Cannabis to cope with COVID-19 in college
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Source: Journal of American College Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Anna E. JaffeAlexandra N. BrockdorfJennifer C. DuckworthJessica A. BlayneyCynthia A. Stappenbecka Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USAb Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincol Source Type: research
Optimising scale-up for public health impact: a multimethod implementation science research protocol to improve infant health outcomes in Ethiopia
Introduction
Child mortality rates remain high in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ethiopia. We are conducting a cluster randomised control trial in the Gondar zone of the Amhara region to determine the impact of pairing Orthodox priests with community health workers, known locally as the Health Development Army (HDA), on newborns’ nutritional status, early illness identification and treatment, and vaccination completeness.
Ensuring intervention efficacy with scientific rigour is essential, but there are often delays in adopting evidence into policy and programmes. Here, we present a protocol for conducting parallel imp...
Source: BMJ Open - November 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hakizimana, D., Shitu, K., Rankin, K. C., Alemie, G. A., Walson, J., Guthrie, B. L., Means, A. R. Tags: Open access, Global health Source Type: research
Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol Not Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging, Study Shows
Exposure to alcohol in the womb is known to increase the risk of abnormal brain development and a range of cognitive and behavioral problems known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in offspring. Astudy appearing inJAMA Network Open that compared the brains of a group of middle-aged people with and without FASD suggests that those with FASD are no more likely to experience accelerated brain aging in their 40s than those without FASD. While the study participants with FASD continued to exhibit alcohol-induced structural deficits in the brain and had observable behavioral symptoms as they did as young adult...
Source: Psychiatr News - November 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: aging brain alcohol use during pregnancy brain development JAMA Network Open long-term brain health middle age MRI prenatal alcohol exposure Source Type: research
Does occupational exposure to fentanyl cause illness? A systematic review
Volume 61, Issue 9, September 2023, Page 631-638 . (Source: Clinical Toxicology)
Source: Clinical Toxicology - November 21, 2023 Category: Toxicology Authors: Axel AdamsCaitlin MaloyBrandon J. Warricka Cook County Health, Toxikon Consortium, Chicago, IL, USAb Health Sciences and Information Library, AHIP University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAc School of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, University of New Me Source Type: research
Effects of tissue heterogeneity and comparisons of collapsed cone and Monte Carlo fast neutron patient dosimetry using the University of Washington clinical neutron therapy system (CNTS)
Phys Med Biol. 2023 Nov 20. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad0e38. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFast neutron therapy is a high-LET radiation treatment modality offering advantages over low LET radiations. Multileaf collimator (MLC) technology reduces normal-tissue dose (toxicity) and makes neutron therapy more comparable to MV x-ray treatments. Published clinical-trial and other experiences with fast neutron therapy are reported. Early comparative studies failed to consider differences in target-dose spatial conformality between x-ray and neutron treatments, which is especially important for organs-at-risk (OAR) close to tumor ta...
Source: Physics in Medicine and Biology - November 20, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Greg Moffitt George A Sandison David C Argento Robert Emery Landon S Wootton Upendra Parvathaneni Jay J Liao George E Laramore Robert D Stewart Source Type: research
Performance of OC-Auto Micro 80 Fecal Immunochemical Test in an Integrated Academic-Community Health System
CONCLUSIONS: In a retrospective analysis of a large heterogeneous population, the OC-Auto Micro 80 FIT for CRC screening demonstrated a positivity rate of 6.0% and a positive predictive value for CRC of 3.0%.PMID:37983772 | DOI:10.1097/MCG.0000000000001928 (Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer)
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - November 20, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lindsey Durowoju Patrick C Mathias Ari Bell-Brown Nathan Breit Hsuan-Chieh Liao Wynn Burke Rachel B Issaka Source Type: research
