Refugee Births and the Migrant Health Effect in Syracuse NY.

Objectives: In Syracuse, NY among 5998 births in a 3-year period (2017-2019), 24% were to foreign-born women, among whom nearly 5% were refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Somalia. The impetus for the study was to identify potential risk factors and birth outcomes of refugee women, other foreign-born women, and US born women to inform care.

Methods: This study reviewed 3 years of births (2017-2019) in a secondary database of births in Syracuse, New York.

Multidisciplinary Approaches: Cingulotomy in an Adult With Refractory Neuropathic Cancer-Related Pain.

Oral medications, intravenous medications, and invasive interventions are effective means of neuropathic pain control. In patients with pain refractory to more conventional approaches, cingulum bundle ablation is an alternative treatment modality not routinely considered by providers. A 42-year-old woman with history of cervical cancer in remission presented with intractable left lower extremity pain.

Serologic Presentation of Lamotrigine-Induced Lupus.

This paper discusses the presentation of a rare drug side effect, a case of drug-induced lupus presenting with weight loss, weakness, hepatitis, and pancreatitis. A 24-year-old male with a history of major depressive disorder and childhood seizures presented to the ER with symptoms of abdominal pain, significant weight loss, and weakness. Initial workup revealed acute pancreatitis, elevated liver function enzymes (LFTs), and abnormal anti-double-stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA) 1 : 640.