Canadian Expert Panel Recommendations on the Management of CNS Symptoms Related to Efavirenz by M John Gill, Anita Rachlis, Sharon Walmsley, Mark Halman, The Efavirenz Consensus Working Group

“…To minimize early treatment interruption and maximize the benefit of long term viral suppression that can be achieved with efavirenz therapy, health care providers and patients have identified that there is a need for information, education about and practical tools for the management of efavirenz-related side effects. …”
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Prediction of Severe Injury in Bicycle Rider Accidents: A Multicenter Observational Study by Il-Jae Wang, Young Mo Cho, Suck Ju Cho, Seok-Ran Yeom, Sung Wook Park, So Eun Kim, Jae Chol Yoon, Yeaeun Kim, Jongho Park

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Development and Validation of a Decision-Making Stratification Algorithm to Optimize the Use of Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Patients with Staphylococcus Bacteremia by Thamer A. Almangour, Abdullah A. Alhifany, Deanne E. Tabb

“…Introducing rapid diagnostic testing in conjunction with implementing patient stratification algorithm for rapid identification of GPCC from blood cultures in addition to the ID pharmacy intervention will provide a positive impact on the clinical and economic outcomes in our health care setting.…”
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Toward Design of a Drip-Stand Patient Follower Robot by Zewen Wu, Shahram Payandeh

“…A person following robot is an application of service robotics that primarily focuses on human-robot interaction, for example, in security and health care. This paper explores some of the design and development challenges of a patient follower robot. …”
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Availability of Antimalarial Drugs and Evaluation of the Attitude and Practices for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Bangui, Central African Republic by Alexandre Manirakiza, Siméon Pierre Njuimo, Alain Le Faou, Denis Malvy, Pascal Millet

“…Artemisinin derivatives used in monotherapy or in combination were commonly sold. In health care facilities, 93% of the uncomplicated malaria cases were treated in the absence of any laboratory confirmation and the officially recommended treatment, amodiaquine-sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, was seldom prescribed. …”
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Perceived discrimination in fatigue: a qualitative interview study in the SOMA.SOC project by Rieke Barbek, Anna Christin Makowski, Olaf von dem Knesebeck

“…Thereby, especially discrimination in the medical setting and on structural level occurred with great impact on health care and social protection. By applying an intersectional approach, intersectional discrimination specific for certain stigmatized social identities, like female gender and low occupational status became apparent.DiscussionThese findings need to be further researched and addressed in intervention strategies increasing resilience and public knowledge to reduce intersectional discrimination and health inequalities.…”
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Inflammation and Hypertension: Are There Regional Differences? by Patricio López-Jaramillo, Carlos Velandia-Carrillo, Julie Álvarez-Camacho, Daniel Dylan Cohen, Tatiana Sánchez-Solano, Gabriela Castillo-López

“…These particularities are important to be considered when planning resources for health care programs. Moreover, studying these singularities may provide a better understanding of the causes of the burden of cardiovascular risk factors and the remarkable variability in the prevalence of these medical conditions within and between countries.…”
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Comparative Quality of Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy in the Elderly Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Kazuaki Kuwabara, Shinya Matsuda, Koichi Benjamin Ishikawa, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kenji Fujimori

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Characterization of the geriatric patient with thyroid nodules by Jessica González Manreza, Gloría María Monné Rodríguez, Carlos Gaspar de Zayas Galván, Ángela Ramírez Torres, Erifran Hidalgo Garcés

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the high prevalence of thyroid diseases, especially in the elderly, makes it necessary to perform a screening for ultrasound diagnosis, as it is a beneficial, reliable and low-cost diagnostic test in Primary Health Care.</p>…”
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An Investigation on the Risk Factors of Thyroid Diseases in Community Population in Hainan by Tuanyu Fang, Leweihua Lin, Qianying Ou, Lu Lin, Huachuan Zhang, Kaining Chen, Huibiao Quan, Yangli He

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Suicide Research and Adolescent Suicide Trends in New Zealand by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…Moreover, the New Zealand Evidence-based Health Care Bulletin recommends an authoritarian approach for every interaction with a young person to check their psychosocial well-being. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Trabecular and Cortical Bone Microstructure by Huayue Chen, Xiangrong Zhou, Hiroshi Fujita, Minoru Onozuka, Kin-Ya Kubo

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Research trends relating to body weight control: a systematic review and keyword network analysis of Korea Citation Index Journals (2004–2023) by Yunkyoung Oh, Eunsil Her

“…CONCOR analysis identified four clusters: preventive health care, health management, physical health, and personal development. …”
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Digitalization: new risks for people with disabilities. Problem statement by N. N. Meshcheryakova, E. N. Rogotneva

“…Digitalization of the most important spheres of activity: education, employment and employment, health care, public administration is considered, among other things, as the most important tool for solving this problem. …”
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Enhancing Maternal Caregiving Capabilities Model to Prevent Childhood Stunting: A UNICEF-Inspired Model by Eka Mishbahatul Marah Has PhD, Ilya Krisnana PhD, Ferry Efendi PhD

“…Methods The study used an analytical observational design involving a pair of mothers and their youngest 6–23-month-old children registered at Posyandu (Community-based Integrated Health Care Center). Six hundred respondents were taken using a cluster sampling technique across seven healthcare centers in Surabaya City, East Java, Indonesia. …”
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The Frequency of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study in Tehran, Capital of Iran by Ali Taghipour, Majid Pirestani, Ramin Hamidi Farahani, Mohammad Barati

“…The present study was done to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in patients with COVID-19 in health care centers (Imam Reza and Golestan hospitals), Tehran, capital of Iran. …”
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Designing a Cocreated Intervention with African American Older Adults for Hypertension Self-Management by Kathy D. Wright, Carolyn H. Still, Lenette M. Jones, Karen O. Moss

“…Based on the participants’ feedback, we created four biweekly (2-hour) group sessions that incorporated their suggestions and addressed their concerns. Health care providers can use this technique to engage African American older adults in participant-centered hypertension self-management.…”
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“Suicide’s very abstract”: A qualitative analysis of risk assessment training recommendations from family physicians by Mark A. Dixon, Kathleen A. McNamara, David A. Moss

“…Suicide prevention initiatives include ensuring 24/7 access to crisis hotlines, encouraging individuals to seek mental health care, and reducing access to lethal means among high-risk populations. …”
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Health-Harming Legal Needs Identified by People with HIV by Samantha Morton, Andrew Maude, Theresa Brabson, Hervette Nkwihoreze, Robin Davison, Miguel Munoz-Laboy, Omar Martinez

“…The Organizational Partnerships for Healthy Living (OPAHL) intervention addresses these gaps by integrating legal services with health care. Methods: This mixed-methods study was conducted at two health centers in Philadelphia, PA, from October 20, 2022 through 2024. …”
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New Directions of Mediation Development in Ukraine by K. S. Tokarieva

“…In accordance with the purpose, the following tasks are formulated: to research the features of mediation in the field of health care; to study the development of online mediation; to study the features of school mediation as a mean of combating bullying. …”
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