Publications by authors named "N C Andrews"

Background: Immunisation in pregnancy against pertussis can reduce severe disease in infancy. There are few data on the safety and immunogenicity of vaccines given to pregnant women living with HIV and their infants. We aimed to describe the safety and immunogenicity of a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (TdaP) vaccine containing genetically detoxified pertussis toxin given to pregnant women living with HIV and the effect of the vaccine on infant whole-cell pertussis vaccine responses.

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Objectives: How health and social care professionals need to work together to deliver advance care planning (ACP) in nursing homes is not fully understood, with a reliance on professionals external to the nursing home to support ACP in the United Kingdom. The objectives of this study were to (a) examine the factors that influence multi-professional involvement in the ACP process within nursing homes and (b) explore how multi-professional working impacts the ACP process in nursing homes.

Methods: Using ethnography, data was collected through observation, interviews and document review from 36 participants including residents ( = 6), relatives ( = 4), nursing home staff ( = 19) and visiting professionals ( = 7).

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  • Harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD) is a key strategy in US drug policy, focusing on meeting communities’ needs and providing various support services.
  • The Block-by-Block (BXB) intervention, launched in 2022 across five pilot areas in Illinois, aims to distribute naloxone and drug test strips in private or neutral settings to reduce opioid-related fatalities.
  • Early results show that the BXB initiative is feasible, with a 55% response rate at homes approached, and high acceptability, as 75% of those who answered were supportive of the intervention.
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Boston Children's Hospital has established a genomic sequencing and analysis research initiative to improve clinical care for pediatric rare disease patients. Through the Children's Rare Disease Collaborative (CRDC), the hospital offers CLIA-grade exome and genome sequencing, along with other sequencing types, to patients enrolled in specialized rare disease research studies. The data, consented for broad research use, are harmonized and analyzed with CRDC-supported variant interpretation tools.

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Finding the right first academic sports medicine job is a complex undertaking. There are a number of factors that go into the decision, including finding the job opening, limited regional availability, various academic affiliations, and organizational nuances, as well as payment structures. This article details the many facets of academic sports medicine that make up a position and can greatly affect surgeon workflow, productivity, and overall happiness.

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