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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in overweight and obesity by socioeconomic status in Year 6 school children, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–2018

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Due to the high prevalence and adverse consequences, overweight and obesity in children continues to be a major public health concern worldwide.
Zongjian Yang, Hai Phung, Ann-Maree Hughes, Sommer Sherwood, Emily Harper, Paul Kelly   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro, Freda Qi, Karen Colwill, Alina D. Dorogy, Ying Liu, Michelle Science, Anne‐Claude Gingras, James M. Rini, Sumit Gupta, Sarah Alexander, Shelly Bolotin, Tania H. Watts   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Much of the evidence of an association between low functional or health literacy and poor health comes from studies that include people who have various cognitive difficulties or who do not speak the dominant language of their society.
Brian Williams, Entwistle, V.A, Williams Brian, Easton Phyllis, Williams, B, Entwistle Vikki A, Easton, P., Easton, P, Phyllis Easton, Williams, Brian, Easton, Phyllis, Entwistle, V.A., Williams, B., Entwistle, Vikki A., Entwistle, Vikki, Vikki A Entwistle, Entwistle, Vikki A   +16 more
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Combined central nervous system tuberculosis and neurocryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient following severe psychological trauma

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Simultaneous CNS tuberculosis and neuro cryptococcosis are rare in immunocompromised patients and more rare in immune-competent patients, immunosuppression by HIV infection is the main contributing factor, herein, we describe a case of CNS tuberculosis ...
Hamdy Ibrahim, Mohamed Saleh, Basma AAref, Sara Safwat, Mohamed Adel Nassef, Nagy Mansour, Amira Yousef, Atta Ahmed Ali, Marwa Haron, Hatem Zeineldein, Rania Sami, Mahmoud Elshymy, Mohamed Gafar, Ahmed Shams eldeen, Ashraf Wahba, Mohamed Ashraf, Mahmoud Badr, Ahmed Saraya, Mariam Elfouly, Omar Refaie, Mostafa Nasser   +20 more
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Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Conceptual Framework: Life Course Health Development and Partial Hand Loss

Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022
Partial hand loss can be a profound source of disability with far-reaching economic and social consequences across the lifespan. Compared to other limb loss populations, perhaps surprisingly, the partial hand loss population experiences higher rates of ...
Alison L. Johnson
doaj   +1 more source

Health of the population of Vojvodina

Medicinski pregled, 2007
Population characteristics. The Province of Vojvodina is a region with 16% of population aged 65 and over, average age of 38.1 years, and aging index 0.85%. Vital statistics show low birth rate, increased death rate and as a result - a negative population growth. Morbidity and mortality.
Mirjana, Martinov-Cvejin, Vera, Grujić, Sonja, Susnjević, Svetlana, Kvrgić, Miodrag, Arsić, Erzebet, Ac-Nikolić   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The public health theory of populism [PDF]

Bioethics, 2023
AbstractSuccessful public health interventions have, in recent decades, improved the health of the working classes in significant ways across much of the western world. Nevertheless, here, I argue that populist electoral breakthroughs over the last decade may be considered side‐effects of ‘successful’ public health policies: crucially, the claim is ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source