Association of a Housing Mobility Program With Childhood Asthma Symptoms and Exacerbations.

Importance: Structural racism has been implicated in the disproportionally high asthma morbidity experienced by children living in disadvantaged, urban neighborhoods. Current approaches designed to reduce asthma triggers have modest impact.

Objective: To examine whether participation in a housing mobility program that provided housing vouchers and assistance moving to low-poverty neighborhoods was associated with reduced asthma morbidity among children and to explore potential mediating factors.

Empowering individuals to self-manage chemotherapy side effects.

Providing concise, consistent, and individually relevant patient education is critical. At one institution, patients and families attended a chemotherapy education class consisting of an 11-minute DVD and an oncology nurse-facilitated group discussion. Postclass and eight-week follow-up surveys assessing understanding of treatment side effects, self-care management, and confidence in managing side effects were administered.

Livedoid vasculopathy: review of pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment.

We report the case of a patient with livedoid vasculopathy that had been undiagnosed and inadequately treated for more than 10 years. To improve disease recognition and management, we review the pathogenesis, typical clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and treatment options for livedoid vasculopathy.

An alternative approach for Mohs surgery using a combination of a flexible blade and the traditional scalpel.

Background: Mohs surgery is a specialized surgical and pathological technique used for the removal of high-risk neoplasms. Previous reports show the ability of using a flexible blade for Mohs surgery.

Method: We utilized a technique combining the traditional #15 blade and scalpel with a flexible blade to perform excisions for Mohs surgery.

Improving the detection of pressure ulcers using the TMI ImageMed system.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate a novel infrared imaging device coupled with an intelligent software interface that may provide a more objective means of identifying anatomical sites at risk for pressure ulcer (PrU) development as compared with the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk.

Design: Repeated-measures design.

Setting: Duke University Medical Center.