A Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) based framework and implementation tool for dietitians at South African central and tertiary public hospitals by Vertharani Nolene Naicker, Jane W. Muchiri, Keshan Naidoo, Modiehi Heather Legodi

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Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities by Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri, Fabiana Nascimento Lopes, Ana Paula Mendes Carvalho, Fernanda Moura Lanza

“…This situation contributes to maintaining the chain of disease transmission in the area and indicates that health care services should intensify leprosy control.…”
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Aqueous spice extracts as alternative antimycotics to control highly drug resistant extensive biofilm forming clinical isolates of Candida albicans. by Bindu Sadanandan, Vaniyamparambath Vijayalakshmi, Priya Ashrit, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Lakavalli Mohan Sharath Kumar, Vasulingam Sampath, Kalidas Shetty, Amruta Purushottam Joglekar, Rashmi Awaknavar

“…The results of this study indicated that the alternate approach in controlling high biofilm-forming, multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of C. albicans M-207 and S-470 using whole aqueous extracts of garlic, clove, and Indian gooseberry is a safe, potential, and cost-effective one that can benefit the health care needs with additional effective therapeutics to treat biofilm infections.…”
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Scoping review of the societal impacts of compound climate events by Caroline A. Fehlman, Sophia C. Ryan, Kristen G. Lysne, Quinn M. Rundgren, Taylin J. Spurlock, Rustyn O. Orbison, Jennifer D. Runkle, Margaret M. Sugg

“…We also noted several key findings, including changes in agricultural productivity, loss of habitat, increased fire risk, poor mental health outcomes, decreased health care access, and destruction of homes and infrastructure from these events. …”
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Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mohammed Badedi, Yahiya Solan, Hussain Darraj, Abdullah Sabai, Mohamed Mahfouz, Saleh Alamodi, Abdullah Alsabaani

“…We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study, which included a random sample of 288 patients with T2DM proportional to the diabetes population of each primary health care center in Jazan city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Heterogeneity of Intermediate Care Organization Within a Single Healthcare System by Aaron S. Case, MD, MHS, Chad H. Hochberg, MD, MHS, Binu Koirala, PhD, MGS, BSN, RN, Eleni Flanagan, DNP, MBA, Souvik Chatterjee, MD, William N. Checkley, MD, PhD, Ayse P. Gurses, PhD, MS, MPH, David N. Hager, MD, PhD

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A Medication Management App (Smart-Meds) for Patients After an Acute Coronary Syndrome: Pilot Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Frederic Ehrler, Liliane Gschwind, Hamdi Hagberg, Philippe Meyer, Katherine Blondon

“… Abstract BackgroundMedication nonadherence remains a significant challenge in the management of chronic conditions, often leading to suboptimal treatment outcomes and increased health care costs. Innovative interventions that address the underlying factors contributing to nonadherence are needed. …”
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The Effect of Telemedicine on Access to Acute Stroke Care in Texas: The Story of Age Inequalities by Karen C. Albright, Amelia K. Boehme, Michael T. Mullen, Tzu-Ching Wu, Charles C. Branas, James C. Grotta, Sean I. Savitz, Catherine Wolff, Bisakha Sen, Brendan G. Carr

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Infant outcomes after exposure to Tdap vaccine in pregnancy: an observational study by Helen Petousis-Harris, Tony Walls, Patricia Graham, Nicola Austin, Linda Hill

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Estimating the Need for Hospital Beds in Bushehr Province, Focusing on Treatment Poles: a Prospective Study to 2032 by Habib Omranikhoo, Alireza Raeisi, Amir hossein Darabi, Mahdi Rezaee

“…Conclusion: The findings indicate that the implementation of this methodology can facilitate a more equitable allocation of medical resources and enhance accessibility to health care services across diverse geographical regions within the province. …”
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Hypertension Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Middle-Aged Adults in Chongqing, China by Xianglong Xu, Yunshuang Rao, Zumin Shi, Lingli Liu, Cheng Chen, Yong Zhao

“…This study provides detailed information of the implications for health care providers to gain a more complete picture of their hypertension patients’ health.…”
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Bidirectional regulation of reactive oxygen species for radiosensitization in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Jie Chen, Chengyu Feng, Yufei Lan, Xiangtian Chen, Zhengqi Peng, Zihan Huang, Ruiqing Wang, Wenxin Zhang, Yingying Ye, Zhilei Mao, Dongyue Pan, Lihua Yang

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Serum amylase level measurement in acute abdominal pain by Taher Abdullah Hawramy, Dara Ahmed Mohammed, Botan H. Tahir

“…Elevated serum amylase levels can be observed with several medical and surgical problems in patients with acute abdominal pain, but high values are usually associated with acute inflammatory pancreatic and gallbladder conditions, with very high levels in the former, making it one of the important diagnostic tools that can be used by health-care providers when evaluating patients suspected to have acute pancreatitis or acute calculous cholecystitis.   …”
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KAT2B inhibits proliferation and invasion via inactivating TGF-β/Smad3 pathway-medicated autophagy and EMT in epithelial ovarian cancer by Yuqin Yao, Yuna Niu, Honggui Zhou, Min Yong

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A Web-Based Platform to Collect Data from ESRD Patients Undergoing Dialysis: Methods and Preliminary Results from the Brazilian Dialysis Registry by Jocemir R. Lugon, Pedro A. Gordan, Fernando S. Thomé, Antonio A. Lopes, Yoshimi J. A. Watanabe, Carmen Tzanno, Ricardo C. Sesso

“…The initiative represents an innovative strategy to collect clinical and epidemiologic data of dialysis patients which may be applied to other settings and provides information that can contribute to guiding clinical practice and health care policy.…”
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Barriers to and facilitators of healthcare professionals in ADR reporting in a tertiary care hospital in India by Ian Osoro N, Suhaib KP, Jamuna Rani R, Rajanandh MG

“…The inclusion of topics related to ADR reporting in the curriculum (i.e. clinical pharmacology) and increased awareness from the ADR monitoring centre were seen to be significant facilitators to enhance ADR reporting among health care practitioners.…”
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Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review by Karel G M Moons, Marc J M Bonten, Maaike S M van Mourik, Pleun Joppe van Duijn, Grace M Lee

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Designing Health Recommender Systems to Promote Health Equity: A Socioecological Perspective by Caroline A Figueroa, Helma Torkamaan, Ananya Bhattacharjee, Hanna Hauptmann, Kathleen W Guan, Gayane Sedrakyan

“…This perspective helps illustrate how HRS could address not just individual health factors but also the structural barriers—such as access to health care, social support, and access to healthy food—that shape health outcomes at various levels. …”
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Exploring Strategies to Improve Adherence to Immunization Schedule: A Study among Children Attending Maternal and Child Health Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya by Esther Cheptanui Muathe, Mary Kamau, Eve Rajula

“…The health system strategies that would improve adherence to immunization schedules were more flexible clinic hours, availability of vaccines on daily basis, phone call reminders by health care providers, and increasing awareness on the importance of both vaccinations and adherence to immunization schedule.…”
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Systematic Review of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment Facilities by Samantha R. Fashler, Lynn K. Cooper, Eric D. Oosenbrug, Lindsay C. Burns, Shima Razavi, Lauren Goldberg, Joel Katz

“…Most studies reported findings on the percentage of practitioners in different health care professions employed. Future studies should consider using more comprehensive search strategies to survey facilities, improving clarity on what is considered to be a pain treatment facility, and reporting on a consistent set of variables to provide a clear summary of the status of pain treatment facilities. …”
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