Publications by authors named "Karen Deutsch"

We describe a case of a pregnant cisgender woman diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 using the current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention diagnostic algorithm who subsequently had her diagnosis overturned after additional testing outside of the algorithm, including an HIV-1 proviral deoxyribonucleic acid test that was negative.

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Surmang Foundation's Clinic is located in Qinghai Province, Yushu Prefecture, Xiao Surmang Township, China. It is a remote, 97 percent ethnic Tibetan, mountainous region with little access to organized health care services. Surmang Foundation, a US 501(c)3 charity, has organized a cadre of local women to provide community-based care and education to women, resulting in a notable reduction in maternal mortality based on the report of community members.

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Introduction: Surmang, Qinghai Province is a rural nomadic Tibetan region in western China recently devastated by the 2010 Yushu earthquake; little information is available on access and coverage of maternal and child health services.

Methods: A cross-sectional household survey was conducted in August 2004. 402 women of reproductive age (15-50) were interviewed regarding their pregnancy history, access to and utilization of health care, and infant and child health care practices.

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Complexes of technetium with diphosphonate ligands are widely used for the imaging and diagnosis of bone disease and most especially metastatic bone cancer. Analogous complexes of radioactive rhenium ((186)Re) with the ligand H(4)HEDP, 1,1-hydroxyethylidenediphosphonate, have been shown to be effective palliatives for the treatment of the intense pain associated with metastatic bone cancer. We have synthesized several of these analogs using nonradioactive Re and have structurally characterized them using EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) spectroscopy.

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