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OBJECTIVES: For the past 20 years, birthing hospitals in the United States have required newborns to undergo a hearing-loss screening before leaving the hospital. Since the initial newborn hearing screening mandates, there has been much outcome research documenting the successes and barriers of the programs. However, w…

BACKGROUND: US data on the validity and reliability of the short-form Family Impact Scale (FIS-8; a scale for measuring the impact of a child's oral condition on his/her family) are lacking. METHODS: Cross-sectional analysis of data on four-year-old US children taking part in a multi-center cohort study. For child-car…

IMPORTANCE: Occupational therapy in the neurological critical care unit (NCCU) may enable safe community discharge by restoring functional ability. However, the influence of patient characteristics and NCCU occupational therapy on discharge disposition is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE: To examine how patient factors and…

OBJECTIVE: Most recent oncology studies support the existence of chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment. This study's objective was to evaluate the power of healthcare providers' knowledge, awareness, and perception of memory impairment caused by chemotherapeutic agents, as predictors of their intentions to convey i…

OBJECTIVES: The StopSmoking Therapy, combins a motivational interview, a subcutaneous injection of NicoSan® and a hyperhydration protocol. The objectives were to evaluate the number of patients declaring cessation and factors related to relapse. METHODS: In the 18 months following protocol, 554 subjects who conse…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the survival in terms of time to re-intervention of composite restorations in posterior teeth among patients attending for treatment at a primary care dental outreach setting over an 11-year period and to determine whether dental, patient or operator factors influenced this. METHODS: Electro…

OBJECTIVE: Cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) measures, respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and preejection period (PEP), are valid and reliable indicators of children's sensitivity to their environment; however, there are few studies of ANS measures in children less than three years of age. This study's aim was to…

One of the goals of imprisonment is to reduce violence. Although imprisonment has risen dramatically since the 1970s, its effects on future violent crime are poorly understood. This study's objective was to examine the effect of imprisonment on violent crime in the community among individuals on the policy margin betwe…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Graves’ disease (GD) is more severe, requires a more complex treatment, and has a lower probability of achieving remission in children than in adults. There is no consensus on the appropriate duration of antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment. Surgical or radioactive iodine (RAI) treatments are not def…

Although beta-blockade itself is not a first choice for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, alpha-beta-blockers (ABB) do improve their prognoses. This study's aim was to evaluate the effect of beta-selective-blockers (BSB) and ABB on circadian cardiac autonomic activity in CKD patients.The study consisted of 496 non…

AIM: Naval Medical Center San Diego's Psychiatric Transition Program is a specialized first episode psychosis treatment program that delivers coordinated specialty care to military service members with psychotic disorders. Due to the unique military environment, military service members with first episode psychosis are…

STUDY DESIGN: This is a systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE: This study's goal was to (i) assess the clinical outcomes with and without vertebral augmentation (VA) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) with versus without correlating signs and symptoms; and (ii) acute (symptoms <3&#x2009;m…

BACKGROUND: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurocutaneous disorder caused by loss-of-function mutation in the NF1 gene. Segmental or mosaic NF1 (MNF) is an uncommon presentation of the NF1 result of postzygotic mutations that present with subtle localised clinical findings. OBJECTIVES: Our study's objectives were…

BACKGROUND: Most previous research that has examined mental health among Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) combatants has relied on self-report measures to assess mental health outcomes; few studies have examined predictors of actual mental health diagnoses. The objective of this longitud…

AIM: The study's objectives were to characterize initiation of injection drug use, examine the independent association of specific substance use with injection drug use and determine factors associated with rates of transition from first illicit drug use to first injection among a sample of rural Appalachian drug users…

BACKGROUND: In-vitro fertilization (IVF) with blastocyst as opposed to cleavage stage embryos has been advocated to improve success rates. Limited information exists on which to predict which patients undergoing blastocyst embryo transfer (BET) will achieve pregnancy. This study's objective was to evaluate the predicti…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between urinary and blood cadmium (Cd) levels with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Prospective case-control study. METHODS: In 53 participants older than 60 years with AMD in both eyes and in 53 age-matched (+/- 3 years) controls without AMD, Cd levels were measure…

We read with great interest the article by Caoon 15 cases of emphysematous pancreatitis (EP). The study highlights the high mortality rate associated with EP and emphasizes the role of next-generation sequencing (NGS) in identifying its etiology. Additionally, it suggests treatment strategies such as antimicrobial ther…

Global primary transportation networks are affected by challenges associated with carbon emissions and rising oil prices. A growing population is opting for electric vehicles (EVs) because of their independent operation without reliance on gasoline and their lower pollution emissions. Establishing a charging infrastruc…

As the Latin American economies contend with improving public health while simultaneously dealing with ecological issues, understanding the determinant of life expectancy becomes imperative. This study explores the interaction among environmental technology, economic development, cleaner energy transitions, industrial…