Month: <span>September 2024</span>
Month: September 2024

Anything is better than nothing’: exploring attitudes towards novel therapies in leukodystrophy clinical trials

Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2024 Sep 5;19(1):322. doi: 10.1186/s13023-024-03320-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND/AIM: Leukodystrophies comprise a group of genetic white matter disorders that lead to progressive motor …

Acceptance and uptake of vaccines against tetanus, influenza, pertussis, and COVID-19 among pregnant and postpartum women in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Syst Rev. 2024 Sep 5;13(1):227. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02645-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates are particularly vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). These VPDs are associated …

A multi-state analysis on the effect of deprivation and race on PICU admission and mortality in children receiving Medicaid in United States (2007-2014)

BMC Pediatr. 2024 Sep 5;24(1):565. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-05031-3. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: In the United States (US), racial and socioeconomic disparities have been implicated in pediatric intensive care …

Latent profiles of perceived discrimination, bicultural stress, and negative context of reception and associations with mental health in a sample of Hispanic and Somali adolescents

Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000711. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Ethnic minority youth experience multiple sociocultural stressors, experiences that …

Ultrasound attenuation imaging as a strategy for evaluation of early and late ambulatory functions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Med Phys. 2024 Sep 5. doi: 10.1002/mp.17389. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder that leads to …