RadBone: bone toxicity following pelvic radiotherapy – a prospective randomised controlled feasibility study evaluating a musculoskeletal health package in women with gynaecologica... by Janelle Yorke, Sarah O’Connell, Sally Taylor, Karen Johnson, Robert G Bristow, Martin Eden, Kate Haslett, John Moore, Rohit Kochhar, Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou, Lisa H Barraclough, Ivona Baricevic-Jones, Zoe Merchant, Thomas Westwood, Anthony David Whetton, Claire E Higham

“…Introduction Patients receiving radiotherapy are at risk of developing radiotherapy-related insufficiency fractures, which are associated with increased morbidity and pose a significant burden to patients’ quality of life and to the health system. Therefore, effective preventive techniques are urgently required. …”
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Women Are More Susceptible to Caries but Individuals Born with Clefts Are Not by Aditi Jindal, Michelle McMeans, Somnya Narayanan, Erin K. Rose, Shilpa Jain, Mary L. Marazita, Renato Menezes, Ariadne Letra, Flavia M. Carvalho, Carla A. Brandon, Judith M. Resick, Juan C. Mereb, Fernando A. Poletta, Jorge S. Lopez-Camelo, Eduardo E. Castilla, Iêda M. Orioli, Alexandre R. Vieira

“…Caries continues to be the most common infectious noncontagious disease worldwide and a great burden to any health system. The identification of individuals of higher susceptibility to caries is of great interest. …”
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Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services by Adeponle O. Adeoye, Yewande T. Nejo, Chinwe L. Ochu, Josephine Bayigga, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Adedayo O. Faneye, Charles O. Adewemimo, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Prosper Okonkwo, Adewale Victor Opayele, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina, Ikemefule Rex Uzoma, Priscilla Ibekwe, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Georgina Njideka Odaibo

“…Conclusion: Government needs to maximise the gains from the pandemic to build a resilient health system. Contribution: This article provides insights for public health policy and planning aimed at enhancing resilience and optimising service delivery during future health crises.…”
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Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of gynecologic cancer by Anne Mills, Leisha A Emens, Mary L Disis, Kunle Odunsi, John B Liao, Tyler Curiel, Margaret Gatti-Mays, Amir Jazaeri, Emese Zsiros, Marcus O Butler, Jyoti Bajpai, Katherine C Kurnit, Haider Mahdi, Laura Doherty, Claire F Friedman, Melissa A Geller, Sarah F Adams, Shelley A Dodt, Veena S John

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Evaluating the quality of care for heart failure hospitalizations in inflammatory arthritis – A population-based cohort study by Bindee Kuriya, Lihi Eder, Sahil Koppikar, Jessica Widdifield, Anna Chu, Jiming Fang, Irene Jeong, Douglas Lee, Jacob Udell

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Assessing Physician and Patient Agreement on Whether Patient Outcomes Captured in Clinical Progress Notes Reflect Treatment Success: Cross-Sectional Study by Sarah B Floyd, Jordyn C Sutton, Marvin Okon, Mary McCarthy, Liza Fisher, Benjamin Judkins, Zachary Cole Reynolds, Ann Blair Kennedy

“…MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional analysis of a subset of clinical notes for patients presenting to a Level-1 Trauma Center and Regional Health System for follow-up for an acute proximal humerus fracture (PHF). …”
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Establishing primary care physician commitment in Canadian long-term care homes: a protocol for a modified e-Delphi study by Andrew P Costa, Aaron Jones, Darly Dash, Paula Rochon, Patrick Quail, Rachel D Savage, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Lisa M McCarthy, Nathan Stall, Dee Tripp, Maya Potter, Paul Katz, Samantha Peck

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Determinants maintaining healthcare personnel’s motivation during COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Makiko Komasawa, Myo Nyein Aung, Christopher Nsereko, Kiyoko Saito, Robert Ssekitoleko, Mitsuo Isono, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…Abstract Background Maintaining the physical and psychological well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial for health system resilience. In sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Uganda, HCWs faced significant challenges during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, compounded by pre-existing resource constraints. …”
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Healthcare trajectories of aging individuals during their last year of life: application of process mining methods to administrative health databases by Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Alexandra Langford-Avelar, Juliette Duc, Benjamin Dalmas

“…It provides a visual representation of the processes recorded in various health system databases and allows for the visualization of the different trajectories of healthcare utilization.…”
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Non-communicable diseases and their associations with outpatient services utilisation: insight from a population-based survey in Malaysia by Jabrullah Ab Hamid, Awatef Amer Nordin, Suhana Jawahir, Adilius Manual, Iqbal Ab Rahim, Sarah Nurain Mohd Noh, Nur Elina Ab Mutalib, Nurul Salwana Abu Bakar

“…The recently launched Health White Paper for Malaysia has emphasised primary healthcare as a critical component to achieve aspirations of the health system, which includes equity and responsiveness. …”
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Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Baseplate Stability Is Affected by Bone Density and the Type and Amount of Augmentation by Daniel Ritter, Patric Raiss, Patrick J. Denard, Brian C. Werner, Manuel Kistler, Celina Lesnicar, Micheal van der Merwe, Peter E. Müller, Matthias Woiczinski, Coen A. Wijdicks, Samuel Bachmaier

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Korean patients with hereditary cancer: a prospective multicentre cohort study protocol exploring psychosocial and health outcomes by Boyoung Park, Sun-young Kong, Dongju Won, Jong Eun Park, Jun-Kyu Kim, Mi-Ae Jang, Jung-Sook Ha, Kyoung-Bo Kim

“…The collected data will be linked to secondary sources such as cancer registries and National Health Insurance Service data to provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of hereditary cancer on health and survival.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by all the Ethics Committees: the National Cancer Center IRB (NCC2023-0179), the Samsung Medical Center IRB (SMC2023-09-057), the Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital IRB (4-2023-0627), the Hanyang University Guri Hospital IRB (GURI2023-08-021) and the Keimyung University IRB (DSMC IRB 2024-05-048). …”
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Strengthening identification and characterization of causes of perinatal deaths in Kaski district of Nepal (Perinatal MITS Nepal) by Nuwadatta Subedi, Sunita Ranabhat, Sanjib Mani Regmi, Mukesh Mallik, Dela Singh, Shree Krishna Shrestha, Bandana Gurung, Arjun Bhattarai, Madan Prasad Baral, Sudhir Raman Parajuli, Ramchandra Bastola, Junu Shrestha, Sahisnuta Basnet, Eva Gauchan, Sabita Paudel

“…Although the perinatal and neonatal death rates have decreased recently, it still poses a major challenge to the health system of Nepal. The objective of the study is to determine the causes of perinatal deaths by integrating Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling (MITS) in hospital perinatal deaths and incorporating verbal autopsy in community deaths in Kaski district of Nepal. …”
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Conduction system pacing using electro-anatomical mapping-guided system vs. fluoroscopy: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic evaluation by Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Beatriz León-Salas, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Diego Infante-Ventura, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Renata Linertová, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía Herrera-Ramos, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Alezandra Torres-Castaño, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Himar González-Pacheco, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Analía Abt-Sacks, Javier García-García, Raúl Quirós-López, Raúl Quirós-López, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín, María M. Trujillo-Martín

“…However, the inclusion of EAM systems, for the indication under study, in routine clinical practice would mean an increase in costs for the Spanish National Health System.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?…”
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How efficient are specialized public health services in China? A data envelopment analysis and geographically weighted regression approach by Qian Bai, Qian Bai, Lieyu Huang, Yan Guo, Xin Xu, Zhouyixin Zhang, Yuan Wang, Hao Chen, Ying Bian, Ying Bian

“…BackgroundThe Chinese public health system is grappling with escalating demands, which stemmed from the challenges of preventing chronic and infectious diseases, as well as the aging population. …”
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Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil by Raquel B De Boni, Jurema C Mota, Michael Duncan, Leonardo Linconl, Giovanna Lucieri Alonso Costa, Sofia Pimentel, Kamila P Sales, Fabiana Gaspar, Fernanda Adaes, Felipe B Schuch, Vicent Balanzá-Martinez, Flavio Kapczinski, Renato S Lima

“…Participants were adults who lived in Rio de Janeiro and reported using the Brazilian Public Health System. Interest in VIVA! and uptake were assessed via recruitment metrics. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of women using emergency medical services for third-trimester pregnancy-related problems in India: a prospective observational study by Jennifer A Newberry, Corey B Bills, Elizabeth A Pirrotta, Matthew C Strehlow, G V Ramana Rao, Hyeyoun (Elise) Min, Ann E Evensen, Lawrence Leeman, S V Mahadevan

“…Future research and health system planning should focus on strengthening and expanding EMS as a component of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC).…”
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Leveraging Comprehensive Echo Data to Power Artificial Intelligence Models for Handheld Cardiac Ultrasound by D.M. Anisuzzaman, PhD, Jeffrey G. Malins, PhD, John I. Jackson, PhD, Eunjung Lee, PhD, Jwan A. Naser, MBBS, Behrouz Rostami, PhD, Grace Greason, BA, Jared G. Bird, MD, Paul A. Friedman, MD, Jae K. Oh, MD, Patricia A. Pellikka, MD, Jeremy J. Thaden, MD, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, MD, MSc, MBA, Zachi I. Attia, PhD, Sorin V. Pislaru, MD, PhD, Garvan C. Kane, MD, PhD

“…Patients and Methods: Deep learning models were trained using retrospective transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) data collected in Mayo Clinic Rochester and surrounding Mayo Clinic Health System sites (training: 6432 studies and internal validation: 1369 studies). …”
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The prevalence and distribution of malaria in Mpumalanga Province before and during COVID-19 (2017 - 2022) by I Kleinhans, S Mahanjana, F Els, M Mabona, L A Pitso, G Malatje, G Kok, J Raman

“…Additionally, the health system and cross-border collaborations must also be strengthened. …”
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Socioeconomic correlates of mental health in Moldova: A nationally representative door-to-door survey by J.M. van Baar, C. Ciofu, F. Thompson, A.I. Luik, O. Mereanu, J. Kramer, F. Schouten, V. Condrat, L. Voorham, J. Chihai, L. Shields-Zeeman

“…Background and Objectives: The mental health system in Moldova is transitioning toward a community-based model, which requires data on population mental health. …”
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