An Overview of the Impact of Statin Therapy on Cardiac Incident Risk by Urszula Świrk, Aleksandra Paprocka, Karolina Kalinowska, Paulina Fijałek, Jan Karczmarz, Marika Gutowska, Agnieszka Kosińska, Wiktoria Belcarz, Joanna Orzechowska, Michał Orzechowski

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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…The funding source was significantly associated with OS independent of age, educational level, and receipt of any treatment in the intermediate-risk (hazard ratio [HR], 2.28 [95% CI, 1.58 to 3.30]; P < .001) and high-risk (HR, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.02 to 1.80]; P = .04) groups, but not in the low-risk (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.60 to 1.21]; P = .38) or metastatic groups (HR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.64 to 1.11]; P = .23).CONCLUSIONThe worse OS observed for patients with prostate cancer with a public source of funding underscores the need for actions directed to improve the standards of public health care in Brazil.…”
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Progress towards 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 strategy implementations and HIV positivity trends in the City of Johannesburg by J C Y Nyasulu, I Maposa

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The role and contribution of civil society and community actors in COVID-19 prevention and control: the case of the COMVID COVID-19 movement in Burkina Faso by Charlemagne Tapsoba, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Cheickna Touré, Seyni Mbaye, Orokia Sory, Yamba Kafando, Issa Kaboré, Simon Kaboré

“…Communities should play a crucial role in the fight against public health emergencies but ensuring their effective and sustained engagement remains a challenge in many countries. …”
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Association of PPAR Alpha Intron 7 G/C, PPAR Gamma 2 Pro12Ala, and C161T Polymorphisms with Serum Fetuin-A Concentrations by Bernadett Márkus, Krisztián Vörös, Dorina Supák, Zsolt Melczer, Károly Cseh, László Kalabay

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Estimating the met need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) services in three payams of Torit County, South Sudan: a facility-based, retrospective cross-sectional study by Pontius Bayo, Imose Itua, Suzie Paul Francis, Kofi Boateng, Elijo Omoro Tahir, Abdulmumini Usman

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Prevalence of Obstetric Danger Signs during Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Mothers in Shashemene Rural District, South Ethiopia by Nega Terefe, Aderajew Nigussie, Afework Tadele

“…About half of the pregnant mothers have experienced at least one obstetric danger signs. Public health interventions on maternal health should give priority to the prevalent causes of obstetric danger signs, strengthening completion of four antenatal care visits and health education on obstetric danger signs for pregnant mothers at community level especially for primgravid women.…”
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Significance of immune factors in Crohn's disease development by D. S. Stavtsev, T. A. Astrelina, O. V. Knyazev, T. V. Pukhlikova

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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventative practices towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Ugochinyere Ijeoma Nwagbara, Emmanuella Chinonso Osual, Rumbidzai Chireshe, Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa, Balsam Qubais Saeed, Nelisiwe Khuzwayo, Khumbulani W Hlongwana

“…This situation is particularly of concern for governments and public health experts. Thus, this scoping review is aimed at mapping evidence on the knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, and preventive practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).…”
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Role of the regulator in enabling a just culture: a qualitative study in mental health and hospital care by Roland Bal, Ian Leistikow, Jan-Willem Weenink, Iris Wallenburg, Guy Widdershoven, Laura Hartman, Eva van Baarle

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Association between social determinants of health and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and sex differences in US adults: A cross-sectional study by Chun Yang, Na Zhang, Tiankuo Gao, Yingxin Zhu, Chen Gong, Mingyue Xu, Cuicui Feng

“…Background: Premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major public health issue, leading to productivity losses and higher healthcare costs. …”
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GLP-1 Receptor Agonists’ Impact on Fertility - A Review by Joanna Wojda, Katarzyna Lesiczka-Fedoryj, Anna Walczak, Zuzanna Kościuszko, Adam Sobiński, Matylda Czerwonka, Katarzyna Kurza, Julianna Podolec, Silvia Ciraolo, Agnieszka Kulczycka-Rowicka

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Young researchers’ reflections on workshops with youth to develop research recruitment materials by Zeba Khan, Hajar Seiyad, Kaiya Jacob, Ayla Arhinson, Aleyah Williams, Sarah Munro

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Association among financial toxicity, depression and fear of cancer recurrence in young breast cancer patient-family caregiver dyads: an actor-partner interdependence mediation mod... by Tianye Yang, Zhu Zhu, Jianjun Shi, Lingling Tong, Jia Yang, Songli Mei, Hui Ren

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Effects of Resistance Training and Soy Isoflavone on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women by Fábio Lera Orsatti, Eliana Aguiar Petri Nahas, Jorge Nahas-Neto, Nailza Maesta, Cláudio Lera Orsatti, Cesar Edurado Fernandes

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Colchicine Does Not Reduce Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth in a Mouse Model by James Phie, Shivshankar Thanigaimani, Pacific Huynh, Raghuveeran Anbalagan, Corey S. Moran, Robert Kinobe, Joseph V. Moxon, Matt A. Field, Smriti M. Krishna, Jonathan Golledge

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Mitotane-Induced Hyperlipidemia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Hassan Shawa, Ferhat Deniz, Hadil Bazerbashi, Mike Hernandez, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin, Camilo Jimenez, Mouhammed Amir Habra

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Awareness and Its Associated Factors of Obstetrics Fistula among Antenatal Care Attendees in Injibara Town Health Institutions, Awi Zone, North West, Ethiopia, 2019 by Wondu Feyisa Balcha, Azezu Asres Nigussie, Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…Obstetric fistula is abnormal passageway between the vagina and bladder or rectum, and it has the most devastating effects on physical, social, and economic levels and represents a major public health issue of thousands of women, which failed to provide accessible and appropriate intrapartum care for women within a developing country, particularly in Ethiopia. …”
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970): a review of the fatal brain-eating amoeba by N. Datta

“…Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic free-living amoeba that can cause a rare and fatal infection of the brain called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). PAM is a serious public health concern, as it affects mostly young and healthy individuals who are exposed to warm freshwater environments, and has a mortality rate of approximately 98%. …”
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Multiple rare abdominal aortic branch variations in the case of a centenarian woman. Case report and review of the literature by Michela Vincis, Claire Lewis, Denis Barry, Marcello Trucas

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