After neonatal care, what next? A qualitative study of mothers' post-discharge experiences after premature birth in Kenya.

Background: Approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Asia account for more than half of the global preterm deliveries. Prominent healthcare structural and socio-economic factors in SSA, for example poverty and weak health systems, amplify vulnerabilities for mothers and premature babies; often leading to poor outcomes.

Safety of Fezolinetant for Treatment of Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms Due to Menopause: Pooled Analysis of Three Randomized Phase 3 Studies.

Introduction: This study evaluated the safety and tolerability of fezolinetant in women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) due to menopause in a pooled analysis of data from three 52-week phase 3 studies (SKYLIGHT 1, 2, and 4).

Methods: SKYLIGHT 1 and 2 were double-blind, placebo-controlled studies where women (≥ 40 to ≤ 65 years), with moderate to severe VMS (minimum average ≥ 7 hot flashes/day) were randomized to once-daily placebo, fezolinetant 30 mg or 45 mg. After 12 weeks, those on placebo were re-randomized to fezolinetant 30 mg or 45 mg, while those on fezolinetant continued on their assigned dose for 40 weeks.

Effects of Growth Stages on Leaf Nutrients, Metabolites, and Polyphenols of Three Varieties of Haskap.

Haskap ( L.) has gained much research interest, given the diverse biologically active compounds found in different parts of the plant. It is, therefore, important to study the concentration of some of these biologically active compounds at different developmental stages.

Effects of health system limitations on the use of blood culture and sensitivity testing in Kenyan county hospitals: an interview-based qualitative study using causal loop diagrams.

Background: There is evidence of rapidly growing resistance to antibiotics across Africa. We aimed to establish whether blood culture and sensitivity (BCS) testing is a feasible component of the response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in large Kenyan hospitals.

Methods: We used a qualitative study design and conducted key informant interviews (KIIs) using iteratively developed, semi-structured interviews with purposively sampled health-care workers (HCWs) within a network of facilities in Kenya called the Clinical Information Network.

Marine heatwaves and disease alter community metabolism and DOC fluxes on a widespread habitat-forming seagrass species (Zostera marina).

Climate change and disease are two major threats to maintaining healthy seagrass habitats. Seagrasses, and the ecosystems they support, play a critical ecological role in global carbon (C) cycles, providing key ecosystem services, such as blue carbon storage. Zostera marina (eelgrass), the most widespread seagrass species globally, is increasingly affected by warming and is also regularly infected by the endophytic pathogen Labyrinthula zosterae.