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« This comprehensive resource for fellows/trainees and candidates for recertification in gastroenterology summarizes the field in a modern, fresh format. Prominent experts from around the globe write on their areas of expertise, and each chapter follows a uniform structure. The …
Religion plays an essential role in managing health; however, there is limited research on religious practices among Black churchgoers diagnosed with hypertension. This research aims to understand how religious practices influence self-care in Black churchgoers diagnosed with hy…
Background: One in every three adults has hypertension. This chronic disease can be managed through healthier lifestyle modifications; however, a barrier to managing high blood pressure is poor health literacy which negatively affects patients in following instructions. This stu…
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, which is one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (Kovell et al., 2015; Sessoms et al., 2015; Solomon et al., 2015). Evidence shows that African Americans have the highest …
Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing (DNP) quality improvement (QI) project was to demonstrate the usefulness of implementing a bilingual educational module for patients with hypertension on improving knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management at Kids Kare Pediatric…
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the world’s leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with serious health and socioeconomic consequences, particularly in poor and vulnerable populations. Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest countries, with over seventy percent of the po…
Background: Maternal mental health disorders which include anxiety and /or depression are an important part of a healthy pregnancy, these disorders are one of the most common mental health disorders seen in women of reproductive age. They can occur prenatally as well as in the p…
Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an established risk factor for a distinct subset of Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs). People living with HIV (PLWH) are more likely to smoke and harbor oral HPV infections, putting them at higher risk for HPV-related HNCs. Whereas …
Background: Nicotine use is the greatest modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Despite decades of public health interventions, including tobacco-free policies, nicotine use rates remain unacceptably high in many areas of the United States.
Der primäre Hyperaldosteronismus ist die häufigste Ursache einer sekundären Hypertonie. Ein Aldosteronüberschuss kann in vitro und in vivo DNA-Schäden verursachen. In einzelnen Fallberichten wurde über eine Koinzidenz des primären Hyperaldosteronismus mit Nierenzellkarzinomen wi…
Background: CVD is one of the main causes of death in the United States, and hypertension is a primary risk factor of this disease. Therefore, the primary causes of hypertension need to be identified so they may be addressed for treatment. Hypertension is known to be brought on …