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Preoperative Cytopenia in Patients Affected by High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: Just a Matter of Platelets?

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In patients affected by high‐risk neuroblastoma (HR‐NB), complete macroscopic resection (CMR) is associated with better outcomes. These patients are often cytopenic due to intensive induction regimens. The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of preoperative cytopenia on surgical outcome in patients with HR‐NB ...
Giorgio Persano, Valerio Voglino, Federico Beati, Cristina Martucci, Chiara Grimaldi, Francesca Del Bufalo, Annalisa Serra, Francesco Fabozzi, Carmen Malaspina, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Gian Luigi Natali, Simone Reali, Maria Antonietta De Ioris, Alessandro Crocoli   +13 more
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Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders

Abstract This chapter reviews the DSM-5 definitions for substance use and other addictive disorders, their prevalence in the population, and known genetic, environmental, gene-environment, psychological, and social risk factors. It then examines how religion might influence the development and course of substance use disorders (SUDs ...
Harold G. Koenig, Tyler J. VanderWeele, John R. Peteet   +2 more
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Stimulant safe supply: a potential opportunity to respond to the overdose epidemic

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background Occurring against the backdrop of an overdose crisis, stimulant use and stimulant-involved deaths in North America are increasing at an alarming rate.
Taylor Fleming, Allison Barker, Andrew Ivsins, Sheila Vakharia, Ryan McNeil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relation of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Clinical and Patient‐Reported Outcomes for Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: A Registry Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events prior to age 18 that are known to have a lasting impact on individuals’ health and well‐being. There is a gap in understanding the relationship between ACEs and Other Life Stressors and health status for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Marsha Treadwell, Jessica Liang, Liliana Preiss, Angela Rivers, Jane S. Hankins, Allison King, Justin Williams, Michael B. Potter, Danielle Hessler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovations to the ECHO model to enhance reach and network-building among addiction clinicians in Western Canada

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
Background Building capacity for evidence-based treatment and support for people with substance use disorders (SUD) is an urgent priority in the context of the toxic drug poisoning crisis.
Samantha Robinson, Isabella Brohman, Jenna van Draanen, Rivka Kushner, Nadia Fairbairn, Stephanie Glegg   +5 more
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Perspectives of HIV-positive and -negative people who use drugs regarding the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background While previous research has identified how criminalization of HIV non-disclosure can have deleterious effects on those living with HIV, the perspectives of people who use drugs – a population disproportionately affected by HIV– should be more ...
Cara Ng, Koharu Loulou Chayama, Andrea Krüsi, Will Small, Rod Knight   +4 more
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Does Sexual Orientation Moderate between Partner Substance Use and Alcohol Consumption? [PDF]

, 2020
Does Sexual Orientation Moderate between Partner Substance Use and Alcohol Consumption? Jasmine Jones, Depts. of Psychology and African American Studies, with Dr. Jessica Salvatore, Dept.
Jones, Jasmine
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The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol's Promise for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Substance use disorder is characterized by repeated use of a substance, leading to clinically significant distress, making it a serious public health concern.
Y. Chye, Erynn Christensen, N. Solowij, M. Yücel   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What to Do When Medical Evidence Can Only Be Generated Through Routine Data: An Example From Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation often receive off‐label rituximab treatment for Epstein–Barr virus reactivation, using adult dosing without pediatric evidence. This project aims to develop a clinical decision support tool (CDSS) that provides evidence‐based dosing scenarios by analyzing real‐world patient data.
Birgit Burkhardt, Antje Walz, Dietrich Knoerzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harm reduction in photovoice knowledge mobilization with 2S/LGBTQ+ youth who use(d) drugs: A community showcase

Harm Reduction Journal
Photovoice, a participatory photography approach, is an action-oriented research methodology that is increasingly being taken up in research with equity-owed populations and related to sensitive topics.
Trevor Goodyear, Christian Barborini, Reid Gilmore, Apollo Collin-Gray, Mazal Jensen, Lee Young, Alec Hossain, En He, Other Members of the Substance Use Beyond the Binary Youth Action Committee   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source