Nat Cancer
January 2025
Cancer Surveillance Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic substantially impacted the delivery of cancer services and programs. Here we reviewed and synthesized the global scale and impact of pandemic-related delays and disruptions on cancer services, including diagnosis, diagnostic procedures, screening, treatment and supportive and palliative care. Based on data from 245 articles in 46 countries, we observed declines in the number of cancer screening participation (39.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Card Fail
December 2024
Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; Program in Medical and Population Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address:
Diabetes Res Clin Pract
December 2024
Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-based Practice, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address:
Aims: We examined the association between sex, age, temporal trends, and glycemic control among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a multi-ethnic middle-income Asian country.
Methods: Using the National Diabetes Registry (2011-2020), we analyzed data for 221,769 adult Malaysians with T2D.We used quantile regressions to estimate the association of sex, age, and their interaction on HbAlevels at the 5th, 50th, and 95thpercentile and logistic regression to estimate the odds of good control (HbA < 7 %).
Neurosurg Focus
January 2025
6Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Objective: Sagittal synostosis is the most common type of craniosynostosis, resulting in deformity with distinctive morphological characteristics. These include occipital narrowing, parietal narrowing, anteriorly shifted vertex with parietal depression, and exaggerated frontal bossing. The traditional cephalic index affords limited reliability in quantifying initial severity and correction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Heart Fail
December 2024
Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA, and Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA.
Aims: In the EMPACT-MI trial, empagliflozin reduced heart failure (HF) hospitalizations but not mortality in acute myocardial infarction (MI). Contemporary reports of clinical event rates with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in acute MI trials are sparse. The treatment effect of empagliflozin in those with and without T2DM in acute MI is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPract Radiat Oncol
December 2024
Division of Radiation Oncology, Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota; University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, Minnesota; Whiteside Institute for Clinical Research, Duluth, Minnesota. Electronic address:
We report the first randomized trial of a virtual reality (VR) headset used on-table during external beam radiation therapy (RT) treatments to reduce anxiety/distress during receipt of RT. A small pilot study was conducted among 10 patients, with VR randomized to start in the first week ("immediate VR") versus the second week ("delayed VR") of treatment. All patients (100%) in the immediate VR group had declines in measured distress scores after their first radiation treatment, compared to only 1 patient (16.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Diabetes Investig
December 2024
Department of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Aims/introduction: Fatty acid-binding protein (FABP) 4, which acts as an adipokine secreted by adipocytes, macrophages, and capillary endothelial cells, is expressed in injured glomerular cells. It has been reported that urinary (U-) FABP4 is associated with renal dysfunction and proteinuria in several glomerular kidney diseases. However, the clinical significance of U-FABP4 in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains undetermined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
January 2025
Medical & Scientific Relations Division, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
US clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a related dementia (ADRD) are two decades old. This evidence-based guideline was developed to empower all clinicians to implement a structured approach for evaluating a patient with symptoms that may represent clinical AD/ADRD. An expert workgroup conducted a review of 7374 publications (133 met inclusion criteria) and developed recommendations as steps in an evaluation process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
December 2024
Medical & Scientific Relations Division, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
US clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or AD and related dementias (ADRD) are decades old and aimed at specialists. This evidence-based guideline was developed to empower all-including primary care-clinicians to implement a structured approach for evaluating a patient with symptoms that may represent clinical AD/ADRD. Through a modified-Delphi approach and guideline-development process (7374 publications were reviewed; 133 met inclusion criteria) an expert workgroup developed recommendations as steps in a patient-centered evaluation process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
January 2025
Medical & Scientific Relations Division, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
US clinical practice guidelines for the diagnostic evaluation of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or AD and related dementias (ADRD) are decades old and aimed at specialists. This evidence-based guideline was developed to empower all-including primary care-clinicians to implement a structured approach for evaluating a patient with symptoms that may represent clinical AD/ADRD. As part of the modified Delphi approach and guideline development process (7374 publications were reviewed; 133 met inclusion criteria) an expert workgroup developed recommendations as steps in a patient-centered evaluation process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Public Health
December 2024
Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Institute for Clinical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
Background: Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) offer potential benefits for improving diabetes management, such as better glucose monitoring and patient engagement, but their widespread adoption faces challenges, including privacy concerns and user adherence. This research investigates mHealth app usage among patients living with diabetes in Kinta District, Perak, exploring experiences, challenges and patient perceptions regarding diabetes management using mHealth apps.
Methodology: A cross-sectional community survey was conducted in September till November 2020 across nine government health clinics focusing on diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) patients, aged 18 years and older, receiving Diabetes Medication Adherence Counseling (DMTAC) services and able to use smart devices.
Int J Cardiol
February 2025
Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart and Vascular Center, Boston, MA, USA; Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Patients with a history of coronary revascularization are at a higher risk for subsequent cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. Lowering LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels post-revascularization significantly reduces these risks.
Methods: This analysis compared LDL-C-lowering therapies at baseline and over time among patients with and without prior coronary revascularization in the GOULD registry (a prospective multicenter cohort study).
Blood Res
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Purpose: The fifth World Health Organization (WHO) classification (2022 WHO) and International Consensus Classification (ICC) of myeloid neoplasms have recently been published. In this study, patients were reclassified according to the revised classification and their prognoses were analyzed to confirm the clinical utility of the new classifications.
Methods: We included 101 adult patients, 77 with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 24 with myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), who underwent bone marrow aspiration and next-generation sequencing (NGS) between August 2019 and July 2023.
Biochem Biophys Rep
March 2025
Precision Research Center for Refractory Diseases, Institute for Clinical Research, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai 200080, China.
Background: Glioma, the most frequent central nervous system malignancy, is often promoted by the overexpression of Fos-like antigen 1 (FOSL1). However, the regulation of FOSL1 remains unexplored. The present study aimed to investigate the regulatory mechanism of FOSL1 to identify potential therapeutic targets for glioblastoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Kidney Dis
December 2024
Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Rationale & Objective: Low muscle mass is common among older adults and associated with poor prognosis. Quantifying muscle mass is challenging in routine clinical practice. We hypothesized that glomerular filtration of creatinine (GF) reflects muscle mass, and previously proposed estimated GF (eGF), as a practical index of muscle mass in older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Perinatol
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Lancet Microbe
December 2024
Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA; Stuart B Levy Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:
Low socioeconomic status likely exacerbates risks for bacterial infections; however, global evidence for this relationship has not been synthesised. We systematically reviewed the existing literature for studies detailing the socioeconomic status of participants and their risk for colonisation or community-acquired infection with priority bacterial pathogens that are increasingly becoming antibiotic resistant. 50 studies from 14 countries reported outcomes by the participants' educational attainment, access to health care, income level, residential crowding status, socioeconomic status deprivation score, community setting, or access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBlood Adv
December 2024
Novo Nordisk A/S, Soeborg, Denmark.
Clinical trial design for classical hematologic diseases is difficult because samples sizes are often small and not representative of the disease population. ASH initiated a Roadmap project to identify barriers and make progress to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into trial design and conduct. Focus groups of international experts from across the clinical trial ecosystem were conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Coll Cardiol
November 2024
Baim Institute for Clinical Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address:
Microb Drug Resist
January 2025
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Intermittent negative blood cultures, known as the skip phenomenon (SP), frequently occur in patients with bacteremia (SAB), yet the clinical implications of SP in persistent SAB are not well understood. In this retrospective cohort study conducted at four university hospitals, SP was observed in 25 (11.3%) of 221 patients with persistent SAB.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDisabil Rehabil Assist Technol
December 2024
Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, College of Natural and Health Sciences, The University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA.
The study aims to examine the association between disability status and willingness to share wearable devices and mobile apps data for public health research using the 2017 Behavioral risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) through secondary data analysis. Current wearable device and mobile apps users at the time of the 2017 BRFSS survey administration from eight states were included in the analysis. Descriptive, chi-square analysis, and multivariable logistic regressions were performed to examine the associations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Intern Med
January 2025
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (M.C., S.S., S.G.).
Background: Accounting for race and ethnicity in estimating disease risk may improve the accuracy of predictions but may also encourage a racialized view of medicine.
Objective: To present a decision analytic framework for considering the potential benefits of race-aware over race-unaware risk predictions, using cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and lung cancer as case studies.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Med J Malaysia
November 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Medicine, Haematology Unit, Sabah, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.
Introduction: Aplastic anaemia (AA) is a rare disorder of bone marrow failure, characterized by bone marrow hypocellularity with pancytopenia. The annual incidence rates of AA in Asia are observed to be two to three times higher than Europe and North America. Since the introduction of immunosuppressive therapy (IST) and of allogenic stem cell transplant (SCT), the outcome of severe AA has significantly improved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYonsei Med J
December 2024
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
Although glycopeptides remain the preferred treatment for methicillin-resistant (MRSA) bacteremia, the treatment of persistent MRSA bacteremia has been challenging. We investigated real-world treatment strategies for persistent MRSA bacteremia, with a specific emphasis on the use of antimicrobial agents and the frequency of changes during the treatment course. We retrospectively identified patients with persistent MRSA bacteremia in four university-affiliated hospitals between 2017 and 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDespite their central role in hospital care, little research has explored medical-surgical nurses' perspectives on the rewarding aspects of and significant influences on caring for adults with intellectual disabilities, even though they are key to understanding this population's inequitable hospital outcomes. A qualitative descriptive design was used, and interviews were conducted with 13 medical-surgical nurses from the United States. Manifest content analysis was used to analyze the interview transcripts and categorize findings.
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