Project Respect: experiences of seriously ill LGBTQ+ patients and partners with their health care providers.

Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons in health care creates barriers to serious illness care, including patients avoiding or delaying necessary care, providers disrespecting wishes of surrogates, and adverse outcomes for patients and families. A cross-sectional mixed-methods study using an online survey was used to determine the extent to which LGBTQ+ patients and spouses, partners, and widows experienced disrespectful or inadequate care due to sexual orientation or gender identity. A total of 290 LGBTQ+ patients and partners reported high levels of disrespectful and inadequate care, including 35.

Disrespectful and inadequate palliative care to transgender persons.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe disrespectful, inadequate, and abusive care to seriously ill patients who identify as transgender and their partners.

Methods: A cross-sectional mixed methods study was conducted. The sample included 865 nurses, physicians, social workers, and chaplains.

Disrespectful and inadequate palliative care to lesbian, gay, and bisexual patients.

Objectives: The study aims to describe inadequate, disrespectful, and abusive palliative and hospice care received by lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) patients and their spouses/partners due to their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Methods: A national sample of 865 healthcare professionals recruited from palliative and hospice care professional organizations completed an online survey. Respondents were asked to describe their observations of inadequate, disrespectful, or abusive care to LGB patients and their spouses/partners.

Detection and population genomics of sea turtle species via noninvasive environmental DNA analysis of nesting beach sand tracks and oceanic water.

Elusive aquatic wildlife, such as endangered sea turtles, are difficult to monitor and conserve. As novel molecular and genetic technologies develop, it is possible to adapt and optimize them for wildlife conservation. One such technology is environmental (e)DNA - the detection of DNA shed from organisms into their surrounding environments.

Outcomes of bleb revision with ologen following filtering glaucoma surgery.

Purpose: This study reports long-term outcomes of bleb revision with ologen™ Collagen Matrix (Aeon Astron Europe BV, the Netherlands) for the surgical management of various bleb-related issues including persistent bleb leaks with or without associated hypotony, bleb dysesthesia, overhanging blebs, or hypotony after filtering glaucoma surgery.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for patients who underwent ologen bleb revision from 2012 to 2019 at Glaucoma Associates of Texas.

Results: The study included 23 eyes of 22 patients undergoing bleb revision with the ologen implant.

Twenty-Four-Month Outcome of Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) in Eyes With Prior Corneal Transplant Surgery.

Purpose: Glaucoma is a well-known sequelae of corneal transplant surgery and is a leading cause of visual loss in this patient group. We evaluated the performance and safety of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in this population.

Design: Noncomparative retrospective case series.

The Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway Inhibits the Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling Pathway in the Trabecular Meshwork.

Glucocorticoid-induced glaucoma is a secondary open-angle glaucoma. About 40% of the general population may develop elevated intraocular pressure on prolonged glucocorticoid treatment secondary to damages in the trabecular meshwork (TM), a tissue that regulates intraocular pressure. Therefore, identifying the key molecules responsible for glucocorticoid-induced ocular hypertension is crucial.

The distribution in native populations from Mexico and Central America of the C677T variant in the MTHFR gene.

Objectives: To explore evolutionary hypotheses for the high frequencies of a substitution in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, in Mexican and Central American Indigenous populations.

Materials And Methods: We obtained allele frequencies for the C677T variant in the MTHFR gene and ecological information for 37 indigenous samples from Mexico and Central America. We calculated Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and computed Fst statistics.

Reticular Corneal Edema or Corneal Honeycombing in Eyes Treated With Netarsudil: A Case Series.

This is a descriptive case series of 3 patients with uncontrolled intraocular pressure that developed reticular corneal changes after initiating netarsudil (0.02%). In all cases, upon observing reticular corneal edema, netarsudil (0.

XEN Gel Stent in Pediatric Glaucoma.

Purpose: To report a series of 3 eyes of 3 children with congenital glaucoma receiving the XEN gel stent implant.

Patients And Methods: An interventional case series is reported.

Results: Three eyes underwent implantation of the gel stent.

Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients and Families in Hospice and Palliative Care: Perspectives of the Palliative Care Team.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients fear being open about their identities, not receiving equal or safe treatment, and having their family and surrogates disrespected or ignored by providers. To examine inadequate, disrespectful, and abusive care to patients and family due to sexual orientation or gender identity. A cross-sectional study using an online survey.

Early Results of Goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade, a Novel Device for the Treatment of Glaucoma.

Purpose: To report the outcomes of patients who underwent goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade (KDB) either as a standalone procedure or in combination with cataract extraction.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective chart review included 111 eyes of 90 patients who underwent KDB goniotomy from January to November 2016 at Glaucoma Associates of Texas. KDB goniotomy was combined with cataract surgery in 100 eyes.

Effects of wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) pomace feeding on gut microbiota and blood metabolites in free-range pastured broiler chickens.

There is a need to develop cost-effective approaches to modulate gut microbiota, promote bird health, and prevent infections in pasture-raised broiler chickens. The present study evaluated the efficacy of organic wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) also called low-bush blueberry pomace (LBBP)-supplemented feed to modulate the chicken gut microbiota, and blood metabolites in order to improve bird health and productivity. Slow-growing broiler chickens were reared on pasture up to 64 D for sampling after 2 wk of treatment during brooding with 0, 1, and 2% LBBP in feed.

Development and characteristics of the Provincial Overdose Cohort in British Columbia, Canada.

Introduction: British Columbia (BC), Canada declared a public health emergency in April 2016 for opioid overdose. Comprehensive data was needed to identify risk factors, inform interventions, and evaluate response actions. We describe the development of an overdose cohort, including linkage strategy, case definitions, and data governance model, and present the resulting characteristics, including data linkage yields and case overlap among data sources.

Author Correction: Thermogenesis-triggered seed dispersal in dwarf mistletoe.

This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/ncomms7262.

Historical Prevalence of Radiological Appendicular Osteoarthritis in Cats (1972-1973).

Interest in feline osteoarthritis has grown recently; this might be due to increased prevalence or increased awareness. This study records the presence of appendicular osteoarthritis in a subset of the United Kingdom cat population in the 1970s and estimates its prevalence. One hundred cats euthanized in 1972-1973 had a series of skeletal radiographic images taken post mortem.

Gonioscopy-assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy: An Ab Interno Circumferential Trabeculotomy: 24 Months Follow-up.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide 24-month follow-up on surgical success and safety of an ab interno circumferential 360-degree trabeculotomy.

Methods: Chart review of patients who underwent a gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) procedure was performed by 4 of the authors (D.S.

Micropulse Cyclophotocoagulation: Initial Results in Refractory Glaucoma.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (MP-TSCPC), a new and increasingly popular treatment, in patients with uncontrolled glaucoma.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed for all patients who underwent a MP-TSCPC at the Glaucoma Associates of Texas.

Results: A total of 84 eyes were treated with MP-TSCPC in this study with a mean follow-up time of 4.

Collagen matrix vs mitomycin-C in trabeculectomy and combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Antifibrotic agents are commonly utilized to enhance the success rates of trabeculectomy. Novel approaches to further improve success rates and reduce the risks of complications are needed. The purpose of this study was to compare intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy or combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C (MMC) vs.