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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carl Bonander, Mats Ekman, Niklas Jakobsson
Summary: A study in the Swedish Region of Uppsala found that sending pre-booked appointment letters to 16-17 year olds increased vaccination rates, highlighting the effectiveness of this strategy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Robert Kolbl, Martin Kozek
Summary: This paper explores the basic mechanism and influencing factors of human mobility, focusing on the impact of measurable entities such as travel time, distance, and speed on human mobility behavior.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Oncology
K. Bokkers, E. M. A. Bleiker, M. E. Velthuizen, R. Koelemij, J. P. J. Burgmans, J. H. Klinkenbijl, A. P. Schouten van der Velden, N. Vermulst, B. F. Huizinga, A. J. Witkamp, T. Frakking, R. M. Brohet, C. M. Aalfs, W. Koole, E. J. P. Schoenmaeckers, M. G. E. M. Ausems
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the experiences of breast cancer patients receiving pre-test genetic counseling from non-genetic healthcare professionals. The results showed that patients in both groups, who received counseling from surgeons or nurses (mainstream group) or from clinical geneticists (usual care group), had acceptable psychosocial outcomes, knowledge, discussed topics, and satisfaction.
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Genetics & Heredity
Xin Yang, Mikael Eriksson, Kamila Czene, Andrew Lee, Goska Leslie, Michael Lush, Jean Wang, Joe Dennis, Leila Dorling, Sara Carvalho, Nasim Mavaddat, Jacques Simard, Marjanka K. Schmidt, Douglas F. Easton, Per Hall, Antonis C. Antoniou
Summary: The BOADICEA model provides valid breast cancer risk predictions, with the polygenic risk score contributing most to risk stratification. The full multifactorial model shows good calibration and discrimination when considering all risk factors or subsets of risk factors in risk prediction.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kurumi Nakase, Hitoshi Shitara, Tsuyoshi Tajika, Takuro Kuboi, Tsuyoshi Ichinose, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Noritaka Hamano, Fumitaka Endo, Masataka Kamiyama, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Kenji Takagishi, Hirotaka Chikuda
Summary: The study revealed a correlation between shoulder joint function and low back injury in high school baseball pitchers, with horizontal adduction on the dominant shoulder identified as an independent risk factor for low back injury.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Xuyang Wang, Tao Pei, Kaixi Li, Yan Cen, Miao Shi, Xian Zhuo, Tianyu Mao
Summary: The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly changed people's travel behavior, reducing the total number of cross-city and non-work trips and shifting cross-city travel to short distances.
Article
Immunology
Ryuta Urakawa, Emiko Tanaka Isomura, Kazuhide Matsunaga, Kazumi Kubota
Summary: This study investigated the impact of vaccinated population profiles, vaccine type/interval, and the number of vaccine doses on adverse reactions to receiving a COVID-19 booster vaccination. The results showed that younger recipients and females were at higher risk for adverse reactions. The number of vaccinations, vaccination interval, vaccine type, and cross-vaccination showed no significant associations with adverse reactions.
Article
Oncology
L. Kokts-Porietis, Andria R. Morielli, Jessica McNeil, Kerry S. Courneya, Linda S. Cook, Christine M. Friedenreich
Summary: This study found that both pre-and post-diagnosis dietary composition are associated with survival among endometrial cancer survivors. Lower glycemic load and higher energy intake from total and monounsaturated fat are associated with better overall survival. Higher pre-diagnosis C-HEI and anti-inflammatory diet are associated with better disease-free survival.
CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION
(2023)
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Urology & Nephrology
Jacob N. Bamberger, Blair Gallante, Johnathan A. Khusid, Alan Yaghoubian, Areeba Sadiq, Roman Shimonov, Anna M. Zampini, Ryan A. Chandhoke, William Atallah, Mantu Gupta
Summary: The study shows that postoperative pain following ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy can be managed effectively with non-narcotic analgesics compared to opioids. Preoperative counseling on postoperative pain can lead to a reduction in the total number of postoperative narcotics and non-narcotics taken.
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kevin Wong, Zachary G. Schwam, Annie E. Arrighi-Allisan, Caleb J. Fan, Enrique R. Perez, Maura K. Cosetti, George B. Wanna
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of sharing otoendoscopy recordings on patient satisfaction in the outpatient clinical setting. The results showed that sharing recordings of otoscopic exams can improve patient satisfaction. This study suggests that clinicians should consider sharing these recordings, particularly when surgery may be necessary, in order to promote the doctor-patient relationship.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Liang Fu, Xilin Zhang, Juan Xiong, Feng Sun, Taoping Weng, Yang Li, Peize Zhang, Hui Li, Qianting Yang, Yi Cai, Hancheng Liang, Qiuqi Chen, Zhaoqing Wang, Lei Liu, Xinchun Chen, Wenhong Zhang, Guofang Deng
Summary: The study evaluated the safety and efficacy of three 9-month, all-oral, 5-drug regimens in the treatment of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and pre-extensive drug-resistant tuberculosis (pre-XDR-TB). The results showed that the primary outcome of these regimens was satisfactory in the majority of patients, with manageable and reversible adverse events.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Shunming Zhang, Ge Meng, Qing Zhang, Li Liu, Hongmei Wu, Yeqing Gu, Yawen Wang, Tingjing Zhang, Xuena Wang, Juanjuan Zhang, Shaomei Sun, Xing Wang, Ming Zhou, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song, Yaogang Wang, Lu Qi, Kaijun Niu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet and the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The results indicate that a dietary pattern with high inflammatory potential is associated with a higher risk of NAFLD.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Mauro Oddo, Fabio S. Taccone, Matteo Petrosino, Rafael Badenes, Aaron Blandino-Ortiz, Pierre Bouzat, Anselmo Caricato, Randall M. Chesnut, Anders C. Feyling, Nawfel Ben-Hamouda, J. Claude Hemphill, Julia Koehn, Frank Rasulo, Jose Suarez, Francesca Elli, Alessia Vargiolu, Paola Rebora, Stefania Galimberti, Giuseppe Citerio
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between the Neurological Pupil index (NPi) - a quantitative measure of pupillary reactivity computed by automated pupillometry - and outcomes of patients with severe non-anoxic acute brain injury. The results showed that NPi has clinically and statistically significant prognostic value for neurological outcome and mortality after acute brain injury. Automated pupillometry assessment could improve the continuous monitoring of disease progression at the bedside.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Silvia Awor, Benard Abola, Rosemary Byanyima, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Paul Kiondo, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, Annettee Nakimuli
Summary: A prediction model for prenatal screening for pre-eclampsia was developed and validated in Uganda. Several risk factors for pre-eclampsia were identified, including maternal age ≥ 35 years, nulliparity, maternal history of pre-eclampsia, high body mass index, elevated diastolic pressure, increased white blood cell count, lymphocyte count within the range of 800-4000 cells/microliter, low serum alkaline phosphatase level, and presence of end-diastolic notch in the uterine arteries. The model achieved a 77% accuracy in predicting pre-eclampsia in prenatal clinics.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daniel Camprubi-Ferrer, Ludovico Cobuccio, Steven Van den Broucke, Blaise Genton, Emmanuel Bottieau, Valerie D'Acremont, Natalia Rodriguez-Valero, Alex Almuedo-Riera, Leire Balerdi-Sarasola, Carme Subira, Marc Fernandez-Pardos, Miguel J. Martinez, Jessica Navero-Castillejos, Isabel Vera, Jara Llenas-Garcia, Camilla Rothe, Daniel Cadar, Marjan Van Esbroeck, Nikki Foque, Jose Munoz
Summary: This study highlights the challenges in diagnosing febrile illnesses in returning travelers, particularly those without focal symptoms. The majority of fever cases in travelers were categorized as acute undifferentiated febrile illnesses (AUFI) and had longer duration of fever, higher hospitalization rates, and ICU admissions. Arboviruses, especially dengue, were the most common cause of AUFI, followed by malaria and bacterial infections. About 29.9% of AUFI patients remained undiagnosed after one month of follow-up using standard diagnostic methods.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2022)