The Pediatric Integrated Care Survey (PICS) in a multidisciplinary clinic for Down syndrome.

The Pediatric Integrated Care Survey (PICS) is validated for use to measure the caregiver reported experience of integration and efficiency of all the aspects of their child. We began using the PICS survey to track changes in the patient experience, including throughout changing models of care during the COVID-19 pandemic. From February 2019 to June 2023, 62 responses from caregivers of individuals seen in the Massachusetts General Hospital Down Syndrome Program completed the PICS.

Phytochemicals as an Alternative or Integrative Option, in Conjunction with Conventional Treatments for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most abundant form of liver cancer. It accounts for 75-85% of liver cancer cases and, though it ranks globally as the sixth most common cancer, it ranks second in cancer-related mortality. Deaths from HCC are usually due to metastatic spread of the cancer.