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Vaccines and Immunization
Infectious diseases cause a substantial burden of disease in patients with chronic illness. Although safe and effective vaccines are available to reduce this disease burden, vaccine coverage in patients with c...
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Open AccessStudents with global experiences during medical school are more likely to work in settings that focus on the underserved: an observational study from a public U.S. institution
Global health interest has grown among medical students over the past 20 years, and most medical schools offer global health opportunities. Studies suggest that completing global health electives during medica...
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Open AccessRice bran supplementation modulates growth, microbiota and metabolome in weaning infants: a clinical trial in Nicaragua and Mali
Rice bran supplementation provides nutrients, prebiotics and phytochemicals that enhance gut immunity, reduce enteric pathogens and diarrhea, and warrants attention for improvement of environmental enteric dys...
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Open AccessNursing home nurses’ and community-dwelling older adults’ reported knowledge, attitudes, and behavior toward antibiotic use
Antibiotic overuse causes antibiotic resistance, one of the most important threats to human health. Older adults, particularly those in nursing homes, often receive antibiotics when they are not indicated.
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Open AccessModeling human enteric dysbiosis and rotavirus immunity in gnotobiotic pigs
Rotavirus vaccines have poor efficacy in infants from low- and middle-income countries. Gut microbiota is thought to influence the immune response to oral vaccines. Thus, we developed a gnotobiotic (Gn) pig mo...
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Mexican Immigrants’ Attitudes and Interest in Health Insurance: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
Mexican immigrants to the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to be without health insurance than non-Hispanic native citizens. To inform strategies to increase the number of insured within this population...
