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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immune evasion after SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5 and XBB.1.9 endemic observed from Guangdong Province, China from 2022 to 2023

Virology Journal
Background From 2022 to 2023, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused by Omicron variants spread rapidly in Guangdong Province, resulting in over 80% of the population being infected.
Huan Zhang, Baisheng Li, Jiufeng Sun, Lirong Zou, Lina Yi, Huifang Lin, Pingping Zhou, Chumin Liang, Lilian Zeng, Xue Zhuang, Zhe Liu, Jing Lu, Jianfeng He, Runyu Yuan   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in returning Chinese individuals

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Global COVID-19 vaccination programs effectively contained the fast spread of SARS-CoV-2. Characterizing the immunity status of returned populations will favor understanding the achievement of herd immunity and long-term management of COVID-19 in China ...
Runyu Yuan, Huimin Chen, Lina Yi, Xinxin Li, Ximing Hu, Xing Li, Huan Zhang, Pingping Zhou, Chumin Liang, Huifang Lin, Lilian Zeng, Xue Zhuang, QianQian Ruan, Yueling Chen, Yingyin Deng, Zhe Liu, Jing Lu, Jianpeng Xiao, Liang Chen, Xincai Xiao, Jing Li, Baisheng Li, Yan Li, Jianfeng He, Jiufeng Sun   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Residues, migration pattern and health risk assessment of sodium pentachlorophenate in bamboo and wooden cutting boards

Scientific Reports
Sodium pentachlorophenate (PCP-Na) is a synthetic organochlorine compound used as a wood preservative. Given the potential for residual PCP-Na in wood-based food contact materials to migrate into diet, this study investigated PCP-Na residues, migration ...
Ye Wang, Mingyou Hu, Fang Wang, Juan Yu, Guojian Shao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incongruence between confirmed and suspected clinical cases of Japanese encephalitis virus infection

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundJapanese encephalitis (JE) is a notifiable infectious disease in China. Information on every case of JE is reported to the superior health administration department.
Wei Li, Yuliang Feng, Hongrong Zhong, Mingfeng Jiang, Jiake Zhang, Shihua Lin, Na Chen, Shusen He, Kai Zhang, Shihong Fu, Huanyu Wang, Guodong Liang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clusters of meningococcal disease in educational establishments in the United Kingdom: April 2001 to March 2002. [PDF]

, 2004
Clusters of meningococcal disease in school and pre-school settings generate high levels of public anxiety. Thus, cluster detection and reporting is crucial to trigger prompt public health measures, and detailed study is essential to shape future public ...
Davison, K, Granerød, J, Stuart, J, Crowcroft, N, Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Surveillance Centr   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Effects of chlorantraniliprole-based pesticide on transcriptional response and gut microbiota of the crucian carp, Carassius carassius

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Chlorantraniliprole (CAP) is a presentative diamide pesticide utilized in agricultural area and as well as rice-fish co-culture system for pest control. However, the understanding of toxic effects of CAP on fish species is still incomplete.
Hongmei Yin, Yi Huang, Guangwen Yan, Qiang Huang, Yan Wang, Hongming Liu, Zhiqiu Huang, Yuhang Hong   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source