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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Country contextualisation of cost-effectiveness studies: lessons from Ethiopia

BMJ Global Health, 2019
Emerging demographic, epidemiological and health system changes in low-income countries require revisions of national essential health services packages in accordance with standard healthcare priority setting methods.
Ole Frithjof Norheim, Stéphane Verguet, Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla, Ingrid Miljeteig, Solomon Tessema Memirie, Kjell Arne Johansson, Addis Tamire Woldemariam   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Personalizing the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Adapting Training for the Next Generation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The pediatric hematology‐oncology fellowship training curriculum has not substantially changed since its inception. The first year of training is clinically focused, and the second and third years are devoted to scholarship. However, this current structure leaves many fellows less competitive in the current job market, resulting in ...
Scott C. Borinstein, Melissa J. Rose, Scott Moerdler, Richard Ho   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Alternative Approach to Measuring Health Inequality in Norway and Implications for Municipal Priority Setting

Tidsskrift for Omsorgsforskning
Background: The health state of a population can be measured in different ways. Common measures are life expectancy at birth or quality-adjusted life expectancy.
Sindre A. Horn, Ole F. Norheim, Mathias Barra   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival for Children Diagnosed With Wilms Tumour (2012–2022) Registered in the UK and Ireland Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of Childhood (IMPORT) Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Improving Population Outcomes for Renal Tumours of childhood (IMPORT) is a prospective clinical observational study capturing detailed demographic and outcome data on children and young people diagnosed with renal tumours in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Naomi Ssenyonga, Angela Lopez‐Cortes, Reem Al‐Saadi, Suzanne Tugnait, Kristina Dzhuma, Catriona Duncan, Gordan Vujanic, Tanzina Chowdhury, Claudia Allemani, Michel P. Coleman, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones, the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) Renal Tumour Special Interest Group, Hugh Bishop, Anthony McCarthy, Pamela Kearns, Helen Rees, Amos Burke, Meriel Jenney, Jane Pears, Hamish Wallace, Milind Ronghe, Tanzina Chowdhury, Susan Picton, Emma Ross, Lisa Howell, Bernadette Brennan, Gail Halliday, Richard Grundy, Shaun Wilson, Sucheta Vaidya, Daniel Yeomanson, Jessica Bate, Vesna Pavasovic, Jessica Bate, Sabine Irtan, Jesper Brok, Minou Oostveen, Kristina Dzhuma, Mark Weeks, Richard Williams, Mark Powis, Max Pachl, Bruce Okoye, Naima Smeulders, Gordan Vujanic, Oystein Olsen, Tom Watson, Susan Shelmerdine, Dan Saunders, Angela Lopez-Cortes, Taryn Treger, Tom Jackson, Suzanne Tugnait, Lisa Howell, Tanzina Chowdhury, Sam Behjati, Angela Polanco   +56 more
wiley   +1 more source

Priority Setting in Norwegian Hospitals – An Overview of Available Research

Nordisk Välfärdsforskning
Background: Even in wealthy Norway, there is a mismatch between medical need and the resources at hand given an aging population and technological advancements: priorities need to be made. Priority setting decisions occur at many levels of the healthcare
Kaya Cetin, Andrea Melberg
doaj   +1 more source

What are the research priorities for idiopathic intracranial hypertension? A priority setting partnership between patients and healthcare professionals

BMJ Open, 2019
Objective Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is under-researched and the aim was to determine the top 10 research priorities for this disease.
S. Mollan, K. Hemmings, Clare P Herd, A. Denton, Shelley Williamson, A. Sinclair   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities. It significantly reduced the global economic output and dealt health systems across the world a serious blow.
Bereket Gebremichael, Alemayehu Hailu, Mekitew Letebo, Etsub Berhanesilassie, Arega Shumetie, Sibhatu Biadgilign   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Patients With Osteosarcoma: Local Control Outcomes With Dosimetric Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis, Shauna R. Campbell, Jonathan Jang, Eashwar Somasundaram, Chandana A. Reddy, Jacob G. Scott, Lilyana Angelov, Peter M. Anderson, Matteo Trucco, Zachary Burke, Lukas Nystrom, Nathan Mesko, Anthony Magnelli, Erin S. Murphy   +13 more
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