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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Insurance Status as a Barrier to Ideal Cardiovascular Health for U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Little is known about the association between cardiovascular (CV) health and health insurance status. We hypothesized that U.S. adults without health insurance coverage would have a lower likelihood of ideal cardiovascular health.Using National Health ...
Michael A McClurkin, Leah Rae Yingling, Colby Ayers, Rebecca Cooper-McCann, Visakha Suresh, Ann Nothwehr, Debbie S Barrington, Tiffany M Powell-Wiley   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Associated With the Rising Trend in Self‐Reported Cognitive Disability Among U.S. Adults Aged 18–39 From 2013–2024

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon, Ka‐Ho Wong, Mirriam Mananah, Christopher D. Anderson, Ada Fenick, Amy Arnsten, Arman Fesharaki‐Zadeh, James C. McPartland, Mary L. Adams, Kevin N. Sheth   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health insurance coverage and timely antenatal care attendance in sub-Saharan Africa

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Introduction Out-of-pocket payments for healthcare remain a significant health financing challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), preventing women from using maternal health services.
Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Betregiorgis Zegeye, Hubert Amu, Sanni Yaya   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Efficacy of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Epilepsy, Obesity, and Type 2 Diabetes

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Managing obesity in patients with epilepsy is complicated by the weight‐gaining properties of essential antiseizure medications (ASMs) such as valproate and pregabalin. We evaluated the safety and efficacy of initiating glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs) in this population.
Hyoshin Son, Inyoung Hwang, Sang Won Lee, Yun Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Arkansas's section 1115 Medicaid waiver with health insurance coverage.

PLoS ONE, 2020
OBJECTIVE:Evaluate how the use of a Section 1115 waiver in Arkansas was associated with health insurance coverage compared to Medicaid expansion states that did not use a waiver. METHODS:Difference in difference analysis was conducted of 1,320,790 adults
Jim P Stimpson, Sungchul Park, Fernando A Wilson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Longitudinal Data on the Impact of Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring on Lupus Outcomes: Results of a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a cornerstone therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but the weight‐based dosing does not account for clinical factors that can introduce individual variability in drug metabolism and clearance. We leveraged longitudinal data from a prospective SLE cohort to identify clinical factors that predict ...
Jay J. Patel, Fauzia Hollangel, Caroline Packee, Amita Kapoor, Brad Rovin, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Shivani Garg   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Prior Insurance and Health Service Utilization Among the Long-Term Uninsured in South Carolina

Health Equity, 2019
Purpose: Strong evidence supports the relationship between health coverage and improved health status. Little is known about the lasting impact of prior health insurance on the prior insured's use of health services.
Lu Shi, Ellen C. Francis, Chaoling Feng, Xi Pan, Khoa Truong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang, Samuel A.J. Lowe, Frank Sun, Allyson Jones, Tarek Turk, Joanne Olson, Pauline Paul, Shelby Yamamoto, Linda Kolewaski, Elaine Yacyshyn, Cheryl A. Sadowski   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban health insurance reform and coverage in China using data from National Health Services Surveys in 1998 and 2003

BMC Health Services Research, 2007
Background In 1997 there was a major reform of the government run urban health insurance system in China. The principal aims of the reform were to widen coverage of health insurance for the urban employed and contain medical costs.
Collins Charles D, Wang Yan, Xu Ling, Tang Shenglan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source