- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Immune Response and Inflammation
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Cancer-related gene regulation
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Animal health and immunology
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
- RNA Research and Splicing
Stanford University
2025
Duke Medical Center
2022-2024
Duke University
2021-2024
Duke University Hospital
2023
University of Utah
2015-2021
<h3>Importance</h3> <i>International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision </i>(<i>ICD-10</i>) codes are used to characterize coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related symptoms. Their accuracy is unknown, which could affect downstream analyses. <h3>Objective</h3> To compare the performance fever-, cough-, dyspnea-specific<i>ICD-10</i>codes with medical record review among patients tested for COVID-19. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This...
Importance Surrogate misunderstanding of patient survival prognosis in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with poor and surrogate outcomes. Shared decision-making (SDM) may reduce misunderstanding. Objective To evaluate association between SDM-aligned communication prognostic Design, Setting, Participants This retrospective cohort study was conducted at 13 medical surgical ICUs 5 hospitals North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Washington December 2012 January 2017. were surrogates adult...
Abstract The United States (US), which is currently the epicenter for COVID-19 pandemic, a country whose demographic composition differs from that of other highly-impacted countries. US-based descriptions SARS-CoV-2 infections have, most part, focused on patient populations with severe disease, captured in areas limited testing capacity. objective this study to compare characteristics positive and negative patients, population primarily comprised mild moderate infections, identified...
We present the case of a patient with germline CHEK2- mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who responded to bipolar androgen therapy (BAT) combined pembrolizumab after progressing through multiple lines therapy. The was diagnosed in his 40s following an elevated screening prostate-specific antigen and biopsy. Over course 20 years, he progressed nearly all standard therapies including deprivation, blockade, traditional chemotherapy, targeted experimental agents. He...
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253 Background: Oncology providers regularly face death and serious illness while shepherding patients through the cancer journey. International research shows that oncologists frequently experience grief is linked to compassion fatigue. Providing care for with terminal has been burnout, but relationship between burnout not explored. We sought describe prevalence of in oncology US its link burnout. Methods: surveyed 255 Duke providers, including Cancer Network. Our survey included...
Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection due to molds in the order Mucorales. These opportunistic pathogens found soil or decaying organic matter mostly affect immunocompromised hosts. Rhino-orbital-cerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and disseminated patterns are possible. We describe a case of angioinvasive colonic mucormycosis patient with recent diabetic ketoacidosis undiagnosed colon adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis was made on histopathology after developed intestinal...