A5031816230- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
University of Toronto
2015-2025
University of Pennsylvania Health System
2022-2025
St. Michael's Hospital
2019-2024
University of Pennsylvania
2000-2024
Sarawak General Hospital
2024
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2006-2024
Harvard University
2006-2024
California University of Pennsylvania
2024
University of Arizona
2024
Ministry of Health
2024
Based on recent work that suggests voters in proportional representation (PR) systems have incentives to cast strategic votes, the authors hypothesize levels of voting are similar both first-past-the-post (FPTP) and PR systems. Comparing vote intentions majoritarian elections United States, Mexico, Britain, Israel Netherlands, find a substantial proportion desert their most preferred candidate or party patterns across FPTP bear striking similarities. In every election, smaller parties tend...
Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a fatal disease, primarily resulting from the transcriptional addiction driven by androgen receptor (AR). First-line CRPC treatments typically target AR signaling, but are rapidly bypassed, in only modest survival benefit with antiandrogens. Therapeutic approaches that more effectively block AR-transcriptional axis urgently needed. Here, we investigated molecular mechanism underlying association between coactivator MED1 and as...
Extracorporeal video microscopes, or "exoscopes," provide high-definition views of the operative field and are alternatives to operating microscope loupes for large-corridor surgical approaches. In this proof-of-concept study, we aim determine feasibility 3-dimensional exoscopes as microscopes in otology neurotology, espeically conjunction with endoscopes. Eleven consecutive cases were performed using place of, adjuncts to, microscope. The exoscope was sole visualization tool 7 cases, 4...
Codification of COVID-19-era use telemedicine as a permanent feature US healthcare has been discussed it may increase accessibility and equity. This study assesses whether is associated with improved differential access to cancer care for racial ethnic minorities. We conducted cross-sectional analysis the National Health Interview Survey from July 2020 December 2021 estimated prevalence utilization in both population (N=46,799) subgroup patients (N=7,784). Complex survey-weighted...
Distal radius fractures account for nearly 1 of every 5 in individuals aged 65 or older. Moreover, increased susceptibility to vertebral and hip has been documented patients a year after suffering distal fracture. Although women are more susceptible fractures, men experience higher mortality rate the 7 years following Traditional approaches have included both surgical nonsurgical treatments, with predominant complaints involving weakness, stiffness, pain. Nonsurgical include immobilization...
ABSTRACT Objectives To slow down the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is important to identify specific symptoms for effective screening. While anosmia/hyposmia and dysgeusia/ageusia have been identified as highly prevalent symptoms, there are wide geographic variations, necessitating regional evaluation prevalence symptoms. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed evaluate self-reported among adults (over 18 years old) who underwent COVID-19 tests at an...
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) versions the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) Checklist (PCL-5) are widely used measures. Researchers clinicians routinely use both measures in tandem to quantify symptom change, despite substantive instrumentation differences beyond administration modality, absent a theoretical rationale or differential hypotheses for two degree which these provide comparable estimates change is unknown. This study...
IMPORTANCE Accurate measurement of health state utilities (HU) is the cornerstone for cost-utility analyses and valuation quality life given states.Current indirect methods HU derivation lack face validity patients with head neck cancer.The appropriateness these measures compared direct methods, such as standard gamble (SG), time trade-off (TTO), visual analog scale (VAS), have not been assessed in this patient population.OBJECTIVE To assess convergent construct validities 5 different...
Network theory, which conceptualizes psychiatric disorders as networks of interacting symptoms, may provide a useful framework for understanding psychopathology. However, questions have arisen regarding the stability and generalizability network analytic methods, with some researchers arguing that symptom limited replicability. The aim this study was to evaluate assessment modality one possible source instability in estimation posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) networks. We estimated two...
To evaluate the quality of information presented on YouTube regarding functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) for patients.YouTube was searched using FESS-specific keywords under setting "relevance." The first 50 videos from each keyword were reviewed and analyzed by 2 independent physician reviewers. Videos not related to FESS duplicates excluded. Outcome measures included modified DISCERN score (range 0-5), Journal American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria (range: 0-4), a...
Purpose: Several case series have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of outpatient robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) in well-selected patients; however, patient perspective this practice has not been well explored. In study, we explored patients' perspectives on potential barriers benefits RARP. Materials Methods: We developed a multidimensional questionnaire to assess socioeconomic status, presence caretaker at home, preferred transportation emergency room chest pain or...
Abstract Dropout from trauma‐focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents a daunting challenge the field, particularly among military and veteran samples. Family involvement may help to increase effectiveness of PTSD while also improving retention. We tested two‐session brief family intervention (BFI) protocol delivered as an adjunct individual sample 20 veteran–family member dyads ( N = 40). Willingness participate in family‐inclusive was high, with over 85%...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in men with prostate cancer; however, data on racial disparities CVD outcomes are limited. We quantified the according to self-identified race role structural social determinants health mediating cancer patients. A retrospective cohort study 3,543 patients treated systemic androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) between 2008 2021 at quaternary, multisite care system was performed. The multivariable adjusted association...
Objectives Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is often necessary when managing odontogenic sinusitis (ODS), but ESS extent for ODS with extramaxillary involvement has been incompletely studied. This study compared outcomes after wide maxillary antrostomy (MA) alone versus complete frontal involvement. Methods A multicenter prospective cohort was conducted on patients uncomplicated (no extrasinus spread) who underwent computed tomography demonstrated maxillary, anterior ethmoid (AE), and...
ABSTRACT An important limitation of DNA immunization in nonhuman primates is the difficulty generating high levels antigen-specific antibody responses; strategies to enhance level immune responses may be further development this vaccine strategy for humans. We approached issue by testing ability molecular adjuvants generated multicomponent vaccines rhesus macaques. Rhesus macaques were coimmunized intramuscularly with expression plasmids bearing genes encoding Th1 (interleukin 2 [IL-2] and...
Embedding experiments within surveys has reinvigorated survey research. Several are generally embedded a survey, and analysts treat each of these as self-contained. We investigate whether self-contained or if earlier treatments affect later experiments, which we call “experimental spillover.” consider two types bias that might be introduced by spillover: mean inference biases. Using simple procedure, test for experimental spillover in data sets: the 1991 Race Politics Survey containing...