Publications by authors named "K M Yee"

Background: Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adults experience disability at twice the rate of cisgender (non-TGD) adults in the US. TGD people of color and low-income TGD people experience intersecting discrimination that may compound chronic conditions and disability. To our knowledge, no research has focused on chronic conditions among TGD Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities.

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Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) arising from a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is more aggressive and less responsive to therapies compared to de novo AML. Olutasidenib, an oral small-molecule inhibitor of mutated IDH1 (mIDH1), showed encouraging and durable responses in a phase 1/2 study of adults with post-MPN mIDH1 AML. Patients received olutasidenib 150 mg BID monotherapy or in combination with azacitidine.

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Escape rooms are a gamification tool that are increasingly implemented in educational contexts. The aim of this scoping review was to examine the breadth and depth of how educational escape rooms are being used in health professions education, what educational goals are being achieved, and how these objectives are being assessed. Following PRISMA guidelines, a search of six databases using the key terms "escape room" and "health professional" was conducted.

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Infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Precise estimates of infection frequency and severity with modern therapies are uncertain. We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort enrolled in a Canadian MDS registry and characterized the frequency and severity of infectious complications.

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Article Synopsis
  • Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) treatment aims to improve patients' quality of life (QOL), especially concerning issues such as anemia and transfusion dependence.
  • A study involving 1120 MDS patients revealed that those who maintained transfusion independence (TI) had better overall survival (OS) and QOL compared to those remaining transfusion dependent (TD), while those switching between these statuses had intermediate results.
  • Specifically, patients who transitioned from TD to TI experienced improved QOL, while those moving to TD reported declines in their global QOL, especially in areas like fatigue and daily functioning.
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