Claustrum Volume Is Reduced in Multiple Sclerosis and Predicts Disability
ABSTRACT Objective The claustrum is a small, thin structure of predominantly gray matter with broad connectivity and enigmatic function. Little is known regarding the impact of claustrum pathology in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods This study assessed whether claustrum volume was reduced in MS and whether reductions were associated with specific ...
Nicole Shelley+5 more
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Advancing Digital Accessibility In Digital Pharmacy, Healthcare, And Wearable Devices: Inclusive Solutions for Enhanced Patient Engagement [PDF]
Modern healthcare facilities demand digital accessibility to guarantee equal access to telemedicine platforms, online pharmacy services, and health monitoring devices that can be worn or are handy. With the rising call for the implementation of robust digital healthcare solutions, people with disabilities encounter impediments in their endeavor of ...
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Attitudes of Doctor of Pharmacy Students Toward the Application of Social and Administrative Pharmacy in Clinical Practice [PDF]
Over the past decade, dramatic changes have occurred in the education of pharmacists. A significant factor in this change has been the introduction of clinical pharmacy.
Bootman, J. Lyle, Johnson, C. Anderson
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Joining the professional doctorate in pharmacy [PDF]
The Pharm D programme is a new post-graduate course being offered by the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Malta in collaboration with the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, USA.
Azzopardi, Lilian M.
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Development of Holistic integrative pharmacy Based on Clinical Pharmacy
[Abstract]: With advances in modern medicine, life science technologies, economics, information technologies, and the Internet, the focus of clinical pharmacy is transitioning from drug product-oriented to patient-oriented.
Xin ZHAO, Xiong LI
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy Is Associated With Higher R2 Relaxation Rate: An MRI and Pathology Study
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) involves β‐amyloid deposition in the walls of cortical and leptomeningeal small vessels. Transverse relaxation rate (R2) is a major source of contrast in MRI. This study tested the hypothesis that CAA is associated with R2, extracted the spatial pattern of CAA‐related R2 abnormalities, and evaluated ...
Md Tahmid Yasar+6 more
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Supporting Contraceptive Decision-Making in the Intermediated Pharmacy Setting in Kenya [PDF]
Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in sub-Saharan Africa face unique barriers to contraceptive access and lack AGYW-centered contraceptive decision-support resources. To empower AGYW to make informed choices and improve reproductive health outcomes, we developed a tablet-based application to provide contraceptive education and decision-making ...
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ABSTRACT Objective Post‐discharge management and outcomes of acute symptomatic seizures (ASyS) remain underexplored. We analyzed post‐discharge ASM management and outcomes in ASyS patients undergoing continuous EEG (cEEG), including the role of outpatient care through a post‐acute symptomatic seizure (PASS) clinic. Methods We performed a single‐center,
Vineet Punia+10 more
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Using massive health insurance claims data to predict very high-cost claimants: a machine learning approach [PDF]
Due to escalating healthcare costs, accurately predicting which patients will incur high costs is an important task for payers and providers of healthcare. High-cost claimants (HiCCs) are patients who have annual costs above $\$250,000$ and who represent just 0.16% of the insured population but currently account for 9% of all healthcare costs.
arxiv
Time to change to improve health: clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care education in Turkey
The practice of clinical pharmacy had a positive impact on the profession by giving pharmacists more job opportunities. Moreover, the pharmacy began to gain the status it deserved, which was lost many years ago.
Muhammed Yunus Bektay+3 more
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