Publications by authors named "M E Cash"
We monitored SARS-CoV-2 variants in Haiti from 2020-2023. Despite Haitian COVID-19 travel restrictions and in the setting of a vaccination rate of 2.7%, the timing and lineage evolution of the Haiti epidemic mirrored what was occurring in the rest of the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe French composer, Maurice Ravel, at the peak of his career, showed signs of a progressive disorder that affected his ability to function with verbal and musical language, as noted by the neurologist Théophile Alajouanine. The worsening of the disease led to a craniotomy, performed in 1937, which failed to reveal the cause of his illness, and he died shortly thereafter. A lack of post-mortem neuropathological evidence precluded a definitive diagnosis of the illness, which remained enigmatic.
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- Critically ill children with pre-existing mental health conditions may face worse health outcomes, as indicated by a study evaluating their clinical outcomes compared to those without such conditions.
- The study analyzed 1,999 pediatric patients aged 12-18 from a large health database, finding that those with mental health issues had a significantly higher risk of dying within a year (odds ratio 8.97).
- The results suggest a troubling association between pre-existing mental health conditions and increased mortality risk, but the wide confidence interval indicates that more research is needed to establish clearer conclusions and understand the long-term impacts.
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- The study explores the relationship between HIV-related comorbidities and chronic inflammation, focusing on how cannabidiol (CBD) may help reduce this inflammation in people living with HIV (PLWH).
- Researchers analyzed gene expression changes in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from PLWH after at least one month of CBD treatment, studying around 41,000 PBMCs using single-cell RNA sequencing.
- Results revealed a distinct gene expression pattern associated with anti-inflammatory effects in myeloid cells, suggesting that CBD treatment positively impacts gene expression in these immune cells.
Objective: This study aimed to determine athletic trainer compliance with emergency medicine and athletic training evidence-based guidelines for the on-the-field management of common pediatric sports-related injury and illness.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed electronically to selected members of the National Athletic Trainer Association. The questionnaire included 10 clinical scenarios describing common sports-related injury/illness (closed head injury, cervical spine injury, blunt chest injury, blunt abdominal injury, ankle injury, knee injury with laceration, heat-related illness).