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Application of Smartphone-Based Fundus Cameras and Telemedicine in the Brazilian Amazon Forest

Journal of Clinical & Translational Ophthalmology
Smartphone-based fundus cameras and telemedicine are an opportunity for accessing ocular health inequalities in under-resourced areas. The objective of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of retinal findings in a community in the Amazon and propose ...
Josmar Sabage, Luís Expedito Sabage, João Vitor Mota Lanzarin, Leonardo Resende de Sousa, Isabela Ussifati Negrine, Carolina Poltronieri Chiaroni, Ana Claudia Ferreira de Almeida, Alessandra Mazzo, Ênio Luís Damaso, Luiz Fernando Manzoni Lourençone   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

C.E. Credit. Addressing Access to Care and Bridging the Dental-Medical Services in an Oral Medicine Practice

Journal of the California Dental Association, 2023
Background Aging, uninsured, underserved, ethnic/racial minority groups and residents of rural areas are most vulnerable to suffering from a lack of access to health care.
Sahar Mirfarsi, Aaron Bacha, Vineza Saraza Reduta, Mark Mintline, Craig S. Miller   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

ALS With and Without Upper Motor Neuron Signs: A Comparative Study Supporting the Gold Coast Criteria

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The Gold Coast criteria permit diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) even without upper motor neuron (UMN) signs. However, whether ALS patients with UMN signs (ALSwUMN) and those without (ALSwoUMN) share similar characteristics and prognoses remains unclear.
Hee‐Jae Jung, E‐nae Cheong, Jungmin So, Heung‐Won Kang, Yangsean Choi, Eun‐Jae Lee, Hyunjin Kim, Young‐Min Lim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure–Function Decoupling of the Sensorimotor and Default Mode Networks in Black Americans With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Multiple sclerosis (MS) exhibits racially disparate rates of disease progression. Black people with MS (B‐PwMS) experience a more severe disease course than non‐Hispanic White people with MS (NHW‐PwMS). Here we investigated structural and functional connectivity as well as structure–function decoupling in the ...
Emilio Cipriano, Giacomo Boffa, Maria Petracca, Marta Ponzano, Nicole Graziano, Claire Wigley, Claire Riley, Jonathan Howard, Pietro Bontempi, Sylvia Klineova, Fred Lublin, Matilde Inglese   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth with Childhood‐Onset Lupus: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Our objective was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment and Education Approach for Childhood‐onset Lupus (TEACH), a six‐session cognitive behavioral intervention addressing depressive, fatigue, and pain symptoms, delivered remotely to individual youth with lupus by a trained interventionist.
Natoshia R. Cunningham, Thea Senger‐Carpenter, Jocelyn Zuckerman, Michelle Adler, Mallet R. Reid, Ashley Danguecan, Luana Flores Pereira, Sarah I. Mossad, Samantha L. Ely, Khalid Abulaban, Elizabeth A. Kessler, Natalie Rosenwasser, Tamar B. Rubinstein, Ekemini A. Ogbu, Emily A. Smitherman, Alaina Miller, Taylor Abounader, Elizabeth Ross, Livie Timmerman, Dhriti Sharma, Jennifer N. Stinson, Stacy Allen, Kabita Nanda, Tala El Tal, Deborah M. Levy, Linda T. Hiraki, Hermine I. Brunner, Mathew Reeves, Steven J. Pierce, Andrea Knight   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pioneering COVID-19 Pandemic Partnerships: Federally Qualified Health Centers and Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Programs Work Together to Care for Diverse Underserved Older Adults

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected populations served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), with high morbidity and mortality rates in ethnic minority older adults.
Lisa Gibbs MD, Julie Rousseau PhD, CNM, Nina Tumosa PhD, Roopali Gupta MD, Bonnie Olsen PhD, Anna Faul PhD, Jennifer Reichstadt MSG, Samantha Cotton PhD, Theresa Sivers-Teixiera MSPA, PA-C, Neika Saville Med, Jung-Ah Lee PhD, RN   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song, Evelyn Kubacki, Alexander Berger, Markus Retsch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health inequalities in post-COVID-19 Chile: Health system coverage and effective access by sex and migrant status

Medwave
Introduction In 2022, after the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 93% of the countries in the Region of the Americas continued to report interruptions in essential health services, with worse outcomes in vulnerable social groups. The present study aims to
Marilaura Nuñez, Iris Delgado, María Isabel Matute, Báltica Cabieses, Paula Muñoz Venturelli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A geospatial approach to understanding inequalities in accessibility to primary care among vulnerable populations.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Many Canadians experience unequal access to primary care services, despite living in a country with a universal health care system. Health inequalities affect all Canadians but have a much stronger impact on the health of vulnerable populations.
Jason A Gilliland, Tayyab I Shah, Andrew Clark, Shannon Sibbald, Jamie A Seabrook   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Minority health social vulnerability index and long COVID illness among a statewide, population-based study of adults with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed SARS-CoV-2

Archives of Public Health
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected socially vulnerable communities. Some individuals experience persistent symptoms and conditions of COVID-19 illness known as long COVID. As little research has examined how social vulnerability is related to long COVID, we studied this topic ...
Soomin Ryu, Kristi L. Allgood, Yanmei Xie, Robert C. Orellana, Nancy L. Fleischer   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources