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Long-term outcomes and risk factors of thyroid dysfunction during pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection in Taiwan

open access: yesBMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and risk factors of thyroid dysfunction (TD) in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection in Taiwan.
Yu-Kang Chang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary Nonadherence to Statin Medications in a Managed Care Organization

open access: yesJournal of Managed Care Pharmacy, 2013
BACKGROUND: Primary nonadherence to a medication occurs when a drug is prescribed but the patient fails to pick the prescription up from the pharmacy. Managed care organizations that provide integrated care using electronic medical records (EMR) are an ...
PharmD T. Craig Cheetham   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Animal Signals, Music and Emotional Well-Being

open access: yesAnimals, 2021
Playing music or natural sounds to animals in human care is thought to have beneficial effects. An analysis of published papers on the use of human-based music with animals demonstrates a variety of different results even within the same species.
Charles T. Snowdon
doaj   +1 more source

An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures

open access: yesEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2020
Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. The goal of this study was to review the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures of ONIHL among workers and provide evidence for the ...
Kou-Huang Chen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Institutional change and healthcare organizations: from professional dominance to managed care

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2002
From an historical and sociological perspective, ‘integrated care’ has emerged as part of institutional efforts to break up professional fiefdoms, especially of subspecialists entrenched in hospitals, and to reorganise services around clinically ...
D. Light
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A field guide to U.S. healthcare reform: The evolution to value‐based healthcare

open access: yesLaryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective A consolidated state‐of‐the‐art review of U.S. healthcare reform efforts that documents the evolution towards value‐based healthcare (VBH) is lacking in peer‐review literature.
Willard C. Harrill, David E. Melon
doaj   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of smoking cessation patterns and untreated smoking with glaucoma, cataract, and macular degeneration: a population-based retrospective study

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study aims to assess the association between nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), varenicline, and untreated smoking with the risk of developing eye disorders.
Yuan-Tsung Tseng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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