Search Results for: United States

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

Age-Specific Incidence of Melanoma in the United States.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Nov 13, 2019 Melanoma is epidemiologically linked to UV exposure, particularly childhood sunburn. Public health campaigns are increasing sun-protective behavior in the United States, but the effect on ... Read more

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019

Quantitative associations between health insurance and stage of melanoma at diagnosis among nonelderly adults in the United States.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Nov 12, 2019 Health insurance plays a critical role in the accessibility to and quality of health care for patients with melanoma in the United States. Current knowledge ... Read more

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

Understanding the Opioid Crisis in the United States: Part 4

Opioids News

Publication date: Nov 01, 2019 Over the years, I have had two brain surgeries and even tried an experimental medically-induced coma to alleviate the pain. The second surgery was successful, ... Read more

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019

Quality of Care for Huntington’s Disease in the United States: Findings from a National Survey of Patients and Caregivers.

Huntington's Disease Literature

Publication date: Sep 26, 2019 Little is known about the quality of care for people living with Huntington’s disease (HD) in the United States. To document the current HD care ... Read more

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019

Obstetrician-gynecologists’ practice patterns related to opioid use during pregnancy and postpartum-United States, 2017.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Oct 15, 2019 To describe obstetrician-gynecologists’ practices and attitudes related to opioid use among pregnant and postpartum women. A 2017 cross-sectional survey assessed U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists’ (N = 462; response rate = 34%) ... Read more

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

Understanding the Opioid Crisis in the United States: Part 3

Opioids News

Publication date: Oct 08, 2019 For this post, it will look into fentanyl, which has become the major contributor to opioid overdose currently. Assuming you know what opioids are, it ... Read more

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

Understanding the Opioid Crisis in the United States: Part 2

Opioids News

Publication date: Oct 08, 2019 Something I want to emphasize is that opioid medication, when used appropriately, is crucial for those in pain. Unfortunately, though, opioid medications are not used ... Read more

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Head and Neck Melanoma Incidence Trends in the Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Population of the United States and Canada, 1995-2014.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Oct 03, 2019 Melanoma is one of the most common cancers worldwide, typically diagnosed in older adults. There is an increasing incidence in the younger population (age ≤40 ... Read more

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

National Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant Women at Delivery Hospitalization – United States, 2000-2015.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Oct 04, 2019 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted primarily through parenteral exposures to infectious blood or body fluids that contain blood (e.g., via injection drug use, needle ... Read more

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019

Kratom exposures reported to United States poison control centers: 2011-2017.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Oct 01, 2019 Context: Kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa, is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia that has gained national attention in the United States for its increased use ... Read more