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BMC Health Serv Res
December 2024
Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 13720, Antonie van Leewenhoeklaan 9, Bilthoven, BA, Netherlands.
Background: Low-value care is unnecessary care that contributes to inefficient use of health resources and constitutes a considerable proportion of healthcare expenditures worldwide. Factors contributing to patients' demand for low-value care have often been overlooked and are dispersed in the literature. Therefore, the current study aimed to systematically summarize factors associated with patients' demand for low-value care.
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December 2024
First Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy; Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH), University of Milan, Italy.
Background: Large-scale diagnostic testing has been proven ineffective for prompt monitoring of the spread of COVID-19. Electronic resources may facilitate enhanced early detection of epidemics. Here, we aimed to retrospectively explore whether examining trends in the use of emergency and healthcare services and the Google search engine is useful in detecting Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus outbreaks early compared with the currently used swab-based surveillance system.
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December 2024
Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Science, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Introduction: An unintended pregnancy refers to a situation where a pregnancy occurs either when there is no desire for a child (unwanted) or when it takes place at a time that was not anticipated (mistimed). Pregnant women infected with HIV face a two to tenfold increased risk of mortality during both pregnancy and the postpartum period compared to those who are not infected. A national level cohort study has identified that about 70 babies born HIV positive, 60% of them were from unplanned pregnancy.
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December 2024
Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Diseases, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
The technique of Quantitative Fluorescence Hybridization (Q-FISH) plays a crucial role in determining the length of telomeres for studies in molecular biology and cytogenetics. Throughout the years, the use of Q-FISH for measuring telomere length has made substantial contributions to research in aging, cancer, and stem cells. The objective of this analysis is to delineate the categorization, fundamental concepts, pros and cons, and safety measures of Q-FISH in telomere length analysis, encapsulate, and anticipate its principal uses across diverse human biomedical research fields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS Negl Trop Dis
December 2024
Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of São Paulo, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Measures to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 impacted not only COVID-19 dynamics, but also other infectious diseases, such as dengue in Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted not only transmission dynamics due to changes in mobility patterns, but also several aspects of surveillance, such as care seeking behavior and clinical capacity. However, we lack a clear understanding of the overall impact on dengue in different parts of Brazil and the contribution of individual causal drivers.
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