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Prevalence, trends, and specialized palliative care utilization in Taiwanese children and young adults with life-limiting conditions between 2008 and 2017: a nationwide population-based study
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown a growing need for pediatric palliative care, but there is a lack of knowledge in many countries concerning...
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The red hat — designating leadership using visual and verbal cues: a mixed-methods study
BackgroundDuring a critical event in the labor and delivery operating room, it is crucial for team members responding to the situation to be aware of...
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Impacts of industrial actions, protests, strikes and lockouts by health and care workers during COVID-19 and other pandemic contexts: a systematic review
BackgroundPublic health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs) as the COVID-19 pandemic and others that have occurred since the early 2000s...
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Regional variation in access to and quality of acute stroke care: results of Germany’s Health System Performance Assessment pilot, 2014–2020
BackgroundHealth System Performance Assessments (HSPA) and analyses of unwarranted regional variation in health care both aim at identifying...
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Intellectual property licensing of therapeutics during the COVID-19 crisis: lessons learnt for pandemic preparedness and response
During the COVID-19 pandemic, intellectual property licensing through bilateral agreements and the Medicines Patent Pool were used to facilitate...
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Net costs of breast cancer in Colombia: a cost-of-illness study based on administrative claims databases
BackgroundBreast Cancer (BC) is associated with substantial costs of healthcare; however, real-world data regarding these costs in Colombia is...
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Rising socioeconomic disparities in childhood overweight and obesity in Belgium
BackgroundChildhood overweight, especially obesity, significantly impacts children’s health and poses an increased risk of adult-onset diseases. This...
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Social and Cognitive Skills (SCOPE)—a generic model for multi-professional work and education in healthcare
In this article, we present a generic model for social and cognitive skills that can be used in work and (simulation-based) education in healthcare....
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Navigating the path towards successful implementation of the EU HTA Regulation: key takeaways from the 2023 Spring Convention of the European Access Academy
BackgroundThe European Regulation on Health Technology Assessment (EU HTA R), effective since January 2022, aims to harmonize and improve the...
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Estimated global and regional economic burden of genital herpes simplex virus infection among 15–49 year-olds in 2016
BackgroundGlobally, herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and -1 infections contribute to a large disease burden, but their full economic consequences remain...
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Re-Purposing the Ordering of Routine Laboratory Tests in Hospitalized Medical Patients (RePORT): protocol for a multicenter stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to evaluate the impact of a multicomponent intervention bundle to reduce laboratory test over-utilization
BackgroundLaboratory test overuse in hospitals is a form of healthcare waste that also harms patients. Develo** and evaluating interventions to...
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Using community-based participatory research methods to build the foundation for an equitable integrated health data system within a Canadian urban context
Health inequalities amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected racialized and equity-deserving communities across Canada. In...
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Stigma and discrimination faced by adolescents living with HIV and experiencing depression in Malawi
BackgroundIn Malawi, approximately 25% of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) also suffer from depression. Not only is HIV stigma a major contributor...
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Reflexivity and positionality applied to medical practice: a study on implicit gender bias with medical students in a Swiss university
BackgroundAn array of evidence shows how the presence of implicit bias in clinical encounters can negatively impact provider-patient communication,...
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Addressing anti-Black racism within public health in North America: a sco** review
ObjectivesThe syndemic that is COVID-19 and the disproportionate policing of Black communities have recently generated mass social consciousness of...
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Neighbourhood effect and inequality in access to essential health services among mother–child paired samples: a decomposition analysis of data from 58 low- and middle-income countries
IntroductionNeighbourhood effect on health outcomes is well established, but little is known about its effect on access to essential health services...
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Leaving no one behind: addressing the sexuality of people with disabilities
Addressing the sexuality of individuals with disabilities is important within the framework of global health and societal inclusivity. Despite...
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Harnessing peer mentorship as a tool to turn human resource for health brain drain into brain gain: a case study of a Nigerian peer-mentored research group
BackgroundPeer mentorship can be a potential tool to reduce the disparities in health research capacity between high- and low- and middle-income...
