Publications by authors named "L Mathers"
Article Synopsis
- - The centralization of head and neck surgical services in Australia forces patients in remote areas to travel long distances for treatment, which increases costs for both patients and the healthcare system.
- - A study at three outreach clinics in New South Wales found that patients saved a median of $285 per trip by traveling to local clinics instead of major cities like Sydney, where travel costs ranged from $379 to $739 per visit.
- - Despite the benefits of telehealth, outreach services are vital for improving access to care in regional areas, though the overall financial advantages may be underestimated since indirect costs were not considered.
Background: Patients treated for head and neck cancer are at high risk of developing head and neck lymphedema (HNL). We describe outcomes of HNL management at an Australian institution from 2018 to 2020.
Methods: Electronic records from Chris O'Brien Lifehouse were retrospectively reviewed from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020.
Background: Malnutrition and altered body composition are well-documented in chronic pulmonary diseases; however, investigation of nutritional status in interstitial lung disease (ILD) is limited. This study aimed to describe the nutritional status of ILD patients within three diagnostic groups and explore the relationship between nutritional status and quality of life (QoL).
Methods: Consecutive patients attending an ILD clinic within a tertiary referral hospital in Sydney, Australia were studied.
Parental imprinting is important for seed development, but few imprinted genes have been identified in plants. The four known imprinted genes in Arabidopsis thaliana encode transcriptional regulators. Here, we describe a novel imprinted gene, MATERNALLY EXPRESSED PAB C-TERMINAL (MPC), which encodes the C-terminal domain of poly(A) binding proteins (PABPs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe authors report a case of breastfeeding strike temporally related to the onset of a herpes zoster prodrome involving the left breast.
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