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Ultrasound in Women's Health: Mechanisms, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
As healthcare moves toward decentralization, ultrasound technologies are evolving from strictly imaging tools in clinical settings into versatile diagnostic and therapeutic platforms, with growing roles addressing women's health needs. This review highlights how ultrasound's underlying physical mechanisms can be harnessed to reduce disparities in women'
Sarah B. Ornellas, Bilal Kizilaslan, Aastha Shah, Jason F. Hou, Yoonsoo Shin, Alejandra Hernandez Moyers, Claudia Lozano, Canan Dagdeviren   +7 more
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The More Doctors Program in remote areas: the experience of the Special Supervision Group in Pará, Brazil

Interface: Comunicação, Saúde, Educação, 2019
The More Doctors Program encompasses an academic supervision carried out by supervisory institutions that have signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education (MEC).
Raphael Augusto Teixeira de Aguiar, Harineide Madeira Macedo   +1 more
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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
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Advancing engagement and capacity for rural cancer control: a mixed-methods case study of a Community-Academic Advisory Board in the Appalachia region of Southwest Virginia

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2021
Plain English summary There has been notable progress among state and local cancer coalitions in developing and implementing comprehesive cancer control plans.
Jamie M. Zoellner, Kathleen J. Porter, Donna-Jean P. Brock, Emma Mc Kim Mitchell, Howard Chapman, Deborah Clarkston, Wendy Cohn, Lindsay Hauser, Dianne W. Morris, Sarah Y. Ramey, Brenna Robinson, Scott Schriefer, Noelle Voges, Kara P. Wiseman   +13 more
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Multitasking Smart Intestinal Capsule Robot: A Cutting‐Edge Platform for Sampling, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen, Libing Huang, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +3 more
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A scoping review of virtual clinics in underserved regions: barriers and opportunities

BMC Health Services Research
Background Universal access to quality healthcare remains a fundamental human right; however, underserved populations in rural and remote areas face persistent barriers to timely and appropriate care. Recent advancements in digital technology, especially
Aliyeh Bazi, Vahideh Emadi, Parvaneh Isfahani, Mohammad Sarani, Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam   +4 more
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Advancing Dry Electroencephalography With Scalable, Soft, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation‐Compatible Ti3C2Tx MXene Electrodes for Research and Clinical‐Grade Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Dry soft Ti3C2Tx MXene electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes provide low impedance (2.1 ± 1.8 kΩ at 10 Hz), long‐term stability, and enable safe simultaneous EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Across scalp sites, hair types, and recording paradigms, including steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP), clinical EEG, and mobile EEG ...
Sneha Shankar, Jakob Michiels, Ksenija Tasich, Ashley Koluda, Ryan Rich, Brian Erickson, Eugenia Angelopoulos, Francesca Cimino, Daryl Hurwitz, Raghav Garg, Spencer R. Averbeck, Doris Xu, Mariam Josyula, Nina Petillo, James J. Gugger, Kathryn A. Davis, John Medaglia, Flavia Vitale   +17 more
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Neuroinvasive Onchocerca lupi Infection in a Ten-Year-Old Girl

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2022
The nematode Onchocerca lupi is an emerging human pathogen. Though its life cycle is not well studied, it likely infects humans after a bite from a black fly vector, which in turn acquires infective microfilariae from an infected canid.
Dorothy Bowers Wu, Brandon Ko, Gloria Lopez Hernandez, James Botros, Heather Spader, Sarah Sapp, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Christopher D. Paddock, Paul T. Cantey, Walter Dehority   +9 more
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Gravity‐Tolerant In‐Flight 3D Bioprinting Enabled by Stereolithography for Space Tissue Engineering

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A flight‐compliant, closed stereolithographic 3D bioprinting system enables robust fabrication of acellular and cell‐laden hydrogel constructs under varying gravitational conditions, including microgravity and hypergravity phases. Printed structures retain dimensional fidelity and high‐resolution features, while cell viability remains high ...
Bianca Lemke, Matthias R. Kollert, Tobias Lam, Tobias Thiele, Nicolas Göbel, Lisa R. Köhn, Gabriela Korus, Lutz Kloke, Georg N. Duda   +8 more
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A Comparison of Two Regional Campus Systems and their Impact on Addressing Health Care Needs of the Underserved

Journal of Regional Medical Campuses, 2018
A major impact of the late 1970s Carnegie Commission on Higher Education’s report titled Higher Education and the Nation’s Health was the funding and development of Area Health Education Centers (AHECs).1  AHECs were located in rural and medically ...
Sandeep Rahangdale
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