A randomized comparative-effectiveness study of two enhanced prenatal care models for low-income pregnant people: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE).

Background: Improving perinatal mental health and care experiences and preventing adverse maternal and infant outcomes are essential prenatal care components, yet existing services often miss the mark, particularly for low-income populations. An enhanced group prenatal care program, "Glow! Group Prenatal Care and Support," was developed in California's Central Valley in response to poor perinatal mental health, disrespectful care experiences, and high rates of adverse birth outcomes among families with low incomes.

Methods: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) is a pragmatic, two-arm, randomized, comparative-effectiveness study designed to assess depression (primary outcome), the experience of care (secondary outcome), and preterm birth (exploratory outcome) among Medi-Cal (California's Medicaid program)-eligible pregnant and birthing people, comparing those assigned to Glow! Group Prenatal Care and Support (Glow/GC) with those assigned to enhanced, individual prenatal care through the California Department of Public Health's Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program (CPSP/IC).

Acetabular fracture after cycling related falls: High index of suspicion is required to avoid missing the injury on plain radiographs.

Cycling participation as a medium of transport and as a competitive sport has steadily increased in recent decades. Traumatic injuries secondary to falls and collisions occur relatively frequently. Fractures of the hip and pelvis are uncommon with no studies to date reporting their exact incidence in this sport.

Human basophils express amphiregulin in response to T cell-derived IL-3.

Background: Amphiregulin, a member of the epidermal growth factor family, is expressed by activated mouse T(H)2 cells. Amphiregulin produced by mouse hematopoietic cells contributes to the elimination of a nematode infection by a type 2 effector response.

Objective: To identify the human peripheral blood cell population expressing amphiregulin.

Endogenous IL-10 regulates sepsis-induced thymic apoptosis and improves survival in septic IL-10 null mice.

Recent studies have shown that increased lymphocyte apoptosis contributes to sepsis-induced mortality. Furthermore, studies have demonstrated that IL-10 can suppress lymphocyte apoptosis, in part, by upregulating Bcl-2 expression and interfering with activation induced cell death. We have previously shown that intrathymic delivery of IL-10 with an adenoviral vector in wild-type mice significantly improves outcome to sepsis.

Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for inoperable gastrointestinal liver metastases.

Purpose: Surgery is the most effective treatment for liver metastases. Some patients, however, cannot tolerate this procedure due to co-morbidity, advanced age, site of the lesion or previous liver surgery. In our institution we have now increasing experience with radiofrequency ablation (RFA), a thermo-ablative modality.