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Development of the Special Olympics North Carolina MedFest Toolkit
(2020-04-19)[BACKGROUND] Limited access to quality healthcare for individuals living with an intellectual disability (ILID) has numerous implications, including poorer health outcomes and significant health disparities for the ... -
Developmental lead exposure and the exacerbation of Alzheimer's pathology: an immunological analysis
(East Carolina University, 2014)Early neuroimmune dysfunction may play a driving role in the etiopathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), stemming from the hypothesis that many late-stage adult diseases have an early-life basis. Here we explore whether ... -
Diabetes Education in Rural Appalachia
(2010-10-28)Introduction: Diabetes education has long been a problem at rural health sites like Tug River Health Association at Gary, WV. Many providers expressed a need of handouts on diabetic topics that are both informative and ... -
Diabetes: The Evolution of a New Paradigm
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Diabetic Eye Examination Compliance
(2019-05-03)Purpose: The purpose of this project is to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy in one academic primary care practice. Prior to the project, the rate of screening was 18%, which was below the benchmark ... -
Diabetic Muscle Infarction: A Rare Complication of Long-Standing and Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus
(2011)Objective. To report a case of diabetic muscle infarction (DMI), a rare complication of long-standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Methods. We describe a case of a 45-year-old male with an approximately 8-year ... -
Diet and osteoarthritis: Sharing strategies for reduced pain and improved function when the evidence is limited
(2021-04)Osteoarthritis is a debilitating joint disease impacting millions of people around the world, but for which few effective treatments exist. It is influenced by both mechanical and systemic factors, each of which may be ... -
Diet can help heal injuries
(2021-09-01)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is providing dietary recommendations to help recover from an injury. -
Diet can help manage polycystic ovary syndrome
(2021-06-09)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is on how diet can help patients manage their polycystic ovary syndrome. -
Diet can help menstruations rough edges
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Diet enhances, improves running experience
(2021-02-03)This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about how diet can improve running experiences. -
Diet for Wound Healing
(2019-10-01)Diet for wound healing is important but few patient friendly materials are available. Diet for Wound Healing has two parts: 1) detailed background describing the important components of diet for wound healing (5 pages) ... -
DIFFERENCES IN ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE DURING ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE: FINDINGS FROM THE REGARDS STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-25)Evidence suggests there are discrepancies in access and quality of care during hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to characterize differences in receipt of neurologist evaluation, documented ... -
Differences in receipt of multimodality therapy by race,insurance status, and socioeconomic disadvantage in patientswith resected pancreatic cancer
(2022-03-10)Background and Methods:Racial and socioeconomic disparities in receipt ofadjuvant chemotherapy affect patients with pancreatic cancer. However, differencesin receipt of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among patients undergoing ...