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Cost of Carbon in the Total Cost of Healthcare Procedures: A Methodological Challenge
Economic evaluations aim to compare the costs and the results of health strategies to guide the public decision-making process. Cost estimation is,...
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Efficiency of hospitals in COVID-19 era: a case study of an affected country
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of human life and society and has damaged the global economy. Health systems and hospitals...
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The hidden cost of sophistication: economic complexity and obesity
Obesity has become a global health crisis, affecting people of all ages, regions, and socio-economic backgrounds. While individual behaviour and...
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The Cost-Effectiveness of Primary Prevention Interventions for Skin Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review
ObjectivePreventing the onset of skin malignancies is feasible by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation. We reviewed published economic...
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Cost-Effectiveness of Vedolizumab as a First-Line Advanced Therapy Versus Adalimumab Treatment Sequences for Ulcerative Colitis in Italy
BackgroundToday, there are many treatment options available for the management of ulcerative colitis, creating challenges in selecting the most...
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Addressing gaps in protection of health workers and infrastructures in fragile and conflict-affected states in Africa
Fragile and conflict-affected areas in Africa continue to face significant challenges in accessing healthcare, causing underperformance on a wide...
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Employing Real-World Evidence for the Economic Evaluation of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Thailand
BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in comparison with warfarin using...
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Assessment of capacity and performance of points of entry in detection of public health events, reporting and responding to public health emergencies, Uganda, July–September 2022
IntroductionExpanded human mobility has increasingly led to the spread of disease outside of the areas in which it first occurs. Consequently, there...
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Does hospital competition improve the quality of outpatient care? - empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in a Chinese city
BackgroundAlthough countries worldwide have launched a series of pro-competition reforms, the literature on the impacts of hospital competition has...
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Does medial tourism promote growth in healthcare sector?
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of medical tourism revenues on the growth of healthcare sector across 49 emerging and...
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Cost-effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin compared with conventional chemotherapy for relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma in China
BackgroundRelapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin lymphoma (RRcHL) associates with poor prognosis and heavy disease burden to patients. This study...
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Cost-effectiveness of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke in China: evidence from Shandong Peninsula
BackgroundRecently, the endovascular treatment (EVT) of acute ischemic stroke has made significant progress in many aspects. Intravenous thrombolysis...
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Pricing, Procurement and Reimbursement Policies for Incentivizing Market Entry of Novel Antibiotics and Diagnostics: Learnings from 10 Countries Globally
BackgroundFostering market entry of novel antibiotics and enhanced use of diagnostics to improve the quality of antibiotic prescribing are avenues to...
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Exploring Clinical Remission in Moderate Asthma – Perspectives from Asia, the Middle East, and South America
IntroductionClinical remission is a relatively new concept in asthma but recent research initiatives suggest it could be an ambitious and achievable...
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Budget Impact Analysis of Olaparib in Combination with Bevacizumab for Maintenance Therapy for Ovarian Cancer in Argentina
ObjectivesTo perform a budget impact analysis (BIA) of introducing olaparib as maintenance therapy in women who have BRCA mutations (BRCAm) with...
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Can health financing programmes reduce food insecurity in a develo** country?
Despite the devastating effects of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditures on households’ financial outlays, which potentially stifle household...
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Telemedicine in neurology: challenges and opportunities
ObjectiveOur aim is to explore the common challenges encountered by neurologists in telemedicine.
MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study via an...
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Reliability of tele-assessment of five repetition sit to stand and timed up and go tests in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain
BackgroundTelerehabilitation has become a frequently preferred option in the follow-up and treatment processes of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP)...
