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Community-based drug checking at syringe service programs in New York City observe an increasing prevalence of xylazine from 2021 through 2024

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Xylazine has emerged as a major component of the unregulated opioid supply in several jurisdictions across the United States. However, the extent of xylazine in local drug supplies is unknown.
Leonardo A. Dominguez Gomez, Yarelix Estrada, Jeffery Sauer, Izza Zaidi, Andrew J. Trinidad, Hannah Helmy, Alex Harocopos   +6 more
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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
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability of the GAIN-SS, CRAFTT and PESQ screening instruments for substance use among South African adolescents

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2016
Introduction: Screening for adolescent substance use can assist with the early identification of substance-related problems and guide the provision of appropriate services. As such, psychometrically sound screening tools are needed. The aim of this study
Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Johann Louw
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Abnormal proliferation of gut mycobiota contributes to the aggravation of Type 2 diabetes

Communications Biology, 2023
β-glucan from Candida albicans promotes high-fat diet induced insulin resistance and related metabolic disorders in mice and C. albicans is enriched in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, supporting a role of gut mycobiota in the progress of T2D.
Li Bao, Ying Zhang, Guoying Zhang, Dechun Jiang, Dan Yan   +4 more
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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

The Young Women’s Health CoOp in Cape Town, South Africa: Study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial for adolescent women at risk for HIV

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background South Africa remains the global epicentre of HIV infection, and adolescent women have the highest incidence of HIV in the country. South Africa also has high rates of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, violence, and gender inequality.
Wendee M. Wechsberg, Felicia A. Browne, Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Alexandra Minnis, Robert MacDonald, Jacqueline W. Ndirangu, Leslie B. Turner, Brittni N. Howard, Nathaniel Rodman   +9 more
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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

Aggressive behaviour among drug-using women from Cape Town, South Africa: ethnicity, heavy alcohol use, methamphetamine and intimate partner violence

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Women have generally been found to be the victims of violence, but scant attention has been paid to the characteristics of women who perpetrate aggression and violence. In South Africa, violence is a prevalent societal issue, especially in the
Tara Carney, Bronwyn Myers, Tracy L. Kline, Kim Johnson, Wendee M. Wechsberg   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Study protocol of the Our Futures Vaping Trial: a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Effective and scalable prevention approaches are urgently needed to address the rapidly increasing rates of e-cigarette use among adolescents.
Lauren A. Gardner, Amy-Leigh Rowe, Emily Stockings, Katrina E. Champion, Leanne Hides, Nyanda McBride, Steve Allsop, Siobhan O’Dean, Matthew Sunderland, Yong Yi Lee, Cathy Mihalopoulos, Becky Freeman, Janni Leung, Hayden McRobbie, Lexine Stapinski, Nicole Lee, Louise Thornton, Jennifer Debenham, Maree Teesson, Nicola C. Newton   +19 more
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