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Intravitreal GD2‐Specific Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐Cell Therapy for Refractory Retinoblastoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Effective treatments for advanced, treatment‐resistant retinoblastoma (RB) remain limited. GD2‐specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells show potent antitumor activity with minimal toxicity but have not previously been evaluated in RB.
Subongkoch Subhadhirasakul, Jatuporn Sujjitjoon, Pa‐thai Yenchitsomanus, Kridtin Jarutatsanangkoon, Ng Wei Loon, Kleebsabai Sanpakit, Jassada Buaboonnam, Chayamon Takpradit, Pornpimon Yuti, Nunghathai Sawasdee, Piriya Luangwattananun, Siripakorn Sangkitporn, Arnan Limmahachai, La‐ongsri Atchaneeyasakul   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Knowledge and Application of Economics in Healthcare in a High-Income Country Today: The Case of Belgium

Journal of Market Access & Health Policy
Healthcare is a huge business sector in many countries, focusing on the social function of delivering quality health when people develop illness. The system is essentially financed by public funds based on the solidarity principle. With a large financial
Baudouin Standaert, Désirée Vandenberghe, Mark P. Connolly, Johan Hellings   +3 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical ethics dilemmas in a low-income setting - a national survey among physicians in Ethiopia

BMC Medical Ethics, 2019
Background Ethical dilemmas are part of medicine, but the type of challenges, the frequency of their occurrence and the nuances in the difficulties have not been systematically studied in low-income settings.
Ingrid Miljeteig, Frehiwot Defaye, Dawit Desalegn, Marion Danis   +3 more
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Ethical factors determining ECMO allocation during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Medical Ethics, 2021
Background ECMO is a particularly scarce resource during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its allocation involves ethical considerations that may be different to usual times.
Bernadine Dao, Julian Savulescu, Jacky Y. Suen, John F. Fraser, Dominic J. C. Wilkinson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opportunistic health promotion among overweight children [PDF]

, 2015
Aim To explore children’s nurses’ attitudes to providing health promotion advice to overweight children and their families during hospital admissions. Methods Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted in a private room in the ward setting ...
Greenwood, Nicola, Lewis, Kiara
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human Genome Editing and Sickle Cell Disease in Canada: Urgent and Unresolved Ethical Considerations

Canadian Journal of Bioethics
Some countries are already approving therapeutic applications of human genome editing. For example, recently the United Kingdom and USA have approved Casgevy as part of a treatment protocol for sickle cell disease. Should Canada follow this lead?
Maria Klimenko, Ryan Tonkens
doaj   +1 more source

Ethics and governance in social work research in the UK [PDF]

, 2006
The application of formal research ethics and governance structures in social work research have lagged behind those applicable in health, although in the UK, social care has been deemed to be covered by those that were used in the NHS.
Dominelli, Lena, Holloway, Margaret
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source