Estimated costs for Duchenne muscular dystrophy care in Brazil [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023 Background The economic burden of rare diseases on health systems is still not widely measured, with the generation of accurate information about the costs with medical care for subjects with rare diseases being crucial when defining health policies ...
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Health care accessibility and mobility in breast cancer: a Latin American perspective [PDF]
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground Latin America (LATAM) encompasses a vast region with diverse populations. Despite publicly funded health care systems providing universal coverage, significant socioeconomic and ethno-racial disparities persist in health care access across the
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Trends, geographical variation and factors associated with the use of anti-VEGF intravitreal injections in Portugal (2013–2018): a retrospective analysis of administrative data [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Aims The arrival of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapies represented a treatment shift for several ophthalmological disorders and led to an increasing number of patients undergoing intravitreal injections.
Ana Patricia Marques +8 more
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Optimizing the commercial manufacturing of tisagenlecleucel for patients in Japan: A 4-year experiential journey [PDF]
Regenerative TherapyBackground: Tisagenlecleucel, an autologous CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, was approved in Japan, in March 2019 for patients with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukamia and r/r diffuse large B-cell lymphoma,
Fumiko Iwamoto +3 more
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Novel 2-Thiazolylhydrazone with Druggable Properties for Antifungal Application [PDF]
Journal of FungiFungal infections have become a growing concern in healthcare, particularly in immunocompromised individuals, with species like Candida, Cryptococcus, and Sporothrix posing significant challenges due to rising resistance and limited treatment options. In
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Understanding stakeholders’ experience with sickle cell disease by social media listening across Europe [PDF]
Frontiers in GeneticsBackgroundThe use of social media platforms for sharing health-related information is on the rise. Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects millions of people worldwide. However, discussions by SCD stakeholders on social media remain unexplored.
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Lipid-lowering prescription patterns after a non-fatal acute coronary syndrome: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and PreventionBackground: After an acute atherosclerotic cardiovascular event, high-intensity lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) is needed to reduce recurrence risk. This study aimed to describe LLT prescription patterns and LDL-C levels change after non-fatal acute ...
Cristina Gavina +8 more
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Patients’ health care resources utilization and costs estimation across cardiovascular risk categories: insights from the LATINO study [PDF]
Health Economics ReviewBackground Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) is a global public health concern. This study aimed to estimate the healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs stratified by cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk categories using real-world ...
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Editorial: Cancer diagnostics in solid tumors-from pathology to precision oncology [PDF]
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 Umberto Malapelle +3 more
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PAIN Reports, 2021 . Introduction:. Chronic pain causes disability and is prevalent in the general population. Opioids are a part of a multimodal strategy for pain management.
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