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Personalized Zebrafish Models for Fusion‐Positive Pediatric Sarcomas

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Clinical sequencing efforts have revolutionized our approaches to categorizing pediatric cancers in real time. This has dramatically improved our ability to profile pediatric tumors, identify actionable vulnerabilities, and influence clinical care.
Lisa H. Hall, Emma N. Harrison, Genevieve C. Kendall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equitable resourcing of primary health care in remote communities in Australia’s Northern Territory: a pilot study

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background Improved Primary Health Care (PHC) utilisation is central to reducing the unacceptable morbidity and mortality rates characterising populations living in remote communities. Despite poorer health, significant inequity characterises the funding
John Wakerman, Lisa Sparrow, Susan L Thomas, John S Humphreys, Mike Jones   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing harm reduction and overdose response services between community-based and public health department syringe service programmes using a national cross-sectional surveyResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Summary: Background: Syringe services programmes (SSPs) are an evidence-based strategy to reduce infectious diseases and deliver overdose prevention interventions for people who use drugs.
Bradley R. Ray, Jamie L. Humphrey, Sheila V. Patel, Christopher F. Akiba, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Hansel Tookes, Paul A. LaKosky, Lynn D. Wenger, Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contributions and challenges of healthcare financing towards universal health coverage in Ethiopia: a narrative evidence synthesis

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background High burden of healthcare expenditure precludes the poor from access to quality healthcare services. In Ethiopia, a significant proportion of the population has faced financial catastrophe associated with the costs of healthcare services.
Ayal Debie, Resham B. Khatri, Yibeltal Assefa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eye care services and benefits paid by medical schemes in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Vision impairment (VI) affects people worldwide, and demographic factors like age are significantly linked to VI. Routine eye exams and other eye care treatments can detect and prevent common eye illnesses.
Michael M. Willie
doaj   +1 more source

Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How do health system factors (funding and performance) impact on access to healthcare for populations experiencing homelessness: a realist evaluation

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background People experiencing long-term homelessness face significant difficulties accessing appropriate healthcare at the right time and place. This study explores how and why healthcare performance management and funding arrangements contribute to ...
Rikke Siersbaek, John Ford, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Steve Thomas, Sara Burke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking value: a comprehensive costing study of primary health care service delivery in Tanzania

BMC Primary Care
Background Tanzania has long prioritized primary health care (PHC) as the pathway to achieving universal health coverage. However, greater, and more effective investments are needed to expand access to quality PHC services and further improve population ...
Federica Margini, Wilson Charles Mahera, Ntuli Kapologwe, James Tumaini Kengia, Dastan Mshana, Raymond Kiwesa, Gabrielle Appleford, Wendy Erasmus, Carl Schutte   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source