Community-Engaged Insights: Understanding the Housing Needs of Rural Caregivers During Hospital Treatment.

Purpose: This study explored the experiences of rural caregivers who require temporary housing during hospital treatment when healthcare is not available in their home communities. Understanding these experiences can identify challenges and inform solutions for improving rural access to healthcare.

Methods: We conducted a community-engaged qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with caregivers who stayed at a healthcare hospitality house in Charlotte, NC.

Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Cervical Spine Fusion in Patients with Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis.

Background: Certain demographics and/or risk factors contribute to complications following cervical spinal surgery including pseudarthrosis, prolonged pain, and reduced quality of life (QoL). Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation is a non-invasive therapy that may enhance fusion success in at-risk patients.

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of post-operative adjunctive PEMF therapy following cervical spinal surgery in subjects at risk for pseudarthrosis.

The genomic and clinical consequences of replacing procarbazine with dacarbazine in escalated BEACOPP for Hodgkin lymphoma: a retrospective, observational study.

Background: Procarbazine-containing chemotherapy regimens are associated with cytopenias and infertility, suggesting stem-cell toxicity. When treating Hodgkin lymphoma, procarbazine in escalated-dose bleomycin-etoposide-doxorubicin-cyclophosphamide-vincristine-procarbazine-prednisolone (eBEACOPP) is increasingly replaced with dacarbazine (eBEACOPDac) to reduce toxicity. We aimed to investigate the impact of this drug substitution on the mutation burden in stem cells, patient survival, and toxicity.

An analysis of perceptions and thoughts of rapid weight loss in Olympic weightlifters.

Background: Weight-class athletes commonly engage in rapid weight loss (RWL) practices.

Aim: Investigate attributed RWL perceptions and thoughts of UK-based Olympic weightlifters.

Methods: Participants (n: 39, male: 22, female: 17) were selected from International Weightlifting Federation populations, 85% had previously acutely reduced pre-competition body mass.

Protection induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae extracellular vesicles against nasal colonization and invasive infection in mice and the role of PspA.

Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) produce a great impact on public health, killing about one million people annually despite available vaccines. Recent research has revealed that the pneumococcus produces extracellular vesicles (pEVs), which display selective cargo and hold potential for vaccine development. Here, we evaluated the immunogenicity and protective potential of pEVs derived from a non-encapsulated pneumococcal strain (R6) using murine models of pneumococcal colonization and invasive pneumonia.