Publications by authors named "E L M Barr"

Use of cannabis and alcohol were common during pregnancy and the first year postpartum among people with HIV in the United States (2007-2019), but there were no major differences in substance use during pregnancy based on mode of HIV acquisition. The relatively high prevalence of substance use in this population, particularly postpartum alcohol and cannabis use, warrants further attention.

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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an inflammatory vasculitis affecting large and medium-sized arteries, leading to complications such as arterial dissection, blindness, and stroke. Rarely, GCA presents with Horner's syndrome due to sympathetic neuron involvement from arterial inflammation. This case report discusses an 82-year-old female with hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and arthritis who presented with a 24 h history of right eye ptosis, blurred vision, dizziness, and aching eye pain.

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Clinical guidelines for infant feeding among people with HIV in the U.S. were updated in 2023 to encourage providers to utilize a shared decision-making approach that includes breastfeeding/chestfeeding (B/CF) when appropriate.

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Primary results of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT) 2002 trial showed that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and medication management algorithm (MMA) (COMB-R) significantly improved depression in youth with HIV (YWH) compared with enhanced standard care (ESC). Acceptability and satisfaction were examined among study participants and clinicians. Between March 2017 and March 2019, 13 U.

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Background: People with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) have barriers to physical activity including exercise intolerance and fatigue. The advent of small molecule cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators have shown great clinical improvements in pwCF; however, the effect of CFTR modulators on exercise perception and participation is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the administration of CFTR modulators changed the perception and participation in sport and exercise in pwCF.

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