Country of Origin of Medical Products and Risk of Labour Rights Abuse: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using Four Procurement Datasets.

Background Case studies have highlighted labour rights abuse in the manufacture of several healthcare products, but little is known about the scale of the problem or the specific products involved. We aimed to quantify and compare the overall and product-specific risks of labour rights abuse in the manufacture of healthcare products supplied to high-income settings using multiple datasets on the product country of origin (COO). Methods Public procurement data from South-Eastern Norway (n=23,972 products) were compared to datasets from three other high-income settings: procurement data from Cambridge University Hospitals, trade data from UN Comtrade, and registry data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Internal Herniation of Small Bowel Underneath Iliac Vascular Axis After Pelvic Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Internal abdominal hernias are rare entities that most commonly present with acute small bowel obstruction. These hernias can be congenital or acquired. While congenital hernias are considered the most common type, acquired hernias are becoming more common.

Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy With Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy Presenting During the Postpartum Period as Postpartum Depression and Postpartum Psychosis.

Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a rare inherited disease that presents with neurologic manifestations such as stroke, psychiatric disturbances, migraine, and cognitive decline. We report a case of a previously well 27-year-old lady presenting with new onset confusion four weeks postpartum. On examination, there was right-sided weakness and tremors.

COVID-19 Vaccination-Induced Cholangiopathy and Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Series of Two Cases.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Following the introduction of vaccines, various side effects have been reported. Whilst those reported may be attributed to the vaccine itself, at times, it may simply incite an immunological phenomenon.