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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition, with widely varying global prevalence estimates. Frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the US or UK at 19‐39 per 100,000 as opposed to 65‐97 per 100,000.
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
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Early detection of unhealthy behaviors, the prevalence and receipt of antiviral treatment for disabled adult hepatitis B and C carriers

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Evidence indicates that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are the leading causes of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Antiviral treatments have recently been reported as successful cures.
Sui-Whi Jane, Ming-Shyan Lin, Wen-Nan Chiu, Li-Ju Lai, Po-Han Chen, Mei-Yen Chen   +5 more
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Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is associated with the development of rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide population-based study in taiwan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The association between chronic hepatitis virus infection and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains debatable. This nationwide population-based cohort study assessed the risk of RA among patients with a chronic infection of hepatitis B and/or C virus.We used
Fu-Hsiung Su, Chien-Sheng Wu, Fung-Chang Sung, Shih-Ni Chang, Chien-Tien Su, Ying-Hua Shieh, Chih-Ching Yeh   +6 more
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Electroactive Liquid Crystal Elastomers as Soft Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electroactive liquid crystal elastomers (eLCEs) can be actuated via electromechanical, electrochemical, or electrothermal effects. a) Electromechanical effects include Maxwell stress, electrostriction, and the electroclinic effect. b) Electrochemical effects arise from electrode redox reactions.
Yakui Deng, Min‐Hui Li
wiley   +1 more source

How to get your procedures authorized and win your appeals: Lessons learned by a prior authorization medical director

JVS-Vascular Insights
Prior authorization (also known as preauthorization, precertification, or prior approval) is used by health insurance companies to determine whether they will cover a specific medical service, procedure, or medication before it is provided. However, this
Russell H. Samson, MD, DFSVS, FACS
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Basic knowledge for counseling patients undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
Significant progress has been made in the molecular diagnosis of cancer. It provides personalized medicine, including cancer diagnosis, prognosis, targeted therapy, and risk detection.
Jihye Kim, Chel Hun Choi
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Quality Advantage? Provider Quality and Networks in Medicare Advantage

Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2020
Medicare Advantage plans have grown significantly over the past decade and the potential for their future growth seems unabated. Astonishingly, however, we know little about how Medicare beneficiaries access services, particularly whether those services ...
Simon F. Haeder
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An All‐Optical Driven Bio‐Photovoltaic Interface for Active Control of Live Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐photovoltaic Interface (BIO‐PV‐I) for live cell manipulation is presented. BIO‐PV‐I can be activated non‐invasively and remotely to control the spatial motility, adhesion, and morphology of cells adhering to it. BIO‐PV‐I uses a patterned light‐induced electric potential in iron‐doped lithium niobate crystals whose light‐driven and reversible nature,
Lisa Miccio, Martina Mugnano, Valentina Marchesano, Alejandro Calabuig, Zhe Wang, Gennaro Giordano, Francesca Borrelli, Simonetta Grilli, Pietro Ferraro   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timing of Pediatric Breast Reduction and Insurance Coverage: Single-institution Retrospective Study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Although long-term benefits of reduction mammaplasty have been proven, the appropriate age for adolescent reduction mammaplasty has been highly debated due to possible need for revision surgery.
Ariel E. Figueroa, MD, Alice Yau, MD, Marina A. Lentskevich, MD, Kareem Termanini, MD, Arun K. Gosain, MD   +4 more
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