Publications by authors named "H B Friedman"
Objectives: Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) occurs disproportionately among opioid exposed newborns (OENs) compared to those unexposed. The extent that primary caregivers of OENs adhere to SUID-reducing infant care practices is unknown. We examined rates of SUID-reducing practices (smoking cessation, breastfeeding, and safe sleep [supine sleep, room-sharing not bed-sharing, nonuse of soft bedding or objects]) in a pilot sample of caregivers of OENs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Establishing surrogate endpoints for overall survival (OS) may expedite assessment of new therapies in esophageal cancer (EC) and gastroesophageal junction cancer (GEJC). This study aimed to evaluate disease-free survival (DFS) as a surrogate endpoint for OS.
Methods: Patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare database aged ≥66 years with resection after primary diagnosis of stage 2 or 3 EC/GEJC between 2009 and 2017 were analyzed (N = 925; median follow-up 26.
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- The study focused on social needs of Veterans living in rural areas, revealing that over 80% reported at least one social need, with social disconnection being the most prevalent, especially in the Southeast site.
- Analysis showed significant links between various social needs, especially financial and activities of daily living, and poorer physical and mental health outcomes.
- The findings emphasize the importance of health systems addressing social determinants of health and suggest that interventions should be customized to fit the unique needs of different Veteran populations.