Reducing children's pain and distress towards flu vaccinations: a novel and effective application of humanoid robotics

TN Beran, A Ramirez-Serrano, OG Vanderkooi, S Kuhn - Vaccine, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Millions of children in North America receive an annual flu vaccination, many
of whom are at risk of experiencing severe distress. Millions of children also use …

Case report: probable transmission of vaccine strain of yellow fever virus to an infant via breast milk

S Kuhn, L Twele-Montecinos, J MacDonald, P Webster… - Cmaj, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
The 17D yellow fever vaccine is a live-virus vaccine that has been in use since the 1940s.
The incidence of encephalitis after yellow fever vaccination among young infants is much …

[HTML][HTML] Missed opportunities in antenatal care for improving the health of pregnant women and newborns in Geita district, Northwest Tanzania

ET Konje, MTN Magoma, J Hatfield, S Kuhn… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the significant benefits of early detection and management of pregnancy
related complications during antenatal care (ANC) visits, not all pregnant women in …

Travel-associated Zika virus disease acquired in the Americas through February 2016: a GeoSentinel analysis

…, AK Boggild, P Gautret, NA Hynes, S Kuhn… - Annals of internal …, 2017 - acpjournals.org
Background: Zika virus has spread rapidly in the Americas and has been imported into
many nonendemic countries by travelers. Objective: To describe clinical manifestations and …

[HTML][HTML] Travel-acquired infections and illnesses in Canadians: surveillance report from CanTravNet surveillance data, 2009–2011

…, PW Doyle, W Ghesquiere, J Vincelette, S Kuhn… - Open …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Important knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of migration medicine
practice and the impact of pathogens imported by Canadian travellers. We present here a …

Humanoid robotics in health care: An exploration of children's and parents' emotional reactions

…, OG Vanderkooi, S Kuhn - Journal of health …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
A new non-pharmacological method of distraction was tested with 57 children during their
annual flu vaccination. Given children’s growing enthusiasm for technological devices, a …

[HTML][HTML] Intestinal schistosomiasis and geohelminths of Ukara Island, North-Western Tanzania: prevalence, intensity of infection and associated risk factors among …

M Mugono, E Konje, S Kuhn, FJ Mpogoro, D Morona… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) are among the most
prevalent and highly neglected tropical diseases in Tanzania. However, little is known on …

No resuscitation and withdrawal of therapy in a neonatal and a pediatric intensive care unit in Canada

CA Ryan, P Byrne, S Kuhn, J Tyebkhan - The Journal of pediatrics, 1993 - Elsevier
Study objective: To compare and contrast the modes of death in a neonatal(NICU) and a
pediatric (PICU) intensive care unit. Design: Retrospective analysis of patient records. Subjects: …

[HTML][HTML] Human case of lobomycosis

S Elsayed, SM Kuhn, D Barber, DL Church… - Emerging Infectious …, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We describe a 42-year-old woman with histologically confirmed lobomycosis, a cutaneous
fungal infection rarely reported outside of Latin America. Our case represents the first …

[HTML][HTML] Is it home delivery or health facility? Community perceptions on place of childbirth in rural Northwest Tanzania using a qualitative approach

ET Konje, J Hatfield, S Kuhn, RS Sauve… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2020 - Springer
Background In low and middle-income countries, pregnancy and delivery complications may
deprive women and their newborns of life or the realization of their full potential. Provision …