Impact of Obesity on Outcome for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients From 2008 Through 2020.

The incidence and prevalence of obesity have been rising in the U.S. It is known to affect the course and treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal disorders.

A systematic review of manual therapy modalities and anxiety.

Context: Anxiety disorders have a far-reaching impact on society, with profound implications on both mental and physical health. In response, there is growing interest in manual therapy modalities, with emerging research suggesting their potential to alleviate related symptoms.

Objectives: To establish a consensus regarding manual therapy modalities for addressing anxiety symptoms, a systematic review of current literature was conducted.

The social work discipline in the management of Failure to thrive in infants and children: an integrated behavioral health approach to pediatric programming.

Failure to thrive (FTT) is a DSM-5/ICD-10 diagnosis which describes infants and children who fail to grow within expected norms. The causes for poor growth are multifactorial and often include psychosocial factors. Social workers are important players in an interdisciplinary team approach to this diagnosis.

Microplastic distribution and characteristics across a large river basin: Insights from the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA.

While microplastics (MP) have been found in aquatic ecosystems around the world, the understanding of drivers and controls of their occurrence and distribution have yet to be determined. In particular, their fate and transport in river catchments and networks are still poorly understood. We identified MP concentrations in water and streambed sediment at fifteen locations across the Neuse River Basin in North Carolina, USA.