Food insecurity and oral health in older adults.

Introduction: Household food insecurity, defined as inconsistent access to sufficient food in a household, affects 1 in 15 individuals over the age of 60 years in the US. In these individuals it is associated with numerous chronic conditions, medication underuse leading to poorly controlled conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, and poor oral health. However, the relationship between food insecurity and oral health is understudied.

The Distribution of Respiratory Viral Pathogens Among the Symptomatic Respiratory Tract Infection Patients From Dhaka City in the Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic Era.

Rapid and accurate diagnosis is crucial for determining the etiology and, perhaps, effectively treating and preventing viral respiratory infections. A multiplex quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ was utilized to determine the prevalence of viral etiology in cases of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs). Outpatient department (OPD) and intensive care unit (ICU) patients with fever and respiratory symptoms were enrolled from December 2018 to April 2020.

Ethicara for Responsible AI in Healthcare: A System for Bias Detection and AI Risk Management.

The increasing torrents of health AI innovations hold promise for facilitating the delivery of patient-centered care. Yet the enablement and adoption of AI innovations in the healthcare and life science industries can be challenging with the rising concerns of AI risks and the potential harms to health equity. This paper describes Ethicara, a system that enables health AI risk assessment for responsible AI model development.

Effect of Dexmedetomidine Addition in Erector Spinae Plane Block on Opioid Consumption after Lumbar Spine Surgery.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of adding 0.5 micrograms/kg of dexmedetomidine to 0.2% ropivacaine in erector spinae plane block in terms of 24-hour opioid consumption after lumbar spine surgeries.