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A case report of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in a young Egyptian female patient presenting with hyperreligiosity

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Anti-n-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is a form of autoimmune encephalitis that remains under-recognized due to the variability of the initial symptoms and can be misdiagnosed as viral encephalitis or other pathogens.
Hamdi Ibrahim, Attaa Ali, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Mona Wassef, Mostafa Alfishawy, Hanan Rady, Adel Mohamed, Mohamed Mahmod, Khaled Ismael, Marwa Haron, Suzan Said, Riham Adel, Noha Mohamed   +13 more
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Clinical features and severe outcome predictors of COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection among hospitalized patients: results from Egypt severe acute respiratory infections sentinel surveillance, 2021–2022

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background COVID-19 vaccines are effective against infections and outcomes; however, breakthrough infections (VBT) are increasingly reported, possibly due to waning of vaccine-induced immunity or emerging variants.
Amr Kandeel, Manal Fahim, Ola Deghedy, Walaa Alim, Mohammad Abdel Fattah, Salma Afifi, Amira Mohsen, Khaled Abdelghaffar   +7 more
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Serotonin syndrome: a rare undiagnosed cause of hyperpyrexia

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Serotonin syndrome (SS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, and it is caused by increasing serotonergic activities. It is an underdiagnosed and under-reported condition.
Hamdy Ibrahim, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Hanan Rady, Ahmed Alsisi, Adel Mohamed, Omar Alkassas, Marwa Haron, Suzan Saied   +8 more
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A randomized controlled trial to assess the potential efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of an m-health intervention targeting parents of school aged children to improve the nutritional quality of foods packed in the lunchbox ‘SWAP IT’

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2019
Background Scalable interventions that improve the nutritional quality of foods in children’s lunchboxes have considerable potential to improve child public health nutrition. This study assessed the potential efficacy, feasibility and acceptability of an
Rachel Sutherland, Nicole Nathan, Alison Brown, Serene Yoong, Meghan Finch, Christophe Lecathelinais, Renee Reynolds, Alison Walton, Lisa Janssen, Clare Desmet, Karen Gillham, Vanessa Herrmann, Alix Hall, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden   +14 more
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Meningococcal meningitis, a life-threatening disease with a dangerous skin rash: two case reports

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023
Meningococcal meningitis (MM) is a medical emergency that progresses rapidly to cause life-threatening organ failure, and a high level of suspicion is required for early diagnosis and intervention with antibiotics and fluid resuscitation.
Hamdy Ibrahim, Safwat Abdel Maksod, Magdy Khorshed, Ahmed Alsisi, Nasser Fouad, Hanan Rady, Alaaa Al Amir, Adel Mohamed, Mohamed Hosny   +8 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Kidogo model in empowering women and strengthening their capacities to engage in paid labor opportunities through the provision of quality childcare: a study protocol for an exploratory study in Nakuru County, Kenya

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2022
Worldwide, there is a wide gap between what women can contribute to the economy and what they actually contribute. One of the main barriers to women’s engagement in the labor market and productivity at work is the societal expectation that they should ...
Kenneth Okelo, Margaret Nampijja, Patrick Ilboudo, Ruth Muendo, Linda Oloo, Sylvia Muyingo, Elizabeth Mwaniki, Nelson Langat, Silas Onyango, Florence Sipalla, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo   +10 more
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The Determinants Of Population Health Spatial Disparities [PDF]

, 2014
Health of the population is one of the basic factors of social development. The results of empirical studies indicate a number of factors determining the level of health of the population related to access to health care services, the level of ...
Modranka, Emilia, Suchecka, Jadwiga
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Population Health Research: Early Description of the Organizational Shift Toward Population Health Management and Defining a Vision for Leadership. [PDF]

, 2017
As health care delivery systems adapt to the changing marketplace, many struggle to define a clear strategy that will prove successful in managing the health of entire populations.
Caldararo, Kristi L., Nash, David B.
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Population aging and health [PDF]

BMJ, 1997
People in industrialised nations are living longer than ever before. In this century alone, average life expectancy from birth has increased by more than 25 years, and nearly five of those 25 years has been added to average life expectancy from base age 65.
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“They talked to me rudely”. Women perspectives on quality of post-abortion care in public health facilities in Kenya

Reproductive Health, 2023
Plain language summary Access to abortion is legally restricted and socially reproved in Kenya. Therefore, women requiring abortion in such restrictive contexts resort to unsafe methods that result in complications, often requiring treatment in health ...
Ramatou Ouedraogo, Grace Kimemia, Emmy Kageha Igonya, Sherine Athero, Shelmith Wanjiru, Martin Bangha, Kenneth Juma   +6 more
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