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Developing and piloting a set of quality-of-care indicators for Romanian public hospitals as part of a national programme to fund quality

BMC Health Services Research
Background Healthcare systems aim to enhance the health status and well-being of the individuals and populations they serve. To achieve this, measuring and evaluating the quality and safety of services provided and the outcomes achieved is essential ...
Damir Ivanković, Válter R. Fonseca, Angeliki Katsapi, Angeliki Karaiskou, Georgios Angelopoulos, Dragos Garofil, Alexandru Rogobete, Niek Klazinga, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, João Breda   +9 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patterns of Arthritis Medication Use in a Community Sample

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2012
Background: Although arthritis is disabling, highly prevalent, and often treated without health professional input, little is known about the treatments selected by affected individuals.
Kent Rosenwald, Kristyn Ertl, Kathlyn E. Fletcher, Jeff Whittle   +3 more
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Clinical profile, management and outcome of patients with leptospirosis during the times of COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective study from a tertiary care centre in South India

, 2021
Nitin Gupta, William Wilson, Prithvishree Ravindra, Sowmya Joylin, Rachana Bhat, Kavitha Saravu   +5 more
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Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing a new model of collaborative practice: a decade of Whole Health interprofessional education across Veterans Health Administration

BMC Medical Education
Large-scale implementation of interprofessional education across the United States Veterans Health Administration has supported advancement of a new model of collaborative practice, the Whole Health System, centering on the patient and what matters most ...
Theresa H. Liao, J. Adam Rindfleisch, Kelly Peyton Howard, Marc Castellani, Sara Grimsgaard Noyes   +4 more
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Addressing the growing burden of obesity, diabetes and asthma in children and adolescents: The role of primary health care and the WHO Pocket book in Europe for a healthy future

Global Pediatrics
The burden of obesity, diabetes mellitus and asthma remains a significant public health issue worldwide. These conditions are associated with premature deaths and a reduced quality of life.
Sophie Jullien, Susanne Carai, Martin W. Weber   +2 more
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Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput Using Best Practices to Improve Patient Flow [PDF]

, 2017
Emergency Department (ED) crowding and bottle necks are the reality of hospitals across the country. Patients seeking care and needing inpatient beds via the emergency rooms are facing delays with attaining the right level of care.
Freibott, Puneet, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CCRN-K\u27S
core   +1 more source

Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo, Carolin Ector, Hanspeter Herzel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Oldest old" patients in intensive care: prognosis and therapeutic activity [PDF]

, 2007
Sophie Brunner‐Ziegler, Georg Heinze, Martin Ryffel, Marion Kompatscher, Jörg Slany, Andreas Valentin   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source