Impact of measles vaccination strategies on vaccination rates in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andrew Hayen, Kiddus Yitbarek, Mirkuzie Woldie, Firew Tekle Bobo, Jane Frawley, Abela Mahimbo, Meru Sheel

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Demographic disparities in access to COVID-19 clinical trial sites across the United States: a geospatial analysis by Raphael Cuomo, Tiana McMann, Qing Xu, Zhuoran Li, Joshua Yang, Julie Hsieh, Christine Lee, Milena Lolic, Richardae Araojo, Tim Mackey

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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

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How prepared is Nigeria digital payment for health workers? A landscape analysis by Folashayo Peter Adeniji, David Ayobami Adewole, Segun Bello, Elizabeth Ekirapa, Juliet Aweko, Vincent Michael Kiberu, Charles Opio, Peter Waiswa, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

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Impact of a new case-based payment scheme on volume distribution across public hospitals in Zhejiang, China: does ‘Same disease, same price’ matter by Meiteng Yu, Jing Liu, Tao Zhang

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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

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QALYs: The Math Doesn’t Work by Tia G. Sawhney, Angela Dobes, Sirimon O'Charoen

“…The assessments are used in the development of recommendations for pricing, formulary placement decisions, and health policy decisions. A new bill, H.R. 485, the Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023, was approved by the US House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee that will, if passed, end the practice of using QALYs in all federal programs.^1,2^ Proponents of the ban say that QALYs undervalue the positive effects of therapeutics on people with disabilities.^3^ We share their concerns. …”
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Ten‐Year Medicare Use and Spending on the 10 Drugs Selected for Negotiation Under the Inflation Reduction Act by Mohammed Essa, Joseph S. Ross, Sanket S. Dhruva, Nihar R. Desai, Erica S. Spatz, Kamil F. Faridi

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Guidance on The Use of Antiviral Drugs for Influenza in Acute Care Facilities in Canada, 2014-2015 by H Grant Stiver, Gerald A Evans, Fred Y Aoki, Upton D Allen, Michel Laverdière

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Self-Efficacy and the Sense of Coherence: Narrative Review and a Conceptual Synthesis by Paul Posadzki, Nel Glass

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The Use of Antiviral Drugs for Influenza: A Foundation Document for Practitioners by Fred Y Aoki, Upton D Allen, H Grant Stiver, Michel Laverdière, Gerald A Evans

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Final and peak epidemic sizes for SEIR models with quarantine and isolation by Z. Feng

“…These formulas are helpful not onlyfor understanding how model assumptions may affect the predictions,but also for confirming that it is important to assume realisticdistributions of latent and infectious periods when the model isused for public health policy making.…”
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Frailty assessment tools for use by surgeons when evaluating older adults prior to surgery: a scoping review protocol by Duminda N Wijeysundera, Andrea C Tricco, Martine T E Puts, Shabbir M H Alibhai, Teruko Kishibe, Tyler R Chesney, Julian F Daza, Camilla Wong, Karim Shiraz Ladha, Samuel Dubé

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Risk factors for disease progression and clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based cohort study by Raymond N. Kuo, Wanchi Chen, Wen-Yi Shau

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Global prevalence, treatment and outcome of tuberculosis and COVID-19 coinfection: a systematic review and meta-analysis (from November 2019 to March 2021) by Qiang Sun, Hui Li, Jie Zhao, Xiaolin Wei, Quan Wang, Shasha Guo, Quanfang Dong, Ning Xu

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An international consensus panel on the potential value of Digital Surgery by Anita Patel, Giuseppe Turchetti, Guy Maddern, Ataru Igarashi, Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Anastasia Chalkidou, Jamie Erskine, Jean-Christophe Bernhard, Payam Abrishami, Richard Charter, Richard Culbertson, Jo Carol Hiatt, Matthew Lien, Joseph Soon Yau Ng, Koon Ho Rha, Scott Tackett

“…Understanding the clinical and economic value of these technologies is vital for making appropriate health policy and purchasing decisions. We explore the potential value of digital technologies in surgery and produce expert consensus on how to assess this value.Design A modified Delphi and consensus conference approach was adopted. …”
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Public Health Education and Training in Viet Nam: Adaptations Are Needed for Better Responses to New Public Health Needs by Nguyen Thanh Ha, Bui Thi Tu Quyen, Le Thi Vui, Do Thi Hanh Trang, Nguyen Thai Quynh Chi, Le Quang Cuong, Hoang Van Minh

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Learning in the district health system: How can meetings become spaces of reflection? by O Motshweneng, S Elloker, L Gilson

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Exploring Liminal Spaces in Older Age: Navigating the Enduring State of Dual Sensory Impairment (DSI) by Moira E. Dunsmore, Julie Schneider, Heather McKenzie, James A. Gillespie

“…Despite its growing global prevalence, DSI is underexplored in extant literature and receives little attention in health policy or ageing research. This qualitative study explores the social experiences of older adults with DSI in Australia. …”
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Shaping the conflict by Alan Finlay

“…A quantitative study, conducted as a sister study to this, shows the press took a strongly critical position in relation to the government health policy on anti-retrovirals (ARVs) during the monitored periods (March-May 2002 and March-May 2003). …”
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