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Exploring the Socio‐Economic Toll of Non‐Communicable Diseases in Low‐Resource Settings: Novel Evidence From Mozambique

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The socio‐economic burden of increasingly prevalent non‐communicable diseases (NCDs) in low‐income countries is substantial and widely recognised. This study aimed to fill the remaining evidence gap for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) patients in selected health facilities across two provinces in Mozambique.
Maria Verykiou, Paolo Belardi, Sandra Loureiro, Paolo Massaro, Fernando Chenene, Celina Mate, Celeste Amado, Armindo Daniel Tiago, Giovanni Putoto, Aleksandra Torbica   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk Transmission and Co‐Movements Between Financial Markets and Commodity Markets in the COVID‐19 Period

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines risk transmission and co‐movements between financial markets (G7 countries and China) and commodity markets (gold and oil) during the COVID‐19 crisis. Daily closing prices for major equity indices (CAC40, CSI300, DAX30, FTSE100, MIB, NIKKEI, TSX and S&P500) and futures prices for gold, brent and WTI were analysed using DCC ...
V. Moutinho, H. Oliveira, M. Neves, J. Monteiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postpartum Acute Mesentric Ischaemia: A Rare Case Report

Medicine Science, 2013
Vascular occlusive disease of the mesentric vessels is a relatively rare but often catastrophic problem. When acute occlusion of a major artery suppling intestine occurs, profound illness usually results and survival is fortunate.Early recognition is the
Amit Kumar C Jain, Sunil Joshi, Hemanth P   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrogel‐based drug delivery systems for intracerebral hemorrhage with therapeutic advances and emerging roles of the bone–brain axis

Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.
Hydrogel‐based drug delivery systems offer a promising approach for treating intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) by overcoming blood‐brain barrier limitations, enabling precise, sustained release of neuroprotective and anti‐inflammatory agents. These systems enhance treatment efficacy, but challenges remain in biosafety, drug penetration, and scalability ...
Haojun Shi, Min Chen, Yisheng Chen, MengYao Li, Jiale Ma, Zuozhen Yin, Li Wu, YangBao Miao, Zemin Ou, Ke Wu, Zhijie Xu, Lizhi Li, Shaocong Zhao, Shiwei He, Bin Huang, Guanwen He, Guanghui Wu, John H. Zhang, Liang Shi   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Non‐Professional Virtues of the Hospice Volunteer

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Volunteers have long played a significant role in hospice care. Much of the care volunteers provide consists of weekly hour‐long in‐home visits. Home‐visiting hospice volunteers are not professionals, nor are they strangers or intimates. Hospice volunteers will not typically face moral dilemmas, nor be called upon to make dramatic decisions ...
Michael B. Gill
wiley   +1 more source

Stroke and suicide among people with severe mental illnesses

Scientific Reports
The associations between people with severe mental illnesses (SMI) and the risks of stroke, suicide, and death remain unclear. We examined healthcare service usage among adults with and without SMI and explored the risk of stroke, suicide, and death.
Chun-Hui Liao, Chen-Shu Chang, Pei-Tseng Kung, Wen-Yu Chou, Wen-Chen Tsai   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Household catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from Georgia and its policy implications

BMC Health Services Research, 2009
Background To quantify extent of catastrophic household health expenditures, determine factors influencing it and estimate Fairness in Financial Contribution (FFC) index in Georgia to establish the baseline for expected reforms and contribute to the ...
Zoidze Akaki, Gotsadze George, Rukhadze Natia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Relevance of Apology to Reparations for Historical Injustice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explains the centrality of apology to an adequate account of reparations. I look in depth at what goes on in apology. As I have previously argued, apology is an expressive action through which we seek to mark adequately the significance of our own wrongdoing. I claim that apology so understood is not merely ornamental.
Christopher Bennett
wiley   +1 more source

Interrupted time series analysis for the impact of integrated medical insurance on direct hospitalization expense of catastrophic illness. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Niu L, Song Q, Liu Y, Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source

Anxiety in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The role of illness specific catastrophic thoughts

, 1999
The development of a self-report measure designed to assess illness- specific catastrophic thoughts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is described.
Cooper, Myra, Wallace, Louise, Sutton, Karen, Pimm, John   +3 more
core   +1 more source