Diverse Patient Experiences of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Guided Peer Support for Generalized Anxiety Disorders by Jill Nault Connors PhD, MSSW, Ernani Magalhaes JD, Kevin Prather MSW, Nida Khan MD, Claire Draucker PhD, RN, FAAN, Johanne Eliacin PhD, HSPP, Chet Montgomery, Julie Hayden BS, Michael Millard MD, Kurt Kroenke MD, Paul Musey MD, MS, FACEP

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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

“…Among all decedents who drowned in retention ponds, 19.1% were found to have a disability or chronic illness. Most retention ponds lacked local ordinances regulating water access (83.5%) and did not have barriers or protection (66.1%) or warning signs (82.0%). …”
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Exploring advance care planning discourses in scottish dementia policies: A critical discourse analysis by Tharin Phenwan, Judith Sixsmith, Linda McSwiggan, Deans Buchanan

“…Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a continuous process that enables individuals to discuss and document their preferences for future care in the event of terminal illness or incapacitation. In Scotland, the creation of ACPs is encouraged and integrated into current dementia policies as a means of safeguarding the human rights of people living with dementia (PwD). …”
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Comparison of Vitamin and Mineral Usage Status of Patients Applying to Family Health Centres Before and After Covid by Mercan Yağız, Hatice Cakir

“…A survey of 25 questions was prepared and administered to the participants.Results: In our study, regular vitamin and mineral use (20.6%) was found to be low, but the use approximately doubled in cases of illness (39.9%). Additionally, vitamin and mineral use during the COVID-19 pandemic (56.7%) was higher than the rate used while currently ill. …”
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Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Majed O. Aljuaid, Abdulmajeed M. Almutairi, Mohammed A. Assiri, Dhifallah M. Almalki, Khaled Alswat

“…We excluded patients with other forms of diabetes, untreated hypothyroidism, and psychiatric illness. The total score of DDS-17 was calculated by summing the 17 items’ results and then dividing the total by 17. …”
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Tocilizumab, an Exploratory Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Patients by Yong Wang, Yongfeng Chen, Xiangdong Zhou

“…One of them was moderately ill, 8 were seriously ill, and 4 were critically ill. …”
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Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Leptospirosis: A Rare but Devastating Complication by B. M. Munasinghe, A. G. Arambepola, N. Pathirage, U. P. M. Fernando, N. Subramaniam, S. Nimalan, T. Gajanthan

“…We describe a patient with leptospirosis complicated by sHLH who succumbed to illness following multiorgan dysfunction. Case Description. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Acute Nephritis, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody- (ANCA-) Associated Vasculitis, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP): A Rare C... by Sohail Farshad, Christopher Kanaan, Solomiia Savedchuk, Dillon S. Karmo, Alexandra Halalau, Abhishek Swami

“…Within 48 hours, she developed shock with multiorgan dysfunction and succumbed to her illness. Laboratory tests later showed ADAMTS13 activity less than 10% consistent with TTP and p-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positivity. …”
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Socio-economic and environmental factors affecting breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices among Batwa and Bakiga communities in south-western Uganda. by Giulia Scarpa, Lea Berrang-Ford, Sabastian Twesigomwe, Paul Kakwangire, Maria Galazoula, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, Kaitlin Patterson, Didacus B Namanya, Shuaib Lwasa, Ester Nowembabazi, Charity Kesande, IHACC Research Team, Janet E Cade

“…All mothers noted that the child experienced at least one episode of illness that had an impact on breastfeeding. From the focus groups, we identified four key factors affecting breastfeeding and nutrition practices: marginalisation and poverty; environmental change; lack of information; and poor support. …”
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Nurses’ Knowledge Regarding FoodDrug Interaction in the Intensive Care and Emergency Hospitals by Samir Y Lafi, Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Bayan Omar Sharif

“…Usually supplement is essential and fundamental components for ensure and creating the human body, also drugs seem to survey the life of each individual and ensure the wellbeing for a long life aimed most of illness, but in case nourishment sedate interaction ignored since of information shortage almost it or any reason maybe lead to futile of medicine for the patients or cause life threatening condition because of that, one of the most significant ethical point in every health care setting in the world is patient's safety;  and  the care for patients must be improved in every country to prevent complication of interaction between food and drug. …”
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Did Turkey Experience Reductions in Air Pollution During The Covid-19 Lockdown and Partial Lockdown? by İsmet Yener, Kazım Onur Demirarslan

“…The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has caused widespread illness and fatalities. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a state of emergency at the end of December 2019 following the first recognition of the virus in Wuhan. …”
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Completion Rates of Advance Directives in a Trauma Emergency Room: Association with Age by Jan A. Graw, René Burchard

“…Introduction An advance directive (AD) is a written legal document in which a person can express wishes and preferences for medical treatment for the moment when that person is no longer able to make medical decisions because of a serious illness or injury. While ADs have emerged in public, it is unclear, how many adults in Germany have completed an AD, and frequencies differ among different patient cohorts and medical settings. …”
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Denosumab-Induced Severe Hypocalcaemia in Chronic Kidney Disease by Ryan Jalleh, Gopal Basu, Richard Le Leu, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…Our study also identified additional factors that could potentially contribute to hypocalcaemia such as lack of calcium supplementation, use of noncalcium based phosphate binders, absence of or use of lower doses of calcitriol supplementation, low vitamin D levels, concomitant treatment with loop diuretics, history of parathyroidectomy, or presence of acute medical illness. Conclusion. Multiple cases of severe hypocalcaemia in CKD patients following denosumab exposure were encountered after TGA warnings, resulting in considerable morbidity and intensive healthcare interventions in CKD patients. …”
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The Effects of Multimodal Exercise Program on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Parkinson\'s Disease by Abbas Abdel Amir Nasser, khosro Jalali Dehkordi, Mahmoud Nasser Radhi, Farzaneh Taghian, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological illness characterized by various motor and non-motor symptoms that can lead to varying degrees of functional impairment. …”
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The Fire Service for the Removal of a Metallic Penile Constricting Device: A Ready Help When All Else Fail by Olufunmilade A. Omisanjo, Olufemi Ojewuyi, Abimbola Abolarinwa, Oluwaseun Akinola, Mofeyisayo Omorinde, Olabode Oshodi, Stephen Ikuerowo, Ayoade Adedokun, David Oke

“…We report the case of a 30-year-old man with a background psychiatric illness who had his penile constricting device removed under conscious sedation in the emergency room with the aid of a power driven arc saw from the fire service with a successful outcome.…”
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Elevated Circulating Angiogenic Progenitors and White Blood Cells Are Associated with Hypoxia-Inducible Angiogenic Growth Factors in Children with Sickle Cell Disease by Solomon F. Ofori-Acquah, Iris D. Buchanan, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Jerry Manlove-Simmons, Feyisayo Lawal, Alexander Quarshie, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gary H. Gibbons, Beatrice E. Gee

“…We studied the number and function of angiogenic progenitor cells and growth factors in children aged 5–18 years without acute illness, 43 with Hemoglobin SS and 68 with normal hemoglobin. …”
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Epilepsy and Child History in Dr. Jamal Ahmad Rashid Pediatric Teaching Hospital Sulaymaniyah /Iraq by Awayi Ghazy Abdulkareem

“…Epilepsy is a chronic neurological illness that is the most prevalent severe brain problem worldwide .The purpose of this research is to determine the importance of certain risk variables for epilepsy in children in Sulaimani City, such as age, gender, head trauma, nervous system infectious diseases including meningitis and unusual perinatal history, low birth weight, neonate respiratory failure, neonatal seizure, socioeconomic status, as well as parent consanguinity. …”
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Discovering Associations: Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19 by Nicholas Peterson, Kaustubh Sagdeo, Donna Tyungu, Cristin Harper, Kyle Mihaylo, Elza Pollak-Christian

“…Due to her prolonged fever, she was tested for COVID-19 which was positive; however, she did not develop respiratory symptoms during her illness. At the time of manuscript submission, this is the second case report to our knowledge showing an association between Kawasaki Disease and SARS-CoV-2 virus, both of which are poorly understood diseases in the pediatric population. …”
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Toward a new interdisciplinary model to understand Alzheimer’s disease: The interplay between neurobiology and socio-economic factors by Hyun Jee Han, Clive Shrubsole

“…Introduction: In recent years, there has been emerging evidence that air pollution is a chronic source of neuroinflammation, which contributes to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other forms of dementia, which are an increasingly common and devastating illness affecting elderly populations. Aim of this paper is to develop a new, interdisciplinary and theoretical model based on neurobiology, sociology of medicine and eco-political science for a better understanding of the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. …”
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Varied Presentations Of Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – What Makes Pakistani Lupus Patients Different by Muhammad Shahzad Manzoor, Shamaila Mumtaz, Faran Maqbool, Darakhshaan Samar, Muhammad Hammas Adil, Javaria Malik

“…The mean age of patients was 30.93±11.09 years while the mean duration of illness was 3.27±3.01years. The most commonly observed clinical manifestations were neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus in 84% of patients and mucocutaneous involvement (photosensitivity, mucosal ulcers, facial rash, alopecia and discoid lupus in 63.92%, 56.70%, 48.45%, 37.11% and 13.40% patients respectively). …”
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