- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Humor Studies and Applications
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Cancer survivorship and care
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Osaka Minami Medical Center
2025
Chikamori Hospital
2024-2025
University of Arizona
2021-2024
Einstein Healthcare Network
2024
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2024
Thomas Jefferson University
2024
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
2024
University of Pennsylvania
2024
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
2024
Kindai University
2023
Disorders associated with mental health significantly impact disability-adjusted life year values and represent an ongoing problem in stressed societies. Worsening also affects cognitive function quality of life. Increasing attention has thus been attracted to preventive measures for brain daily This created a growing interest care using laughter. study assessed the effects short-term, laughter-based intervention on functions middle-aged adults. The applied single-blind, crossover-controlled...
California's Reproductive Health Privacy Act, which became law in January 2003, clarified that advanced practice clinicians could legally provide medical abortion. Little is known about the characteristics associated with nonphysician clinicians' interest receiving abortion training or their perceptions of barriers to provision.In early a total 1,176 licensed California-nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse-midwives-completed mail-in survey assessing personal...
More than 19 million adolescents seek care in the emergency department (ED) annually. We aimed to describe knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related confidential adolescent among pediatric ED physicians. conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire of US physician members Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee survey listserv. The 24-item assessed familiarity with confidentiality laws, attitudes toward providing care, frequency discussing behavioral health topics...
Objectives: Contraception use reduces teen pregnancy, and long-acting reversible contraception is recommended as first-line treatment. Since many adolescents the emergency department (ED) a primary source of health care, it potential site contraceptive counseling provision. We surveyed female to assess desire for initiation/change during an ED visit. Materials Methods: This was cross sectional study convenience sample patients aged 16-21 years in urban pediatric ED. Participants completed...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend universal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening starting at 13 years, which has been implemented in many general U.S. emergency departments (EDs) but infrequently pediatric EDs. We aimed to 1) implement a pilot of routine adolescent HIV ED 2) determine the unique barriers CDC-recommended this region high prevalence.This was prospective 4-month implementation convenience sample adolescents 18 years single ED, based on study...
Objectives The aims of the study were (1) to compare targeted and routine HIV screening in a pediatric emergency department (PED) (2) provider documented risk assessment with adolescent perception conducted during PED visit. Methods This prospective ran concurrent pilot. Adolescents could be tested for by per usual care (targeted testing); if not tested, they approached A subset adolescents completed questionnaire on risk. χ 2 analysis compared testing screening. HIV-tested patients asked...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Disorders associated with mental health significantly impact disability-adjusted life year values and represent a social problem in stressed societies. Worsening also affects cognitive functions quality of life. To address these issues, increasing attention is attracted to preventive measures vis-à-vis brain daily Therefore, growing interest care using laughter has recently been noted. This study was designed assess the effects short-term laughter-based...
Cancer survivors have reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) due to impaired daily functioning. In addition, stress leads worsening oxidative stress. The purpose this study is investigate the efficacy laughter therapy on HRQOL and in cancer survivors.This before-and-after asked watch a 15-minute or longer comedy video over four-week period assess Functional Assessment Therapy-General (FACT-G), EuroQOL 5 dimension 3-level (EQ-5D-3L), Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS),...
Many adolescents use the emergency department as their sole resource for primary care and sexual health care. This provides an opportunity to prevent sexually transmitted infections unintended pregnancy well educate teenagers about bodies health. There is no standard curriculum on part of pediatric medicine (PEM) fellowship education. Our goal evaluate what taught in PEM adolescent health.We administered anonymous questionnaire both fellows program directors (PDs). The was distributed...
Malrotation and midgut volvulus are conditions commonly described in infants, typically diagnosed within the first month of life. We present an unusual occurrence high-grade obstruction because malrotation adolescent male. His symptoms at presentation, abdominal pain vomiting, were similar to previous episodes which he had been with constipation or viral gastroenteritis discharged home. main criteria for admission this related his degree dehydration.