Perceptions of home hospitalization among the public and physicians in Israel: findings from surveys conducted for the Dead Sea Health Policy Conference of 2022 by Michal Laron, Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot, Sharvit Fialco, Inbal Halevi Hochwald, Gizell Green, Itamar Offer, Gil Lavie

“…Respondents were sampled based on age, gender, district of residence, and population group. …”
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Environmental risk factors for self-harm during imprisonment: A pilot prospective cohort study. by Thomas Stephenson, Imogen Harris, Charlotte Armstrong, Seena Fazel, Roxanna Short, Nigel Blackwood

“…This exploratory pilot prospective cohort study in a large male remand prison in England sought to estimate effect sizes for a comprehensive range of prison environmental factors in relation to self-harming behaviours.<h4>Methods</h4>A random sample of all prisoners (N = 149) starting a period of imprisonment at the study prison took part in a clinical research interview, which assessed a range of known risk factors for self-harm in prison. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy and the Nearest Forecast of Pulmonary Embolism in Rutine Clinical Practice (Data of the Regional Vascular Center of the Ryazan Region) by N. N. Nikulina, Yu. V. Terekhovskaya, S. S. Yakushin

“…Patients who underwent thrombolysis had a larger volume of pulmonary lesions, more pronounced signs of respiratory failure and overload of the right heart, as well as a shorter duration of clinical manifestations. …”
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Association between serum vitamin D levels and age in patients with epilepsy: a retrospective study from an epilepsy center in Saudi Arabia by Hussam Mohammed Alhaidari, Fawzi Babtain, Khalid Alqadi, Abdulrahman Bouges, Saleh Baeesa, Youssef A. Al-Said

“…CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency is underestimated in PWE in Saudi Arabia, and is more prevalent among young adults and patients on polytherapy than in other PWE. …”
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Weight bias in mental health settings: a scoping review by Samantha R. Philip, Erin C. Standen, Jordan Schueler, Sherecce A. Fields, Sean M. Phelan, Sean M. Phelan

“…Studies using experimental designs demonstrated that providers’ clinical judgment and decision-making were impacted by client body size, generally showing that higher-weight clients were perceived to have lower global functioning, greater pathology, and more negative attributes than lower-weight clients. …”
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Integration of Microarray Data and Single-Cell Sequencing Analysis to Explore Key Genes Associated with Macrophage Infiltration in Heart Failure by Rao J, Wang X, Wang Z

“…To assess the immune infiltration characteristics in HF, we utilized the CIBERSORT and single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA). An unsupervised consensus clustering algorithm was applied to identify the macrophage-related HF subtypes. …”
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Parental imprisonment, childhood behavioral problems, and adolescent and young adult cardiometabolic risk: results from a prospective Australian birth cohort study by Michael E. Roettger, Jolene Tan, Brian Houle, Jake M. Najman, Tara McGee

“…Our sample examines 1,884 males and 1,758 females whose mothers completed prenatal, age 5, and age 14 interviews and respondents completed one or more interviews at a health clinic at ages 14, 21, and 30. …”
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Lifestyle and Environment Influence the Psychological Well-Being of Elderly Subjects in Italy by Simone Migliore, Marco De Angelis, Ilaria Di Pompeo, Daniele Lozzi, Martina Marcaccio, Giuseppe Curcio

“…Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of lifestyle (active vs. non-active) and environmental context (institutionalized vs. non-institutionalized) on the cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, sleep quality, and daily living skills of elderly people. Methods: Our sample consisted of 182 subjects divided into active and non-active groups (subjects who engage or not in physical and social activities, respectively; mean age in years: 67.19 vs. 68.75) and 245 subjects divided into institutionalized and non-institutionalized groups (i.e., living in a nursing home or not, respectively; mean age in years: 79.49 vs. 71.72). …”
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A multilevel analysis of trends and predictors associated with teenage pregnancy in Tanzania (2004–2022): evidence from demographic and health surveys by Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano, Tian Yusheng, Li Yamin, Mtoro J. Mtoro

“…This study assesses the trends of teenage pregnancy in Tanzania and identifies key individual and community factors influencing its occurrence. Methods This study used a pooled weighted sample of 10,404 teenagers (aged 15–19) from four waves of the Tanzania Demographic and Health Surveys. …”
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Rural-urban differentials in women empowerment and experience of under-five mortality among mothers in Nigeria: a Multiple Indicator Survey analysis by Praise Ooreoluwa Onakalu, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Omolayo Bukola Oluwatope, Ifedapo Agbeja, Immanuel O Shittu, Gbemisola Bolanle Ogbeye, Kwala Adline Okorafor

“…This study investigated the differences in women’s empowerment between rural and urban areas and its impact on under-five mortality in Nigeria. Methods This cross-sectional study utilized secondary data from the 2021 Nigeria Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), with a weighted sample size of 38,586 women of reproductive age. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nontyphoidal Salmonella in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Patience Sarkodie-Addo, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Eric S. Donkor

“…Objective This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to consolidate data on the prevalence, phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial resistance profiles of NTS in Ghana. Methods Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search was conducted on August 8, 2024, across four databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science. …”
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Frontline clinic perspectives on climate change, human health, and resilience: a national cross-sectional survey by Tess Wiskel, Thomas T. Miles, Mariel Fonteyn, Kristin Stevens, Chelsea Heberlein, Nathaniel Matthews-Trigg, Caleb Dresser, Aaron Bernstein

“…The survey was distributed electronically to a convenience sample of primary care clinics and to the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) and National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC) listservs. …”
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Tea consumption may improve psychological resilience among older adults with chronic diseases: a prospective cohort study by Huihe Chen, Ming Gao, Lanhui Huang, Xuehai Guan, Yuanfei Wei

“…Several sensitivity analyses were conducted.ResultsThe sample had an average age of 85.6 ± 12.0 years, with 55.7% female. …”
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The Comparison of Teen Clubs vs. Standard Care on Treatment Outcomes for Adolescents on Antiretroviral Therapy in Windhoek, Namibia by Farai K. Munyayi, Brian E. van Wyk

“…A sample of 385 adolescents were analysed: 78 in teen clubs and 307 in standard care. …”
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Bridging the gap: family resilience as a mediator between parental psychological resilience and care competence in premature infant transitions by Chengxi Zeng, Jianlin Ji, Hanlin Yang, Liling Yang, Yan Jiang, Ping Tang, Qunfeng Lu

“…This study aimed to explore the association between parental psychological resilience and premature infant care competence and the mediating role of family resilience on this relationship. Methods A multi-center cross-sectional study recruited a convenience sample of 381 parents of premature infants across four public hospitals in East China between November 2022 and December 2023. …”
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Characterisation of Clostridium difficile hospital ward-based transmission using extensive epidemiological data and molecular typing. by A Sarah Walker, David W Eyre, David H Wyllie, Kate E Dingle, Rosalind M Harding, Lily O'Connor, David Griffiths, Ali Vaughan, John Finney, Mark H Wilcox, Derrick W Crook, Tim E A Peto

“…This study aimed to investigate ward-based transmission of C. difficile, by subdividing outbreaks into distinct lineages defined by multi-locus sequence typing (MLST).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>All C. difficile toxin enzyme-immunoassay-positive and culture-positive samples over 2.5 y from a geographically defined population of ~600,000 persons underwent MLST. …”
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Modelling the factors associated with quality of life in women with osteoporosis: A cross-sectional study by Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Maryam Zamanian, Maliheh Taheri

“…We here evaluated the variables related to the mental and physical HRQoL in a sample of Iranian osteoporotic women. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the participants included 111 women with osteoporosis in 2013. …”
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Maternal metabolic health conditions and risk of stillbirth in India: evidence from a nationwide survey by Mohammad Hammad, Shivalingappa Halli, Mohammad Hifz Ur Rahman

“…While maternal metabolic conditions diabetes, and hypertension, are widely recognized as established risk factors for stillbirth worldwide, the extent of their impact on India’s stillbirth burden remains inadequately elucidated due to limited evidence. Methods This cross-sectional study utilized NFHS-5 data to examine stillbirths in the most recent pregnancy outcomes of 204,723 women aged 15–49 years, sampled from all states and union territories of India. …”
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Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. by Muzzammil Imran Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam, Fadhina Petit-Clair, Amber Acquaye, Autumn Nobles, Brian Fleischer, Chigoziri Konkwo, Yusuf Ransome, Elijah Paintsil

“…We stress the need for further study in these areas, and for participatory approaches, which may be more likely to effectively improve almajiri health.…”
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PTPN22 polymorphisms associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus in ethnic populations of Russian Federation by O N Ivanova, Sergey Alexandrovich Prokof'ev, Natalia Borisovna Smirnova, Yulia Vladimirovna Tishina, Tatiana Prokop'evna Bardymova, G I Danilova, T V Kovalenko, Elena Vital'evna Titovich, Tamara Leonidovna Kuraeva, Valentina Alexandrovna Peterkova, Ivan Ivanovich Dedov

“…We analyzed DNA samples from 491 patients with T1DM and 408 control subjects. …”
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