State mental health parity laws improve equity in private insurance coverage for mental and physical health services, but prior research shows no effect on service use.We study whether state parity differentially affects individuals by employer ORIGINAL size since large firms are often exempt from state health mandates due to the Employee Retiremen
Vascular calcification is prominent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is a strong predictor of cardiovascular mortality in the CKD population.However, the mechanism underlying CKD-associated vascular Cap calcification remains unclear.To identify potential therapeutic targets, a 5/6 nephrectomy rat model was established by feeding of
As a new approach for percutaneous coronary intervention, distal transradial approach (dTRA) is increasingly applied in clinical practice.Thus dTRA is superior to transradial artery approach in improving patient and surgeon comfort, reducing the incidence of complications and forearm arterial injuries, while it also has many limitations, such as lo
Abstract Over the last few years, cancer immunotherapy experienced tremendous developments and it is nowadays considered a promising strategy against many types of cancer.However, the exclusion of lymphocytes from the tumor nest is a common phenomenon that limits the efficiency of immunotherapy in solid tumors.Despite several mechanisms proposed du
Purpose/objectivesRecently a 1.5 Tesla MR Linac has been FDA approved and is commercially available.Clinical series describing treatment methods and outcomes for upper abdominal tumors using a 1.5 Tesla MR Linac are lacking.We present the first clinical series of upper abdominal tumors treated using a 1.5 Tesla MR Linac along with the acquisition o