Publications by authors named "T D Ting"
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- Many countries, including Taiwan, have increased regulations on the prescription of sedative-hypnotics due to health concerns, leading to a need for research on its usage trends across different age-sex groups over time.
- A study comparing national surveys from 2014 and 2018 found decreasing sedative-hypnotic use and nonmedical use among young adult males, while trends among adolescents and females showed increases in both categories.
- The research utilized data from over 18,000 participants, analyzing responses related to their use of sedatives and factors influencing nonmedical use, with significant changes observed in specific sociodemographic groups.
Background: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is increasingly used to evaluate pediatric inflammatory arthritis. This study aimed to explore the relationship between MSUS findings with medication modifications in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and clinical disease activity measurements (clinical Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score [cJADAS-10], active joint count [AJC], patient/parent global assessment [PPGA], and physician global assessment [PGA]).
Methods: Data from patients with JIA who underwent a 12-joint (bilateral second and third metacarpophalangeal, wrist, elbow, knee, and ankle) MSUS examination during a 57-month period were collected.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) poses clinical challenges because of its heterogeneous categories of chronic arthritis. Although conventional radiography aids with assessment of joint damage, MRI and ultrasound offer more sensitive evaluation of joint changes related to inflammation and damage in JIA. MRI and ultrasound have the potential to complement clinical assessment, monitor inflammation and damage, guide treatment decisions, and improve outcomes in JIA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To validate the ankle-specific Pediatric Arthritis Ultrasound Scoring System (PAUSS-ankle) in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of JIA prospectively underwent a standard clinical assessment and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) of one or both ankles. B-mode and Power-Doppler mode MSUS images were acquired and scored according to the PAUSS-ankle protocol.
Amidst far-reaching COVID-19 effects and social constraints, this study leveraged wastewater-based epidemiology to track 38 conventional drugs and 30 new psychoactive substances (NPS) in northern Taiwan. Analyzing daily samples from four Taipei wastewater plants between September 2021 and January 2024-encompassing club reopenings, holidays, Lunar New Year, an outbreak, and regular periods-thirty-one drugs were detected, including 5 NPS. Tramadol, zolpidem tartrate, CMA, and MDPV were newly detected in Taiwanese sewage with frequency of 1.
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