Publications by authors named "Burke W"

Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of education for people with shoulder pain.

Design: Systematic review LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched several databases (e.g.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of lymphadenectomy/sampling (LND) in patients diagnosed with vulvar melanoma, analyzing data from 2004-2015 to compare clinical characteristics and survival outcomes.
  • Out of 1286 patients, 62.8% underwent LND, with those who had the procedure being generally younger, more likely to have private insurance, and presenting with more severe tumor characteristics.
  • Results indicated that patients who underwent LND had significantly better overall survival (median of 49.08 months) compared to those who did not (35.91 months), suggesting that LND contributes positively to survival rates in vulvar melanoma cases.
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Ovarian cancer ecosystems are exceedingly complex, consisting of a high heterogeneity of cancer cells. Development of drugs such as poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, targeted therapies and immunotherapies offer more options for sequential or combined treatments. Nevertheless, mortality in metastatic ovarian cancer patients remains high because cancer cells consistently develop resistance to single and combination therapies, urging a need for treatment designs that target the evolvability of cancer cells.

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  • Localized cystic kidney disease (LCKD) is a specific kidney disorder marked by cysts in certain kidney areas, demonstrated in a case of a 41-year-old man with urinary symptoms and hematuria.
  • Initial diagnosis revealed a urinary tract infection, but follow-up imaging showed a concerning 2.6 cm cystic lesion in the right kidney, leading to surgical intervention.
  • The report highlights LCKD's benign nature, differences from progressive renal diseases, various symptoms, diagnostic methods, and similarities in tissue findings with conditions like polycystic kidney disease.
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The Australian healthcare sector is a complex mix of government departments, associations, providers, professionals, and consumers. Cybersecurity attacks, which have recently increased, challenge the sector in many ways; however, the best approaches for the sector to manage the threat are unclear. This study will report on a semi-structured focus group conducted with five representatives from the Australian healthcare and computer security sectors.

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Preterm birth (PTB) occurs disproportionately among women who are minoritized and who live and work in poverty. This disadvantage occurs as a result of societal norms and policies that affect how people are treated and determine their access to a broad range of resources. Research that takes social context into account offers the best opportunity for identifying approaches to prevent PTB.

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Purpose: Against a historical backdrop of researchers who violated trust through lack of benefit sharing, transparency, and engagement, efforts are underway to develop better approaches for genetic and genomic research with Indigenous communities. To increase engagement, there is a need to understand factors that affect researcher and community collaborations. This study aimed to understand the barriers, challenges, and facilitators of Indigenous Peoples in the United States participating in genetic research.

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Burnout and its negative sequelae are a persistent problem in gynecologic oncology, threatening the health of our physician workforce. Individual-level interventions such as stress management training, physical activity, and sleep hygiene only partially address this widespread, systemic crisis rooted in the extended work hours and stressful situations associated with gynecologic oncology practice. There is an urgent need for systematic, institution-level changes to allow gynecologic oncologists to continue the crucial work of caring for people with gynecologic cancer.

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Background: We examined over a million California birth records for 2010 through 2021 to investigate whether disparities in preterm birth (PTB) by nativity and race support the widely held but hitherto unsubstantiated belief that genetic differences explain the persistent Black-White disparity in PTB.

Methods: We examined PTB rates and risk ratios among African-, Caribbean-, and U.S.

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Goals: We aimed to determine the performance of the OC-Auto Micro 80 fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in an average-risk population receiving care in an integrated, academic-community health system.

Background: The FIT is the most used colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test worldwide. However, many Food and Drug Administration-cleared FIT products have not been evaluated in clinical settings.

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Early detection of esophageal neoplasia via evaluation of endoscopic surveillance biopsies is the key to maximizing survival for patients with Barrett's esophagus, but it is hampered by the sampling limitations of conventional slide-based histopathology. Comprehensive evaluation of whole biopsies with 3-dimensional (3D) pathology may improve early detection of malignancies, but large 3D pathology data sets are tedious for pathologists to analyze. Here, we present a deep learning-based method to automatically identify the most critical 2-dimensional (2D) image sections within 3D pathology data sets for pathologists to review.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored a project conducted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to develop educational materials for clinicians on the prevention and early diagnosis of gynecologic cancers. For this final module, focusing on the cancers of the lower anogenital tract (vulva, vagina, and anus), a panel of experts in evidence assessment from the Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASCCP, and the Society of Gynecologic Oncology reviewed relevant literature and current guidelines. Panel members conducted structured literature reviews, which were then reviewed by other panel members.

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  • - The study investigates the genetic differences in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) among Black, Hispanic, and White patients, noting that Black patients face higher familial risk and worse health outcomes compared to White patients, despite most existing genetic data coming from the latter group.
  • - Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study involving over 1,000 patients across various US heart failure centers, focusing on genetic variants in 36 DCM-related genes, classified based on their significance and clinical impact.
  • - Findings revealed that Black patients displayed a lower percentage of clinically actionable genetic variants compared to White patients (8.2% vs 25.5%), particularly in the TTN gene, highlighting potential disparities in genetic influences on DCM severity among different ances
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Health disparity, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as "preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations," is seen across multiple diseases. We conducted an evidence review of health disparities and inequities and their mitigation strategies related to ovarian cancer as part of a CDC-sponsored project to develop educational materials for clinicians on the prevention and early diagnosis of gynecologic cancers. Our review found profound disparities in outcomes such as survival, treatment, and stage at diagnosis by factors such as race and ethnicity, insurance, socioeconomic status, and geographic location.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded funding to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to develop educational materials for clinicians on gynecologic cancers. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists convened a panel of experts in evidence review from the Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology and content experts from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology to review relevant literature, best practices, and existing practice guidelines as a first step toward developing evidence-based educational materials for women's health care clinicians about ovarian cancer. Panel members conducted structured literature reviews, which were then reviewed by other panel members and discussed at a virtual meeting of stakeholder professional and patient advocacy organizations in February 2022.

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Background: This paper used data from the Apathy in Dementia Methylphenidate Trial 2 (NCT02346201) to conduct a planned cost consequence analysis to investigate whether treatment of apathy with methylphenidate is economically attractive.

Methods: A total of 167 patients with clinically significant apathy randomized to either methylphenidate or placebo were included. The Resource Utilization in Dementia Lite instrument assessed resource utilization for the past 30 days and the EuroQol five dimension five level questionnaire assessed health utility at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months.

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Interpretation of many genetic test results can change over time as new data accumulate. Hence, physicians who order genetic tests may subsequently receive revised reports with important implications for patients' medical treatment-even for patients who are no longer in their care. Several of the ethical principles underlying medical practice suggest an obligation to reach out to former patients with this information.

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  • The DCM Precision Medicine Study aimed to improve the communication of genetic disease risk among first-degree relatives of individuals diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), focusing on enhancing participation in clinical screenings.
  • A booklet was created to assist probands in conveying the importance of cardiovascular screening to their at-risk family members, and its effectiveness was evaluated in a large controlled trial.
  • Results showed that first-degree relatives of probands who received the booklet had a higher screening completion rate (19.5%) compared to those who did not receive it (16.0%), indicating the booklet's success in motivating screenings.
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  • * This is especially critical for patients from underrepresented groups, who often face higher rates of uncertain genetic findings.
  • * The text outlines key challenges and proposes solutions for a systematic approach to genetic variant reinterpretation, including infrastructure needs, patient consent, triggering processes, data flow, cost coverage, and implementation policies.
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Context.—: Anatomic pathologists render diagnosis on tissue samples sectioned onto glass slides and viewed under a bright-field microscope. This approach is destructive to the sample, which can limit its use for ancillary assays that can inform patient management.

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Genetic datasets lack diversity and include very few data from Indigenous populations. Research models based on equitable partnership have the potential to increase Indigenous participation and have led to successful collaborations. We report here on a meeting of participants in four Indigenous community-university partnerships pursuing research on precision medicine.

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Background: Perioperative intra-articular joint injection is a known risk factor for developing prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in the immediate preoperative and postoperative periods for total knee arthroplasty, but is less defined in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The goal of this study was to elucidate the risk of developing PJI after intra-articular corticosteroid injection (IACI) into a post UKA knee.

Methods: A retrospective review of a nationwide administrative claims database was performed from January 2015 to October 2020.

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