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JAMA
January 2025
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
In modern war theaters, exposures to blast overpressures are one of the most common causes of brain injury. These pervasive events result in acute and chronic cerebrovascular degenerative processes. Using a rat model of blast-induced mild traumatic brain injury, we identified intramural periarterial hematomas as early primary acute lesions induced by blast exposures.
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December 2024
Geriatric Research Education and Clinic Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468 & Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, New York, NY 10029.
Background: Older adults treated in emergency departments (EDs) are at higher risk for adverse outcomes. Using multiple facilities can worsen this issue through service duplication and poor care transitions. Veterans with dual insurance coverage can access both Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and non-VHA EDs.
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December 2024
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
As healthcare and health services become increasingly digitized, individuals with low digital health literacy (DHL) may experience inequitable care and outcomes. We explored factors impacting DHL and recommendations for improvement from community health coordinators and advisors (CHAs) in Alabama and Mississippi in United States. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with CHAs to gather insights on their perspectives on and experiences with DHL.
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January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA.
Serious illness conversation (SIC) in an important skillset for clinicians. A review of mortality meetings from an urban academic hospital highlighted the need for early engagement in SICs and advance care planning (ACP) to align medical treatments with patient-centered outcomes. The aim of this study was to increase SICs and their documentation in patients with low one-year survival probability identified by updated Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scores.
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