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Pediatr Blood Cancer
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Urology and Transplantation, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, Université de Paris Cité, Paris, France.
Background: Ovarian mature teratoma represents the most common benign neoplasm among pediatric germ cell tumors. This study reports the prevalence and characteristics of familial forms identified in a single center over 22 years in order to better understand possible familial predispositions to ovarian teratoma.
Methods: The records of all patients who were surgically treated for ovarian teratoma between 2000 and 2022 were retrospectively reviewed.
Kidney360
November 2024
Nephrology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.
Background: Public policy focuses on increasing the prevalence of home dialysis. Home hemodialysis (HHD) education and comfort with the procedure are significant barriers to increasing prevalence. This study examines nephrology fellowship didactic curriculum, training program infrastructure and barriers identified by both program directors and trainees.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Taibah Univ Med Sci
December 2024
Department of Health Administration, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.
Objectives: Falls and fall-related injuries among older adults are a growing public health concern. Although multiple factors and co-morbidities are associated with falls, balance and gait disorders are among the most common causes. Physical therapists have expertise in fall-risk assessment and management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Palliat Care
January 2025
Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University, Sturt Rd, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia.
Background: Clinicians are frequently asked 'how long' questions at end-of-life by patients and those important to them, yet predicting timeframes to death remains uncertain, even in the last weeks and days of life. Patients and families wish to know so they can ask questions, plan, make decisions, have time to visit and say their goodbyes, and have holistic care needs met. Consequently, this necessitates a more accurate assessment of empirical data to better inform prognostication and reduce uncertainty around time until death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJMIR Form Res
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Background: Public health programs and policies can positively influence food environments. In 2016, a voluntary National Healthy Food and Drink Policy was released in New Zealand to improve the healthiness of food and drinks for hospital staff and visitors. However, no resources were developed to support policy implementation.
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