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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Barriers to the implementation, uptake and scaling up of the healthy plate model among regular street food consumers: a qualitative inquiry in Dar-es-Salaam city, Tanzania

BMC Nutrition, 2022
Introduction The healthy plate model is considered one of the practical approaches to reduce the average portion of staple food in main meals, consequently reducing the risks associated with diabetes and other Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs).
Gibson B. Kagaruki, Michael J. Mahande, Katharina S. Kreppel, Doris Mbata, Andrew M. Kilale, Elizabeth H. Shayo, Sayoki G. Mfinanga, Bassirou Bonfoh   +7 more
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Sustained Therapeutic Efficacy of Intravenous Plasminogen Concentrate in Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Plasminogen Deficiency: An Analysis of Dosing Parameters and Clinical Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Type 1 plasminogen deficiency (PLGD‐1) is an ultra‐rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by variants in the PLG gene and affects approximately 1.6 individuals per million. The condition is characterized by decreased plasminogen levels and impaired function, resulting in fibrin‐rich lesions on mucous membranes throughout the body.
Charles Nakar, Karen Thibaudeau, Mary Mathias, Heather McDaniel, Madlen Reschke, Klaus Tenbrock, Joseph M. Parker, Amy Shapiro   +7 more
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Integrating oral pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in primary care family planning clinics: a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial

The Lancet Primary Care
Summary: Background: Integrating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery in family planning settings might offer an efficient platform to reach women at increased risk for HIV. This study aimed to prospectively assess the effectiveness of a health-care
Kenneth K Mugwanya, MBChB, Daniel Matemo, MPH, Allison Meisner, PhD, Torin Schaafsma, MS, Jennifer Morton, MPH, Cynthia Wandera, BSN, Valarie Kemunto, BSN, Irine Cherotich, MSc, Stephen Odhiambo, Dip, Mercy Bii, Dip, Beatrice Oduor, Dip, Esther Achieng, Dip, Tecy Oyombra, Dip, David Owaga, BSc, Kristin M Beima-Sofie, PhD, ProfMD Jared M Baeten, PhD, John Kinuthia, MMed   +16 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Lockdown on Other National Health Programs [PDF]

Healthline, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak which started by the end of 2019 in Wuhan, an emerging business hub of China killed more than eighteen hundred and infected over seventy thousand individuals within the first fifty days of the epidemic. It turned
N K Goel, Meenu Kalia, R Rohilla
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Determinants of parental vaccine hesitancy in Canada: results from the 2017 Childhood National Immunization Coverage Survey

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated vaccine hesitancy as one of the ten leading threats to global health. Vaccine hesitancy exists when vaccination services are available and accessible, but vaccine uptake is lower than ...
Ruoke Chen, Mireille Guay, Nicolas L. Gilbert, Eve Dubé, Holly O. Witteman, Hina Hakim   +5 more
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Improved Early Referral in Long‐Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors#

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark, Kayla L. Foster, Omar Shakeel, Mary C. Shapiro, Shawki L. Qasim, ZoAnn Dreyer, Eric S. Schafer, Ashley M. Butler, Austin L. Brown, Maria Monica Gramatges   +9 more
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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

Estimation of bed net coverage indicators in Tanzania using mobile phone surveys: a comparison of sampling approaches

Malaria Journal, 2022
Background Threats to maintaining high population access with effective bed nets persist due to errors in quantification, bed net wear and tear, and inefficiencies in distribution activities. Monitoring bed net coverage is therefore critical, but usually
Matt Worges, Benjamin Kamala, Joshua Yukich, Frank Chacky, Samwel Lazaro, Charles Dismas, Sijenun Aroun, Raya Ibrahim, Mwinyi Khamis, Mponeja P. Gitanya, Deodatus Mwingizi, Hannah Metcalfe, Willhard Bantanuka, Sena Deku, David Dadi, Naomi Serbantez, Dana Loll, Hannah Koenker   +17 more
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