Publications by authors named "S L Haas"
Aim: Pilonidal sinus disease (PSD) is a common condition particularly affecting young men. Females affected by the condition account for about 20% of patients and are rarely mentioned, much less studied specifically. In this study we evaluate the surgical outcomes in a female population following Bascom's cleft lift (BCL) surgery in primary extensive disease, non-healing wounds after previous surgery and recurrent disease in a large Danish cohort from a high-volume centre.
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- Hearing loss is linked to higher mortality rates, especially among workers in high-risk jobs, but using hearing aids can reduce this risk significantly.
- A study of over 19,000 DOE workers found that 41.3% had hearing loss, with 15.3% using hearing aids, leading to 5,398 deaths during an 11.1-year follow-up.
- Results showed that severe hearing loss increases mortality risk, while hearing aid users had a 30% lower risk of death, suggesting improvements in workers' compensation and medical benefits for noise-exposed workers are needed.
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for adults aged 45 to 75. Using data from a national screening program, we examined the impact of CRC screening in a population with occupational exposures.
Methods: Since 1998, the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered CRC screening every 3 years.
Metabolic Status Modulates Global and Local Brain Age Estimates in Overweight and Obese Adults.
Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging
November 2024
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- - The study examines how metabolic health impacts brain aging by comparing the predicted brain age from neuroimaging (brainAGE) with actual chronological age in healthy adults.
- - Researchers used clustering methods on various metabolic markers and found two groups: one with favorable health and one with suboptimal health, the latter showing signs of insulin resistance and older brain aging.
- - The results indicate that poor metabolic health correlates with faster brain aging, especially in areas of the brain with many insulin receptors, suggesting that improving metabolic health may help maintain brain function and extend healthy living.
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- The study investigates the long-term effects of multiple myeloma and its treatment on the immune system of cancer survivors, finding significant changes even years after being cancer-free.
- Analysis revealed that these survivors have a compromised bone marrow environment, which is linked to ongoing inflammation and the presence of residual myeloma cells, despite the absence of detectable cancer.
- The research suggests that initial cancer treatment leads to lasting "immunological scarring," indicating that some immune system changes may be irreversible.