Publications by authors named "E N McClure"
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- A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of malaria infection during the first trimester of pregnancy on adverse outcomes for mothers and babies in Kenya, Zambia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Using rigorous testing methods, researchers found specific risks such as higher rates of preterm birth and anemia later in pregnancy among affected women.
- The findings suggest that first-trimester malaria is linked to increased prevalence of anemia and highlight the need for more research on its impact on other pregnancy complications like preterm birth and low birth weight.
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- Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most common type of cancer in the U.S., and image-guided superficial radiation therapy (IGSRT) effectively treats them, but the influence of patient comorbidities and socioeconomic status (SES) on treatment outcomes has been under-researched.
- A large retrospective study analyzed nearly 20,000 NMSC lesions to determine how SES and comorbidity levels (using ADI and CCI metrics) affected recurrence rates after IGSRT, finding minimal differences in outcomes for both factors at 2, 4, and 6 years.
- Results showed that neither SES nor comorbidity burden significantly impacted recurrence rates, suggesting that I
Objective: Although Black/African American (hereinafter Black) adults who smoke are a tobacco disparities population in the United States, little systematic research has sought to explicate how differences in the distinct experience of race-related threat are associated with established and clinically important smoking processes in one overarching model. The present investigation sought to bridge this gap and test perceived racial/ethnic discrimination and racial trauma in the context of one another regarding an array of processes involved in the maintenance and relapse of smoking behavior.
Method: Participants included 517 Black individuals who smoked cigarettes daily (≥ 5; = 45.
Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Is Equally Effective for Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Dermatopathology (Basel)
November 2024
Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSCs), including basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), are highly prevalent and a significant cause of morbidity. Image-guided superficial radiation therapy (IGSRT) uses integrated high-resolution dermal ultrasound to improve lesion visualization, but it is unknown whether efficacy varies by histology. This large retrospective cohort study was conducted to determine the effect of tumor histology on freedom from recurrence in 20,069 biopsy-proven NMSC lesions treated with IGSRT, including 9928 BCCs (49.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Antibiotic use is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC); however, few studies have examined the rates of use in a population. The use of antibiotics for liveborn infants in LMIC was examined.
Design: The study, a planned prospective, observational secondary analysis of the A-PLUS randomised controlled trial of azithromycin, was conducted in Global Network sites in seven countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India (two sites), Kenya, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guatemala.