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Impact analysis of flood-induced changes in geographical accessibility and coverage to healthcare in both public and private sector, 2024, Kenya

International Journal of Health Geographics
Background Climate change has caused more frequent and severe extreme weather events, threatening health system resilience worldwide. In April and May 2024, Kenya experienced unprecedented extensive floods with devastating outcomes.
Bibian N. Robert, Samuel K. Muchiri, Emma W. Kahoro, Boneya H. Hindada, Helen Kiarie, Emelda A. Okiro, Peter M. Macharia   +6 more
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Are schools panoptic? [PDF]

, 2010
Schools are often understood by social researchers as panoptic spaces, where power is exercised through constant surveillance and monitoring. In this paper, I use Foucault’s notorious account of the Panopticon as a point of departure for a detailed ...
Gallagher, M.
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 'named person': surveillance and the wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland. [PDF]

, 2015
The Scottish Parliament’s ‘Children and Young People’ Bill has extended statutory responsibilities for the welfare of children to include their well-being.
Stoddart, Eric
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European Surveillance for West Nile Virus in Mosquito Populations [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2013
A wide range of arthropod-borne viruses threaten both human and animal health either through their presence in Europe or through risk of introduction. Prominent among these is West Nile virus (WNV), primarily an avian virus, which has caused multiple outbreaks associated with human and equine mortality.
Olivier Engler, Giovanni Savini, Anna Papa, Jordi Figuerola, Martin Groschup, Helge Kampen, Jolyon Medlock, Alexander Vaux, Anthony Wilson, Doreen Werner, Hanna Jöst, Maria Goffredo, Gioia Capelli, Valentina Federici, Mauro Tonolla, Nicola Patocchi, Eleonora Flacio, Jasmine Portmann, Anya Rossi-Pedruzzi, Spiros Mourelatos, Santiago Ruiz, Ana Vázquez, Mattia Calzolari, Paolo Bonilauri, Michele Dottori, Francis Schaffner, Alexander Mathis, Nicholas Johnson   +27 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The roll-your-own cigarette market in Canada: a cross-sectional exploratory study

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2009
Background Even though the use and prevalence of roll-your-own cigarettes (RYO) has been declining over the past decades, RYO remains important. Given the paucity of research examining RYO use, there is a need to better understand the current and ...
Scott T. Leatherdale, Murray Kaiserman, Rashid Ahmed   +2 more
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“We need to talk to each other”: Crossing traditional boundaries between public health and occupational health to address COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
IntroductionThis study examined how public health (PH) and occupational health (OH) sectors worked together and separately, in four different Canadian provinces to address COVID-19 as it affected at-risk workers.
Pamela Hopwood, Ellen MacEachen, Shannon E. Majowicz, Samantha B. Meyer, Joyceline Amoako   +4 more
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Profile: The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System [PDF]

, 2012
The Karonga Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Karonga HDSS) in northern Malawi currently has a population of more than 35?000 individuals under continuous demographic surveillance since completion of a baseline census (2002–2004).
Dube, Albert, Mwaiyeghele, Elnaeus, Fine, Paul EM, Baschieri, Angela, Crampin, Amelia C., Floyd, Sian, Fine, Paul E.M., Glynn, Judith R., Fine, Paul E. M., French, Neil, Glynn, Judith R, Zaba, Basia, Molesworth, Anna, Crampin, Amelia C, Chihana, Menard, Price, Alison, McGrath, Nuala, Mboma, Sebastian, Jahn, Andreas, Branson, Keith   +19 more
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