Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in Various Specialties of Medical Practice (Literature Review and Expert Council Resolution) by V. T. Ivashkin, V. V. Fomin, O. N. Tkacheva, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexeeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, M. S. Zharkova, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. V. Korochanskaya, S. N. Mammaev, R. V. Maslennikov, R. G. Myazin, M. V. Perekalina, A. V. Povtoreyko, A. I. Ulyanin, M. V. Fadeeva, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, O. S. Shifrin

“…Today, in many regions of the Russian Federation, there are limitations for instrumental diagnosis of this disease — lack of awareness among doctors, unavailability of gas analyzers for diagnosing SIBO, lack of information about the need to diagnose SIBO in the standards of compulsory health insurance. Rifaximin is the first-line treatment due to the highest therapeutic efficacy. …”
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The Role of Financial Technology in Promoting Digital Finances in Algeria (2016-2024) by Abderraouf Abada, Messaoud Boukhalfi, Mohammed Abderrahmane Bentadjine, Abdelfattah Daoudi

“…Along with this, current challenges for further developing digital financial inclusion include: the slow pace of adopting modern technologies in the field of electronic payments; a lack of trust in new payment methods among some users; the absence of insurance for banks in the event of fraud through electronic payments.…”
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Does attachment and prenatal depression affect maternal health-promoting lifestyle during pregnancy? A cross-sectional study by Rufidah Maulina, Su-Chen Kuo, Chieh-Yu Liu, Yu Ying Lu, Siti Khuzaiyah, Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez

“…However, factors such as age, living arrangement, gestational age, a planned pregnancy, previous miscarriages, pre-pregnancy diseases, pre-pregnancy complications, and a private health insurance showed no significant associations. Hierarchical multiple linear regression indicated that maternal-fetal attachment (p < 0.05) and maternal depression (p < 0.001) were the only predictors of pregnant women's health-promoting lifestyles (R2 = 0.373, ΔR = 0.251). …”
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Psychological factors affecting post-treatment follow-up care in breast cancer patients attending healthcare centers in western Mazandaran (2021-2022) by Zahra Fotokian, Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Zahra Jannat Alipour, Ali Pourhabib, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Mojtaba Qanbari Qalesari, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian, Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi

“…Specifically, providing insurance coverage for the screening and treatment of mental health problems may improve mental well-being, encourage self-care behaviors, and promote overall health.…”
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Coprescribing of opioids and high-risk medications in the USA: a cross-sectional study with data from national ambulatory and emergency department settings by Dio Kavalieratos, Mohammed K Ali, Kara Suvada, Anna Zimmer, Jesse Soodalter, Jimi S Malik

“…Compared with adults receiving opioid prescriptions alone, those coprescribed opioids and high-risk medications were older, more likely female, white and using private or Medicare insurance (p&lt;0.0001).Conclusions Coprescribing is more common in ambulatory than ED settings and has been declining, yet one in four patient visits where opioids were prescribed resulted in coprescribed, high-risk medications in 2016. …”
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Analysis of variation in charges and prices paid for vaginal and caesarean section births: a cross-sectional study by Renee Y Hsia, Yaa Akosa Antwi, Ellerie Weber

“…Objective To examine the between-hospital variation of charges and discounted prices for uncomplicated vaginal and caesarean section deliveries, and to determine the institutional and market-level characteristics that influence adjusted charges.Design, setting and participants Using data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), we conducted a cross-sectional study of all privately insured patients admitted to California hospitals in 2011 for uncomplicated vaginal delivery (diagnosis-related group (DRG) 775) or uncomplicated caesarean section (DRG 766).Outcome measures Hospital charges and discounted prices adjusted for each patient's clinical and demographic characteristics.Results We analysed 76 766 vaginal deliveries and 32 660 caesarean sections in California in 2011. …”
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Assessment of economic risks in Ukrainian enterprises: Management aspect by Оksana Nuzhna, Natalia Tluchkevych, Tetyana Pisarenko

“…It was found that the most attractive for investing funds due to the absence of loss-making enterprises in 2021 are large enterprises of such types of economic activities as temporary accommodation and catering, financial and insurance activities, real estate transactions, as well as professional, scientific and technical activities. …”
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Retrospective comparison of cortical bone trajectory and pedicle screw in lumbar fusion for patients over 80, including sagittal balance: a single-center study by Giwuk Jang, Seungjun Ryu, Sanghoon Lee, Jeong-yoon Park, Dong-ah Shin, Hoyeol Zhang

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Treatment Patterns of Follicular Lymphoma in the United States: A Claims Analysis by Scott F. Huntington, Sreevalsa Appukkuttan, Wenyi Wang, Yuxian Du, Sari Hopson, Svetlana Babajanyan

“…**Objectives:** The primary objective of this study is to evaluate real-world treatment patterns among commercially insured patients with FL in the United States. **Methods:** A retrospective cohort of patients with newly diagnosed FL was identified from June 2008 to September 2016 using the IBM MarketScan® database. …”
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Sudeten: Erinnerung reinterpretiert by Jan Pacholski

“…After the political changes in 1989, the dilapidated obelisk, with its red with the red paint already flaking off, was covered with sheets of bluish glass with the logo of Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń (the oldestt surviving Polish insurance company) attached. And thus, in a second bout of this peculiar process of up­cycling, the new ultra­capitalist reality of the Third Polish Republic regurgitated the former Prussian symbol, repurposing it to fit its current needs. …”
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Rising Incidence and Comorbidities of Endogenous Hypothyroidism in Republic of Korea from 2004 to 2018: A Nationwide Population Study by Chae Won Chung, Hwa Young Ahn, Sun Wook Cho, Ka Hee Yi

“…Methods Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service from 2004 to 2018. Endogenous hypothyroidism was defined as cases with two or more diagnostic codes for hypothyroidism coupled with a history of thyroid hormone intake exceeding 60 days. …”
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Impact of New-Onset Diabetes after Transplantation on Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality in Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Seung Shin Park, Bo Kyung Koo, Sanghyun Park, Kyungdo Han, Min Kyong Moon

“…Methods Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, recipients of kidney, liver, or heart TPL between 2009 and 2015 were identified. …”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…Methods Data from multiple sources, including the Ministry of Health and Welfare, National Health Insurance Corporation, and the Korean Medical Association, were used to estimate supply and demand. …”
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Victim compensation: a child of penal welfarism or carceral policies by Mimi E. Kim, Carina Gallo

“…Arguments upholding penal welfarist ideals and social insurance concerns underlay the early formation of Sweden’s victim compensation program and anchored subsequent developments while, in the United States, political conditions led to a rapid trajectory in more punitive directions.…”
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Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management by Meysaa Talha, Bashier Osman, Safa Abdalla, Hind Mirghani, Iman Abdoon

“…Only 4.3% of participants had health insurance. The Messeryia tribe in western Sudan had the highest prevalence of the disease among the Sudanese tribes (11.1%). …”
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MODIFICAREA PEISAJULUI AMENINȚĂRILOR CIBERNETICE DATORITĂ IMPLICĂRII GRUPĂRILOR DE CYBERCRIME ÎN RĂZBOIUL RUSO-UCRAINEAN by Claudia-Alecsandra GABRIAN

“…In the NIS Directive are mentioned 7 sectors of economic activity that should be insured a common high level of security of networks and IT systems. …”
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Survey situation of mental health of pregnant women with breast cancer: A systematic review study by Nasim Khademi, Farzaneh Rahimi, Shadi Goli

“…To improve the level of mental health of women with cancer in Iran, the following solutions are suggested: 1. strengthening mental health services in primary health care, 2. appointing the trustee of the unit to improve the level of interdepartmental leadership and intradepartmental governance, 3. determining sustainable and targeted financial resources to provide mental health services needed by pregnant women with cancer, 4. moving the financial resources allocated to insurance mechanisms for greater financial protection, 5. expanding the umbrella of social support, and 6. a behavioral educational program that can be used to improve mental health, especially the symptoms of depression and anxiety in pregnant women with cancer.…”
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Prevalence of selected chronic diseases, health seeking behaviour and associated factors among the elderly workers of a selected district of Sri Lanka by Niluka Gunathilaka, Dulani L. Samaranayake, Manuj C. Weerasinghe

“…Conclusions & Recommendations: The findings emphasize the need for policies and interventions that address socio-demographic disparities in healthcare access by promoting family support, insurance schemes, and adopting the health care facility provision according to the workplaces and working patterns. …”
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Practice patterns on the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in the United States: Results from a modified Delphi panel. by David E Henner, Beatrice Drambarean, Teresa M Gerbeling, Jessica B Kendrick, William T Kendrick, Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, Thomas L Nickolas, Anjay Rastogi, Anis A Rauf, Brenda Dyson, Michael C Singer, Pooja Desai, Kathleen M Fox, Sunfa Cheng, William Goodman

“…Factors such as formularies, dialysis center protocols, and insurance were recognized to influence therapeutic strategies.…”
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Cost-comparison analysis of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) versus second look surgery for the detection of residual and recurrent cholesteatoma by David L. Choi, Michael K. Gupta, Ryan Rebello, Jason D. Archibald

“…Cost inputs were obtained from the Ontario Case Costing Initiative, the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) schedule of benefits. Costs were reported in Canadian dollars and a payer perspective was adopted. …”
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