Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Cirrhosis: Careful Patient and Surgery-Type Selection Is Key to Improving Outcomes.

Purpose: Previous reports suggest an increased mortality in cirrhotic patients undergoing bariatric surgery (BS). With advancements in management of BS, we aim to study the trends, outcomes, and their predictors in patients with cirrhosis undergoing BS.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was performed using the National Database from 2008 to 2013.

Anaemia is associated with monocyte activation in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy.

Background: Anaemia has been linked with mortality in HIV infection. The mechanism of anaemia in the era of contemporary antiretroviral therapy is not understood. The aim of this study was to describe the association between anaemia and markers of immune activation and inflammation in a cohort of HIV-infected adults on stable antiretroviral therapy.

Burden of Human Papillomavirus among Haitian Immigrants in Miami, Florida: Community-Based Participatory Research in Action.

Background. Haitian immigrant women residing in Little Haiti, a large ethnic enclave in Miami-Dade County, experience the highest cervical cancer incidence rates in South Florida. While this disparity primarily reflects lack of access to screening with cervical cytology, the burden of human papillomavirus (HPV) which causes virtually all cases of cervical cancer worldwide, varies by population and may contribute to excess rate of disease.