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Quality of health news disseminated in the print media in developing countries: a case study in Iran

BMC Public Health, 2012
Background Mass media play an important role in keeping people up-to-date with the latest health news. This study aims at investigating the quality of health news disseminated in the print media, its course of production and factors affecting its quality.
Ashorkhani Mahnaz, Gholami Jaleh, Maleki Katayoun, Nedjat Sima, Mortazavi Jalaledin, Majdzadeh Reza   +5 more
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Curbing Health Misinformation With Scientific Journals: A Study Of Nigeria’s Punch And Tribune Online Newspapers

Academic Journal of Da'wa and Communication
This descriptive research explores the patterns of health news in Punch and Tribune online newspapers from 2018 to 2022, emphasizing the reliance on foreign research by both publications in a bid to curb health misinformation online. With a population of
JIMME MATYEK, Dongvel Dorothy Maimoko, Thomas Ochai   +2 more
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A New Leader for a New World Health

American Journal of Public Health, 2016
The authors reflect on the history of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the organization's impact on global public health leadership as of 2016. The organizational structure of the WHO is addressed in relation to the agency's response to an Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Ariel, Pablos-Mendez, Susanna, Baker
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Health and Wellbeing Boards for a new public health [PDF]

London Journal of Primary Care, 2013
We remind readers of the evidence that community empowerment is a cost-effective way to improve health, and also that the conditions now exist to develop this approach in the UK, by facilitating collaboration between clusters of general practices and multiple other organisations.
David, Colin-Thomé, Brian, Fisher
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The portrayal of electronic cigarettes in Indonesia: a content analysis of news media

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The news media play an essential role in shaping public opinion. Analyzing a specific issue reported in the news media provides insight and considerations for a government to form a policy.
Mouhamad Bigwanto, Imas Arumsari, Ridhwan Fauzi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal Evidence of How Media Audiences Differ in Public Health Perceptions and Behaviors During a Global Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
The current study investigates how public attitudes and perceptions about the COVID-19 pandemic evolve over time and influence self-reported health behaviors (e. g., social distancing).
Thomas Frissen, Thomas Frissen, David De Coninck, Koenraad Matthys, Leen d'Haenens   +4 more
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health for All in the New Millennium [PDF]

Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 2001
Health professionals working in organisations promoting health through social and environmental justice have a good track record. Poverty is the greatest violence Ghandi Do health professionals have a responsibility to identify, and attempt to correct the social and environmental wrongs that so undermine our personal and collective health?
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