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Article Commentary: Stepped Care for Opioid Use Disorder Train the Trainer (Scoutt) Initiative: Expanding Access to Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder within Veterans Health Administration Facilities

Substance Abuse, 2020
The US is confronted with a rise in opioid use disorder (OUD), opioid misuse, and opioid-associated harms. Medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD)—including methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone—is the gold standard treatment for OUD.
A. Gordon, K. Drexler, E. Hawkins, Jennifer L Burden, Nodira K. Codell, Amy Mhatre-Owens, M. Dungan, H. Hagedorn   +7 more
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Preliminary clinical and pharmacologic investigation of photodynamic therapy with the silicon phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4 for primary or metastatic cutaneous cancers

Frontiers in Oncology, 2011
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cutaneous malignancies has been found to be an effective treatment with a range of photosensitizers. The phthalocyanine Pc 4 was developed initially for PDT of primary or metastatic cancers in the skin.
Timothy James Kinsella, Timothy James Kinsella, Elma eBaron, Elma eBaron, Elma eBaron, Valdir eColussi, Kevin eCooper, Kevin eCooper, Kevin eCooper, Charles eHoppel, Stephen eIngalls, Malcolm eKenney, Xiaolin eLi, Nancy eOleinick, Seth eStevens, Seth eStevens, Seth eStevens, Scot eRemick, Scot eRemick   +18 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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Clostridium difficile infection in the United States: A national study assessing preventive practices used and perceptions of practice evidence [PDF]

, 2015
We surveyed 571 US hospitals about practices used to prevent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). Most hospitals reported regularly using key CDI prevention practices, and perceived their strength of evidence as high.
Dubberke, Erik R, Flanders, Scott A, Fowler, Karen E, Greene, M. Todd, Krein, Sarah L, Ratz, David, Saint, Sanjay   +6 more
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Traumatic Microhemorrhages Are Not Synonymous With Axonal Injury

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is caused by acceleration‐deceleration forces during trauma that shear white matter tracts. Susceptibility‐weighted MRI (SWI) identifies microbleeds that are considered the radiologic hallmark of DAI and are used in clinical prognostication.
Karinn Sytsma, Rhonda Mittenzwei, Heather Maioli, Amanda Kirkland, C. Dirk Keene, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Christine Mac Donald, Chiara Maffei, Brian L. Edlow, Amber L. Nolan   +9 more
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Women Warriors: Supporting She 'Who Has Borne the Battle' [PDF]

, 2009
While new positionsw and doors of opportunity have been opened for women in the services, they still face significant, unique challenges. Career progression is often slower for women and they are underrepresented in the military's senior ranks ...
Erin Mulhall
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Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli, Mudasir Andrabi, Tova Cohen, Pranali G. Patel, Tapasya Katta, Chen Lin   +5 more
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Increasing Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Infections in Veterans With COPD and Association With Increased Risk of Mortality

Frontiers in Medicine, 2018
Background: There are limited data on the epidemiology of Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections among patients with COPD, particularly in the veteran population.
Fahim F. Pyarali, Fahim F. Pyarali, Michael Schweitzer, Valeria Bagley, Oriana Salamo, Andrea Guerrero, Andrea Guerrero, Arash Sharifi, Michael Campos, Michael Campos, Andrew Quartin, Andrew Quartin, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Mehdi Mirsaeidi   +13 more
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Outcomes of Surgical Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacements Among Kidney Transplant Candidates: Implications for Valve Selection

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021
Background Limited literature exists that evaluated outcomes of kidney transplant–eligible patients who are having dialysis and who are undergoing valve replacement.
David K. Ngendahimana, Salil V. Deo, Varun Sundaram, Krista L. Lentine, Charles A. Herzog, Laith Al Dahabreh, Titte R. Srinivas, Kenneth D. Chavin, Nagaraju Sarabu   +8 more
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Using Administrative Data to Predict Suicide After Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Veterans Health Administration System

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
There is a very high suicide rate in the year after psychiatric hospital discharge. Intensive postdischarge case management programs can address this problem but are not cost-effective for all patients.
R. Kessler, M. Bauer, T. Bishop, Olga V Demler, S. Dobscha, Sarah M Gildea, J. Goulet, E. Karras, J. Kreyenbuhl, S. Landes, Howard Liu, Alexander Luedtke, P. Mair, William H. B. McAuliffe, M. Nock, M. Petukhova, Wilfred R. Pigeon, N. Sampson, J. Smoller, L. Weinstock, R. Bossarte   +20 more
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