Publications by authors named "Madison Pomerantz"

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  • This study analyzed the effects of mindfulness training (MT) on interoceptive awareness in pregnant individuals at risk for hypertension, focusing on how they perceive and manage bodily sensations.
  • Twenty-nine participants with prior hypertensive issues were divided into two groups: one received an 8-week MT intervention, while the other continued with standard prenatal care.
  • Results showed that those in the MT group reported less anxiety over their physical sensations and improved body awareness, suggesting that MT could help manage pregnancy-related stress and possibly lower blood pressure.
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Anticholinergic medications, such as oxybutynin, are first-line pharmacologic therapies in overactive bladder. However, the cognitive adverse effect profiles of frequently used anticholinergic medications are extensive and limit their use in older patients. Additionally, many older patients continue on anticholinergic therapy if adverse effects are not self-reported by the patient or detected by the provider.

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Unlabelled: PRéCIS:: To assess the after-visit summary (AVS) as a tool for glaucoma medication recall. Medication recall was associated with level of education and complexity of medication regimen. Receiving an AVS was not associated with better medication recall.

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Immunotherapies such as the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 inhibitor ipilimumab and the programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitor nivolumab have become ubiquitous in cancer treatment. Recently, the FDA approved nivolumab with or without ipilimumab for the treatment of refractory small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapies increase the immune response to cancer cells by interfering with inhibitory molecular pathways that prevent tumor cell killing, thus augmenting tumor cell death without many of the cytotoxic side effects associated with chemotherapy.

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