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Hiring in the substance use disorder treatment related sector during the first five years of Medicaid expansion [PDF]

PlosOne, January 30, 2020, 2019
Effective treatment strategies exist for substance use disorder (SUD), however severe hurdles remain in ensuring adequacy of the SUD treatment (SUDT) workforce as well as improving SUDT affordability, access and stigma. Although evidence shows recent increases in SUD medication access from expanding Medicaid availability under the Affordable Care Act ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Pathological Complete Response and Long-Term Survival in a Very Elderly Patient after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced, Unresectable Gastric Cancer

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, 2014
We address the pathological complete response and long-term survival of elderly patients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced, unresectable gastric cancer. An 83-year-old man was hospitalized for upper abdominal pain.
Kunihiko Izuishi, Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Takanori Sano, Hirohito Mori, Kazuo Ebara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peningkatan Citra Dan Kepercayaan Masyarakat Pada Rumah Sakit Milik Pemerintah Melalui Perbaikan Sistem Penyampaian Jasa

Jurnal Manajemen Teori dan Terapan, 2012
The aims of this research is to analyze: 1) the effect of physical support to contact personnel, 2) the effect of service delivery systems that consist of physical support and contact personnel to hospital image, 3) the effect of service delivery systems
Rahab Rahab, Alisa Tri Nawarini
doaj   +1 more source

Outreach Strategies for Vaccine Distribution: A Multi-Period Stochastic Modeling Approach [PDF]

Operations Research Forum 2, 24 (2021), 2019
Vaccination has been proven to be the most effective method to prevent infectious diseases. However, in many low and middle-income countries with geographically dispersed and nomadic populations, last-mile vaccine delivery can be extremely complex. Because newborns in remote population centers often do not have direct access to clinics and hospitals ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Miniaturized Devices for On‐the‐Spot Generation of Small‐Diameter Vascular Grafts

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
An intracorporeal extrusion device is developed for on‐the‐spot generation of vascular grafts with tunable diameters spanning from 1 to 6 mm. The device uses biomimetic polymers and light, to promptly obtaining biocompatible and high‐burst pressure‐resistant grafts.
Deyanira Hernandez‐Sanchez, Maxime‐Emmanuel Comtois‐Bona, Antony El‐Khoury, Sergio David Garcia Schejtman, Aidan Macadam, Juan‐David Figueroa‐Alegria, Jesus M. Calderon‐Torres, Irene Guzmán‐Soto, Marc Ruel, Erik J. Suuronen, Marcelo Muñoz, Emilio I. Alarcon   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating social, climate and environmental changes to confront accelerating global aging

BMC Public Health
Introduction The global increase in the aging population presents critical challenges for healthcare systems, social security, and economic stability worldwide.
Kaiyu Hua, Yanfang Pan, Jinqiong Fang, Hao Wu, Ying Hua   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of coronary artery calcium scoring in the prediction of coronary artery disease based on non-contrast non-cardiac chest CT scans in airline pilots

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundThe aim of the present study was to explore the value of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) using non-gated, non-contrast chest computed tomography (NCCT) to predict coronary artery disease (CAD) in airline pilots.MethodsPilots with coronary ...
Lin Zhang, Li Li Liu, Zheng Bin Zhu, Yan Xu, Kai Chen, Qing Qing Duan, Yu Kai Li, Jie Gao, Meng Song, Qiu Yu Shen, Shao Jie Zhu, Qing Qing Jin, Jian Ping Wen, Shuo Feng, Ying Lu, Run Du, Bin Ren, Rui Yan Zhang   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in Electrical Materials for Bone and Cartilage Regeneration: Developments, Challenges, and Perspectives

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review explores the challenges of treating bone and cartilage defects, emphasizing the role of endogenous electric fields in bone and cartilage regeneration. It highlights recent advancements in electroactive biomaterials, including nanogenerators, piezoelectric materials, triboelectric scaffold, and zwitterionic hydrogels.
Yubin Yao, Xi Cui, Shenglong Ding, Ketao Wang, Mingzhu Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A nosocomial measles outbreak in Italy, February-April 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
We describe a nosocomial outbreak of measles that occurred in an Italian hospital during the first months of 2017, involving 35 persons and including healthcare workers, support personnel working in the hospital, visitors and community contacts.
Aquino, F., Bruni, B., Gemignani, G., Lopalco, P. L., Pieve, G., Pistello, M., Porretta, A., Privitera, G. P., Quattrone, F., Vatteroni, M. L.   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Non-invasive urinary bladder volume estimation with artefact-suppressed bio-impedance measurements [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Urine output is a vital parameter to gauge kidney health. Current monitoring methods include manually written records, invasive urinary catheterization or ultrasound measurements performed by highly skilled personnel. Catheterization bears high risks of infection while intermittent ultrasound measures and manual recording are time consuming and might ...
arxiv