2018
Human Molecular Genetics Has Not Yet Contributed to Measurable Public Health Advances
Paneth N, Vermund SH. Human Molecular Genetics Has Not Yet Contributed to Measurable Public Health Advances. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2018, 61: 537-549. PMID: 30613036, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman molecular geneticsMolecular geneticsGenetic ageHuman genomic informationGenomic informationBiomedical researchDouble helical structureGeneticsPopulation effectsGreatest public health advancesDiscoveryGenesBiologyPublic fund investmentsDNAPublic health parametersPrecision medicineMost health conditionsPrimary agentMeasurable effectNobel PrizeAdvances
2014
Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa
Adebamowo CA, Casper C, Bhatia K, Mbulaiteye SM, Sasco AJ, Phipps W, Vermund SH, Krown SE. Challenges in the Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of HIV-Associated Malignancies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: s17-s26. PMID: 25117957, PMCID: PMC4392880, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesAntiretroviral therapy usageChronic HIV careHIV-Associated MalignanciesCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV/AIDSPresident's Emergency PlanLong-term careHealth care infrastructureHIV workforceAntiretroviral therapyHIV careMajor complicationsHIV statusTherapy usageCancer CenterCancer patientsHost genetic profileHigh-income countriesEarly diagnosisBiology of cancerHIVOptimal managementAIDS ReliefCancerPediatric Malignancies, Treatment Outcomes and Abandonment of Pediatric Cancer Treatment in Zambia
Slone JS, Chunda-Liyoka C, Perez M, Mutalima N, Newton R, Chintu C, Kankasa C, Chipeta J, Heimburger DC, Vermund SH, Friedman DL. Pediatric Malignancies, Treatment Outcomes and Abandonment of Pediatric Cancer Treatment in Zambia. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e89102. PMID: 24586527, PMCID: PMC3931678, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUniversity Teaching HospitalPediatric oncology wardOncology wardTreatment abandonmentRisk factorsTreatment outcomesRetrospective cohort studyAbandonment of treatmentMode of diagnosisCohort of childrenClinical medical recordsStudy time periodCohort studyOncologic treatmentTreatment regimenMultivariable analysisMedical recordsTeaching hospitalInclusion criteriaLower riskCancerChildrenTreatmentWardsDiagnosis