Item Selection for a New Health-Related Quality of Life Measure for Parkinson’s Disease: The Preference-Based Parkinson’s Disease Index (PB-PDI) by Selina Malouka, Lizabeth Teshler, Nancy Mayo, Marla Beauchamp, Julie Richardson, Ayse Kuspinar

“…There are currently no PBMs for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for PD. A previous study identified important health domains for individuals with PD and developed an item pool from existing measures per domain. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Financial Flows in the Healthcare Systems of Germany, Austria and Czechia: Opportunities for Savings and Assessing the Tax-Like Nature of Health Insurance Contributions by Mini, Patrick

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Use of Fecal Occult Blood Test in Hospitalized Patients: Survey of Physicians Practicing in a Large Central Canadian Health Region and Canadian Gastroenterologists by Stephen Ip, AbdulRazaq AH Sokoro, Al Buchel, Debrah Wirtzfeld, Gerald Konrad, Tunji Fatoye, Harminder Singh

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Higher levels of oxidative balance score linked to lower risk of gallstones: findings from the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Ting Xiong, Ting Xiong, Ting Xiong, Zhonghuo Chen, Zhonghuo Chen, Zhonghuo Chen, Jianwei Yi, Jianwei Yi, Jianwei Yi, Taozhi Yu, Taozhi Yu, Taozhi Yu, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang, Kai Wang

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationship between OBS and gallstone risk.MethodsThis cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted from 2017 to March 2020. …”
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Does syndromic surveillance assist public health practice in early detecting respiratory epidemics? Evidence from a wide Italian retrospective experience by Giovanni Corrao, Andrea Stella Bonaugurio, Giorgio Bagarella, Mauro Maistrello, Olivia Leoni, Danilo Cereda, Andrea Gori

“…Journal of Infection and Public Health…”
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Effects of dietary Bacillus pumilus on the growth, intestinal health, lipid metabolism, and mTOR signaling pathway of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) by Mengjie Guo, Liuqing Meng, Fanghui Li, Yongqiang Liu, Ziqi Zhang, Qin Zhang, Weiguang Kong

“…Overall, B. pumilus appears to be a promising probiotic for enhancing the health and performance of coho salmon in aquaculture.…”
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Visible and invisible cultural patterns influencing women’s use of maternal health services among Igala women in Nigeria: a focused ethnographic study by Uchechi Clara Opara, Peace Njideka Iheanacho, Pammla Petrucka

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Goal alignment and unintended consequences of accountable care: How the structure of Oregon’s Medicaid coordinated care model shapes health plan-clinic partnerships by Erin S. Kenzie, Jean Campbell, Mellodie Seater, Maya A. Singh, Alissa Robbins, Melinda M. Davis

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Determinant of unmet need for family planning among adolescent and young women in Kenya: multilevel analysis using recent Kenyan demographic health survey by Beyene Sisay Damtew, Hinsermu Bayu Abdi, Beker Ahemed Hussien, Getahun Tiruye, Nafyad Tolossa Urgie, Beniam worku Yigezu, Sifan Ahmed Mohammed, Bezawit Melak Fente

“…Frontiers in Reproductive Health…”
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Advancing biomonitoring of eDNA studies with the Anaconda R package: Integrating soil and One Health perspectives in the face of evolving traditional agriculture practices by Pierre-Louis Stenger, Audrey Léopold, Kelly Dinh, Pierre Mournet, Nadia Robert, Julien Drouin, Jacques Wamejonengo, Sylvie Russet, Thomas Ibanez, Laurent Maggia, Fabian Carriconde

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Self-reported health complaints and healthcare-seeking behaviour among adult people in rural Bangladesh: results from a cross-sectional study by Ashraful Kabir, Baki Billah, Md Nazmul Karim

“…Objectives This study aims to assess self-reported health complaints and healthcare-seeking behaviours in a rural population of Bangladesh. …”
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Group Interprofessional Chronic Pain Management in the Primary Care Setting: A Pilot Study of Feasibility and Effectiveness in a Family Health Team in Ontario by Ricardo N Angeles, Dale Guenter, Lisa McCarthy, Martha Bauer, Miriam Wolfson, Maria Chacon, Lana Bullock

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The association of public health interventions regarding both infant sleep position and pertussis immunization with sudden infant death syndrome rates: an ecological study by Jacqueline Müller-Nordhorn, Amir Hakimhashemi, Stefan N. Willich, Sylvia Binting, Thomas Keil

“…We applied interrupted time series (ITS) analyses to investigate the role of two public health interventions in 1991 (West Germany) and in 2000 (West and East Germany), respectively. …”
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High Seropositivity of Brucella melitensis Antibodies among Pregnant Women Attending Health Care Facilities in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Helmut A. Nyawale, Michael Simchimba, Joseph Mlekwa, Fridolin Mujuni, Elieza Chibwe, Prosper Shayo, Elifuraha B. Mngumi, Khadija S. Majid, Mtebe Majigo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo

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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George

“…Global Health Action…”
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Assessment of Types, Factors Contributing to Violence Against Women and its Effects on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Byumvuhore, Stephen

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Implementation of the Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response guidelines: Lessons from annual health system strengthening interventions in the Rwenzori Sub-Region, Western Uganda by Enos Mirembe, Masereka, Amelia, Naturinda, Alex, Tumusiime, Clement, Munguiko

“…Aim: To determine the health facility-based perinatal mortality rate, its causes and avoidable factors using the perinatal mortality surveillance and response guidelines. …”
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Economic analysis of hemodialysis and urgent-start peritoneal dialysis therapies by Alexandre Minetto Brabo, Dayana Bitencourt Dias, Everton Nunes da Silva, Daniela Ponce

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Heritable human genome editing in South Africa – time for a reality check by M Ramsay, M Pepper, J de Vries, S Mahomed, E Flack-Davison

Subjects: “…Heritable human genome editing, reproductive cloning, National Health Research Ethics Council Guidelines, National Health Act, South Africa…”
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