Objective:
Compare differences in demographics, comorbidities, and ED visits or hospitalizations in Black versus White AIBD patients evaluated and treated at Duke Dermatology between 2012-2021.
Background:
Previous cross-sectional studies of...
Background: In infants with neurological symptoms, ischemic stroke and bacterial meningitis are possible. To rule out meningitis, clinicians often perform a lumbar puncture. However, there is minimal research describing the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of...
Background and objective: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are carbohydrates abundant in human breast milk. Their composition varies widely among women, and prior research has identified numerous factors contributing to this variation. However, the...
Background: Glenoid bone loss remains one of the most significant risk factors for recurrent instability following surgical management of glenohumeral instability. Controversy exists regarding the optimal procedure for reconstructing glenoid bone loss...
Introduction: We assessed adherence to ACOG guidelines for antihypertensive medication initiation or titration among pregnant chronic hypertensive patients with blood pressure (BP) > 140/90 and patient characteristics associated with...
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) in elderly patients with proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) who underwent early RTSA versus those who underwent delayed RTSA.
METHODS: A...
Background. Persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. The Supervised Weight loss and Exercise Training for Rheumatoid Arthritis (SWET-RA) trial demonstrated improved RA cardiometabolic risk with a weight...
Background: Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is associated with high rates of intrinsic conduction disease. Patients with CA and cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) have demonstrated an eventual reliance on ventricular pacing, regardless of initial...
Introduction: In the U.S., patients of Black race and Hispanic ethnicity have lower survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) when they are not witnessed by 9-1-1 responders than White patients. Whether these racial and ethnic differences...
Background: Current osteoporosis screening guidelines recommend bone mineral density (BMD) testing following fragility fractures. Despite the existence of such guidelines, previous studies have demonstrated that rates of osteoporosis screening remain...