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Initial effects of Mental Health First Aid training on mental health literacy, social distance, stigma, mental health, and quality of life in the German adult population – Findings from a pilot study

European Psychiatry
Background Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders, knowledge about mental health, its promotion, prevention, and pathways to care in the general population remain limited.
Anita Schick, Cirus Henn, Tabea Sarah Send, Simona Maltese, Michael Deuschle, Ulrich Reininghaus   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Higher mortality among ACS patients in Finland than in Norway: Do differences in acute services and scale effects in hospital treatment explain the variation?

Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 2019
Mortality following hospital treatment in Finland and Norway is similar for major diseases, with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as an important exception. For ACS, the mortality is significantly higher in Finland than in Norway.
Tron Anders Moger, Unto Häkkinen, Terje P. Hagen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can social prescribing provide the missing link? [PDF]

, 2008
Background: The voluntary sector has long been recognised as making an important contribution to individual and community health. In the UK, however, the links between primary health care services and the voluntary and community sector are often ...
HIGGINGS, T, SOUTH, J, WHITE, S, WOODALL, J   +3 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Multidisciplinary management of patients with cancer in France: The SINPATIC qualitative study

European Journal of General Practice
Background Health policymakers have tried to improve the care pathway for cancer patients by improving collaboration between participating healthcare professionals by involving the general practitioner (GP).Objective(s) To explore how patients, GPs ...
Laura Moscova, Matthieu Lustman, Jacques Cittée, Sébastien Dawidowicz, Florence Canoui-Poitrine, Christophe Tournigand, Kelly Perlaza, William Mirat, Emilie Ferrat   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A discrete event simulation model to evaluate the use of community services in the treatment of patients with Parkinson's disease in the United Kingdom. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: The number of people affected by Parkinson's disease (PD) is increasing in the United Kingdom driven by population ageing. The treatment of the disease is complex, resource intensive and currently there is no known cure to PD.
Ahmad, R., Demir, E., Lebcir, R., Southern, D., Vasilakis, C.   +4 more
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A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breast cancer screening: Impact on care pathways

Cancer Medicine, 2019
Background Controversy persists concerning screening programs (SPs), related to a potential risk of overdiagnosis or the impact on survival. One of the main questions to be addressed concerns the aggressiveness of the related treatments.
Delphine Lefeuvre, Nathalie Catajar, Christine Le Bihan Benjamin, Norbert Ifrah, Frédéric De Bels, Jérôme Viguier, Philippe Jean Bousquet   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Status and Medical Care Expenditures in Medicare Managed Care [PDF]

This study examined the effects of education, income, and wealth on medical care expenditures in two Medicare managed care plans. The study also sought to elucidate the pathways through which socioeconomic status (SES) affects expenditures, including ...
Jeannette A. Rogowski, John L. Adams, Jose J. Escarce, Kanika Kapur, Steven L. wickstrom, Vicki A. Freedman   +5 more
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Health Care in California and National Health Reform [PDF]

, 2010
CED believes that the U.S. employer-based health insurance system is failing -- and the recently enacted health reform, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), will not reverse that dynamic.
Alain Enthoven, Joe Minarik
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