Publications by authors named "V Reyes"

Objective: To provide an overview of the literature on the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare disparities in various groups, in relation to social determinants of health (SDOH) and longstanding social disparities.

Design: The Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) addressed the impact of health disparities in disaster planning and response. A workgroup composed of seven physicians with academic and deployment disaster medicine experience was formed.

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  • * A case-control study identified 29 cases of illness linked to symptoms like abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhoea, with a significant risk factor being the consumption of butchered meat from a dead carabao.
  • * The findings suggest that the outbreak was caused by eating the dead carabao, highlighting the need for better education on zoonotic disease prevention in farming communities.
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Objective: To examine the rates as well as the interdependence of depressive symptoms and sleep problems in patients with cancer and their intimate partner family caregivers.

Method: Patients diagnosed with cancer (69.3 years old, 56.

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Background:: Prospective data of sequencing PD-L1 inhibition after PD-1 inhibition is limited in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We report a phase II clinical trial of atezolizumab following PD-1 directed therapy (NCT03014648).

Methods:: Previously treated advanced NSCLC patients were enrolled in cohorts based on response to prior nivolumab or pembrolizumab therapy; progressive disease (Cohort 1); stable disease (Cohort 2), or partial or complete response (Cohort 3).

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