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ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash +4 more
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University Awards $12,200 in Civic Grants to Community Organizations in Bristol [PDF]
Funding to assist nine groups with community projects focused on social services, arts, education and ...
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright +13 more
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ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim +8 more
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Students Venture to the Dominican Republic for Scholarship, Service [PDF]
Faculty-led study abroad trip focuses on public health and social justice via community immersion and volunteer opportunities with the Foundation for International Medical Relief of ...
Public Affairs, Roger Williams University
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles +4 more
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University Awarded ‘Military Friendly’ Honors by G.I. Jobs [PDF]
The honor follows a range of ‘military friendly’ accolades earned by Roger Williams in recent ...
Public Affairs, Roger Williams University
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RWU First in RI to Partner with Gateway to College to Help High School Dropouts Earn College Degrees [PDF]
Starting in September 2017, the program will work with the Providence and Pawtucket public school ...
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ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee +9 more
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RWU, RWU Law to Offer Scholarships to Displaced Students from Syria [PDF]
University joins Institute for International Education’s Syria Consortium in helping architecture and law students to resume studies in ...
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