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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Exploring Active Case Detection Approaches for Leprosy Diagnosis in Varied Endemic Settings: A Comprehensive Scoping Review

Life
(1) Background: The global burden of leprosy is not shared equally; with the majority of cases being diagnosed in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Understanding the methods of active case detection (ACD) used in high and low endemic regions is vital for the
Heynes Brown, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Paul Saunderson, Gonnie Klabbers   +4 more
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Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Global Health Action, 2019
Background: The national tuberculosis (TB) programme in India recommends screening all pregnant women for TB, but this is rarely implemented. We carried out systematic TB screening among women attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care hospital in
Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Ajay MV Kumar, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sonali Sarkar, Dasari Papa, Kedar Mehta, Noyal M Joseph, Manju Rajaram, Sathish Rajaa, Palanivel Chinnakali   +9 more
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Promoting Active Citizenship: What have we learned from 10 case studies of Oxfam’s work? [PDF]

, 2015
This paper pulls together insights and lessons from 10 case studies of Oxfam’s work in promoting active citizenship. The case studies, written over the course of 2013/14, employ a ‘theory of change approach’ to explore how change ...
Green, Duncan
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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A comparison between passive and active case finding in TB control in the Arkhangelsk region [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014
Background: In Russia, active case finding (ACF) for certain population groups has been practiced uninterruptedly for many decades, but no studies comparing ACF and passive case finding (PCF) approaches in Russia have been published.
Vladimir N. Kuznetsov, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Andrey O. Mariandyshev, Eva Johansson, Gunnar A. Bjune   +4 more
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Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi, Rie Tanaka, Reona Kawahira, Shingo Nabeta, Kouhei Naoi, Kazuhito Kitajima, Akira Wada, Tomonari Takagi, Norihiko Ohura, Akira Miyamoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active screening for pulmonary tuberculosis among migrant workers and their families residing in Puducherry

Discover Public Health
Background TB remains a major public health challenge worldwide, with India contributing nearly one-fourth of the global TB burden. Migrant workers face barriers to healthcare access, delayed diagnosis, and poor health-seeking behavior.
Aravind Siddharth Radhakrishnan, Vignesh Murugan, Prakash Mathiyalagen, Sridevi Gnanasekaran, Kavita Vasudevan, Saranya Periyasamy   +5 more
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Leveraging tuberculosis case relative locations to enhance case detection and linkage to care in Swaziland

Global Health Research and Policy, 2018
Background In Swaziland, as in many high HIV/TB burden settings, there is not information available regarding the household location of TB cases for identifying areas of increased TB incidence, limiting the development of targeted interventions.
Marie Brunetti, Sathyanath Rajasekharan, Piluca Ustero, Katherine Ngo, Welile Sikhondze, Buli Mzileni, Anna Mandalakas, Alexander W. Kay   +7 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source