The clinical features and treatment of fishhook injuries in freshwater turtles: 126 cases from 1997-2022.

Objective: To describe the clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of wild freshwater turtles with fishing hook injuries.

Animals: 126 wild turtles residing in central North Carolina that were presented to a wildlife rescue clinic.

Methods: Medical records from July 1997 to July 2022 were reviewed, and data were collected and analyzed.

Clinical Team Response to the Impact of COVID-19 on Diabetes Self-Management: Findings From a Qualitative Study.

The aims of this study were to explore providers' perceptions of how COVID-19 affected patients' psychological wellbeing and diabetes self-care and discover how providers responded to sustain and improve patients' psychological health and diabetes management during the pandemic. Twenty-four semi-structured interviews were completed with primary care providers (n=14) and endocrine specialty clinicians (n=10) across sixteen clinics in North Carolina. Interview topics included: (1) current glucose monitoring approaches and diabetes management strategies for people with diabetes (2) barriers and unintended consequences encountered with respect to diabetes self-management, and (3) innovative strategies developed to overcome barriers.