Publications by authors named "E M McDermott"

Background: Resilience refers to the ability to adapt or recover from stress. There is increasing appreciation that it plays an important role in wholistic patient-centered care and may affect patient outcomes, including those of orthopaedic surgery. Despite being a focus of the current orthopaedic evidence, there is no strong understanding yet of whether resilience is a stable patient quality or a dynamic one that may be modified perioperatively to improve patient-reported outcome scores.

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Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, plus young people have a higher risk of poor mental health in comparison to cisgendered heterosexual young people, and they underutilise mental health services and support. In addition, there is a paucity of research conducted in United Kingdom examining mental health early intervention provision for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, plus young people.

Objectives: To produce a model of what works for early intervention mental health support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, plus young people and increase understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, plus young people's access to, navigation of, and engagement with mental health support.

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Introduction Collaboration and collegiality in medical school benefit students' experiences and contribute to improved patient care. Learning environments have the potential to foster competition and discourage collaboration. Thriving Together was created to address class dynamics and culture early in medical training.

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  • This study explores a new treatment combining acetazolamide and dronabinol (IHL-42X) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients who don't respond to current therapies.
  • Participants with moderate to severe OSA underwent a crossover trial of different IHL-42X doses and a placebo to assess changes in apnea severity and related metrics.
  • The results showed significant reductions in apnea severity with IHL-42X compared to placebo, particularly at medium dose levels, while no serious adverse effects were reported, indicating it's a safe alternative.
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