The American Academy of Pediatrics coined the term “medical home” in 1967 for establishing a single source of care and medical record for children with special health care needs. This phenomenon has expanded across multiple disciplines and more...
Intermittent fasting is a process of planned and timed feeding restriction which can be utilized alone or in combination with a caloric deficit. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to a number of conditions relating to the heart and blood vessels....
Background: Most estimates for the prevalence of depression and anxiety predate COVID-19, which has had a detrimental effect on mental health worldwide. While some literature has been published recently on the rise in prevalence of mental health...
Background: Up to 40% of older surgical patients develop postoperative delirium (POD) and/or postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)–objective cognitive deficits occurring 1-12 months after surgery. Although POCD and POD are both associated...
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Breast density, or the amount of fibroglandular tissue (FGT) present relative overall breast volume, has been shown in multiple studies to increase the risk of developing breast cancer. Breast density is typically assessed...
Since the approval of Ipilimumab in 2011 use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has become a mainstay of cancer therapy with the potential to dramatically improve outcomes for even patients with advanced disease. Despite the dramatic potential...
Background: Peak-to-peak bipolar voltage varies with electrode orientation, fractionation, and collision events. Novel, omnipolar mapping is less dependent on electrode orientation. While studied in animal models, endocardial omnipolar mapping has...
Optimizing Management of the Central Nervous System in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
Background: High-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients often undergo allogeneic...
Background: Epigenetic clocks estimate chronologic age using methylation levels at specific loci. Accelerated biologic aging, defined as higher epigenetic age compared with chronologic age, is associated with adverse health outcomes and mortality....
Background: Equity in organ transplantation cannot be fully achieved without an understanding of how social determinants of health (SDOH) mediate patient outcomes. Unfortunately, SDOH variables are currently inconsistently collected across...