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Gastroesophageal Reflux, Atopic Dermatitis, and Asthma: Finally Evidence for Causal Links? by Althoff, Meghan D, Sharma, Sunita

“…Asthma and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are both widespread ailments with high comorbidity rates, and there has long been evidence linking the two…”
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Obesity-related Asthma: A Pathobiology-based Overview of Existing and Emerging Treatment Approaches by Althoff, Meghan D, Gaietto, Kristina, Holguin, Fernando, Forno, Erick

“…Though obesity-related asthma associated with worse asthma outcomes, optimal treatment approaches for this complex phenotype are still largely unavailable…”
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Asthma and Three Colinear Comorbidities: Obesity, OSA, and GERD by Althoff, Meghan D., Ghincea, Alexander, Wood, Lisa G., Holguin, Fernando, Sharma, Sunita

“…Asthma is a complex disease with heterogeneous phenotypes and endotypes that are incompletely understood. Obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, and…”
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Noninvasive Ventilation Use in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Asthma Exacerbations by Althoff, Meghan D, Holguin, Fernando, Yang, Fan, Grunwald, Gary K, Moss, Marc, Vandivier, R William, Ho, P Michael, Kiser, Tyree H, Burnham, Ellen L

“…Noninvasive ventilation decreases the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but has…”
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Differences in L-arginine metabolism and asthma morbidity among asthma patients with and without obstructive sleep apnea by Althoff, Meghan D, Jimenez, Guillermo, Peterson, Ryan, Jin, Ying, Grasemann, Hartmut, Sharma, Sunita, Federman, Alex D, Wisnivesky, Juan P, Holguin, Fernando

“…Imbalance in L-arginine and nitric oxide (NO) metabolism has been implicated in the pathophysiology of asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and both…”
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Asthma Exacerbations With Respiratory Failure by Zakrajsek, Jonathan K., Min, Sung-Joon, Ho, P. Michael, Kiser, Tyree H., Kannappan, Arun, Sottile, Peter D., Allen, Richard R., Althoff, Meghan D., Reynolds, Paul M., Moss, Marc, Burnham, Ellen L., Mikkelsen, Mark E., Vandivier, R. William

“…Asthma exacerbations with respiratory failure (AERF) are associated with hospital mortality of 7% to 15%. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been…”
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Association between Substance Misuse and Outcomes in Critically III Patients with Pneumonia by Reynolds, Paul M, Afshar, Majid, Wright, Garth C, Ho, P Michael, Kiser, Tyree H, Sottile, Peter D, Althoff, Meghan D, Moss, Marc, Jolley, Sarah E, Vandivier, R William, Burnham, Ellen L

“…In patients with pneumonia requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, alcohol misuse is associated with increased mortality, but the relationship between…”
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Area deprivation index, a marker of socioeconomic disadvantage, may predict severity of COVID-19 in patients and which families may experience worse symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression post-ICU by Mayer, Megan, Althoff, Meghan, Csikesz, Nicholas, Yu, Stephanie, Cruse, Hope, Stapleton, Renee, Amass, Timothy

“…COVID-19 disproportionately impacted marginalized populations early in the pandemic. Families of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) experienced…”
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Histopathologic Analysis of Surgically Resected Lungs of Patients with Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease: a Retrospective and Hypothesis-generating Study by Choi, Sangbong, Potts, Kyle J, Althoff, Meghan D, Jimenez, Guillermo, Bai, Xiyuan, Calhoun, Kara M, Cool, Carlyne D, Chan, Edward D

“…Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) is most commonly due to species within the complex (MAC) and complex (MAbC). Surgical lung resection,…”
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Social Support Networks and HIV/STI Risk Behaviors Among Latino Immigrants in a New Receiving Environment by Althoff, Meghan D., Theall, Katherine, Schmidt, Norine, Hembling, John, Gebrekristos, Hirut T., Thompson, Michelle M., Muth, Stephen Q., Friedman, Samuel R., Kissinger, Patricia

“…The objectives of this study were to: (1) describe the quantity and quality of social support networks of Latino immigrants living in a new receiving…”
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A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior and Decrease Sexually Transmitted Infections in Latinas Living in the United States by Althoff, Meghan D., Grayson, Cary T., Witt, Lucy, Holden, Julie, Reid, Daniel, Kissinger, Patricia

“…The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine the effect of behavioral interventions in reducing risky sexual behavior and incident sexually transmitted…”
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Patterns and Predictors of Multiple Sexual Partnerships Among Newly Arrived Latino Migrant Men by Althoff, Meghan D., Anderson-Smits, Colin, Kovacs, Stephanie, Salinas, Oscar, Hembling, John, Schmidt, Norine, Kissinger, Patricia

“…Multiple sexual partnerships (MSP), both concurrent and serial short gap, are thought to increase the risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI)…”
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Integrated models of education and service involving community-based health care for underserved populations: Tulane student-run free clinics by Rebholz, Casey M, Macomber, Meghan W, Althoff, Meghan D, Garstka, Meghan, Pogribny, Andrej, Rosencrans, Amanda, Selzer, Sydney, Springgate, Benjamin

“…Throughout the United States numerous models of local programs, including student-run clinics, exist to address the issue of access to care. The role of these…”
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Phenotypic characteristics of asthma and morbidity are associated with distinct longitudinal changes in L-arginine metabolism by Althoff, Meghan Dolan, Peterson, Ryan, McGrath, Max, Jin, Ying, Grasemann, Hartmut, Sharma, Sunita, Federman, Alex, Wisnivesky, Juan Pablo, Holguin, Fernando

“…BackgroundThe L-arginine metabolome is dysregulated in asthma, though it is not understood how longitudinal changes in L-arginine metabolism differ among…”
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Contemporary management techniques of asthma in obese patients by Althoff, Meghan, Holguin, Fernando

“…: Obesity-associated asthma represents a heterogeneous group of clinical phenotypes, including an adult-onset phenotype. These patients often have difficult to…”
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Pathophysiology and clinical evaluation of the patient with unexplained persistent dyspnea by Hudler, Andi, Holguin, Fernando, Althoff, Meghan, Fuhlbrigge, Anne, Sharma, Sunita

“…Dyspnea is a complex symptom, which largely results from an imbalance between an afferent sensory stimulus and the corresponding efferent respiratory…”
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Prevalence, patterns and predictors of substance use among Latino migrant men in a new receiving community by Kissinger, Patricia, Althoff, Meghan, Burton, Nicole, Schmidt, Norine, Hembling, John, Salinas, Oscar, Shedlin, Michele

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, patterns and predictors (individual, social, cultural, and environmental) of…”
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Network and Neighborhood Influences on HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Behaviors among Latino Migrants by Althoff, Meghan Dolan

“…Background: Latinos are disproportionately affected by HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States (US). Latino migrants have been shown…”
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