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Representation of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Pediatric and Adult Care: What We Discovered Using Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) Data

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transitioning from pediatric to adult care is a high‐risk period for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). An initial observation at one academic medical center suggested a sex‐based disparity in clinic populations, prompting a national investigation.
Laurie J. Duckworth, Kholod Alhassan, Ada De La Osa, John Stephen, Yue Yao, Diana J. Wilkie   +5 more
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Health Insurance Status as a Barrier to Ideal Cardiovascular Health for U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Little is known about the association between cardiovascular (CV) health and health insurance status. We hypothesized that U.S. adults without health insurance coverage would have a lower likelihood of ideal cardiovascular health.Using National Health ...
Michael A McClurkin, Leah Rae Yingling, Colby Ayers, Rebecca Cooper-McCann, Visakha Suresh, Ann Nothwehr, Debbie S Barrington, Tiffany M Powell-Wiley   +7 more
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Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance coverage and timely antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Introduction Out-of-pocket payments for healthcare remain a significant health financing challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), preventing women from using maternal health services.
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Hubert Amu, Sanni Yaya   +6 more
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Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son, Inyoung Hwang, Sang Won Lee, Yun Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Arkansas's section 1115 Medicaid waiver with health insurance coverage.

PLoS ONE, 2020
OBJECTIVE:Evaluate how the use of a Section 1115 waiver in Arkansas was associated with health insurance coverage compared to Medicaid expansion states that did not use a waiver. METHODS:Difference in difference analysis was conducted of 1,320,790 adults
Jim P Stimpson, Sungchul Park, Fernando A Wilson   +2 more
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Anticoagulation Treatment Response Among Phenotypic ESUS Clusters: Evidence From CASPR

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate treatment effect heterogeneity across phenotypic clusters of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke using causal inference methods. Methods From a retrospective, multicenter cohort of patients with cryptogenic embolic stroke, we estimated the treatment effect of anticoagulation versus antiplatelet therapy in patients ...
Elena Badillo Goicoechea, Patrick Ellsworth, James E. Siegler, James R. Brorson, Christina M. Lineback, Frank G. Conyers, Deborah Kerrigan, Kelsey Eklund, Shadi Yaghi, Farid Khasiyev, Emiliya Melkumova, Collin J. Culbertson, Marissa D'Souza, Dinesh V. Jillella, Patrick Glover, Hassan Aboul‐Nour, Fadi Nahab, Mahan Shahrivari, Simona Nedelcu, David S. Liebeskind, Matthew M. Smith, Aaron Rothstein, Anna Bowman, Alicia Zha, Narendra Kala, Ahmad Abu Qdais, Sami Al Kasab, Mudassir Farooqui, Diana Rojas‐Soto, Yasmin Aziz, Franziska Herpich, Jean‐Philippe Daniel, Sean L. Thompson, Vivek Patel, Thanh N. Nguyen, Siddharth Sehgal, Wenzheng Yu, Wayneho Kam, Russel Van Coevering, Oana M. Dumitrascu, Muhammad Alvi, Balaji Krishnaiah, Setareh Salehi Omran, Guillermo Linares, Eesha Singh, Hamid Ali, Mary Penckofer, Jesse M. Thon, Shani Mannion, Dalia Chahien, Lucia Chen, Fawad Talat, Mehdi Abbasi, Richa Sharma   +53 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Prior Insurance and Health Service Utilization Among the Long-Term Uninsured in South Carolina

Health Equity, 2019
Purpose: Strong evidence supports the relationship between health coverage and improved health status. Little is known about the lasting impact of prior health insurance on the prior insured's use of health services.
Lu Shi, Ellen C. Francis, Chaoling Feng, Xi Pan, Khoa Truong   +4 more
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Health insurance coverage and its impact on out-of-pocket expenditures at a public sector hospital in Kerala, India

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Health insurance coverage ensures protection from catastrophic health-care expenditure, especially to the underprivileged sections of society.
Ravindran Harish, Ranjana S Suresh, S Rameesa, P M Laiveishiwo, Prosper Singh Loktongbam, K C Prajitha, Mathew J Valamparampil   +6 more
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Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Multiple Sclerosis: A Topical Narrative Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists (RAs) are a relatively new class of drugs that were initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, subsequently, weight reduction in patients with obesity.
Audrey Y. Chang, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source