Publications by authors named "M N FISHER"
Introduction: Communication of breast biopsy results varies and does not always meet patient expectations. This study aimed to determine how patients previously diagnosed with breast cancer preferred to receive their biopsy results, including preferences for communication methods, the type of medical professional delivering the results, and wait time. Additionally, we evaluated how health literacy might affect these preferences.
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- Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs) show varying treatment responses and poor outcomes when complete tumor removal isn't possible, making early treatment prediction important.
- A radiogenomic analysis combining MRI and RNA sequencing reveals three immune clusters in pLGGs, with one cluster having higher immune activity but worse prognosis, suggesting they might benefit from immunotherapy.
- A developed radiomic signature accurately predicts these immune profiles and progression-free survival, identifying high-risk patients for potential targeted therapies.
The aetiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are unknown and tend to manifest at a late stage in life; even though these neurodegenerative diseases are caused by different affected proteins, they are both characterized by neuroinflammation. Links between bacterial and viral infection and AD/PD has been suggested in several studies, however, few have attempted to establish a link between fungal infection and AD/PD. In this study we adopted a nanopore-based sequencing approach to characterise the presence or absence of fungal genera in both human brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreadmission VACS Index as a Predictor of Hospital Acute Kidney Injury in People with HIV.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
December 2024
Background: The Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index is a summary measure of routinely obtained clinical variables that predicts numerous health outcomes. Since there are currently no tools to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in persons with HIV (PWH), we investigated the association of preadmission VACS Index with hospital AKI in PWH.
Methods: We conducted an observational study of PWH hospitalized in a New York City health system between 2010-2019.