The Role of Social Media in Knowledge, Perceptions, and Self-Reported Adherence Toward COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has served as a channel of communication, a venue for entertainment, and a mechanism for information dissemination.

Objective: This study aims to assess the associations between social media use patterns; demographics; and knowledge, perceptions, and self-reported adherence toward COVID-19 prevention guidelines, due to growing and evolving social media use.

Methods: Quota-sampled data were collected through a web-based survey of US adults through the Qualtrics platform, from March 15, 2022, to March 23, 2022, to assess covariates (eg, demographics, vaccination, and political affiliation), frequency of social media use, social media sources of COVID-19 information, as well as knowledge, perceptions, and self-reported adherence toward COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

Clinical Observation or Further Excision: A Retrospective Review of Margin-positive Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas.

Background: Patients determined to have margin-positive nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) after initial shave or punch biopsy performed by a primary care physician or dermatologist are commonly referred to extirpative surgeons for definitive removal. Not infrequently, the residual tumor is not appreciable, and the exact location of the lesion is indiscernible. The consulting surgeon must decide to excise the presumed lesion or clinically monitor for recurrence.

A Scoping Review of the Predictive Qualities of Walking Speed in Older Adults.

Background And Purpose: Walking speed (WS) is an easily assessable and interpretable functional outcome measure with great utility for the physical therapist providing care to older adults. Since WS was proposed as the sixth vital sign, research into its interpretation and use has flourished. The purpose of this scoping review is to identify the current prognostic value of WS for the older adult.

Unintended consequences of the electronic health record and cognitive load in emergency department nurses.

Aim: The study aimed to explore the relationship between the unintended consequences of the electronic health record and cognitive load in emergency department nurses.

Methods: The study utilized a correlational quantitative design with a survey method approach. This study had a 30.

United States' regulatory approved pharmacotherapies for nuclear reactor explosions and anthrax-associated bioterrorism.

Introduction: Nuclear reactor incidents and bioterrorism outbreaks are concerning public health disasters. Little is known about US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved agents that can mitigate consequences of these events. We review FDA data supporting regulatory approvals of these agents.

Autologous Fat Versus Hydroxyapatite Cement for Use in Frontal Sinus Obliteration: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Frontal sinus obliteration is a possible terminus for the management of chronic sinusitis, frontal bone trauma, cancer extirpation, or mucocele. The mucosa of the sinus is stripped and space obliterated with either autogenic, allopathic, or synthetic materials. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of autologous fat and hydroxyapatite cement (HAC) for frontal sinus obliteration.

The Impacts of HIV-Related Service Interruptions During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol of a Mixed Methodology Longitudinal Study.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has imposed unprecedented pressure on health systems and has interrupted public health efforts for other major health conditions, including HIV. It is critical to comprehensively understand how the pandemic has affected the delivery and utilization of HIV-related services and what are the effective strategies that may mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 and resultant interruptions. The current study thus aims to comprehensively investigate HIV service interruptions during the pandemic following a socioecological model, to assess their impacts on various outcomes of the HIV prevention and treatment cascade and to identify resilience resources for buffering impacts of interruptions on HIV treatment cascade outcomes.

What's Eating You? Triatoma and Arilus cristatus Bugs.

Members of the Triatoma and Arilus genera (family Reduviidae) often are mistaken as the same arthropod, though their bites have vastly different health implications. Bites of the wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) are painful compared to Triatoma bites, which are painless but can cause disease and result in an anaphylactic reaction, posing a risk to human health because these pliable insects commonly infest residential dwellings. A common dermatologic presentation of bites from Triatoma species and A cristatus is an erythematous pruritic papule that can progress to an urticarial wheal, though the presentation can differ from patient to patient.

Treatment of Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia of the Breast: Literature Review and Successful Management of a Teenage Girl by Breast Reduction With 10-Year Follow-up.

Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia is an uncommon benign condition of mesenchymal proliferation. Fewer than 1500 cases have been reported in previous literature. It is observed most commonly in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women and is extremely rare to present in children.

Ready. Set. Game: Using Nursing Knowledge to Escape the Virtual Room in the Didactic Setting.

Most virtual escape rooms are built using Google documents that ask a series of questions; our faculty team wanted to provide a more interactive experience in a large classroom and created a virtual escape room that mimicked the Next Generation NCLEX testing platform. Each room contained a case study with multiple-choice questions. Seventy-three of 98 possible students completed the escape room survey.

Effects of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Microcystin-LR on Gonadotropin-Dependent Ovarian Follicle Maturation and Ovulation in Mice.

Background: Cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (CyanoHABs) originate from the excessive growth or bloom of cyanobacteria often referred to as blue-green algae. They have been on the rise globally in both marine and freshwaters in recently years with increasing frequency and severity owing to the rising temperature associated with climate change and increasing anthropogenic eutrophication from agricultural runoff and urbanization. Humans are at a great risk of exposure to toxins released from CyanoHABs through drinking water, food, and recreational activities, making CyanoHAB toxins a new class of contaminants of emerging concern.

Facilitators of Organizational Resilience Within South Carolina AIDS Service Organizations: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

HIV care services have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in many states in the U.S. including South Carolina (SC).

Mixed methods evaluation of the inaugural year of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network's (CPCRN) scholars program.

Purpose: A diverse workforce trained in dissemination & implementation (D&I) science is critical for improving cancer outcomes and reducing cancer-related health disparities. This study aims to describe and evaluate impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Scholars Program in preparing scholars for collaborative careers in cancer control and implementation research and practice, and offers evaluation-driven recommendations for program improvements.

Methods: The CPCRN Scholars Workgroup conducted a sequential, mixed methods evaluation.

Comparative-Effectiveness of Oral Beta-Lactams and Fluoroquinolones for Stepdown Therapy in Patients with Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

This study compares treatment failure for patients who received oral beta-lactams (BLs) and fluoroquinolones (FQs) for stepdown treatment of Enterobacterales bloodstream infections (BSIs). We conducted a single-center, retrospective, age- and sex-matched, cohort study, at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in South Texas. Eligible patients were at least 18 years of age with a monomicrobial BSI treated with a single oral BL or FQ antibiotic.

"Community health workers bring value and deserve to be valued too:" Key considerations in improving CHW career advancement opportunities.

Introduction: Community health workers (CHWs) are critical members of the public health workforce, who connect the individuals they serve with resources, advocate for communities facing health and racial inequities, and improve the quality of healthcare. However, there are typically limited professional and career building pathways for CHWs, which contribute to low wages and lack of career advancement, further resulting in turnover, attrition, and workforce instability.

Methods: The Center for Community Health Alignment (CCHA), within the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina, utilized a mixed-method data collection strategy to provide a more in-depth understanding of this issue and ways that employers, advocates, and CHWs can address it.

Exploring current challenges in the technologist workforce of clinical genomics laboratories.

Purpose: Workforce shortages are observed in many sectors of the economy, including clinical genomics laboratories. Although medical technologists are essential for the primary functions of laboratory operations and many institutions in the United States have reported acute staff shortages, we are unaware of any recent studies that provide concrete data detailing workforce needs. In this report, we summarize the results of a technologist-based survey sent to clinical laboratory directors across the United States.

Take Off the Mask: Getting Real About Depression, Trauma, and Loss.

A nurse and mother learns to be present, not perfect.

Cutaneous Manifestations in Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia.

Hereditary alpha tryptasemia (HaT) is a recently identified disorder that is associated with dermatologic manifestations such as urticaria, flushing, pruritus, and atopic dermatitis (AD), as well as a broad range of other symptoms affecting multiple systems. Given the potential cutaneous manifestations and the fact that dermato-logic symptoms may be the initial presentation of HaT, awareness and recognition of this condition by dermatologists are essential for diagnosis and treatment. This review aims to summarize cutaneous presentations consistent with HaT and various conditions that share overlapping dermatologic symptoms with HaT.

Accelerated approval drug labels often lack information for clinical decision-making.

Study Objective: We evaluated US Food and Drug Administration labels for drugs approved under the accelerated approval pathway and whether these labels contained in sufficient information regarding their accelerated approval.

Design: Retrospective, observational, cohort study.

Data Source: Label information for drugs with an accelerated approved indication were ascertained from two online platforms: Drugs@FDA and FDA Drug Label Repository.

Possible Gynecologic Manifestations of Keishi-Bukuryo-Gan Syndrome: A Case Report.

Background: Keishi-Bukuryo-Gan (KBG) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that can present with dysmorphic facial features as well as skeletal, neurological, and developmental abnormalities. Little is reported or understood about the gynecologic associations with KBG syndrome.

Case: Monozygotic twin 14-year-old sisters, both with KBG syndrome, presented independently with abdominal pain, for which they both underwent laparoscopic appendectomies.

Multilevel Intervention to Improve Racial Equity in Access to Kidney Transplant.

Background: African Americans (AAs) have reduced access to kidney transplant (KTX). Our center undertook a multilevel quality improvement endeavor to address KTX access barriers, focused on vulnerable populations. This program included dialysis center patient/staff education, embedding telehealth services across South Carolina, partnering with community providers to facilitate testing/procedures, and increased use of high-risk donors.

Performance Comparisons on the Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination Between Black and White Veterans and Education Classification in a Large Outpatient Sample from the Southern United States.

Objective: An increasing scientific literature recognizes that traditional cut-off scores for cognitive screeners may not be optimal for use in patients who differ in race/ethnicity from the screeners' normative/reference group. There is also literature on how racial/ethnic contextual factors, such as stereotype threat or perceived discrimination, may influence performance on cognitive testing. The current study examined the characteristics of SLUMS (a cognitive screening measure) performance in a large (n = 602) sample of Black (n = 229) and White (n = 373) veterans in a VA hospital located in the Southern United States.