Publications

Department of Medicine faculty members published more than 3,600 peer-reviewed articles in 2024.

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Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Effectiveness and cost of organized outreach for colorectal cancer screening: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

2019

Authors: Somsouk M, Rachocki C, Mannalithara A, Garcia D, Laleau V, Grimes B, Issaka RB, Chen E, Vittinghoff E, Shapiro JA, Ladabaum U

AIDS care

Development and content validation of the Multifactoral assessment of perceived social support (MAPSS), a brief, patient-reported measure of social support for use in HIV care.

2019

Authors: Fredericksen RJ, Fitzsimmons E, Gibbons LE, Dougherty S, Loo S, Shurbaji S, Batey DS, Avendano-Soto S, Mathews WC, Christopoulos K, Mayer KH, Mugavero MJ, Crane PK, Crane HM

The Journal of infectious diseases

Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy and Systemic Inflammation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results From the META Longitudinal Cohort Study.

2019

Authors: Siedner MJ, Bwana MB, Asiimwe S, Amanyire G, Musinguzi N, Castillo-Mancilla J, Tracy RP, Katz IT, Bangsberg DR, Hunt PW, Orrell C, Haberer JE

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Distinct Nasal Airway Bacterial Microbiota Differentially Relate to Exacerbation in Pediatric Asthma.

2019

Authors: McCauley K, Durack J, Valladares R, Fadrosh DW, Lin DL, Calatroni A, LeBeau PK, Tran HT, Fujimura KE, LaMere B, Merana G, Lynch K, Cohen RT, Pongracic J, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gill M, Liu AH, Kim H, Kattan M, Teach SJ, Togias A, Boushey HA, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Lynch SV

Clinical imaging

MR distribution of active inflammatory and chronic structural sacroiliac joint changes in axial spondyloarthropathy: Challenging conventional wisdom.

2019

Authors: Motamedi D, Patel R, Devulapalli KK, Gensler LS, Steinbach L

Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine

An update of the transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) definition.

2019

Authors: Vlaar APJ, Toy P, Fung M, Looney MR, Juffermans NP, Bux J, Bolton-Maggs P, Peters AL, Silliman CC, Kor DJ, Kleinman S

The Journal of urology

Urinary Incontinence and Nocturia in Older Men: Associations with Body Mass, Composition, and Strength in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

2019

Authors: Bauer SR, Grimes B, Suskind AM, Cawthon PM, Cummings S, Huang AJ

AIDS patient care and STDs

Association of Gut Intestinal Integrity and Inflammation with Insulin Resistance in Adults Living with HIV in Uganda.

2019

Authors: Reid MJA, Ma Y, Golovaty I, Okello S, Sentongo R, Feng M, Tsai AC, Kakuhikire B, Tracy R, Hunt PW, Siedner M, Tien PC

Diabetes care

PIONEER 1: Randomized Clinical Trial of the Efficacy and Safety of Oral Semaglutide Monotherapy in Comparison With Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

2019

Authors: Aroda VR, Rosenstock J, Terauchi Y, Altuntas Y, Lalic NM, Morales Villegas EC, Jeppesen OK, Christiansen E, Hertz CL, Haluzík M, PIONEER 1 Investigators

Self-reported Physical Health of Women Who Did and Did Not Terminate Pregnancy After Seeking Abortion Services: A Cohort Study.

2019

Authors: Ralph LJ, Schwarz EB, Grossman D, Foster DG

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Background

Research demonstrates worse short-term morbidity and mortality associated with childbirth than with abortion, but little research has examined long-term physical health in women with unwanted pregnancies after abortion versus childbirth.

Objective

To examine the physical health of women who seek and receive or are denied abortion.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

30 U.S. abortion facilities from 2008 to 2010.

Participants

Of 1132 women seeking abortion who consented to participate, 874 were included in this analysis (328 who had first-trimester abortion, 383 who had second-trimester abortion, and 163 who gave birth).

Measurements

Self-reported overall health; chronic abdominal, pelvic, back, and joint pain; chronic headaches or migraines; obesity; asthma; gestational and nongestational hypertension and diabetes; and hyperlipidemia were assessed semiannually for 5 years. Mortality was assessed by using verbal autopsy and public records.

Results

No significant differences were observed in self-rated health or chronic pain after first-trimester versus second-trimester abortion. At 5 years, 27% (95% CI, 21% to 34%) of women who gave birth reported fair or poor health compared with 20% (CI, 16% to 24%) of women who had first-trimester abortion and 21% (CI, 18% to 25%) who had second-trimester abortion. Women who gave birth also reported more chronic headaches or migraines and joint pain, but experienced similar levels of other types of chronic pain and obesity. Gestational hypertension was reported by 9.4% of participants who gave birth. Eight of 1132 participants died during follow-up, 2 in the postpartum period. Maternal mortality did not differ statistically by group.

Limitation

Self-reported outcome measures, uncertain generalizability, and 41% loss to follow-up at 5 years.

Conclusion

Although some argue that abortion is detrimental to women's health, these study data indicate that physical health is no worse in women who sought and underwent abortion than in women who were denied abortion. Indeed, differences emerged suggesting worse health among those who gave birth.

Primary Funding Source

An anonymous foundation.

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