Abstract: Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination prevents several forms of cancer. HPV vaccination is inconsistent and little is known about rates of HPV vaccination …
Abstract: Background: Under the Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018, Veterans can obtain Veterans Health Administration …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Gulf War illness is a chronic multisymptom illness impacting Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. Toxic exposures are believed to be associated with …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) are a constellation of disorders posited to share an underlying pain mechanism (nociplastic pain). Unfortunately, …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Clinical natural language processing (cNLP) techniques are commonly developed and used to extract information from clinical notes to facilitate clinical …
Abstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) use among the US Veteran population is lower than in the non-Veteran kidney failure population. Enhancing access to PD within the Veteran Health …
Abstract: Objective: Racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality are well-documented and remain a pressing public health problem in the United States. Racial disparities …
Abstract: Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is an astrocytic marker that can be assessed in blood using single molecule array technology. Recent studies suggest that …
Abstract: Veterans experiencing homelessness face barriers to traditional U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care, even when temporarily housed on VA grounds. An encampment …
Abstract: This report provides information on the health service use patterns of ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members in the last year of life before they died by …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Opioid exposure during cancer therapy may increase long-term unsafe opioid prescribing. This study sought to determine the rates of coprescription of …