Role of Adult Asthma Education in Improving Asthma Control and Reducing Emergency Room Utilization and Hospital Admissions in an Inner City Hospital by Rashmi Mishra, Muhammad Kashif, Sindhaghatta Venkatram, Teresa George, Kristina Luo, Gilda Diaz-Fuentes

“…Asthma education programs have been shown to decrease healthcare utilization and improve disease control and management. …”
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Evaluation of the Economic Efficiency of Radiology Units in Hospitals Affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd by Ebrahim Bahrami Nia, Reza Shams Allahi, Sedigheh GHolamrezaee, Mohamad mehdi Zare shahne

“…Conclusion: Eliminating surplus manpower, based on the results of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, plays a crucial role in reducing hospital and healthcare sector costs and enhancing hospital efficiency.…”
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Association between NSAIDs and Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Nitipong Permpalung, Sikarin Upala, Anawin Sanguankeo, Suthanya Sornprom

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the odds of NSAID exposure in patients with CDAD versus patients without CDAD in both community-based and healthcare-associated settings. Methods. Relevant observational studies indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE up to February 2015 were analyzed and data were extracted from nine studies. …”
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Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program by Mie Sylow Liljendahl, Sanne Staal, Hanne Tønnesen

“…This study assessed the feasibility in real life of the 6-week Danish Intensive Gold Standard Program (GSP) for smoking cessation in nature compared to the standard setting in primary healthcare. This feasibility study followed up with 81 out of 90 (90%) participants in a nature-based setting and 56,480 out of 58,772 (96%) participants in a standard setting. …”
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Conducting Educational Intervention Research in General Practice: from Design to Publication by ZOU Chuan, OU Jianming, ZENG Xin, PENG Tao, ZHOU Yan, XIAO Chunyao, TAO Hongxia, CHEN Qingqi, LIN Kai

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Spondyloarthritis and Risk of Malignancy: A Narrative Review on a Still Controversial Issue by Ennio Giulio Favalli, Francesco Grossi, Alberto Batticciotto, Matteo Filippini, Simone Parisi, Ombretta Viapiana, Paolo Gisondi, Paolo Dapavo, Lorenzo Dagna, Filippo De Braud

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Purine-rich element binding protein alpha: a DNA/RNA binding protein with multiple roles in cancers by Shiyi Yu, Chengyang Jiang, Yawen Yang, Fei Cheng, Fangchen Liu, Chang Liu, Xue Gong

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people living with HIV in Lesotho: a qualitative study by Christian Mallen, Michelle E Robinson, Thomas Shepherd, Maema Ramaema, Moraoetsi Rakuoane, Ntoli Moletsane, Rafiloe Mpholo, Graham Leigh

“…This impact may be worse in low-resource settings, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa, where pandemic impacts may be exacerbated by poverty, limited healthcare access and other health epidemics including HIV. …”
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“Don’t leave us behind”: a qualitative study exploring the feasibility of a palliative care training program for non-health caregivers in Honduras by Sheryl Ruiz, Martin Stafström, Leda Parham, Luis Orellana

“…A lack of education, driven by inadequate healthcare education and policies, contributes to widespread misconceptions about PC. …”
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Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis. by Sergio Núñez de Arenas-Arroyo, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Ana Torres-Costoso, Sara Reina-Gutiérrez, Bruno Bizzozero-Peroni, Iván Cavero-Redondo

“…<h4>Background</h4>Good hamstring flexibility(HF) is crucial for sports performance and health, with injuries having an economic impact on healthcare and sports teams. Therefore, our objectives were to estimate the effect of neurodynamic techniques on HF and to compare the effect of these techniques with static stretching.…”
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Characteristic craniofacial defects associated with a novel USP9X truncation mutation by Namiki Nagata, Hiroshi Kurosaka, Kotaro Higashi, Masaya Yamaguchi, Sayuri Yamamoto, Toshihiro Inubushi, Miho Nagata, Yasuki Ishihara, Ayumi Yonei, Yohei Miyashita, Yoshihiro Asano, Norio Sakai, Yasushi Sakata, Shigetada Kawabata, Takashi Yamashiro

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Development of web- and mobile-based shared decision-making tools in the neurological intensive care unit by Winnie L. Liu, Lidan Zhang, Soussan Djamasbi, Bengisu Tulu, Susanne Muehlschlegel

“…In the neurological intensive care unit (neuroICU), patients with severe acute brain injury (SABI) are rendered unable to make their own healthcare decisions. The responsibility of making life-or-death decisions, such as goals of care, is carried by surrogate decision-makers, usually families. …”
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Recent advances in iontophoresis-assisted microneedle devices for transdermal biosensing and drug delivery by Gaobo Wang, Natsuho Moriyama, Soichiro Tottori, Matsuhiko Nishizawa

“…Integrating advanced manufacturing techniques and nanotechnology with cutting-edge materials has driven significant progress in global healthcare. Microneedles, recognized for their minimally invasive approach to transdermal sensing and drug delivery, achieve enhanced functionality when combined with iontophoresis. …”
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Educational inequalities in the prevalence of vision impairment among older adults in India: A decomposition analysis by Rakesh Chandra, Satyam Kumar Rai, Aditya Singh

“…A sustained policy focus on promoting healthy behaviors and routine eye check-ups, establishing dedicated geriatric eye clinics, and providing accessible and affordable healthcare services is desirable.…”
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Eye Donation: Awareness, Knowledge, Willingness, and Barriers among Paramedical and Allied Health Science Students at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India by Aimanfatima Kacheri, Rekha Mudhol, Sanjeev Chougule, Rhema Reny, Sagarika Kamath, Rajesh Kamath

“…Knowledge levels appear to be below expectations, and more effort is required to ensure that knowledge is imparted to our healthcare practitioners, who will then transfer this knowledge to the population, resulting in an increase in donation rates.…”
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Multidisciplinary understanding of modifiable physical disability risk factors for health professionals: A scoping review protocol. by Derek Hanson, Stephen Samendinger, Edwin McCulley

“…This scoping review will map and synthesize the literature across healthcare disciplines to identify modifiable risk factors and the evidence related to their ability to predict physical disability. …”
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Making Things Right: Nurses' Experiences with Workplace Bullying—A Grounded Theory by Donna A. Gaffney, Rosanna F. DeMarco, Anne Hofmeyer, Judith A. Vessey, Wendy C. Budin

“…While bullying in the healthcare workplace has been recognized internationally, there is still a culture of silence in many institutions in the United States, perpetuating underreporting and insufficient and unproven interventions. …”
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Intraoperative Tracheal Obstruction Management among Patients with Anterior Mediastinal Masses by H. Kafrouni, Joelle Saroufim, Myriam Abdel Massih

“…This case report suggests perioperative management modalities performed by anesthesiologists in order to minimize the risk of airway obstruction among patients having anterior mediastinal masses and shed the lights on the importance of proper anesthetic and surgical planning in order to prevent intraoperative complications and improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients presenting critical cases.…”
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Optimizing conditions to improve polyphenol content and screening antioxidant capacity with DNA protection activity of Perilla frutescens by Ngoc Thien Kim Nguyen, Huynh Anh Vu Truong, Hoang Khue Tu Nguyen

“…Britt is a good source showing DNA protection and antioxidant activity for healthcare. …”
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Cervical Cancer Visual Screening Experience in the Republic of Tajikistan by Nilufar Muhsinzoda, Alex Bingjie Yuan, Rustam Tursunov

“…The total study population was 72,574 out of which 68,391 (94.3%) visited primary healthcare facilities for visual inspection with Lugol’s Iodine (VILI). …”
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