Cardiovascular Imaging in the Era of Precision Medicine: Insights from Advanced Technologies - A Narrative Review.

Background And Aims: Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for a high mortality rate globally. Precision medicine has emerged as an essential tool for improving cardiovascular disease outcomes. In this context, using advanced imaging exams is fundamental in cardiovascular precision medicine, enabling more accurate diagnoses and customized treatments.

Opinions of Dental Technologists in Nigeria on Quality of Work Authorization for Removable Dental Prosthesis.

Background: When fabricating a removable dental prosthesis, clear and sufficient communication between the dentist and dental laboratory technologist is crucial to ensure a successful outcome.

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of communication between dentists and dental laboratories via work authorizations for the fabrication of removable prosthesis across the six geographical zones in Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among dental technologists in Nigeria.

The role of community-based approaches in achieving universal health coverage: addressing the Nigerian narrative.

Universal health coverage (UHC) is aimed at ensuring that individuals and communities have affordable access to essential health care services without facing financial hardship. Achieving UHC and the third sustainable development goal of the United Nations requires that health systems transition from a vertical, top-down, curative approach toward one that puts people at the core of health care services, such as community-centered health interventions. Nigeria operates a decentralized health care system with the least focus on primary health care, making access to quality, and affordable health care for several citizens a challenge as the major percentage of the Nigerian population relies on primary health care services.

Improving quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka catholic diocese using rational emotive family health therapy.

Background: Most Christian parents living with children with low vision have reported to be experiencing psychological disturbances that are affecting the family health. As a result, the quality of family life is being impaired. The experience of parents catering for children with low vision is mainly influenced by psychosocial factors that could determine the quality of family life of such parents.

Improving knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among English language speaking children in rural areas through educational digital storytelling.

Background/objective: Previous research efforts have shown the need for improvement of knowledge and perception of HIV/AIDS among English Language speaking children in rural areas. Hence, the study at hand was designed to investigate the effect of using educational digital storytelling intervention to satisfy this need of English Language children in rural areas in Nigeria.

Method: The study adopted a randomized control design involving a pretest, post-test, and follow-up measures.