Promoting Effective Communication with Limited English Proficient Families: Implementation of Video Remote Interpreting as Part of a Comprehensive Language Services Program in a Children's Hospital.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to evaluate the process of implementing video remote interpreting (VRI) in a hospital already using in-person and over-the-phone interpreting (OPI), including the impact on utilization of language services, efficiency, and costs, as well as implementation challenges.

Methods: A prospective program-evaluation design was used. From 2012 to 2017, 165 VRI carts and iPads were rolled out in clinics, inpatient wards, and the emergency department.

Induction of interleukin-18 in atherosclerotic patients: a role for Chlamydia pneumoniae.

Objectives: The present work explored gene expression and spontaneous induction of the inflammatory cytokine interleukin-18 (IL-18) in atherosclerotic patients. In addition, the effect of the chlamydial antigen heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the induction of this mediator was examined.

Subjects And Methods: Detection of IL-18 mRNA and protein level were assessed by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, respectively, in 15 patients with coronary artery disease undergoing angiograms and 15 matching controls.