HD-tDCS over left supplementary motor area differentially modulated neural correlates of motor planning for speech vs. limb movement.

The supplementary motor area (SMA) is implicated in planning, execution, and control of speech production and limb movement. The SMA is among putative generators of pre-movement EEG activity which is thought to be neural markers of motor planning. In neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease, abnormal pre-movement neural activity within the SMA has been reported during speech production and limb movement.

Routine Screening and Linkage to Care for Hepatitis C Virus in an Urban Safety-Net Health System, 2017-2019.

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major threat to public health in the United States. We describe and evaluate an HCV screening and linkage-to-care program, including emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings, in an urban safety-net health system in Chicago.

Methods: Sinai Health System implemented a universal HCV screening program in September 2016 that offered patient navigation services (ie, linkage to care) to patients with a positive result for HCV on an RNA test.

How oral health and food sensory properties impact oral comfort during consumption of apples: A comparative approach in seniors and young adults.

Difficulties encountered during oral processing may cause food avoidance and increase the risk of malnutrition in older adults. The present survey aimed at comparing oral comfort experienced during consumption of apples in elderly and younger people. To do this, 122 participants divided into a senior group (65-83 years) and a control group (35-64 years) rated three varieties of apples (Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crunch) using a "food comfortability" questionnaire related to general comfort, bolus formation, pain, texture, and taste sensations, and were assessed for their oral conditions.

Hospital Chaplains: Through the Eyes of Parents of Hospitalized Children.

Background: Chaplain services are available in 68% of hospitals, but hospital chaplains are not yet incorporated into routine patient care.

Objectives: To describe how families of hospitalized children view and utilize hospital chaplains.

Design: Telephone survey with 40 questions: Likert, yes/no, and short-answer responses.

Experimental infection of foxes with European bat lyssaviruses type-1 and -2.

Experimental studies have been undertaken to assess the susceptibility of silver foxes to bat variants of rabies virus, namely European Bat Lyssaviruses (EBLVs). Both EBLV-1 and EBLV-2 have been isolated in European bats since 1954, in Eptesicus serotinus and Myotis species, respectively. Since 2000, the number of reported cases has increased largely due to the improvement of the surveillance of bat rabies virus throughout Europe.