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Responses to traumatic brain injury screening questions and suicide attempts among those seeking Veterans Health Administration mental health services

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Psychometrically sound screening tools available to aid in the identification of lifetime history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are limited.
Alexandra Lindsay Schneider, Trisha Ann Hostetter, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Beeta Yazmeen Homaifar, Jeri Erica Forster, Jeri Erica Forster, Jeri Erica Forster, Bridget Bulman Matarazzo, Bridget Bulman Matarazzo, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Joe eHuggins, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner, Lisa Anne Brenner   +17 more
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Receipt of medications for opioid use disorders among veterans by race/ethnicity and legal involvement: an observational study of electronic health records

Health & Justice
Background The Veterans Health Administration has made strides to improve access to medications for opioid use disorder overall. However, quality improvement methods to assess treatment gaps may not sufficiently detect differences in medication access by
Andrea K. Finlay, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Mengfei Yu, Christine Timko, Ingrid A. Binswanger, David Smelson, Emmeline Taylor, Alex H. S. Harris   +7 more
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Pursuing the Mission: How Homeless Veterans Manage Chronic Disease

Global Qualitative Nursing Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe and explain the process by which homeless veterans manage their chronic health problems. In the United States, over 550,000 people experience homelessness on any given night.
Jillian Weber, Rebecca C. Lee, Donna Martsolf   +2 more
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Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals common and unique gene expression profiles in primary CD4+ T cells latently infected with HIV under different conditions

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe latent HIV reservoir represents the major barrier to a cure. One curative strategy is targeting diseased cells for elimination based on biomarkers that uniquely define these cells.
Xinlian Zhang, Andrew A. Qazi, Savitha Deshmukh, Roni Lobato Ventura, Amey Mukim, Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell, Nadejda Beliakova-Bethell   +6 more
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The Boost Team: transforming outreach for female veterans in rural communities

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionPrior studies show that rurality and sex act synergistically resulting in poor health outcomes for rural female Veterans in large part due to challenges utilizing timely and convenient health care services.
Jenny Krause Cohen, Jenny Krause Cohen, Kara Zamora-Rogoski, Caitlin McLean, Mariam Jacob, Tara Stacker, Caroline Dancu, Caroline Dancu, Jennifer Childers   +8 more
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Activating laboratory surveillance response to the threat of H5N1 influenza in the Veterans Health Administration, 2024–25

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe Veterans Health Administration (VHA) mobilized and adapted its established national infrastructure to enhance influenza surveillance during 2024–2025 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) panzootic.
Cynthia Lucero-Obusan, Joyce S. Chung, Gina Oda, Connor Edson, Aarthi Chary, Aarthi Chary, Mark Holodniy, Mark Holodniy, Mark Holodniy   +8 more
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Niacin Enhancement for Parkinson’s Disease: An Effectiveness Trial

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021
We previously reported that individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) present with lower vitamin B3 levels compared to controls. It may be related to carbidopa interaction, defective tryptophan metabolism, and stresses of night sleep disorder. Vitamin B3
Raymond Chong, Raymond Chong, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Chandramohan Wakade, Marissa Seamon, Marissa Seamon, Marissa Seamon, Banabihari Giri, Banabihari Giri, John Morgan, John Morgan, Sharad Purohit, Sharad Purohit   +14 more
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Establishing community partnerships to maintain social connection and healthcare access during an emergency declaration: virtual veterans socials

Frontiers in Public Health
This community case study reflects the transition of a community-based social intervention at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in the northeastern United States (U.S.) from in-person to virtual gatherings during COVID-19 restrictions.
Jay A. Gorman, Jay A. Gorman, Elizabeth S. Chamberlin, Helen P. Hailes, Marsha Langer Ellison, Rachelle M. Calixte, Jessica Mack, John Smolinsky, Erin D. Reilly, Erin D. Reilly, Charles E. Drebing   +10 more
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Recommendations for clinical decision-making when offering exoskeletons for community use in individuals with spinal cord injury

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Approved in 2014 by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with a trained companion, personal powered exoskeletons (PPE) for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) provide an opportunity for the appropriate candidate to ambulate in their home ...
Derrick Onate, Cassandra Hogan, Kathryn Fitzgerald, Kevin T. White, Kevin T. White, Keith Tansey, Keith Tansey, Keith Tansey   +7 more
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Multimorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders among housed and homeless U.S. veterans

Scientific Reports
Housing can be an important social determinant of mental health, which is why it is important to understand how mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) cluster and vary by housing instability.
Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind Beydoun   +2 more
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