Publications by authors named "A L Nguyen"
: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine on the outcomes of patients in three hospitals in Vietnam. : An observational study involved 3102 confirmed COVID-19 patients from Vietnam. Participants were classified into unvaccinated, partially vaccinated (one dose) (PV), fully vaccinated (two doses) (FV), and boosted (three doses) groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: CT-guided trans-thoracic lung biopsy (CT-TTLB) is efficient and widely used to diagnose pulmonary nodules. After pneumothorax, the second most frequent complication is hemoptysis, which can be life-threatening. These patients often have comorbidities and are on acetylsalicylic-acid (ASA) therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the immediate impacts of an illustrated book on puberty and periods for girls in the United States (US).
Methods: We conducted a randomized educational intervention between February-May 2023 among girls ages 9-12 years in after-school programs in the New York metropolitan area (n = 123). Girls were assigned to read a book on puberty and periods or an alternative book on healthy eating.
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- Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a slow progression of cartilage damage leading to pain and difficulties in movement, with standard pain medications not effective for everyone.
- A systematic review analyzed 10 studies from 2016-2023 on the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for reducing OA pain compared to a placebo.
- While some studies showed significant improvement in symptoms for PRP-treated patients, results were inconsistent, indicating the need for more research to clarify PRP's effectiveness and consider other factors like follow-up times and patient conditions.
Importance: Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities have been observed in the mode of pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Some of the disparities may be attributed to differences in access to care and advanced surgical technology across the United States, although this is difficult to study.
Objective: We aimed to investigate whether racial/ethnic or socioeconomic disparities in a mode of prolapse surgery exist in a managed care setting, where differences in access are minimized.