: Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) is the most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in children. A hallmark of the disease is the rapid remission of proteinuria following a high dose of steroids. Recurrent disease or steroid dependence are common, leading to a high steroid burden and the introduction of steroid sparing therapy.
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Introduction: Black children in the United States have lower rates of dental visits and higher rates of poor oral health. However, few studies have examined the role of structural racism as a contributor to racial gaps in children's oral health. This study assessed associations between state-level structural racism and oral health outcomes of children and the related Black-White disparities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objectives: Prenatal psychology studies show that stress, depression, and psychological stress during pregnancy can have a significant impact on maternal and fetal health and are highly prevalent. The aim of the study was to compare maternal and neonatal short-term outcomes in pregnant women* (the asterisk (*) is used at the appropriate places in this text to indicate that all genders are included) with a history of prenatal maternal psychological stress (PMPS) with those of pregnant women* not exposed to PMPS to determine differences and identify risk factors.
Methods: Statistical tests for differences and relative risks between the groups were carried out with the perinatal data of University Hospital Tübingen from 2022 using IBM SPSS.
Agriculture is confronted with several challenges such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity and stagnating productivity. The massive increasing amount of data and new digital technologies promise to overcome them, but they necessitate careful data integration and data management to make them usable. The FAIRagro consortium is part of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) in Germany and will develop FAIR compliant infrastructure services for the agrosystems science community, which will be integrated in the existing research data infrastructure service landscape.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: The Affordable Care Act required private insurers to cover a set of recommended preventive services without cost-sharing. This included coverage of fluoride varnish (FV) applications without cost-sharing for children aged 1 through 5 during medical visits, an evidence-based treatment that prevents tooth decay. We examined if this coverage mandate was associated with more young children receiving FV.
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