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N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide and cardiorenal outcome in patients with anaemia in chronic kidney disease

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 848-858, April 2025.
Abstract Aims Blood levels of N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) may be modified by low renal clearance and anaemia. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the blood NT‐proBNP level on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with these two manifestations.
Hiroshi Nishi, Masaomi Nangaku, Tadashi Sofue, Tatsuo Kagimura, Ichiei Narita   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pursuing Affordability, Fairness, and Efficiency in the U.S. Commercial Health Insurance Market

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The high cost of health insurance and health care services in the US is affecting not only the uninsured and lower income households, but is beginning to reach into the middle class. Current health insurance benefit designs often fail to address two forms of market failure: poor consumer information and distorted prices.
Minjeong Kang, Bryan E. Dowd
wiley   +1 more source

Inequality in dental expenditures among Iranian households: A cross-sectional survey using the National Health Accounts

Dental Research Journal, 2020
Background: Recently, inequality in dental care has become increasingly popular in both developed and developing countries as a matter of health policy. Thus, the aims of this study were examining inequality in dental care expenditures and assessing the ...
Arash Rashidian, Parisa Mehdizadeh, Nooredin Dopeykar, Mostafa Hosseini, Alireza Olyaeemanesh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic, Niketna Vivek, Joaquin Austerlitz, Sindhura Sridhar, Whitney Jin, Robert Sinard, Sarah L. Rohde, Kyle Mannion, Alexander J. Langerman, Eben Rosenthal, Michael C. Topf   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Delayed and Omitted Postoperative Radiotherapy After Laryngectomy for pT4 Laryngeal Cancer

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) improves locoregional control and survival in high‐risk head and neck cancer, and guidelines recommend initiation within 42 days of surgery. Timeliness after laryngectomy for pathologic T4 (pT4) laryngeal cancer is poorly characterized.
George Ashji, Arun Rajan, Elias Dahl, Sudarshan Ramanan, Nishant Chadha, Yingzhi Wu, Richard J. Wong, Marc A. Cohen, Edward Christopher Dee, Nancy Y. Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Black and White Americans Differ in Willingness to Engage in Traditional, Alternative, and Religious Treatment Modalities for Depression?: A Hypothetical Vignette Study

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Black Americans have lower engagement in traditional mental health treatment compared to White Americans. However, complementary and alternative medicine is widely used, can be integrated into traditional treatment, and may have fewer barriers associated with it than traditional treatment.
Alexis McGhee‐Dinvaut, Jennifer M. Taber, Stephen Ilardi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Factors Shaping Dental Insurance Utilization: Insights from an Investigation in Iran

Journal of Dental School
Objectives One of the key indicators of the effectiveness of a country's healthcare system is the delivery of accessible and impactful health services, particularly in the field of oral and dental healthcare.
Michael Aryan Kya, Tayebe Rojhanian, Fatemeh Sayar Irani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental Students Versus Dentists’ Professional Pain and Coping Strategies: Does Dental Education Matter?

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Dentists are at risk of developing musculoskeletal pain (MP) during their professional lives. The objectives were to compare dental students’ and dentists’ professional pain–related education, current professional pain, coping strategies, and evaluations of ways to alleviate pain.
Shraddha Ramnath, Marita R. Inglehart
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-demographic predictors of not having private dental insurance coverage: machine-learning algorithms may help identify the disadvantaged

BMC Public Health
Background For accessing dental care in Canada, approximately 62% of the population has employment-based insurance, 6% have some publicly funded coverage, and 32% have to pay out-of pocket. Those with no insurance or public coverage find dental care more
Venkata R. Duvvuri, Mona Abdelrehim, Sonica Singhal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tales From Within: Dental Students’ Reflective Activities Involving Equity‐Deserving Communities

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Undergraduate dental training benefits from community service‐learning (CSL) placements, in which equity‐deserving groups receive oral health care and students can critically reflect on their experiences. This study aimed to thematically explore the moments of revelation and struggle that senior dental students reflected on while ...
Mario Brondani, Renata Paz Leal Pereira, Bebecca Elias   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source