In Brief: There are some unique aspects to providing trauma-informed reproductive care to transgender and nonbinary people, who are affected by minority stress, stigma, and particular forms of trauma; we review the evidence and suggest strategies for the provision of trauma-informed reproductive care to gender minorities.
Abstract: Stigma and minority stress affect the health of transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) people, leading to disparities across a range of outcomes. Barriers to accessing care, including reproductive care, further complicate these health disparities.
Objectives: We assessed whether proactive care management for artificial intelligence (AI)-identified at-risk patients reduced preventable emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions (HAs).
Study Design: Stepped-wedge cluster randomized design.
Methods: Adults receiving primary care at 48 UCLA Health clinics and determined to be at risk based on a homegrown AI model were included.
Polymeric biodegradable microspheres are readily utilized to support targeted drug delivery for various diseases clinically. 3D printed tissue engineering scaffolds from polymer filaments with embedded microspheres or nanoparticles, as well as bulk microsphere scaffolds, have been investigated for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. However, 3D printed scaffolds consisting only of a homogenous microsphere size with an optimized architecture that includes a unique micro- and macroporosity, have been challenging to produce and hence, have not been assessed in the literature yet.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Complexity stratification for CHD is an integral part of clinical research due to its heterogenous clinical presentation and outcomes. To support our ongoing research efforts into CHD requiring disease severity stratifications, a simplified CHD severity classification system was developed and verified, with potential utility for clinical researchers without specialist CHD knowledge or access to clinical/medical records.
Method: A two-tiered analysis approach was undertaken.