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Optimal strategies to screen health care workers for COVID-19 in the US: a cost-effectiveness analysis
BackgroundTransmission of SARS-CoV-2 in health care facilities poses a challenge against pandemic control. Health care workers (HCWs) have frequent...
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The unique contribution of a local response group in the field investigation and management of a trichinellosis outbreak in Nunavik (Québec, Canada)
SettingConsumption of raw game meats is important for Inuit health and well-being but may sometimes increase risk of exposure to parasites. In...
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What works in advocating for food advertising policy change across an english region – a realist evaluation
BackgroundWith increasing recognition of the role of commercial determinants of health, local areas in England have sought to restrict the...
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Implementing a Statewide Safe to Sleep Hospital Initiative: Lessons Learned
Sleep-related infant deaths continue to be a major, largely preventable cause of infant mortality, especially in Georgia. The Georgia Department of...
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Dissonances and disconnects: the life and times of community-based accountability in the National Rural Health Mission in Tamil Nadu, India
BackgroundThere are increasing calls for develo** robust processes of community-based accountability as key components of health system...
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De-implementing public health policies: a qualitative study of the process of implementing and then removing body mass index (BMI) report cards in Massachusetts public schools
BackgroundThis study explored reasons for the adoption of a policy to distribute report cards to parents about children’s weight status (“BMI report...
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Electronic pillbox-enabled self-administered therapy versus standard directly observed therapy for tuberculosis medication adherence and treatment outcomes in Ethiopia (SELFTB): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
BackgroundTo address the multifaceted challenges associated with tuberculosis (TB) in-person directly observed therapy (DOT), the World Health...
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The Impact of Local Education and Resource Distribution on Maternal Health Behaviors
IntroductionCommunity forum participants voted for an education and resource distribution program (using a baby box) to help reduce local infant...
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Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine Overdose Fatalities are Shifting to the Black Community: An Analysis of the State of Connecticut
BackgroundHistorically, Blacks and Hispanics have had lower opioid-involved overdose death rates in Connecticut (CT). We examined if a shift has...
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A Community Mental Health Needs Assessment of a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Population in New England: Narratives from Community Stakeholders
Despite the existence of numerous efficacious treatments for mental disorders, many individuals in need do not receive adequate treatment...
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Imputing race and ethnicity in healthcare claims databases
Our objective was to enhance existing methods for indirectly estimating race/ethnicity in health care data by exploring ways to improve imputation...
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Ethnic and minority group differences in engagement with COVID-19 vaccination programmes – at Pandemic Pace; when vaccine confidence in mass rollout meets local vaccine hesitancy
Israel, the UK, the USA, and some other wealthier countries lead in the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine mass vaccination programmes. Evidence from...
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SIIM Announces New Awards!
The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) has created six new awards to be inaugurated at the 2020 Annual Meeting. These include the...
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Increasing trends in admissions due to non-communicable diseases over 2012 to 2017: findings from three large cities in Myanmar
BackgroundGlobally, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes are the four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs)...
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Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Cardiovascular Disease: the Debate Continues
Purpose of ReviewThe omega-3 fatty acids (n3-FAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have recently undergone testing for...
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Effect of burnout among physicians on observed adverse patient outcomes: a literature review
BackgroundPhysician burnout has potentially harmful effects for both physicians and their patients. Despite relationships between physician burnout...
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Registered care home managers’ experiences of responding to the national care home visiting guidance in England during the Covid-19 pandemic; a multi-method qualitative study
BackgroundVisiting restrictions in care homes in England and many comparable countries during the Covid-19 pandemic were extensive and prolonged. We...
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Histomorphogenesis on hindbrain in Huso huso (Beluga sturgeon) larvae
This study has been done on evolution and morphology of hindbrain structure, during larvae life from 1 to 54 dph on Huso huso . It was concentrated on...
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Primary pulmonary vein stenosis among premature infants with single-vessel disease
ObjectivesDescribe outcomes among preterm infants diagnosed with single-vessel primary pulmonary vein stenosis (PPVS) initially treated using...
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Patient experiences and preferences for antiretroviral therapy service provision: implications for differentiated service delivery in Northwest Ethiopia
BackgroundUnderstanding the experiences, needs, preferences, and behaviors of people living with HIV (PLHIV) are critical to tailor HIV treatment....