Performance and opportunity: retrospective cohort study of general medicine heart failure management.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is increasingly prevalent, with growing patient complexity. Understanding the quality of care delivered is key to optimising management.

Aims: To characterise HF care by a general medicine service compared to established quality indicators.

Risk of Delayed Intubation After Presumed Opioid Overdose in the Emergency Department.

Study Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the optimal duration of monitoring for patients with presumed opioid overdoses prior to a non-ICU admission, particularly in the context of the increasing prevalence of fentanyl analogs and other potent synthetic opioids. Given the critical role of emergency physicians in managing this public health crisis, the study aims to inform clinical decisionmaking regarding patient disposition after the initial overdose treatment.

Methods: The Fentalog Study, conducted through the American College of Medical Toxicology's Toxicology Investigators Consortium, is a prospective, multi-institutional project designed to identify patients presenting to the emergency department with acute opioid overdose, gather clinical details, and confirm substances through biologic testing.

Impact of the Global Fund Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative on malaria control and elimination in the Greater Mekong subregion of southeast Asia.

Responding to the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum partial resistance to artemisinins and partner drugs of artemisinin-based combination therapies in the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS) of southeast Asia, the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative (RAI) was established in 2014 and has made remarkable progress in eliminating falciparum malaria. In Cambodia, Laos, and Viet Nam, the number of malaria cases has declined from hundreds of thousands in 2010 to 2313 cases in 2023, with only 246 caused by falciparum malaria. The key components of this success have been an effective package of interventions curbing malaria transmission, with an emphasis on early diagnosis and treatment in hard-to-reach populations through an extended and well organised network of community and mobile malaria workers; improved surveillance systems; and evidence-driven implementation of intensified approaches such as active case detection, chemoprevention in specific risk groups, and targeted drug administration.

Uncovering nutrition needs in dyads of caregivers and persons with dementia.

Background: Nutrition risk is common in Alzheimer's disease and is associated with symptoms of dementia, cognitive decline, institutionalization, and mortality. Family caregivers who increasingly manage nutrition needs of persons with dementia (PWD) experience high caregiver burden, low health literacy, and nutrition risk. Few interventions for informal caregivers have included nutrition.

Systematic review of interventions for dietary adherence in pediatric disease management.

Objective: Though diet is important in the management of many pediatric chronic medical conditions, the last comprehensive review of interventions targeting dietary adherence was published over 20 years ago. This systematic review provides an update on efficacy and existing gaps for dietary adherence interventions in pediatric disease management.

Method: We searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus up to July 1, 2023 for randomized controlled or clinical trials of interventions that targeted dietary adherence in youth 0-18 years old with a chronic medical condition (not obesity), included nutrition education and behavioral/psychological support, and reported dietary adherence outcomes.