Publications by authors named "A Headley"
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- Chronic urticaria (CU) in the Asia-Pacific region presents significant challenges for patients, highlighting the need for patient-centred care to involve them in health decisions.
- A survey and discussions with 13 expert dermatologists and allergists identified barriers to implementing these approaches, including patient awareness, healthcare access delays, financial issues, and low adherence to treatment.
- Experts recommended enhancing patient education, tailoring treatments to individual needs, promoting shared decision-making, and utilizing patient-reported outcome measures to improve CU management.
In 2015, U.K. newborn screening (NBS) laboratory guidelines were introduced to standardize dried blood spot (DBS) specimen quality acceptance and specify a minimum acceptable DBS diameter of ≥7 mm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease with a clear genetic component. While most SLE patients carry rare gene variants in lupus risk genes, little is known about their contribution to disease pathogenesis. Amongst them, SH2B3-a negative regulator of cytokine and growth factor receptor signaling-harbors rare coding variants in over 5% of SLE patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: First responders have experienced increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression due to job-related pressures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about the factors associated with first responder drug and alcohol use during this time.
Methods: We conducted a nationwide survey of first responders (n = 2801) to understand the relationship between work pressures, workplace support strategies, and problematic substance use during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.