The Military Health History: An Educational Initiative to Improve Veteran Healthcare.

Introduction: As a result of the nature of military service, veterans are a unique patient population with many special health considerations. For various reasons, measures are often not taken by clinicians to address such special considerations. This results in a healthcare disparity for veterans first described by Dr.

Assessment of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Monitoring Shaft Vibrations of Hydraulic Turbines.

The structural dynamic response of hydraulic turbines needs to be continuously monitored to predict incipient failures and avoid catastrophic breakdowns. Current methods based on traditional off-board vibration sensors mounted on fixed components do not permit inferring loads induced on rotating parts with enough accuracy. Therefore, the present paper assesses the performance of fiber Bragg grating sensors to measure the vibrations induced on a rotating shaft-disc assembly partially submerged in water resembling a hydraulic turbine rotor.

Review of Efficacy and Safety of Spinal Cord Stimulation in Veterans.

Objectives: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been shown to be an effective and safe option to treat patients with intractable pain in the general population. Our study examined the experience of US veterans with SCS.

Methods: We reviewed electronic health records and conducted phone interviews with 65 veterans who had SCS from 2008 to 2020 at the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS).

Preservation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibodies in convalescent plasma after pathogen reduction with methylene blue and visible light.

Background: COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) is an experimental treatment against SARS-CoV-2. Although there has so far been no evidence of transmission through transfusion, pathogen reduction technologies (PRT) have been applied to CCP to mitigate risk of infectious disease. This study aims to assess the impact of methylene blue (MB) plus visible light PRT on the virus-neutralising activity of the specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Comprehensive Genetic Testing of : A Retrospective Analysis in Patients with Suspected Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.

The most common form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) results from a deficiency of the 21-hydroxylase enzyme (21-OHD), presenting with a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes according to the gene mutations. Of the 59 patients with suspected CAH, 62.7% presented a positive genetic result.