A5041329083- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Education and Technology Integration
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Reflective Practices in Education
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Microscopic Colitis
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
- Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Imperial Valley College
2025
Indiana University
2025
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
2025
Levine Cancer Institute
2018-2024
Burnet Institute
2011-2024
Greenwood Genetic Center
2019-2024
Society for Endocrinology
2024
Monash University
2018-2022
IC Independent Consulting (Australia)
2022
University of Pennsylvania
2021
Abstract Objective To assess the prevalence of menstrual hygiene management ( MHM ) knowledge and practices among adolescent schoolgirls in Indonesia, factors associated with poor school absenteeism due to menstruation. Methods A cross‐sectional survey enrolled a representative sample urban rural school‐going girls aged 12–19 years four provinces Indonesia. semi‐structured, self‐administered questionnaire obtained socio‐demographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes related menstruation,...
The importance of involving men in reproductive, maternal and child health programs is increasingly recognised globally. In the Pacific region, most services do not actively engage expectant fathers young children few studies have been conducted on challenges, benefits opportunities for fathers. This study explores attitudes beliefs policymakers practitioners regarding benefits, risks approaches to increasing men's involvement education clinical Pacific. In-depth interviews were with 17...
Evidence suggests that increasing male involvement in maternal and newborn health (MNH) may improve MNH outcomes. However, is difficult to measure, further research necessary understand the barriers enablers for men engage MNH, define target groups interventions. Using data from a peri-urban township Myanmar, this study aimed construct appropriate indicators of assess sociodemographic, knowledge attitude correlates involvement.A cross-sectional married with one or more children aged up year...
<h3>AIMS</h3> To ascertain the outcome associated with antenatal renal pelvis dilatation; to recommend guidelines for postnatal investigation and determine an upper limit of normal anterioposterior dimensions fetal pelvis. <h3>METHODS</h3> Infants whose ultrasound scan showed a 5 mm or greater were investigated using tract micturating cystogram. Isotope studies also performed, where appropriate. <h3>RESULTS</h3> Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), most common diagnosis, was evident in 23/104 (22%)....
Individuals with pain often present more than one painful condition. The purpose of this study was to characterize the rates comorbidity, medication use, and health care costs for 23 selected conditions in a large plan using administrative claims data from 2005 2007.Eligible patients included 1,211,483 adults at least condition during one-year period. Pain cohorts were classified based on first diagnosis period.Musculoskeletal among most prevalent including low back pain, osteoarthritis,...
Attitudes and beliefs about menstruation can place restrictions on menstruating women girls, limiting their ability to fully participate in community life, education employment. This paper presents evidence menstruation-related contributing restrictive practices Papua New Guinea (PNG), Solomon Islands (SI) Fiji. Focus group discussions interviews were undertaken with 307 adolescent men a rural urban site each country. Data analysed using an inductive thematic approach. Participants described...
The importance of engaging men in maternal and child health programs is well recognised internationally. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), men's involvement services remains limited barriers enablers to involving fathers antenatal care have not been studied. purpose this paper explore attitudes expectant participating care, identify participation with their pregnant partner PNG.Twenty-eight focus group discussions were conducted purposively selected women, fathers, older women across four provinces...
The treatment landscape for metastatic melanoma has changed dramatically over the past few years as new medications have been developed. Encorafenib, a B-Raf protein kinase inhibitor, and binimetinib, MEK were approved by U.S. Food Drug Administration in 2018 of patients with unresectable or which harbor BRAF V600E V600K mutation. These approvals based on findings from COLUMBUS trial, demonstrated improvement progression-free survival overall combination encorafenib plus binimetinib compared...
Epidemiological studies involving patients with acromegaly have yielded conflicting results regarding cancer incidence and causes of mortality in relation to control growth hormone (GH) excess.
Male involvement in maternal and child health is recognised as a valuable strategy to improve care-seeking uptake of optimal home care practices for women children low- middle-income settings. However, the specific mechanisms by which involving men can lead observed behaviour change are not well substantiated. A qualitative study conducted explore men's women's experiences male interventions Tanzania Zimbabwe found that, some men, had fostered more loving partner relationships. Both female...
Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma constitute 36% of all primary bone cancers. However, these 2 subtypes represent the most commonly diagnosed cancer types in pediatric adolescent population. Although still largely unknown, certain genetic mutations, rearrangements, and/or predisposition syndromes likely play a role pathogenesis cancer. Osteosarcoma may also develop as direct result long-term side effects radiation therapy. With implementation multimodality approach to treatment, including...
Despite the established efficacy of 7.5% NaCl/6% dextran-70 in treatment hypovolemia, optimal formulation a hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic small volume resuscitation solution has yet to be defined. The present study investigates cardiovascular effects hypertonic saline ranging from 3.75%-25% NaCl (HS) and (D-70) 3 24%. HS D-70 were studied alone or specific combinations at dose 4 mL/kg, euvolemic sheep. Blood samples collected before, during up 60 min after infusion test solutions. Dose-dependent...
Our objective is to determine the prevalence of recurrent headaches in military-dependent children and study changes headache frequency, severity, duration during a parental deployment. Recurrent are common often intensified by stressful life events. Military-dependent subjected unique stressors, most significantly wartime No studies have evaluated effect deployment on somatic complaints, include headaches. We conducted parental, cross-sectional questionnaire-based patients aged 5 17 years...
Background Despite increasing recognition that menstruation matters for adolescent girls' health and education, few studies have investigated menstrual challenges impacts in Myanmar. In this study we aimed to (1) understand the experiences of girls attending monastic schools Magway Region, Myanmar (2) explore associations between their reported unmet needs school absenteeism. Methods We undertook a mixed-methods exploration across 16 Monastic rural semi-rural areas. In-depth interviews with...
Identifying genetic diagnoses for neurologic conditions with a considerable hereditary component, such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, is critical to providing proper medical management patients their families. However, many these are not tested appropriately or receive no testing at all. The current study was designed characterize the practices of providers most likely evaluate order patients: pediatric neurologists, geneticists, counselors. Significant...
In 2019, Pennsylvania established a voluntary financial incentive program designed to increase the engagement in addiction treatment for Medicaid patients with opioid use disorder after emergency department (ED) encounters. this qualitative study involving hospital leaders, authors examined decisions leading participation as well barriers and facilitators that influenced its implementation.Twenty semistructured interviews were conducted leaders from diverse sample of hospitals health systems...
Abstract Background Maternal mental morbidity and low perinatal health service utilisation in resource-constrained settings contribute substantially to the global burden of poor maternal, newborn, child health. The community-based Mbereko+Men program rural Zimbabwe engaged women men complementary activities improve men's support for babies, coparents' equitable, informed decision-making, ultimately, maternal care-seeking newborn services. study aimed test effectiveness on at 0-6 months after...