Publications by authors named "C H Metz"

This manuscript illuminates the need for childcare support for trainees and faculty in the field of radiology, highlighting the essential need for access, affordability, and high-quality childcare services. For over four decades, women radiologists have voiced the challenges of meeting both childcare and professional responsibilities. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted systemic inadequacies in the childcare infrastructure, exacerbating the challenges of this long-standing balancing act.

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  • The Prime-2-CoV_Beta is a new COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid antigens, and was tested in a phase I clinical trial involving 60 healthy adults in Germany from June 2022 to June 2023.
  • The trial showed that the vaccine had a good safety profile with only mild to moderate side effects, such as pain at the injection site, fatigue, and headache, and no serious adverse events were reported.
  • Immunization resulted in strong immune responses, particularly at higher doses, leading to significant increases in antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, indicating the vaccine's potential for broader protection
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Purpose: Women living with HIV (WLWH) are frequently affected by cervical dysplasia caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and invasive cervical cancer (CxCa). CxCa screening programs can include colposcopy, cytology, and HPV testing. These methods, however, have limitations in effectively stratifying cervical dysplasia.

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Increased endothelial cell proliferation is a hallmark of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Here, we report a cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6)-driven mechanism of cell cycle deregulation involved in endothelial cell proliferation and HHT pathology. Specifically, endothelial cells from the livers of HHT mice bypassed the G1/S checkpoint and progressed through the cell cycle at an accelerated pace.

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Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of a two-drug regimen (2DR) with dolutegravir (DTG) and lamivudine (3TC) in maintaining viral suppression during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and to evaluate its potential as an alternative to the recommended three-drug regimen (3DR) in preventing mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.

Methods: We present a case of a 34-year-old pregnant woman who, after discontinuing 3DR due to side effects and poor adherence, was switched to DTG/3TC at gestational week 23. Maternal viral load (VL) and infant HIV status were monitored throughout pregnancy and a ten-month breastfeeding period.

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