Publications by authors named "L K Cogswell"
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global health, with Eastern Europe experiencing notable excess morbidity and mortality and vaccine hesitancy. This study utilized the Behavior Integration (BI) framework to identify barriers and motivators for COVID-19 vaccination and develop strategies to increase vaccine demand and confidence in Moldova, North Macedonia, and Serbia. A mixed-methods approach was employed, including qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys.
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- * Researchers confirmed these genetic risk variants in the U.K. Biobank and studied articular cartilage from patients to understand their biological impact, finding a link between inflammatory genes and cartilage injury known as mechanoflammation.
- * The study showed that using talarozole, a drug that blocks retinoic acid metabolism, can reduce inflammation and cartilage damage, indicating that it might be a promising treatment option for OA.
Background: Preterm infants may remain in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to receive proper nutrition via nasogastric tube feedings. However, prolonged NICU stays can have negative effects for the patient, the family and the health system.
Aim: To demonstrate how a patient-centred, design thinking informed approach supported the development of a pilot programme to enable earlier discharge of preterm babies.
Spinal instability is a challenging condition to manage in patients with cervical dystonia. Standard surgical stabilisation approaches may fail to cope with additional stress forces created by spasmodic muscles leading to construct failure either in the immediate or late post-operative period. Long-term stabilisation relies on the management of dystonic symptoms and adjunctive strategies to increase fusion success rate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Reanimation of palsied upper limbs usually follows an escalating pattern of nerve repair, nerve transfers, and musculotendinous transfers and culminates in free functioning muscle transfers. When there are no other musculotendinous options, we explored the possibility of transferring the rectus abdominus to the biceps by maintaining the nerve pedicle but dividing the vascular pedicle and anastomosing it to the brachial artery.
Methods: We performed anatomical dissection of the nerve and blood supply of 6 rectus abdominis muscles in 3 cadavers.