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BMC Researchers Identify Five Key Protective Factors to Improve School
Readiness
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Kindergarten enrollment is now underway for the
upcoming school year. School readiness not only impacts kids' academic success, but also their long-term economic and health outcomes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. A new BMC study identifies five key protective factors that can support children, especially those with low birth weight, in reaching developmental milestones that are critical to school readiness.
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New BMC Study Finds Hepatitis C Virus Testing Guidelines Tied to
Increased Screening for Pregnant Women
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Researchers at BMC, led by Rachel Epstein, MD, found that nationally, both pregnant people and non-pregnant females were tested more for hepatitis C virus (HCV) after national screening
guidance was released, with pregnant people being tested nearly twice as much as before. However, only 39% of pregnant people and 9% of non-pregnant females had ever been tested during the study period, falling short of recommended guidelines.
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BMC Duo Aims to Close Treatment Gap for People with
Schizophrenia
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Two BMC researchers -- Hannah Brown, MD, psychiatrist and the director of the Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP) program, and her mentee Brittany Gouse, MD, MPH,
psychiatrist and Assistant Director of WRAP – are working to identify strategies that can positively impact the course of psychotic illness and more holistically address treatment gaps for people with schizophrenia.
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Name: Manu Thakral, NP, PhD
Department: Nursing
Research Focus: I'm interested in studying how different models of patient care impact health systems and patient outcomes in real-world healthcare settings.
Why BMC: BMC has never had a nurse scientist before, and the hospital’s patient population has historically been underrepresented in research. I want to fill that gap and elevate nursing research to understand this population.
Favorite Band: Metallica
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Selected Research Publications
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Asupoto, O., Anwar, S., Westgard, L. K., Alsoubani, M., Vindenes, T., & Wurcel, A. G. (2025). Language and racial disparities in treatment initiation for patients with pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria. BMC Research Notes.
Evdokimova, M., Feng, S., Caobi, A., Moreira, F. R., Jones, D., Alysandratos, K. D., Tully, E. S., Kotton, D. N., Boyd, D. F., Banach, B. S., Kirchdoerfer, R. N., Saeed, M., & Baker, S. C. (2025). Coronavirus endoribonuclease antagonizes ZBP1-mediated necroptosis and delays multiple cell death pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United
States of America.
Fayanju, O. M., Haut, E. R., & Itani, K. (2025). Practical Guide to Clinical Big Data Sources. JAMA Surgery.
Ma, L., Thapa, B. R., Le Suer, J. A., Tilston-Lünel, A., Herriges, M. J., Wang, F., Bawa, P. S., Varelas, X., Hawkins, F. J., & Kotton, D. N. (2025). Life-long functional regeneration of in vivo airway epithelium by the engraftment of airway basal stem cells. Nature Protocols.
Singh, R.P.; Biondi, B.; Gordon, S.H.; Linas, B.P.; and Epstein, R.L. (2025). Hepatitis C Virus Screening in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women After Universal Screening Guidelines. JAMA
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