Background
Goals of care (GOC) discussions during advanced serious illness and end-of-life (EOL) care are critical. Institutions are increasingly tracking the frequency and timing of GOC documentation, but large-scale content assessments have...
Background BRAF mutations are common in melanoma, with more than 50% harboring activating BRAF mutations. Though BRAF inhibitors are highly efficacious for nearly half of patients with this BRAF-mutant melanoma, many developing secondary...
Background: Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis (VNL) are common causes of vertigo and dizziness. While multiple treatment strategies have been proposed, no established consensus for the optimal way to manage VNL exists. Moreover, no research...
Background
Long acting injectable (LAI) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the potential to increase PrEP uptake and adherence. However, the majority of studies investigating opinions about LAI PrEP were theoretical, done prior to its approval....
Background: New childhood cancer diagnoses require timely, multi-specialty care coordination, imposing considerable burdens for families. To better understand these challenges and optimize care delivery, this study aims to 1) track the trajectory...
Background
A previous exploratory analysis of surveillance data at our large academic medical center identified higher CLABSI rates among non-Hispanic Black patients compared to White patients. In the context of a growing understanding of the...
Background: Human migration patterns have been shown to significantly influence the HIV epidemic. Throughout American history, marginalized populations have demonstrated how migration can function as a liberatory tool, as seen in the 20th...
Background: Current guidelines recommend exploratory laparotomy for pediatric patients with abdominal firearm injuries. Recent research in adults suggests that laparoscopy may be preferable in selected populations. This study compared clinical...
Objective: This study evaluated predictors of surgical staging with lymphadenectomy (LA) and prescription of adjuvant therapy in a cohort of patients with clinical stage I ovarian cancer.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study assessed...
Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is an emerging modality for hyperthermic ablation of brain tumors. Hyperthermia-induced tumor coagulative necrosis may serve as a source of neoantigen for T-cell priming and a subsequent anti-tumor immune...