Children with developmental disabilities (DD), such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have complex health and developmental needs that require multiple service systems and interactions with various professionals across disciplines. The growing number of children and youth identified with ASD or DD, including anxiety and depression, has increased demand for services and need for highly qualified pediatric providers. Federally funded Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) programs across the United States address today's health care shortages by providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary training to providers from multiple pediatric disciplines who screen, diagnose, and treat those with ASD and DD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute and chronic steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (srGVHD) is a life-threatening complication of allogeneic stem cell transplantation. There are a number of reports on case series describing efficacy of ruxolitinib in both acute and chronic srGVHD. We conducted a prospective study (NCT02997280) in 75 patients with srGVHD (32 acute, 43 chronic, 41 adults, and 34 children).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOur goal was determine the effects of dydrogesterone supplementation to reduce the incidence of preeclampsia (PE) in early pregnancy (from 6 to 20 weeks of gestation). A total of 406 pregnant women were involved into the study. The Study group enrolled 169 women, supplemented with dydrogesterone at a dose of 30 mg/d 6-20 weeks of gestation compared with the control group (237 subjects) - without dydrogesterone supplementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Glaucoma is one of the most severe forms of ophthalmic pathology which can lead to low vision and blindness. Therapy aimed only at reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) may be insufficient in patients with this disease.
Purpose: To study the structural and functional changes occurring in the retina and the effect of peptide bioregulator on the state of various retinal layers in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).