Electronic contracts on medical care of the population under medical guarantees program by V. A. Кroitor

“…The author has identified the principles of electronic medical deeds: information exchange takes place exclusively in electronic form; the legislation establishes the security of exchange and preservation of medical information, in particular medical confidentiality; modern access to medical care and resources is provided due to their assistance; these electronic contracts are aimed at improving the quality of service and meeting patients needs, transparency of the health care system; they are signed considering technological neutrality and independence from decisions developers; while signing such contracts, the information is recorded in the e-health system without the possibility of deleting or correcting the entered data; electronic identification and authentication of participants in medical relations with a high level of trust is used while they are being signed. …”
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Examining power dynamics in global health governance using topic modeling and network analysis of Twitter data by Jennifer J Prah, Gian Franco Bermudez

“…Policy documents and developmental assistance for health (DAH) financial data for each actor were collected for the same period.Results We find all 20 actors and the global health system collectively fulfil the three conditions of RAM based on stated and revealed priorities. …”
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The bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid associates with reduced stroke in humans and mice by Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso, Xin Yi Yeo, Han-Gyu Bae, David Castano Mayan, Mariam Wehbe, Sejin Lee, Kumar Krishna-K, Seung Hyun Baek, Leon F. Palomera, Lik Hang Wu, Leroy S. Pakkiri, Sangeetha Shanmugam, Kai Ping Sem, Mun Geok Yew, Matthew P. Parsons, Michael R. Hayden, Leonard L.L. Yeo, Vijay K. Sharma, Chester Drum, Elisa A. Liehn, Sreedharan Sajikumar, Svend Davanger, Dong-Gyu Jo, Mark Y.Y. Chan, Benjamin Y.Q. Tan, Sangyong Jung, Roshni R. Singaraja

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Experiences of working as a clinical nurse while pregnant during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a qualitative study by Lin Ye Wu, Wing Fai Yeung, Yao Lin Pei, Ling Xi Chen, Meng Qi Li, Jia Yin Ruan

“…Managers, occupational health and other health system leaders, and policymakers should be aware of the importance of establishing a work environment that guarantees safe continued pregnancy. …”
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Early amiodarone or lidocaine administration during in-hospital cardiac arrest caused by shockable rhythms by Rafael C. Paganoni, Jack C. Pluenneke, Adham M. Mohamed, Charles H. Hayes, III, Carole E. Freiberger-O’Keefe, Paul S. Chan

“…Methods: This was a retrospective, multi-center, single health system, observational cohort study of patients with an IHCA caused by VF/pVT and who received amiodarone or lidocaine during 2014–2024. …”
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How and why do financial incentives contribute to helping people stop smoking? A realist review protocol by Sarah Parker, Rikke Siersbaek, John Alexander Ford, Sara Burke, Paul Kavanagh

“…The study will provide important findings for policy-makers and health system leaders to guide the development of stop smoking services which use incentives, for example, as part of the Health Service Executive’s Tobacco Free Programme in Ireland. …”
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Effects of Women’s Participation in Household Decision Making on Skilled Birth Attendants Supervised Delivery in Bangladesh by Md Badsha Alam, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Md Awal Kabir, Atika Rahman Chowdhury, Tahir Ahmed Hassen, Susmita Das, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

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Economic Burden of Contraception Management in Spain by Inmaculada Parra Ribes, Juan José Rascón Poza, Ezequiel Pérez Campos, Ignacio Bugella Yudice, Maria Jesús Rodríguez Domingo

“…**Background:** A wide variety of contraceptive methods are available, some of them reimbursed by the Spanish National Health System (SNHS). However, the number of unintended pregnancies (UP) is still significant, leading to a high economic burden, mainly derived from non-adherence to and the incorrect use of contraceptive methods. …”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018... by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Radiotherapy Supply by Francesco Tramacere, Artor Niccoli Asabella, Maurizio Portaluri, Corinna Altini, Cristina Ferrari, Lilia Bardoscia, Angela Sardaro

“…The impetuous entrance of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy in March 2020, after the onset and diffusion in China, found the health system widely unfit to face the large amount of infected patients. …”
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Systematic development of quality indicators for skin cancer management in primary care: a mixed-methods study protocol by Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Anne E Cust, David Wilkinson, Andrea Smith, Bela Ines Laginha

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Prevalence of bed falls among inpatients in Iranian hospitals: A meta-analysis by Parvaneh Isfahani, Mohammad Sarani, Mina Salajegheh, Somayeh Samani, Aliyeh Bazi, Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam, Fatemeh Boulagh, Mahnaz Afshari

“…Background: Falling out of hospital beds can reduce patients’ satisfaction, increase their length of stay and mortality, reduce hospital productivity, and increase health system costs. The present research aimed to determine the prevalence of bed falls among inpatients in Iranian hospitals. …”
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MAC30 Knockdown Inhibits Proliferation and Enhance Apoptosis of Gastric Cancer by Suppressing Wnt/β-Cateninsignaling Pathway by Xiaohong Wu, Yong Zhang, Junping Guo, Xun Yan, Li Shen, Jianping Zhou, Jun Zhao, Min Zhuang, Zhihong Cao

“…Gastric cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancer and poses a serious threat to health system in the world. Upregulation of meningioma-associated protein (MAC30) has been found in many solid tumors and can regulate the proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis of different tumor cells. …”
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Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions by Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Angkana Lekagul, Chawisa Suradom, Peeraya Piancharoen, Anamika Chattong

“…These effective interventions can be applied and scaled up in other country settings through adaptation of modes of delivery suitable to country resources, pandemic and health system context.…”
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Community-based culturally tailored education programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke: a systematic review protocol of primary em... by Hardeep Singh, Michelle LA Nelson, Joseph IV Fulton, Oya Pakkal, Elizabeth M Uleryk

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Cost-Effectiveness of the CNIC-Polypill Strategy Compared With Separate Monocomponents in Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in Portugal: The MERCUR... by Carlos Aguiar, Francisco Araujo, Gabriel Rubio-Mercade, David Carcedo, Silvia Paz, Jose María Castellano, Valentín Fuster

“…**Methods:** A Markov model cost-utility analysis was developed using 4 health states, SMART risk equation, and 3-month cycles for year 1 and annual cycles thereafter, over a lifetime horizon from the perspective of the National Health System in Portugal (base case). The NEPTUNO study, Portuguese registries, mortality tables, official reports, and the literature were consulted to define effectiveness, epidemiological costs, and utility data. …”
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Predictive and spatial analysis for estimating the impact of sociodemographic factors on contraceptive use among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in Kenya: Implications for polic... by Menkeoma Laura Okoli, Samuel Alao, Somtochukwu Ojukwu, Nnadozie C Emechebe, Asuelimen Ikhuoria, Kevin E Kip

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Vicarious trauma, coping strategies and nurses' health outcomes: An exploratory study by Ilenia Piras, Vanessa Usai, Paolo Contu, Maura Galletta

“…BackgroundThe COVID-19 outbreak played a significant psychological impact on nurses, as they coped with intense emotional and cognitive demands, in a context in which the Health System was not prepared to face the emergency. …”
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In-Hospital Macro-, Meso-, and Micro-Drivers and Interventions for Antibiotic Use and Resistance: A Rapid Evidence Synthesis of Data from Canada and Other OECD Countries by Rosa Stalteri Mastrangelo, Anisa Hajizadeh, Thomas Piggott, Mark Loeb, Michael Wilson, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Yetiani Roldan, Hussein El-Khechen, Anna Miroshnychenko, Priya Thomas, Holger J. Schünemann, Robby Nieuwlaat

“…Hospitals continue to face challenges in reducing incorrect antibiotic use due to social and cultural factors at the level of the health system, the care facility, the provider, and the patient. …”
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Administration of non-national immunization program vaccines for children under six in a rural county, Henan Province: Did costs matter? by Miaomiao Yin, Yuan Cao, Xiaolin Xu, Hanzhi Peng, Yu Wang, Qian Long

“…This study aimed to investigate caregivers’ administration of non-National Immunization Program (NIP) vaccines in rural China, and examine health system, individual, and social determinants. A cross-sectional survey (n = 1051) was conducted from July to October in 2022 in a rural county of Henan Province. …”
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