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Increased cell-cell coupling increases infarct size and does not decrease incidence of ventricular tachycardia in mice

Frontiers in Physiology, 2011
Increasing Connexin43 (Cx43) gap junctional conductance as a means to improve cardiac conduction has been proposed as a novel antiarrhythmic modality. Yet, transmission of molecules via gap junctions may be associated with increased infarct size.
Kevin A Prestia, Eugene A Sosunov, Evgeny P Anyukhovsky, Elena eDolmatova, Caitlin W Kelly, Peter R Brink, Richard B Robinson, Michael R Rosen, Heather S. eDuffy   +8 more
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Diet quality, body weight, and postmenopausal hot flashes: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

BMC Women's Health
Background A low-fat vegan diet, supplemented with soybeans, has been shown effective in reducing postmenopausal hot flashes. This secondary analysis assessed the association of a plant-based index (PDI), healthful (hPDI), and unhealthful (uPDI), with ...
Haley Brennan, Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, Macy Sutton, Richard Holubkov, Neal D. Barnard, Hana Kahleova   +5 more
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Evaluation of knowledge, attitude, practices and effectiveness of menstrual hygiene interventions in rural schools from Lilongwe, Malawi

BMC Public Health
Background Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is associated with the menstrual process in women and adolescent girls who face cultural and financial challenges in rural areas of many developing countries.
Russel Chidya, Olivia Kachuma, Tchaka Thole, Louis Banda, Mark Loewenberger, Jennifer Nicholson   +5 more
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Informing the American Academy of family Physician’s Health Equity strategy – an environmental scan using the Delphi technique

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Many organizations have prioritized health equity and the social determinants of health (SDoH). These organizations need information to inform their planning, but, relatively few quantifiable measures exist.
Kevin A. Kovach, Cory B. Lutgen, Elisabeth F. Callen, Christina M. Hester   +3 more
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Continuing professional development improves patient care, patient safety and physician wellbeing: International CPD standards and the knowledge tsunami

Global Pediatrics
Medical knowledge is evolving rapidly and expanding exponentially. The lifespan of information is now only 70 days, and a deluge of knowledge is predicted, driven by advances in information technology, artificial intelligence, the availability of large ...
Hilary Hoey, Thelma Russell, Deirdre Donegan, Jennifer Noordman, Holly Hanlon, Lucia Prihodova, Ann O’ Shaughnessy   +6 more
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Missed opportunities for improving practice performance in adult immunizations: a meta-narrative review of the literature

BMC Family Practice, 2017
Background We sought to characterize how the term “missed opportunities” is reported in the literature in the context of immunization rates and to assess how missed opportunities can be operationalized.
Natalia Loskutova, Craig Smail, Brian Webster, Kemi Ajayi, Julie Wood, Jennifer Carroll   +5 more
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Preoperative risk factors for extended hospital stay: A prospective study in a South African clinic

African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Background: Preoperative assessment clinics play a critical role in identifying, evaluating and mitigating perioperative risks. Despite global data highlighting the importance of preoperative risk factors on surgical outcomes, there remains limited ...
Kuven Naidu, Nabeela Kajee, Jayseelan Naidu, Bilaal Wadee   +3 more
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Physician burnout [PDF]

The Lancet, 2020
Priscilla P, Song, Joseph H, Walline
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Equity and justice in medical education: mapping a longitudinal curriculum across 4 years

BMC Medical Education
Background In 2024 in the United States there is an attack on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within education. Politics notwithstanding, medical school curricula that are current and structured to train the next generation of physicians to ...
Hailey Broughton-Jones, Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford, Jonathan Amiel, Omid Cohensedgh, Jeremiah Douchee, Jennifer Egbebike, Harrison Fillmore, Chloe Harris, Rosa Lee, Monica L. Lypson, Hetty Cunningham   +10 more
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PFOA and testis cancer in the Veneto Region (Italy)

Environmental Health
The largest documented episode of human contamination by PFOA in the world (approximately 150,000 actual residents on 1 January 2020) has occurred in Italy’s Veneto Region.
Mario Saugo, Enrico Ioverno, Armando Olivieri, Francesco Bertola, Angela Pasinato, Alan Ducatman   +5 more
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