- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Media in Health Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
Duke University
2021-2024
Duke Medical Center
2024
Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of mortality and there increasing morbidity in younger adults. Simultaneously, has been discourse about CRC on social media platforms like TikTok. There little understanding quality accuracy this content, especially newer Methods: We evaluated top 100 TikToks meeting our inclusion criteria under hashtags #coloncancer, #colorectalcancer, #coloncancerawareness. Two reviewers independently performed standardized video coding,...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are both immune-mediated complications that affect orthotopic liver transplantation patients. In this report, we present a 60-year-old man who underwent for cryptogenic cirrhosis with serologies notable CMV-seropositive donor seronegative recipient. His post-transplant course was initially complicated by probable refractory CMV colitis. However, his gastrointestinal symptoms persisted, eventually leading to diagnosis of de novo IBD....
Abstract Background Mucositis is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo HCT) that can lead to debilitating pain, malnutrition, and bloodstream infections (BSI). We sought characterize the oral microbiome allo HCT recipients correlate with development mucositis clinical outcomes. Methods collected weekly swabs data from patients who underwent 2017-21. Swabs 16S rRNA sequencing, amplifying V4 region. Patients paired pre-HCT (prior conditioning) day...