Publications by authors named "M Firoz Mian"
Objectives: Concurrence of pregnancy and cancer diagnosis is increasingly frequent in Italy. The study aimed to compare women with pregnancy-associated cancers (PACs) to those of childbearing age, focusing on fertility, induced abortion, and miscarriage.
Methods: The population-based study included women aged 15-49 years, both with and without PAC, who were residents in the area covered by the 19 participating Cancer Registries between 2003 and 2015 and identified by individual deterministic linkage with the Hospital Discharge Database.
Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and Norethisterone Enanthate (NET-EN) are progestin-only injectable contraceptives widely used by women in sub-Sharan Africa, where incidence of HIV-1 and HSV-2 infection remains high. Studies indicate that DMPA usage can increase the risk of HSV-2 infection, but limited data indicate no increased risk with use of NET-EN. We therefore investigated the effects of NET-EN and DMPA on susceptibility to vaginal HSV-2 infection in ovariectomized (OVX) mice and effects on immune responses, particularly in the vaginal tract (VT).
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- There is no agreed-upon standard for measuring how well triage systems work, and this study aimed to compare different outcomes used in triage assessments.
- Conducted in the Emergency Department of Merano Hospital, researchers evaluated the Manchester Triage System (MTS) using various outcomes, focusing on predictive capabilities measured by the AUROC statistics.
- Results showed that MTS performed well in terms of objective measures like mortality and ICU admissions, but no single outcome was clearly the best, suggesting a need for expert consensus on evaluating triage system effectiveness.
Introduction: Cannabis use among adolescents is prevalent, and clinicians who work with adolescents have unique insights about how to treat cannabis use in this population.
Methods: This qualitative study interviewed 32 clinicians from addiction medicine recovery services (AMRS), the emergency department (ED), mental health (MH), and pediatrics in an integrated healthcare system to understand their perspectives and experiences regarding barriers and facilitators to treating adolescent cannabis use. The analysis was developed using thematic analysis of interviews.