Background: Home to around 7.7 million HIV positive individuals, South Africa holds 20% of the global HIV population. HIV presents many challenges, such as stigmatization, …
Formerly incarcerated individuals face a host of social and medical barriers to reintegrating sustainability into society. A novel intervention of customizable form letters written by …
A social-contextual approach to health promotion includes exploration of the influence of faith leaders and religious communities in health behaviors and outcomes. This thesis reports …
There has been mounting concern over the health hazards of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which has spread beyond the scientific community to federal regulators, …
Study Objective: Tranexamic Acid (TXA), an anti-fibrinolytic, has been used in military trauma cases and civilian Emergency Departments for several years. This study aims to …
Prokaryotic microbes, commonly termed bacteria, are essential components of the ecosystem in the open ocean. They are major primary producers, major diazotrophs that fix dinitrogen …
Background: Predictive analytic models, including machine learning (ML) models, are increasingly integrated into electronic health record (EHR)-based decision support tools for clinicians. These models have …
OBJECTIVES: To derive and validate a 30-day mortality clinical prediction rule for heart failure based on admission data and prior healthcare usage. A secondary objective …
The use of ultrasound (US) is a developing area of curricular growth in undergraduate medical education (UME). In the past several academic years, the Warren …
Introduction: The burden of diabetes mellitus is increasing in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs). Few studies have explored pathways to care among individuals with …
Purpose Success for diverse learners is a shared goal among medical educators. This can be challenging to achieve, particularly during certain transition points, such as …
BACKGROUND: Walking provides substantial physical and mental health benefits including reduced all-cause mortality, with the greatest impact seen in older adults. However, pedestrian injury and …
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas form a heterogeneous group of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract, arising from the surface epithelium of the oral …
Purpose: Primary care physicians (PCPs) have unique potential to improve abortion access because primary care settings are geographically easier for many patients to access compared …
Abstract of "Acceptability of HIV Prevention Approaches Among Faith-Based Leaders," by Alex Ede Rosenthal, ScM, Brown University, May 2021. This study evaluated the acceptability of …
Background and objectives: Over 2.4 million people have been displaced within the Thailand-Myanmar border region since 1988. The efficacy of community-driven health models within displaced …
Recent studies characterizing the pathology and immune response to COVID-19 have shown a link between both hyperactivation of the immune system and increased inflammation with …
Background: The fungal pathogen C. parapsilosis is increasingly recognized as a significant element of yeast bloodstream infection within microbiology, so further experimentation and study regarding …
Background: Older adults are increasingly spending more of their income on housing, which is associated with reduced spending on health care. This study tests the …
Background: Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is an important treatment option discussed between patient and provider. Previous studies have …
