Public Health.

Background: Over 2.5 million LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or another sexual and/or gender minority identity) adults in the U.S.

Mapping resilience and co-occurring theoretical constructs in nurses: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The aim of this scoping review is to map the concept of resilience and its measurement along with co-occurring theoretical constructs within nursing research using the COVID-19 pandemic as a critical date range for the current evidence.

Introduction: Resilience has a wide variety of definitions in research literature and is often measured through its co-occurring theoretical constructs. Nurse resilience is a key element in interventions targeting nurse well-being and has been tied to burnout and mental health.

Fidelity to Common Elements of Coordinated Specialty Care: Outcomes of Clients With First-Episode Psychosis.

Objective: The present study examined whether clients enrolled in coordinated specialty care (CSC) programs for first-episode psychosis (FEP) across 22 states and territories showed improved clinical and functional outcomes and assessed whether program- or client-level predictors were associated with client outcomes. The study included CSC programs that subscribe to a variety of models, including Early Assessment and Support Alliance, OnTrack, and NAVIGATE.

Methods: Deidentified demographic and outcome data were collected from clients (N=770) receiving CSC services in 36 programs at the time of program entry and every 6 months for up to 18 months.

Neonatal Miliaria Pustulosa-A Case Series.

Background/objectives: Miliaria pustulosa is a noninfectious, transient skin eruption of pustules overlying erythematous plaques secondary to obstruction of eccrine glands. There are very few case reports in the literature detailing miliaria pustulosa in neonates. When presenting in neonates, its similarity to life-threatening infections may cause diagnostic confusion.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts in Graduate Medical Education: Identifying Opportunities for Collaborative Learning.

Physician-patient racial and cultural concordance is essential to address health care disparities. Yet, limited literature on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) outcomes in graduate medical education (GME) suggests the need for high-yield DEI resources. To describe and identify DEI efforts by US residency program director (PD) associations and areas for collaboration among the GME community.

The Feasibility and Acceptability of Using a Digital Conversational Agent (Chatbot) for Delivering Parenting Interventions: Systematic Review.

Background: Parenting interventions are crucial for promoting family well-being, reducing violence against children, and improving child development outcomes; however, scaling these programs remains a challenge. Prior reviews have characterized the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of other more robust forms of digital parenting interventions (eg, via the web, mobile apps, and videoconferencing). Recently, chatbot technology has emerged as a possible mode for adapting and delivering parenting programs to larger populations (eg, Parenting for Lifelong Health, Incredible Years, and Triple P Parenting).

Characteristics and career outcomes of dermatology-focused medical student research grant recipients.

Although several dermatology-focused research grants for medical students exist, studies have yet to evaluate the outcomes of grant recipients, such as entry into dermatology residency and academic careers. We have described the characteristics of recipients of dermatology-focused medical student research grants and outcomes, including entry into dermatology residency and academic careers, and we have focused on seven dermatology-focused national and regional research grants eligible for US medical students. Data were obtained from publicly available online sources for grants from 2004 to 2023.

Intraoperative variability of corneal epithelium thickness in photorefractive keratectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the intraoperative central corneal epithelial thickness (ET) as measured by optical coherence pachymetry (OCP) in myopic eyes undergoing alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).

Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent alcohol-assisted PRK was performed. Data were abstracted on age, gender, contact lens (CL) wear, preoperative refractive errors, keratometry, topographic and ultrasonic pachymetry, and intraoperative OCP measurements before and after epithelium removal.

Standardizing Fidelity to Evidence-Based Practice in the Early Psychosis Intervention Network.

Objective: This study investigated variations in the measurement of fidelity to coordinated specialty care (CSC) within the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET), a learning health system that consists of 101 CSC programs within eight hubs. The study investigated the degree to which five fidelity scales could be mapped onto a standard scale.

Methods: The investigators identified six fidelity scales in use by EPINET participants; examined their item content, scoring, and data sources; and mapped five scales onto the First Episode Psychosis Services Fidelity Scale (FEPS-FS), which is the most widely used scale.

Erosive Tooth Wear, Wine Intake, and Genetic Variation in COMT and MMP2.

Introduction: Erosive tooth wear (ETW) is a multifactorial condition of increasing prevalence in the younger population. This study aimed to explore the association between different ETW phenotypes with MMP2 and COMT single-nucleotide variants and selected environmental factors.

Methods: Saliva samples, erosive wear, and dental caries experience data and dietary/behavioral information from 16- to 18-year-old patients (n = 747) were used.

Changing Perceptions About the Dermatology Residency Application Process Among Applicants and Program Directors: 2020-2022.

Importance Over the last two years, dermatology has undergone significant reforms in the residency application process in efforts to reduce applicant stress, increase equity, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Objective We aimed to determine applicant and program director (PD) perspectives in implementing these changes over the last two application cycles.  Design, setting, and participants Anonymous online surveys were administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to PDs and applicants from the 2021-2022 dermatology residency application cycle.

Child life specialist services, practice, and utilization across health care: a scoping review.

Objective: The objective of this review was to map the available evidence regarding the scope of child life specialist services, practice, and utilization.

Introduction: The concept of child life services began in 1922 and emerged as the child life specialist services specialty in the United States in the 1970s and 1980s. Child life specialists are members of multidisciplinary health care system teams who prioritize the developmental needs of pediatric patients to support and improve patient and family health care experiences.

Bone age and dental late effects in childhood cancer survivors: Radiographic findings in a Brazilian sample.

Background: Changes in bone age and tooth development are late side effects of cancer therapy and can be identified by imaging examination.

Aim: To evaluate the late effects of antineoplastic treatment on bone age and dental development in childhood cancer survivors.

Design: This is a retrospective case-control study on paediatric cancer survivors of both sexes who underwent antineoplastic treatment with 5-15 years of survival.

Efficacy of a high concentration of nano silver fluoride in preventing caries: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: To investigate the effectiveness of a novel agent containing Nano Silver Fluoride 1500 (NSF 1500) and chitosan to inactivate carious lesions in children.

Material And Methods: The study included eighty children. While both groups had fluoride dentifrice applied to their teeth, only the experimental group received treatment with the NSF 1500-ppm solution.

Association of Cannabis with Apneic Episodes in a Breastfed Infant: A Case Study.

The use of cannabis and its perceived safety among pregnant and breastfeeding women has increased in the context of expanding legalization. Current guidelines recommend abstaining from the use of cannabis while pregnant or breastfeeding due to the potential for harm, although there is still much that is unknown in this field. A 5-week-old infant presented with recurrent apneic episodes and a positive urine delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) screening test.

An exploratory study of children with caries and its relationship to SARS-CoV-2.

This exploratory study investigated whether children with dental decay were more likely to have COVID-19 than those without caries. The children underwent dental inspection and blood collection for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Fifty-four children aged 6 to 9 years participated in the survey, which was conducted between March and June 2020 in the municipality of Ipojuca, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Impact of Preference Signals on Interview Selection Across Multiple Residency Specialties and Programs.

Program signaling is an innovation that allows applicants to express interest in specific programs while providing programs the opportunity to review genuinely interested applicants during the interview selection process. To examine the influence of program signaling on "selected to interview" status across specialties in the 2022 Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) application cycle. Dermatology, general surgery-categorical (GS), and internal medicine-categorical (IM-C) programs that participated in the signaling section of the 2022 supplemental ERAS application (SuppApp) were included.

Clinical and imaging biomarkers of response to intravitreal dexamethasone implant in eyes with non-infectious uveitic macular oedema.

Objective: To investigate clinical and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) biomarkers correlating with pre-injection visual acuity (VA), post-injection VA, and the likelihood of macular oedema (MO) regression following dexamethasone (DEX) implant injection in non-infectious uveitic (NIU) patients.

Methods: Patient data from Uveitis Services in Milan, Paris, and Berlin were analysed. Eligible participants were NIU patients aged >18 years with MO as the primary indication for DEX treatment.

Cognitive Impairment in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: A Scoping Review of the Literature.

The purpose of this review was to synthesize evidence on differences in cognitive impairment by sexual orientation/gender identity (SOGI) status. A scoping review of the literature was conducted. Five databases (PubMed/Medline, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Web of Science, PsycInfo, and Embase) were searched for primary articles comparing incidence or prevalence of cognitive impairment among sexual and gender minority (SGM) groups versus non-SGM groups.

Golf course living leads to a diet shift for American alligators.

Human-driven land use change can fundamentally alter ecological communities, especially the diversity and abundance of large-bodied predators. Yet, despite the important roles large-bodied predators play in structuring communities through feeding, there have been only a few investigations of how the feeding patterns of large-bodied predators change in human-dominated landscapes. One group of large-bodied predators that has been largely overlooked in the context of land use change is the crocodilians.