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Patient Satisfaction in the Headache Care at the Veterans Health Administration Headache Centers of Excellence: A Cross-Sectional Study
Kimber A, Fenton B, Zhou B, Anthony S, Sico J, Seng E. Patient Satisfaction in the Headache Care at the Veterans Health Administration Headache Centers of Excellence: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of Patient Experience 2025, 12: 23743735251346615. PMID: 40520574, PMCID: PMC12163267, DOI: 10.1177/23743735251346615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterHeadache careCross-sectional studyFacility patientsVeterans AffairsVeterans Health Administration SurveyVeterans Health Administration carePatient satisfactionPatient-centered careMedical CenterDeliver high-qualityHealthcare experiencesHeadache visitsCare SurveyHealth AdministrationImprove satisfactionCareCenters of excellenceVeteransProvidersAnalyzed responsesSatisfactionResponse rateHigh-qualityLiaison Committee on Medical Education’s Diversity Standards and Medical School Attrition
Nguyen M, Fancher T, Mason H, Shanab B, Venkataraman S, Chaudhry S, Desai M, McDade W, Boatright D. Liaison Committee on Medical Education’s Diversity Standards and Medical School Attrition. JAMA Health Forum 2025, 6: e250697. PMID: 40343717, PMCID: PMC12065036, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverse standardsCross-sectional studyGender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender and Gender Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries
Balkan E, Babbs G, Meyers D, Kelly P, Yee K, Pletta D, Shireman T, Alpert A, Baker K, Hughto J. Gender-Affirming Surgery for Transgender and Gender Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258072. PMID: 40310645, PMCID: PMC12046427, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender-affirming surgeryTransgender individualsRates of chronic conditionsTransgenderBeneficiaries' useProportion of residentsRegional differencesDual statusBeneficiariesChronic conditionsDiverse beneficiariesBeneficiary characteristicsMedicare beneficiariesGenderCross-sectional studyMedicare entitlementGender-affirming surgical proceduresPropensity score matchingNational Medicare dataMedicare programMedicaidProportion of Medicare beneficiariesSouthSurgical proceduresDescriptive analysisMedicaid Costs and Outcomes for Patients Treated in an Outpatient Telepsychiatry Clinic
Havlik J, Ghomi R, An N, Budhiraja P, Arzubi E. Medicaid Costs and Outcomes for Patients Treated in an Outpatient Telepsychiatry Clinic. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e258558. PMID: 40323598, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.8558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelepsychiatry clinicRate of admissionCross-sectional studyMedicaid costsEmergency departmentClinical servicesMedicaid patientsHospitalization ratesTelepsychiatry patientsEvidence of cost savingsReduce hospital admissionsInpatient hospitalization ratesClinic patientsAnnual hospitalization rateOutcomes associated with useTelepsychiatry carePropensity-matched controlsTimely carePsychiatric careMain OutcomesCare costsPMPM costsHospital readmissionInpatient hospitalizationTelepsychiatrySmoking Status of the US Cancer Population and a New Perspective From the National Cancer Database
Caturegli G, Zhu X, Palis B, Mullett T, Resio B, Boffa D. Smoking Status of the US Cancer Population and a New Perspective From the National Cancer Database. JAMA Oncology 2025, 11: 564-566. PMID: 40146125, PMCID: PMC11950973, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.0247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanging Surgeons for Revision Hip Arthroscopic Surgery Is Associated With Insurance Status, Geography, and Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression
Gillinov S, Jonnalagadda A, Girardi K, Sabzevari S, Moran J, Moore H, Lee M, Mahatme R, Grauer J, Jimenez A. Changing Surgeons for Revision Hip Arthroscopic Surgery Is Associated With Insurance Status, Geography, and Diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression. Orthopaedic Journal Of Sports Medicine 2025, 13: 23259671251332604. PMID: 40322751, PMCID: PMC12046141, DOI: 10.1177/23259671251332604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRevision hip arthroscopic surgeryHip arthroscopic surgeryConversion to THASwitching surgeonsAdverse eventsArthroscopic surgeryIndex surgeonRates of postoperative ED visitsPrimary hip arthroscopic surgeryED visitsTotal hip arthroplastyRevision arthroscopic surgeryAssociated with clinical factorsEmergency departmentNational administrative claims databasePostoperative ED visitsPostoperative emergency departmentLevel of evidenceHip arthroscopic proceduresAdministrative claims databaseAssociated with insurance statusCross-sectional studyDiagnosis of depressionClinical factorsLabral tearsRace-Related Differences in Protective Effects of Emotion Regulation Against GrimAge Acceleration Are Driven by Assaultive Trauma
Chowdhary A, Holloway T, Xu K, Sinha R, Harvanek Z. Race-Related Differences in Protective Effects of Emotion Regulation Against GrimAge Acceleration Are Driven by Assaultive Trauma. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2025 PMID: 40232770, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulationLifetime adversityBlack participantsAssess emotion regulationEmotion regulation difficultiesEmotion Regulation ScaleSignificant three-way interactionEffects of adversityBlack adultsThree-way interactionAdversity InventoryRegulation difficultiesRegulation ScaleGrimAge accelerationRegulate emotionsAssaultive traumaTraumatic eventsRace-related differencesNon-Hispanic black adultsWhite participantsEmotionsAdversityRacial differencesCross-sectional studyRace-related disparitiesEmergency Care Access Based on a Proposed CMS National Quality Measure
Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Taylor R, Venkatesh A. Emergency Care Access Based on a Proposed CMS National Quality Measure. JAMA Health Forum 2025, 6: e250417. PMID: 40215073, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.0417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResearch Derived From Medicare’s Coverage With Evidence Development Program
Janda G, Moneer O, Mooghali M, Ramachandran R, Wallach J, Dhruva S, Ross J. Research Derived From Medicare’s Coverage With Evidence Development Program. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e255077. PMID: 40232723, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study
Uwah E, Cicalese O, Davis B, Neelapu M, Steinberg G, Handa A, Johnson T, Mindell J, Njoroge W, Stefanovski D, Tapia I, Waller R, Williamson A. Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e100956. PMID: 40118487, PMCID: PMC11931971, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsufficient sleepRacial disparitiesSleep health disparitiesSocioecological factorsBlack/African American childrenSleep deficiencyCross-sectional observational studySocial-emotional functioningAdverse health outcomesFactors associated with variationSleep-disordered breathingCross-sectional studyPeer-reviewed publicationsShort sleep durationHealth disparitiesQualitative themesHealth outcomesSleep disparitiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisJoint displaysYear old childrenQualitative interviewsChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaGroups of BlackLipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co‐infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana
Amegashie E, Kwayisi‐Darkwah C, Adusei‐Poku M, Sikeola R, Ativi L, Ahene A, Atampugbire G, Tagoe E, Paintsil E, Torpey K, Quaye O. Lipid Peroxidation and Glutathione Levels Among People Living With HIV Co‐infected With Human Coronaviruses in Ghana. Journal Of Medical Virology 2025, 97: e70301. PMID: 40110873, DOI: 10.1002/jmv.70301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCoinfectionCoronavirus InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesCyclopropanesDideoxyadenosineDideoxynucleosidesFemaleGhanaGlutathioneHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHIV InfectionsHumansLipid PeroxidationMaleMalondialdehydeMiddle AgedOxazinesOxidative StressPiperazinesProspective StudiesPyridonesYoung AdultConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiency virus co-infectionCo-infectionGSH levelsART-experienced individualsPLWH co-infectedHuman coronavirusesHIV co-infectionHIV-negative individualsMalondialdehyde levelsOxidative stressOxidative stress markersIncreased MDA levelsCross-sectional studyOro-pharyngeal swabsImmunodeficiency virusGhanaian patientsMono-infectionReduced GSH levelsTreatment strategiesPlasma samplesDisease severityMDA levelsStress markersTailored monitoringNotch1 Signalling Is Downregulated by Aerobic Exercise, Leading to Improvement of Hepatic Metabolism in Obese Mice
Gaspar R, Macêdo A, Nakandakari S, Muñoz V, Abud G, Vieira R, de Sousa Neto I, Pavan I, da Silva L, Simabuco F, da Silva A, Salgado W, Marchini J, Nonino C, Cintra D, Ropelle E, Pajvani U, de Freitas E, Pauli J. Notch1 Signalling Is Downregulated by Aerobic Exercise, Leading to Improvement of Hepatic Metabolism in Obese Mice. Liver International 2025, 45: e70068. PMID: 40078075, DOI: 10.1111/liv.70068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNotch1 signalingAerobic exerciseRegulation of hepatic glucoseObese miceImpact of aerobic exerciseEffects of Notch1 signalingAerobic exercise trainingMTORC1 pathway activationNotch1 pathwayObese individualsTissue of obese miceCross-sectional studyNotch1 mRNA levelsMitochondrial respirationExercise trainingLivers of obese individualsTreadmill runningGluconeogenic enzymesHepG2 cell lineLipid accumulationTraining groupHepatic glucoseHepatic metabolismNotch1 proteinPathway activationEpidemiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis Among People Living With HIV in Uganda : A Cross-Sectional Study.
Siedner M, Ghoshhajra B, Erem G, Nassanga R, Randhawa M, Ochieng A, Acan M, Lu M, Thondapu V, Takigami A, Reynolds Z, Atwiine F, Tindimwebwa E, Gilbert R, Passell E, Sagar S, Tong Y, Ntusi N, Tsai A, Bibangambah P, Gaziano T, Hoeppner S, Longenecker C, Okello S, Asiimwe S. Epidemiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis Among People Living With HIV in Uganda : A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2025 PMID: 40073231, DOI: 10.7326/annals-24-02233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular (CV) diseaseCoronary atherosclerotic diseaseCardiovascular (CV) disease risk factorsCV risk factor profileCVD risk scorePopulation-based cohortPredicting CVD riskRisk factor profileRisk profileCross-sectional studyNational Institutes of HealthWell-controlled HIV infectionAmbulatory peopleInstitutes of HealthResidual confoundingPopulation-basedCVD riskComputed tomography scanSymptomatic populationFactor profileHIV serostatusAssociated with increased presenceRisk scorePWoHPWHEvaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa
Foppiano Palacios C, Moll A, Shrestha R, Kompala T, Davis J, Charalambous S, Chimoyi L, Chihota V, Andrews L, Shenoi S. Evaluating community knowledge of tuberculosis preventive therapy in rural South Africa. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 918. PMID: 40055618, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21719-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKnowledge of TBTB knowledgeExploratory factor analysisCommunity membersPublic health educationRural South AfricaCross-sectional studyPreventive therapyTuberculosis preventive therapyMultivariate linear regressionLinear regressionHealth educationChi-square testMedian scoreCounseling effortsCommunity eventsDescriptive statisticsEvaluate knowledgeTesting initiativesCultural beliefsTB incidenceCommunity knowledgeKwaZulu NatalSouth AfricaFactor analysisHIV risk perception and problematic alcohol use among urban slum residents in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey
Sujan S, Sikder T, Siddique A, Hossain J, Hossen I, Saikat E, Uddin M, Keya S, Paudel K, Gautam K, Ha T, Shrestha R. HIV risk perception and problematic alcohol use among urban slum residents in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey. AIDS Care 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 40043190, DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2473941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV risk perceptionUrban slum residentsProblematic alcohol useSexually transmitted infectionsAlcohol useSlum residentsHigh HIV risk perceptionRisk perceptionHistory of sexually transmitted infectionsPoor mental healthUrban slum settingsParticipants' mean ageCross-sectional surveyGlobal public health issueCross-sectional studyDecreased alcohol usePublic health issueMultivariate linear regression analysisHIV perceptionMental healthSlum settingsHIV epidemicHealth issuesUrban slumsLinear regression analysisAdaptation and validation of perceived HIV and TB stigma scales among persons with TB.
Ponticiello M, Nanziri L, Hennein R, Ochom E, Gupta A, Turimumahoro P, White M, Armstrong-Hough M, Katamba A, Davis J. Adaptation and validation of perceived HIV and TB stigma scales among persons with TB. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2025, 29: 127-134. PMID: 40052658, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.24.0497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceived social supportSocial supportTB stigma scaleConvergent validityCommunity health workersAssess convergent validityEvaluate internal validityTB-affected householdsExperiences of personsCross-sectional studyInternal validityMultidisciplinary research teamMeasure stigmaOne-factor solutionTB stigmaStigma ScaleHIV ScaleHIV stigmaEvidence of convergent validityHealth workersFactor analysisExploratory factor analysisCognitive interviewsPsychometric propertiesMarginal model fitThe association between multiple myeloma and melanoma: a cross-sectional study of the NIH All of Us Research Program
Valido K, Murphy M, Langway J, Cohen J, Leventhal J, Deverapalli S. The association between multiple myeloma and melanoma: a cross-sectional study of the NIH All of Us Research Program. Archives Of Dermatological Research 2025, 317: 513. PMID: 40024923, DOI: 10.1007/s00403-025-04024-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-sectional studyMultiple myelomaExploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View
Magny-Normilus C, Whittemore R, Schnipper J, Grey M. Exploring Perspectives and Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-management in Haitian American Immigrants in the COVID-19 Era: An Emic View. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-11. PMID: 39979694, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02309-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT2D self-managementSelf-managementType 2 diabetes self-managementT2D managementCross-sectional studyAmerican immigrantsSocial supportDisproportionate burdenHealthcare systemType 2 diabetesParticipants' perspectivesPurposive samplingMultifaceted approachContent analysisEthnic minoritiesHigh riskEffects of COVID-19T2DFamily relationshipsFacilitationCOVID-19Unique challengesMacrovascular diseaseParticipantsFinancial constraintsShareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies
Roy V, Amana V, Ross J, Gross C. Shareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies. JAMA Internal Medicine 2025, 185 PMID: 39928316, PMCID: PMC11811864, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.7687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk Factors and Hospitalizations Associated with Pediatric Adenovirus and Rotavirus Infections in Northern Lebanon
Khalife S, Osman M, Moubayed S, Kassem I, Safadi D. Risk Factors and Hospitalizations Associated with Pediatric Adenovirus and Rotavirus Infections in Northern Lebanon. Medicina 2025, 61: 296. PMID: 40005411, PMCID: PMC11857655, DOI: 10.3390/medicina61020296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute gastroenteritisRotavirus infectionRisk factorsSusceptibility to rotavirus infectionAssociated with breastfeedingBurden of rotavirusInfection rateLevel of maternal educationCross-sectional studyClinical dataRotavirus vaccinePediatric departmentFrequent viral agentsPediatric morbidityStool samplesLow infection rateTargeted public health interventionsChromatographic immunoassayNorth LebanonViral agentsInfectionProtective effectAdenovirusMaternal educationRotavirus
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