A simple score-based strategy to improve equity of the UK biennial diabetic eye screening protocol among people deemed as low risk.

Aims/hypothesis: Biennial, as opposed to annual, screening for diabetic retinopathy was recently introduced within England for those considered to be at 'low risk'. This study aims to examine the impact that annual vs biennial screening has on equitable risk of diagnosis of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy (STDR) among people at 'low risk' and to develop an amelioration protocol.

Methods: In the North East London Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NELDESP), 105,083 people without diabetic retinopathy were identified on two consecutive screening visits between January 2012 and September 2023.

Sudan Virus Persistence in Immune-Privileged Organs of Nonhuman Primate Survivors.

After the 2022-2023 Sudan virus (SUDV) disease outbreak in Uganda, we studied SUDV persistence in nonhuman primates that had survived acute infection without therapeutic intervention. We identified SUDV persistence in the vitreous chamber and immediately adjacent tissue in the eyes as well as in the seminiferous tubules in the testes but not in common target organs typically infected during the acute phase of disease. Specifically, SUDV persists primarily in macrophages in the eyes and Sertoli cells in the testes.

Search for New Resonances Decaying to Pairs of Merged Diphotons in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV.

A search is presented for an extended Higgs sector with two new particles, X and ϕ, in the process X→ϕϕ→(γγ)(γγ). Novel neural networks classify events with diphotons that are merged and determine the diphoton masses. The search uses LHC proton-proton collision data at sqrt[s]=13  TeV collected with the CMS detector, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb^{-1}.

Lost in Translation: Teenagers' Understanding of Common Medical Jargon.

Background: In health care conversations, clinicians continue to use medical jargon despite assuming they are communicating clearly, causing confusion for patients. Prior studies have evaluated adults' perception of medical jargon, but few studies have evaluated how teenagers perceive it.

Objectives: To characterize teenagers' comprehension of common phrases used in medical settings via a cross-sectional, survey-based investigation.