Development, Optimization, and Stability Study of a Yataprasen Film-Forming Spray for Musculoskeletal Pain Management by Jaenjira Angsusing, Weerasak Samee, Sarin Tadtong, Supachoke Mangmool, Siriporn Okonogi, Nopparut Toolmal, Chuda Chittasupho

“…Yataprasen (YTPS) remedy ethanolic spray, one of the National Thai Traditional Medicine Formulary, is extensively employed in Thai traditional healthcare to manage musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. …”
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Enablers of Physician Prescription of a Long-Term Asthma Controller in Patients with Persistent Asthma by Francine M. Ducharme, Alexandrine J. Lamontagne, Lucie Blais, Roland Grad, Kim L. Lavoie, Simon L. Bacon, Martha L. McKinney, Eve Desplats, Pierre Ernst

“…Physicians strongly endorsed asthma education, lung function testing, specialist opinion, accessible asthma clinic, and paramedical healthcare professionals to guide patients, as enablers to improve patient adherence to and physicians’ comfort with long-term ICS. …”
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Childhood neurodivergent traits, inflammation and chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence: a longitudinal case–control study by Neil A Harrison, Hugo D Critchley, Jessica Eccles, Kevin A Davies, Lisa Quadt, Rod Bond, Jenny Csecs

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The Characteristic of Biofilm Formation in ESBL-Producing K. pneumoniae Isolates by Xiaofang Gao, Haili Wang, Zhijuan Wu, Pan Sun, Wei Yu, Donghua Chen, Yuhua Mao, Lili Fang, Jia Qian, Li Li, Qian Peng, Yanping Han

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Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Lobectomy for Postsurgical Pain: A Safe and Cost-Effective Intervention by Daniel L. Miller, Jacob Hutchins, Michael A. Ferguson, Yazid Barhoush, Emily Achter, John P. Kuckelman

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Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kacie Patterson, Rachel Davey, Richard Keegan, Nicole Freene

“…<h4>Background</h4>Smartphone applications provide new opportunities for secondary prevention healthcare. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine if smartphone applications are effective at changing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in people with cardiovascular disease.…”
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Allogenic Cultured Limbal Epithelial Transplantation and Cultivated Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation in Limbal Stem Cells Deficiency: A Comparative Study by Mohamed Elalfy, Kareem Elsawah, Sundas Maqsood, Nigel Jordan, Mansour Hassan, Ahmed Zaki, Zisis Gatzioufas, Samer Hamada, Damian Lake

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Pain Associated with Endometriosis. A Review of Quality of Life. Psychological Aspects, Career Development, Sexual Health, and Intimate Partner Relationships by Marlena Zubiak, Martyna Byrska, Hanna Barska-Kobylińska, Sara Langner, Ewa Katarzyna Malaka, Marta Janura, Jagoda Elias, Wiktor Biesiada, Sara Szydłowska, Krzysztof Błaszków

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Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…This is likely to be influenced by healthcare organization and reimbursement issues in Croatia.…”
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Assessment of Blood Pressure Control Status Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Rwandan District Hospital NCD Clinics: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study by Evariste Ntaganda, Ziad El-Khatib, Regine Mugeni, Boniface Nsengiyumva, Clarisse Musanabaganwa, James Gafirita, Francois Uwinkindi, Richard Kalisa

“…Building the capacity of healthcare staff at both hospital and health centre levels is vital to improving hypertension management in NCD clinics.…”
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Effects of cardiovascular health, musculoskeletal health and physical fitness on occupational performance of firefighters: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andre Pascal Kengne, Denise Smith, Jaron Ras, Elpidoforos Soterakis Soteriades, Lloyd Leach

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Common features of environmentally and socially engaged community programs addressing the intersecting challenges of planetary and human health: mixed methods analysis of survey an... by Linda J. M. Thomson, Linda J. M. Thomson, Ailsa Critten, Victoria Hume, Helen J. Chatterjee, Helen J. Chatterjee

“…The study indicates the need for inclusive practice, partnership work, and sustainable funding that can support practitioner wellbeing and the process, outputs and impacts of natural and sustainable environment-based health interventions and other resources instrumental in preventative healthcare.…”
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Residual HCV-RNA and Elevated Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predict Poor Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C After Treatment by Anna Wróblewska, Mateusz Gliwiński, Magda Rybicka, Małgorzata Cheba, Beata Lorenc, Piotr Trzonkowski, Krzysztof P. Bielawski, Katarzyna Sikorska

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Timely access to specialist outpatient care: can applying systems thinking unblock our waiting lists? by Sue McAvoy, Agnes Toth-Peter, Ninad Jagdish, Bao Hoang Nguyen, Allison Arnott, Lisa Nissen

“…The project brought together researchers, consumers, hospital and health services (HHS) specialty clinical leads, General Practitioners (GPs), Executive sponsors, HHS outpatient service managers and analysts to provide hospital and healthcare expert stakeholders an opportunity to translate their collective mental models into meaningful system diagrams which communicated how the outpatient system was working. …”
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Using verbal and social autopsy approaches to understand why neonates die in rural settings: a case study of a remote rural district in Uganda by Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Dinah Amongin, Joseph Akuze, Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Felix Kizito

“…Qualitative insights underscored inadequate awareness of neonatal danger signs, deficient referral systems, drug shortages, reliance on unskilled traditional birth attendants and insufficient neonatal care facilities as significant contributors.Conclusion Addressing delays in both home-based care (delay 1) and timely access to appropriate care in healthcare facilities (delays 2 and 3) is pivotal in mitigating neonatal mortality. …”
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Spatial epidemiology based on the analysis of COVID-19 in Africa by Joyce Akhalakwa Mukolwe, John Kamwele Mutinda, Amos Kipkorir Langat

“…In Africa, the disease’s spread and vaccination efforts have been influenced by multiple factors, including geography, socioeconomic status, demographic characteristics, and healthcare infrastructure. This study aims to investigate the spatial epidemiology of COVID-19 across African countries, with a specific focus on understanding the relationship between the geographic distribution of cases, vaccination coverage, and underlying socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related factors. …”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

“…Abstract Background Hospital at home (HaH) care models have gained significant attention due to their potential to reduce healthcare costs, improve patient satisfaction, and lower readmission rates. …”
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Scoping review to identify strategies and interventions improving interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care by Roy Remmen, Kris Van den Broeck, Peter Pype, Peter Van Bogaert, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Hans De Loof, Kristel De Vliegher

“…Articles were included if they: (1) were in English, (2) described an intervention to improve IPCI in primary care involving at least two different healthcare disciplines, (3) originated from a high-income country, (4) were peer-reviewed and (5) were published between 2001 and 2020.Data extraction and synthesis From each paper, eligible data were extracted, and the selected papers were analysed inductively. …”
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READMISSIONS TO ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT CARE: A REGISTER STUDY by VISA VADÉN, RIITTAKERTTU KALTIALA, TIMO HOLTTINEN

“…These differences are likely due to variations in patient populations, healthcare systems and treatment practices as well as a longer follow-up time used in the present study. …”
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Leveraging Real-World Evidence to Define Severe RSV Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Adults by Catherine A. Panozzo, Edward E. Walsh, Zhen Yang, Eleanor Wilson, Jaya Goswami, Sonia K. Stoszek, Adrianna Loback, Tony Ng, Beverly M. Francis, Alana K. Simorellis, Wenmei Huang, Linwei Li, Rebecca Vislay-Wade, Zhe Zheng, Evan J. Anderson, Allison August, Grace Chen, Ann R. Falsey

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