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Publication: Keshav Patel, MD, of Cardiology, coauthored “Faith-Based Anti-obesity Program Effects on BMI, Diabetes, and Hypertension in South Asian Americans: A Prospective Single-Arm Pre-Post Trial” in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Publication: Christopher Sciria, MD, of Cardiology, coauthored “Impact of Inter-Hospital Transfers and Admissions to Transfer Hubs on Outcomes of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device-Associated Infective Endocarditis” in Heart Rhythm.

Publication: Supriya Mohile, MD, MS, Kah Poh Loh, BMedSci, MBBCh, BAO, MS, of Hematology/Oncology, coauthored “Impact of Drug Shortages on Cancer Care Delivery Within the National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program” in JCO Oncology Practice.

Publication: Irfan Rahman, PhD, of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care, coauthored two papers on chemosensory tobacco product toxicology (part 1: sensory mechanisms and part 2: toxicological testing, assays, and state of the science) in Toxicological Sciences.

Publication: Cynthia Monaco, MD, PhD, of Infectious Diseases, coauthored “IgG and Fc receptor genetic variation associates with functional antibody responses in a DNA and protein candidate HIV vaccine trial” in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

Publication: Robert Block, MD, MPH, discussed the challenges of testing for lipoprotein of Lp(a), in assessing risk of cardiovascular disease in a Medscape article, which also mentioned a recent paper authored by Block, Scott McIntosh, PhD, of the Wilmot Cancer Institute, resident Chris De Los Reyes, DO, MPH, and research assistant Michael Christof.