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Primary sclerosing cholangitis and pancreatic cancer: A retrospective cohort study of United States veterans

Frontiers in Gastroenterology, 2023
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is associated with hepatobiliary and colorectal cancers, but it remains uncertain if PSC increases the risk for pancreatic cancer.
Anita Nguyen, Anita Nguyen, Babak Torabi Sagvand, Babak Torabi Sagvand, Madeline Alizadeh, Madeline Alizadeh, Cydney Nguyen, Cydney Nguyen, William Scott, Erik C. von Rosenvinge, Erik C. von Rosenvinge   +10 more
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Comparing mental and physical health of U.S. veterans by VA healthcare use: implications for generalizability of research in the VA electronic health records

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Objective The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) electronic health records (EHR) offer a rich source of big data to study medical and health care questions, but patient eligibility and preferences may limit generalizability of findings.
David S. Fink, Malka Stohl, Zachary L. Mannes, Dvora Shmulewitz, Melanie Wall, Sarah Gutkind, Mark Olfson, Jaimie Gradus, Salomeh Keyhani, Charles Maynard, Katherine M. Keyes, Scott Sherman, Silvia Martins, Andrew J. Saxon, Deborah S. Hasin   +14 more
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in US Military Veterans under outpatient care at the Veterans Health Administration

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: There are currently no reliable estimates of the prevalence of gastrointestinal disease in the US Military Veterans. Hence, the study aims to determine its prevalence in military Veterans in the United States.
Kelsey G Kent
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Enhanced Acquisition and Retention of Conditioned Eyeblink Responses in Veterans Expressing PTSD Symptoms: Modulation by Lifetime History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2020
Enhanced acquisition of eyeblink conditioning is observed in active duty military and veterans expressing PTSD symptoms (PTSD+) and those expressing temperamental vulnerabilities to develop PTSD after traumatic experiences, such as behaviorally inhibited
Justin D. Handy, Justin D. Handy, W. Geoffrey Wright, W. Geoffrey Wright, Amanda Haskell, Amanda Haskell, Labeeby Servatius, Labeeby Servatius, Richard J. Servatius, Richard J. Servatius   +9 more
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Auditory Comprehension Deficits in Post-stroke Aphasia: Neurologic and Demographic Correlates of Outcome and Recovery

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Introduction: One of the most challenging symptoms of aphasia is an impairment in auditory comprehension. The inability to understand others has a direct impact on a person's quality of life and ability to benefit from treatment.
Sandy J. Lwi, Timothy J. Herron, Brian C. Curran, Maria V. Ivanova, Krista Schendel, Nina F. Dronkers, Juliana V. Baldo   +6 more
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Cytoreductive treatment patterns among US veterans with polycythemia vera

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Polycythemia vera (PV) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm associated with increased thrombotic and cardiovascular risk, which are key contributors to patient morbidity and mortality.
Shreekant Parasuraman, Jingbo Yu, Dilan Paranagama, Sulena Shrestha, Li Wang, Onur Baser, Robyn Scherber   +6 more
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Bacteriophage Cocktail and Microcin-Producing Probiotic Escherichia coli Protect Mice Against Gut Colonization With Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Non-antibiotic measures are needed to reduce the rate of infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), including by eliminating the commensal reservoir that underlies such strains’ dissemination and leads to recurrent infections.
Stephen B. Porter, Brian D. Johnston, Dagmara Kisiela, Connie Clabots, Evgeni V. Sokurenko, James R. Johnson, James R. Johnson   +6 more
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Effect of Joint Friction Compensation on a “Muscle-First” Motor-Assisted Hybrid Neuroprosthesis

Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 2020
This study assessed the metabolic energy consumption of walking with the external components of a “Muscle-First” Motor Assisted Hybrid Neuroprosthesis (MAHNP), which combines implanted neuromuscular stimulation with a motorized exoskeleton.
Ryan-David Reyes, Ryan-David Reyes, Rudolf Kobetic, Mark Nandor, Mark Nandor, Nathaniel Makowski, Nathaniel Makowski, Musa Audu, Musa Audu, Roger Quinn, Ronald Triolo, Ronald Triolo   +11 more
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Increased residual cardiovascular risk in U.S. veterans with moderately-elevated baseline triglycerides and well-controlled LDL-C levels on statins

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundRecent studies have demonstrated a causal role for elevated triglycerides (TG) in incident cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with established coronary heart disease (CHD) and those with CV risk factors alone, particularly diabetes ...
Sarah Leatherman, Sarah Leatherman, Ryan Ferguson, Ryan Ferguson, Cynthia Hau, Kelly Harrington, Kelly Harrington, Craig Granowitz, Sephy Philip, Peter Paul Toth, Deepak Bhatt, William Boden, William Boden   +12 more
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Accommodating heterogeneous missing data patterns for prostate cancer risk prediction [PDF]

, 2021
Objective: We compared six commonly used logistic regression methods for accommodating missing risk factor data from multiple heterogeneous cohorts, in which some cohorts do not collect some risk factors at all, and developed an online risk prediction tool that accommodates missing risk factors from the end-user.
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