When experiencing sexual health uncertainties, emerging adults often rely on friends for support; however, the support provided is not always helpful. This study situates support in response to uncertainty within appraisal and attribution theories to explain nurturant, informational, and tangible support provision. Study 1 coded 441 participants' responses to open-ended questions about a recent conversation about a friend's sexual health uncertainty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the effects of oral baricitinib on ocular surface disease (OSD) in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD).
Design: Prospective phase 1 to 2 single institution trial.
Subjects: Eighteen patients with ocular graft-versus-host-disease (oGVHD) and systemic steroid-refractory cGVHD.
Emerging adults are the age group in the U.S. most likely to become pregnant, have a child, receive abortions, and be most supportive of legal abortion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Björk-Shiley mechanical valve was the first tilting-disc valve used to replace aortic and mitral valves. We present a case of a double aortic and mitral valve replacement with both valves functioning properly over 48 years after the original implantation. Minimal negative changes are evident in either valve despite the progression of cardiac abnormalities, including the development of a dilated cardiomyopathy associated with chronic systolic and diastolic heart failure and the implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Quantifying disparities in social determinants of health between people with HIV and the total population could help address health inequities, and ensure health and well-being among people with HIV in the U.S., but estimates are lacking.
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