Publications by authors named "D R Alford"

Background: The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends annual alcohol screening and brief behavioral intervention (alcohol SBI) with general adult and pregnant populations. Implementation of alcohol SBI in primary care has encountered numerous barriers to adapting procedures and infrastructure to support its routine delivery. This collection of case studies describes the implementation strategies used by 4 academic health system teams that were funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement alcohol SBI within healthcare systems to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies.

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Background: Alcohol-exposed pregnancies, which can lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), is one of the most common preventable causes of lifelong intellectual and developmental disabilities in the U.S. Healthcare teams can play a critical role in preventing FASDs; however, they are currently unprepared to do so.

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Introduction: Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) are a group of malignant neoplasms with extensive clinical and molecular heterogeneity. Several key genetic aberrations have been identified, such as those involving the , , and genes. Prior studies on the prognostic significance of Bcl-2 protein expression in DLBCL have been contradictory, with some suggesting it has an adverse effect, while others have shown no such association.

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In 2021, over 50% of U.S. adults drank alcohol in the past month with over 25% reporting binge drinking, an increase over previous years.

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