Linear enamel hypoplasias (LEHs) are development defects appearing as lines or grooves on enamel surfaces. Forming when physiological stressors disrupt developing teeth, LEHs provide retrospective insight into stress experienced in early development. Here, LEHs in Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) were observed with respect to decade of birth, whether an individual was transferred from the free-ranging colony to the captive facility during probable crown formation periods, and matriline of birth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Racial Ethn Health Disparities
July 2024
Images on the homepages of private practice dermatology websites often do not reflect the racial diversity of the metropolitan area in which each practice is located. A Google Maps scraper (Apify) was used to identify websites for private practices in 27 United States metropolitan areas selected from the 2020 U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman inborn errors of immunity include rare disorders entailing functional and quantitative antibody deficiencies due to impaired B cells called the common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) phenotype. Patients with CVID face delayed diagnoses and treatments for 5 to 15 years after symptom onset because the disorders are rare (prevalence of ~1/25,000), and there is extensive heterogeneity in CVID phenotypes, ranging from infections to autoimmunity to inflammatory conditions, overlapping with other more common disorders. The prolonged diagnostic odyssey drives excessive system-wide costs before diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This brief communication documents the prevalence of maxillary central incisor talon cusps in Cayo Santiago rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and assesses whether talon cusp presence occurs at equivalent frequencies across matrilines.
Materials And Methods: The data on cusp presence vs. absence were analyzed by logistic regression in 170 monkeys (82 females, 78 males) from seven different matrilines.
Pediatric teledermatology rapidly expanded with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impacts of this expansion on patients' access to care have not yet been entirely defined. In this retrospective study of 3027 patients in an academic pediatric dermatology practice, patients who identified as having a primary language other than English were less likely to access pediatric dermatology care during the COVID lockdown. This study did not identify a significant or meaningful difference in age, geography, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or race between patients who were offered pediatric dermatology care that was either in-person or via synchronous telehealth.
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May 2023
Mobile monitoring of outpatients during cancer therapy becomes possible through technological advancements. This study leveraged a new remote patient monitoring app for in-between systemic therapy sessions. Patients' evaluation showed that the handling is feasible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Qualitative studies serve as a tool for dermatologists and researchers in dermatology to engage with and understand perspectives of populations with different cultures and backgrounds.
Objective: To assess (1) current approaches to qualitative dermatologic research and (2) the publication trends of these studies with the aim to inform researchers regarding qualitative research and its significance and applicability in the field of dermatology.
Evidence Review: A scoping review was conducted in which PubMed and CINAHL Plus were searched using dermatology AND qualitative, dermatology, and 7 qualitative methods terms.
Background: Schools are high-risk settings for SARS-CoV-2 transmission, but necessary for children's educational and social-emotional wellbeing. Previous research suggests that wastewater monitoring can detect SARS-CoV-2 infections in controlled residential settings with high levels of accuracy. However, its effective accuracy, cost, and feasibility in non-residential community settings is unknown.
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April 2024
Objectives: To describe skin disease prevalence, access to dermatologic care, and teledermatology interest among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Methods: Data were collected via self-report surveys administered in person at two community powwows in Denver, Colorado in 2021 and 2022.
Results: Most American Indian and/or Alaska Native respondents (94.
Introduction: After contracting COVID-19, many people have continued to experience various symptoms for several weeks and months, even after a mild acute phase. These people with ‘long COVID’ faced difficulties when confronted with the healthcare system.
Purpose Of Research: In order to better understand their experience, we supplemented the information obtained in an online survey with a mixed qualitative approach based on 33 individual interviews and discussions with 101 participants in a forum in March 2021.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to an increasing number of patients with 'long COVID'. Long COVID is the persistence of symptoms for weeks or months after an infection by SARS-CoV-2. It often impacts on the professional life of affected people.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses are at an increased risk of burnout and may have an intention-to-leave their jobs. The COVID-19 pandemic may increase this risk.
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of burnout risk and intention-to-leave the job and nursing profession among ICU nurses and to analyse the relationships between these variables and the work environment after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Death-inducing signaling complex (DISC), FAS-associated death-domain-containing protein (FADD), Fas receptor (FASR), Fas ligand (FASL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Injuries in alpine skiing often affect the lower extremities, in particular the knee joint and lower leg. In addition to conventional radiological diagnostics, CT and, in the case of fractures of the knee joint area, MRI also play an important role. In the case of tibial head fractures, especially if there has been a dislocation mechanism, there is an increased risk of vascular and nerve injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: (1) To investigate sex differences in molar wear in known-age Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques () and, (2) To explore sex differences in body weight and molar eruption timing as factors influencing sex differences in molar wear.
Materials And Methods: Data set I comprises wear scores, ages and body weights of 212 living monkeys included in the 1985 roundup. Data set II consists of molar wear measurements taken on 2D images of 103 of these monkeys' dental remains.
Background: After almost 2 years of fighting against SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the number of patients enduring persistent symptoms long after acute infection is a matter of concern. This set of symptoms was referred to as "long COVID", and it was defined more recently as "Post COVID-19 condition" by the World health Organization (WHO). Although studies have revealed that long COVID can manifest whatever the severity of inaugural illness, the underlying pathophysiology is still enigmatic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisparities in access to, use of and delivery of somatic health care contribute to widening gaps in morbidity and mortality between psychiatric patients and the general population. We conducted a qualitative semi-structured interview study with psychiatric patients and health professionals from different psychiatric care settings to understand these poor physical health outcomes. Optimal somatic follow-up of patients with severe mental illness seems to be hampered by (1) provider-related elements (attitude, training, experiences); (2) organisational aspects (equipment, infrastructure, staff, pharmacy, communication networks); (3) psychiatric patient-related elements and (4) financial barriers.
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