Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated stay-at-home orders on the breastfeeding experiences of U.S. people a identify facilitators and barriers to breastfeeding during this period, and to assess the effects of maternal stress and misinformation on breastfeeding practices.
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April 2024
A 77-year-old female cadaver was observed to have a rare branching pattern of the right axillary artery (AA). The first part of the AA typically gives off only a superior thoracic artery (STA) but was observed to give off three branches in the case: a lateral thoracic artery (LTA), a thoracoacromial trunk, and a large common trunk (CT). The LTA travelled to provide a variant STA to the 1st and 2nd intercostal spaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterstitial lung disease (ILD) is a well-known extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA-associated ILD (RA-ILD) exists on a wide spectrum, with variable levels of inflammatory and fibrotic activity, although all subtypes are regarded as irreversible pathologic conditions. In both articular and pulmonary manifestations, TNF is a significant pathogenic factor.
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