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Consensus-led recommendations defining practical principles of achieving optimal surgical outcomes in robotic colorectal surgery in the Asia–Pacific region
Recent innovations within the field of robotic surgery have particular relevance to colorectal surgery. Although a robotic approach has been...
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APA Health CARE: A Student-Led Initiative Addressing Health Care Barriers Faced by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Immigrant Population in Los Angeles
Asian and Pacific Islander Americans face cultural, linguistic, and financial barriers to accessing health care. APA Health CARE (APAHC), a UCLA...
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Empowering Pacific Patients on the Weight Loss Surgery Pathway: A Co-designed Evaluation Study
PurposeDespite having the highest medical needs by population for weight loss treatment, Pacific patients in Aotearoa New Zealand face substantial...
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Co-designing an intervention to prevent rheumatic fever in Pacific People in South Auckland: a study protocol
BackgroundRheumatic fever is an autoimmune condition that occurs in response to an untreated Group A Streptococcus throat or skin infection....
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“I Need to Get My Culture Back”: Youth and Provider Perspectives on Integrating Culturally Based Approaches into Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Youth Experiencing Homelessness
There is growing interest in decolonizing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and embedding cultural practices into social and medical services in...
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Map** mental health care services for children and youth population in Colombia’s Pacific: potential for boundary spanning between community and formal services
BackgroundConflict and violence can impact on the mental health of children and young people, who are in a crucial stage of their personal growth....
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Study protocol for evaluating Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM): a community-based, Pacific-driven approach to health
BackgroundButtabean Motivation (BBM) is a Pacific-led organisation which aims to reduce obesity amongst Pacific and Māori people in New Zealand...
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Advances in Vision Research, Volume IV From Basic to Translational Research — Develo** Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Genetic Eye Diseases
This fourth volume in the series Advances in Vision Researchdescribes importance advancements in basics to translational research, including new...
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Curative-Intent Treatment with Durvalumab in Early-Stage Cancers
The introduction of immunotherapy has fundamentally transformed the treatment landscape in cancer, providing long-term survival benefit for patients...
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The characteristics of behaviour change interventions used among Pacific people: a systematic search and narrative synthesis
BackgroundPacific people living in New Zealand, Australia, United States, and the Pacific region continue to experience a disproportionately high...
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Practical Guidance on Basal Insulin Initiation and Titration in Asia: A Delphi-Based Consensus
The global health burden of diabetes is on the rise and has affected more than half a billion people worldwide, particularly in Southeast Asia, North...
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Cost Effectiveness of Durvalumab in Unresectable Stage III NSCLC: 4-Year Survival Update and Model Validation from a UK Healthcare Perspective
BackgroundIn the phase III PACIFIC study, durvalumab improved survival versus placebo in patients with unresectable stage III non-small-cell lung...
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Implementing a Status-Neutral Approach to HIV in the Asia-Pacific
Purpose of ReviewGlobally, “undetectable equals untransmittable (U=U)” and “pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)” have become crucial elements in HIV...
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Effects of inappropriate cause-of-death certification on mortality from cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus in Tonga
BackgroundCardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes mellitus are major health issues in Tonga and other Pacific countries, although mortality levels...
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“We are the ones who will have to make the change”: Cuban health cooperation and the integration of Cuban medical graduates into practice in the Pacific
BackgroundThis paper responds to Asante et al. (in Hum Resour Health, 2014), providing an updated picture of the impacts of Cuban medical training in...
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Perspectives on deployment of humanitarian workers through operational partnerships during the acute emergency health response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar
BackgroundThe unprecedented influx of Rohingya refugees into Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in 2017 led to a humanitarian emergency requiring large numbers...
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Understanding the impact of digital therapeutic engagement in promoting mental wellbeing for Pacific youth in Aotearoa New Zealand: an exploration of the literature
The Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand is youthful, with the majority (55%) being under the age of 25 (Statistics New Zealand, 2014). It is...
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Perspectives from military neonatal transport: past, present, and future
This article traces the historical development of neonatal transport, from ancient Greek mythology to the modern era, with a particular focus on the...
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Ethical Stakes for Past, Present, and Prospective Tuberculosis Isolate Research Towards a Multicultural Data Sovereignty Model for Isolate Samples in Research
Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially fatal infectious disease that, in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), inequitably affects Asian, Pacific, Middle Eastern,...
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