Early health technology assessment of tongue swab for non-sputum based pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis in ThailandResearch in context by Langming Mou, Teerawat Wiwatpanit, Apiwat Piriyapol, Puwadol Chawengkul, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Puttarin Kulchaitanaroaj, Yot Teerawattananon, Yi Wang

“…Methods: We conducted a landscape review, stakeholder consultation, early health economic modeling, and established a Target Product Profile (TPP). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of oral versus injectable disease modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a systematic review analysis by Mehdi Rezaee, Ramin Ravangard, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian, Abdosaleh Jafari

“…The studies that had conducted full economic evaluations of oral versus injectable drugs in MS patients were included. The Quality of Health Economic Studies (QHES) tool was also used to assess the quality of the studies. …”
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Regarding the Current Debate on Aging in Cuba by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

“…Among the negative consequences of population aging, four main ones are identified: health, economic, sociocultural and legal; among the positive ones, there are some reports of cohorts of people who reach advanced ages in better physical and mental condition. …”
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Agile Governance Implementation in Public Services: the Case of DPMPTSP Padang City During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Ratih Ratih

“…The Covid-19 pandemic presents major challenges for Indonesia's health, economic and government sectors. In this context, the Padang City Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Service (DPMPTSP) plays an important role in implementing local policies to support recovery. …”
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of the Elderly in Iraq and Turkiye and Differences Between the Two Cultures by Tahsin Barış Değer, Hatem Al Yasarı

“…The aim of this study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) of the elderly living in Iraq and Turkiye and the effect of sociodemographic, health, economic, lifestyle and spiritual factors on the QOL in the elderly cross-culturally. …”
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Antivaccine, denialist, and conspiracy theorist content on Facebook. An analysis of the No to the New World Order page by Julio C. Aguila Sanchez, Carmen Castillo Rocha, Ángel R. Vargas Valencia

“…Conservative ideas were also found, alongside the criticism of health, economic, and financial organisations. The most liked posts included two videos: one about a strike by health workers in France and another criticising vaccines. …”
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Evolutionary game and simulation analysis of tripartite subjects in public health emergencies under government reward and punishment mechanisms by Dandan Gao, Wei Guo

“…Abstract Public health emergencies are critical to people’s lives and health, economic development and social stability. Understanding how to respond correctly to public health emergencies is the focus of societal attention. …”
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Greater and More Focused Measures Are Needed to Tackle Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in the Nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council by Abdelilah Arredouani

“…Therefore, only through concerted efforts between several public and private actors, including health, economic, and urbanization agencies, food producers and retailers, schools, families, youth organizations, sports clubs, and voluntary organizations, can this battle be won. …”
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Portable wide-field digital imaging for screening of neonatal visual impairment causes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a budget impact analysis by Andrea Zin, Lorena M Haefeli, Luiza M Neves, Ana Carolina Carioca Costa, Zilton Farias Meira de Vasconcelos, Marcia Pinto

“…The information provided in this study may help government decision-makers evaluate the feasibility of implementing this new strategy in the municipal setting. Further health economic evaluations should be performed to verify the affordability of the implementation of this screening strategy in the Brazilian scenario, taking into account scarce human resources.…”
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Tackling Extended Hospital Stays in Patients with Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections by Gavin Barlow, Michael Wilke, Guillaume Béraud

“…This antibiotic has been shown to be as effective as a daily/twice daily regimen with similar safety profiles. Health economic analysis of dalbavancin is also presented. …”
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Cleaner Production Quality Regulation Strategy of Pharmaceutical with Collusive Behavior and Patient Feedback by Junmei Rong, Lilong Zhu

“…The quality of pharmaceuticals has always been a hot issue in the world, and it involves public health, economic development of countries, social stability, and national security. …”
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Development and implementation of a digiphysical screening model with nationwide reach to diagnose familial hypercholesterolemia by Karin Littmann, Gustav Kindborg, Matthias Lidin, Linda Mellbin, Daniel Eriksson Hogling, Jonas Brinck

“…The model has potential to facilitate FH screening and provide health economic benefits long term.…”
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Statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing enhanced acceptance and commitment therapy plus ( +) added to usual aftercare versus usual aftercare... by Clare Robinson, Trudie Chalder, Paul McCrone, Olivier Quintin, Evdoxia Gkaintatzi, Imran Khan, Stephanie J. C. Taylor, on behalf of the SURECAN GROUP

“…Secondary outcomes include scores at 16 and 52 weeks: FACT-G subscales; Fear of Cancer Recurrence Inventory (FCR4); positive and negative Impact of Cancer scales (IOCv2); Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS); Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ); and physical activity, measured on a modified version of the Godin scale. Health economic analyses will determine the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) in terms of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) derived from the Euroqol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L) compared to usual care at 52 weeks. …”
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L'approche écosystémique de la santé des populations : le cas de l’exposition au mercure des communautés riveraines de l’Amazonie et du nord du Québec by Sebastian Weissenberger, Delaine Sampaio da Silva, Roger Schetagne

“…The main strategy in order to reduce the population’s exposure to methylmercury has been to influence people’s diet, without discouraging the overall consumption of fish, which has numerous health, economic and social benefits. Great similarities can be observed in the communication tools and strategies used in the two projects, with minor differences arising from the specific situations of local populations. …”
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Consequences of water and land scarcity and unhealthy diets on the productive capacity of the middle East and North Africa by Alireza Hadipour, Seyed Hamid Ahmadi, Ali Reza Sepaskhah

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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Risk of bias will be evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for RCTs and the Consensus Health Economic Criteria list for economic evaluations. …”
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Exploring the potential cost-effectiveness and societal burden implications of screening for fracture risk in a UK general radiography setting by E. Söreskog, B. Lopez, T. Bean, P. Lewis, N. Ashley, J. Da Palma Lopes, R. Meertens, A. Ratcliffe

“…Methods The study used a health economic model that compared the health outcomes and costs of screening with IBEX BH versus usual care for men and women aged 50 and older who had a forearm radiograph for any reason. …”
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Medical thoracoscopy combined with intrapleural injection of urokinase for treatment of pleural infection-a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled study: study protocol by Kaige Wang, Linhui Yang, Panwen Tian, Fen Tan, Dan Liu, Weimin Li

“…The study outcomes include efficacy and health economic benefits. The estimated minimum sample size for each group is 64 cases, totaling 128 cases. …”
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Analyzing arguments on tobacco tax increases. Focus on French parliamentary questions and responses, 2000–2020 by François Topart, Emmanuelle Béguinot, Karine Gallopel-Morvan

“…Pro-tax arguments highlighted the health, economic and social benefits of tax policies. …”
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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of prosthetic rehabilitation for partially edentulous teeth in India: A comparative study of Clasp-Retained RPDs, Thermoplastic Resin RPDs, and Ca... by Subhash V, Aswini Kumar K, Vineetha Karuveettil

“…The study adhered to Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards. Results: Results showed significant differences in OHIP scores between the groups, with CPD offering the highest quality of life, followed by TR-RPD, and MC-RPD. …”
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