Publications by authors named "M B Weinstein"
Background: Oral Mucosal Immunotherapy (OMIT) uses a specifically formulated toothpaste to deliver allergenic proteins to immunologically active areas of the oral cavity. This represents a new delivery mechanism with several features designed to improve food allergy desensitization. OMIT presents advantages over other approaches to allergy immunotherapy due to its targeted delivery and simplified administration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Certain demographics and/or risk factors contribute to complications following cervical spinal surgery including pseudarthrosis, prolonged pain, and reduced quality of life (QoL). Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation is a non-invasive therapy that may enhance fusion success in at-risk patients.
Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of post-operative adjunctive PEMF therapy following cervical spinal surgery in subjects at risk for pseudarthrosis.
Objective: To examine pediatrician diagnostic skill development of dermatology image-based cases via a web-based tool and to determine case-level variables that were associated with diagnostic error.
Study Design: This was a multicenter, prospective, cross-sectional study. A convenience sample of pediatric trainees and attendees were eligible for participation.
Article Synopsis
- Pediatric pneumonia diagnoses are tricky due to overlapping symptoms with other respiratory issues, subjective radiograph interpretations, and non-diagnostic lab results.
- The study analyzed children aged 3 months to 16 years in Canadian EDs before COVID-19, focusing on how accurately physicians could classify pneumonia types using an expert panel for consensus diagnosis.
- Findings showed a significant mismatch between physicians’ diagnoses and consensus results, with over-diagnosis of typical bacterial pneumonia and recommendations for specific clinical and lab indicators to better identify bacterial cases.