Publications by authors named "A Tompkins"
Dismal adherence to lung cancer screening in a diverse urban population.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
December 2024
Objectives: High-risk populations for lung cancer, including Black men and those with lower socioeconomic status, experience worse outcomes when treated. The mortality benefit of lung cancer screening cannot be realized without adherence to annual screening. Our study aims to understand annual adherence to lung cancer screening in a population traditionally experiencing health disparities, thus identifying lung cancer screening's impact on lung cancer disparities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cardiothoracic surgery lacks gender and racial/ethnic diversity. Recent studies have highlighted disparities based on gender and race/ethnicity among academic cardiothoracic surgeons. The impact of the intersection of these factors on representation and salary is unknown.
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- The Asian tiger mosquito has expanded its presence in Italy, raising important public health concerns.
- The study uses a new model to assess how temperature trends and heatwaves influence the mosquito's distribution, particularly in urban areas such as Rome and Milan.
- The model shows that the mosquito season is lengthening and suggests possibilities for an early warning system to aid in mosquito control efforts.
Background: Hospitalized patients with palliative care needs often have high levels of physical and psychological symptom distress. Virtual reality (VR) with a music therapy intervention may improve physical and psychological symptoms.
Objectives: To assess symptom distress and quality of life (QOL) among hospitalized palliative care patients who participated in a virtual reality-based music therapy (VR-MT) intervention, and to explore VR-MT from the perspectives of health care professionals involved in their care.