including the risk of hysterectomy in women who had undergone a primary EA.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective population-based cohort study utilising administrative data from the Canadian province of Ontario.