Browsing Faculty Publications (CoM) by Author "Ho, Samuel B"
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Clinical Characteristics of Children with COVID-19 in the United Arab Emirates: Cross-sectional Multicenter Study
Ennab, Farah; ElSaban, Mariam; Khalaf, Eman; Tabatabaei, Hanieh; Hassan Khamis, Amar; Saravanan, Ketharanathan; Cremonesini, David; Popatia, Rizwana; Malik, Zainab; Ho, Samuel B; Abusamra, Rania (2021)Background: COVID-19 has infected over 123 million people globally. The first confirmed case in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was reported on January 29, 2020. According to studies conducted in the early epicenters of ... -
Development of a national Department of Veterans Affairs mortality risk prediction model among patients with cirrhosis
Ho, Samuel B (2019)Objective: Cirrhotic patients are at high hospitalization risk with subsequent high mortality. Current risk prediction models have varied performances with methodological room for improvement. We used current analytical ... -
Dietary Patterns and Associated Microbiome Changes that Promote Oncogenesis
Ibragimova, Shakhzada; Ramachandran, Revathy; Ali, Fahad R; Lipovich, Leonard; Ho, Samuel B (2021)Abstract: The recent increases in cancer incidences have been linked to lifestyle changes that result in obesity and metabolic syndrome. It is now evident that these trends are associated with the profound changes that ... -
Drug-induced acute pancreatitis in a bodybuilder: a case report
Shabestari, Seyed Ali Safzadeh; Ho, Samuel B; Nathwani, Rahul A (2022)Background: Unregulated use of a variety of drugs and supplements by bodybuilders and athletes is common and can lead to severe adverse complications. Only a small proportion of acute pancreatitis cases are drug induced, ... -
Inverted Yield Curve: The Alarming Rising Incidence of CRC in Young People
Ho, Samuel B; Zaher, Shroque (2020)EDITORIAL -
Medical students’ perception of resilience and of an innovative curriculum-based resilience skills building course: A participant-focused qualitative analysis
Nair, Bhavana; Otaki, Farah; Ho, Samuel B (2023)Background: Medicine is one of the most demanding academic fields with an extensive curriculum that entails plenty of potential stressors. There is sufficient evidence that medical students are more prone to psychological ... -
Mucin Secretion in Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review
Ho, Samuel B (2021)Background: Mucus protects the epithelium against invaders and toxic materials. Sticky and thick mucus is characteristic of CF. Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to characterize the specific mucins ... -
Predicting 30‑Day Hospital Readmission Risk in a National Cohort of Patients with Cirrhosis
Ho, Samuel B (2019)Background: Early hospital readmission for patients with cirrhosis continues to challenge the healthcare system. Risk stratification may help tailor resources, but existing models were designed using small, single-institution ... -
Response to “RE: COVID-19 and healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.”
Gholami, Mandana; Hassan Khamis, Amar; Ho, Samuel B (2021)Letter to the Editor: The purpose of this paper was to extract data for meta-analysis from all comprehensive studies reporting characteristics and outcomes of healthcare workers (HCW) with PCR-proven Covid-19 infection. ... -
Study protocol for a pilot randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of Frondanol in adults with inflammatory bowel disease
Ghelani, Hardik; Adrian, Thomas E; Ho, Samuel B; Akhras, Jamil; Azar, Aida J; Jan, Reem Kais (2022-12)Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), consisting of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a debilitating condition with a rising incidence globally over recent years. Frondanol, a widely available nutraceutical ...