Publications by authors named "Nadine Jawad"
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- Limb salvage by ortho-plastic teams is the standard for treating gunshot-related open tibial fractures in high-income countries, but there's a lack of research in conflict areas like the Gaza Strip, prompting a study to evaluate the clinical impact and management differences.
- The study, which reviewed medical records of 244 patients with such fractures, found high rates of non-union (53%) and infections (92.5%), with the ortho-plastic team managing more severe cases and performing numerous surgeries but showing no significant outcome differences compared to other groups.
- Key risk factors for non-union included bone loss greater than 1 cm, vascular injury, and the use of definitive fixators at initial treatment, highlighting the complex nature of
Objectives: This study aims to compare primary care providers and medical assistants in degrees of comfort, confidence, and consistency when addressing behavioral health concerns with patients before and after the implementation of a model of integrated behavioral health in primary care (IBHPC), and evaluate whether these perceptions differ based on increased access to behavioral health clinicians.
Methods: This longitudinal study was conducted at 2 primary care clinics in Northern California while implementing an IBHPC model. was administered to assess the comfort, confidence, and consistency of behavioral health practices.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is an additional burden on Lebanon's fragmented health care system and adds to its ongoing political, economic, and refugee crises. Vaccination is an important means of reducing the impact of the pandemic.
Objective: Our study's aims were to (1) assess the prevalences of intention to vaccinate and vaccine hesitancy in Lebanon; (2) determine how vaccine hesitancy in Lebanon varies by sociodemographic, economic, and geographic characteristics; and (3) understand individuals' motivations for vaccinating as well as concerns and obstacles to vaccination.
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- Men are more likely than women to die from COVID-19, raising questions about whether this is due to generally poorer health in men or specific disadvantages related to the virus.
- Analysis of data from 63 countries showed that the difference in mortality rates between men and women for COVID-19 was significantly greater than for other causes of death.
- The study suggests that the reasons behind higher male mortality from COVID-19 may be unique to the virus, indicating that understanding these factors could help improve treatments and prevention strategies.
Background And Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is increasing globally. In Taiwan, HPV-positive OPSCC is obscured by tobacco, alcohol, and betel quid use. We investigated the role of high-risk HPV (hrHPV) in a large retrospective Taiwan OPSCC cohort.
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