Publications by authors named "R A Humes"
We reanalyzed data originally published by Berman and Friedman (1995), who recorded event related potentials (ERPs) while children and adults with low, medium, and high socioeconomic status (SES) detected oddball auditory targets (tones and consonant-vowel sequences) among distractors. The ERP differential measuring how much attention was allocated to the targets vs. distractors increased significantly with SES, independently of age.
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- - The use of biologic therapies, especially anti-TNF medications, is increasing for treating severe inflammatory bowel disease, but they can raise cancer risks.
- - This case report focuses on a 69-year-old man with Crohn's disease who developed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) while on adalimumab, illustrating a potential rare link between the two.
- - It highlights the challenges of treating active Crohn's disease in a patient with GBM, particularly in managing flare-ups of the bowel disease.
Introduction: Fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is the most commonly used colorectal cancer (CRC) screening tool worldwide and accounts for 10% of all CRC screening in the United States. Potential vulnerabilities for patients enrolled to facilities within the military health system have recently come to light requiring reassessment of best practices. We studied the impact of a process improvement initiative designed to improve the safety and quality of care for patients after a positive screening FIT given previously published reports of poor organization performance.
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