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Healthcare use and RT‐PCR testing during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan

open access: yesJournal of General and Family Medicine, 2022
Background Rapid testing, tracing, and isolation among symptomatic patients are the standard for controlling the COVID‐19. However, during spring 2020, Japan employed a RT‐PCR test policy by using a guideline, which was used for the public to visit ...
Masaru Kurihara   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Criteria to achieve safe antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch in hospitalised adult populations: a systematic rapid review

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This rapid review aimed to assess and collate intravenous-to-oral switch (IVOS) criteria from the literature to achieve safe and effective antimicrobial IVOS in the hospital inpatient adult population.Design The rapid review follows the ...
Diane Ashiru-Oredope   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The financial impact of a breast cancer detected within and outside of screening: lessons from the Australian Lifepool cohort

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: To determine the government and out‐of‐pocket community costs (out‐of‐hospital medical services and prescription medicines) associated with screen‐detected and community‐detected cancers (i.e.
Karinna Saxby   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do we need one science of production in healthcare? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The question addressed is: Is there need, in health care, for one consolidated science of production? For responding to this question, the classical science of production is reviewed and the current approaches to production and service in healthcare ...
Koskela, Lauri   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Management and intensity of medical end‐of‐life care in people with colorectal cancer during the year before their death in 2015: A French national observational study

open access: yesCancer Medicine, 2019
The care pathway of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) 1 year prior to death, their causes of death and the healthcare use, and associated expenditure remain poorly described together. People managed for CRC (2014‐2015), covered by the national health
Audrey Tanguy‐Melac   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

At the junctures of healthcare: a qualitative study of primary and specialist service use by Polish migrants in England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Polish people are the biggest migrant group in the UK and the scholarship shows that they are attentive to their healthcare needs and seek to fulfil them by using various services both within and outside the British public healthcare system. This article
Moreh, Chris   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Trends in urine sampling rates of general practice patients with suspected lower urinary tract infections in England, 2015–2022: a population-based study

open access: yesBMJ Open
Objectives Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is a key driver of antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to describe urine sampling rates and antibiotic prescribing for patients with lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) in English general ...
Berit Muller-Pebody   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

HealthCare Apps: What Professionals in Healthcare are Using.

open access: yesIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
The article offers brief information on several health care mobile apps including the BrowZine app from ThirdIron, Diagnosarus DDx from Unbound Medicine, and DynaMed from doctor Brian Alper.
openaire   +2 more sources

COVID-19 Therapeutics Use by Social Deprivation Index in England, July 2020–April 2023

open access: yesCOVID
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has disproportionately affected certain demographics in England, exacerbating existing health disparities. Effective therapeutics are a critical line of defence against COVID-19, particularly for patients at elevated ...
Angela Falola   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educating Young Consumers about Food Hygiene and Safety with SafeConsume: A Multi-Centre Mixed Methods Evaluation

open access: yesEducation Sciences, 2022
The SafeConsume educational suite was designed to improve knowledge about undertaking safer food practices and avoiding food-borne illnesses among young people. The resources were designed to support educators and members of the community who teach young
Magda Hann   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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