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Checklist for Public Health on management of mpox cases and their contacts [v3.0]

, 2023
The purpose of this document is to summarise resources and link to relevant Irish guidance for public health on management of human mpox infection cases and their contacts (high, intermediate and low risk).
Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)
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Impact of Age on the Diagnostic Yield of Routine EEG in People With Childhood or Juvenile Absence Epilepsy: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We aimed to identify the proportion of individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) or juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) who show a negative routine EEG (rEEG), and to determine the main factors associated with this finding.
Francesco Fortunato, Alessia Giugno, Miriam Sturniolo, Enrico Fratto, Pio Zoleo, Francesca Felicia Operto, Ilaria Sammarra, Antonio Gambardella   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are We Choosing Health? Annual Public Health Report from Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission

, 2008
A new report by the Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission assesses the impact government policy has had on: narrowing health inequalities; improving sexual and mental health; and reducing smoking, alcohol misuse and ...
Healthcare Commission and Audit Commission
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microRNA‐7‐5p and α‐Synuclein SAA Predict Parkinson's Disease Phenoconversion

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Corroborate blood neuron‐derived extracellular vesicle (NDEV) alpha‐synuclein (αSyn), the CSF αSyn seed amplification assay (αSyn‐SAA), and blood microRNA‐7‐5p (miR‐7‐5p) as markers for Parkinson's disease (PD) phenoconversion and determine if combining these markers would help select subjects who would be more likely to phenoconvert.
Shayan Zadegan, Praveen Velammal, Kanmani Muthiah, Madhu Jatty, Christopher Adams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The involvement of stakeholders in computational model development to support decision-making in public health: a scoping review

BMC Public Health
Background The involvement of stakeholders in the development of computational models to support public health policy decisions has gained popularity, as it can enhance the quality of these models.
Maartje Vriens, Olaf J. Knoester, Judith E. Bosmans, Silke Gabbert, Johannes C. F. Ket, G. Ardine de Wit, EVAneMENT study team   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying high-impact-opportunity hospitals for improving healthcare quality based on a national population analysis of inter-hospital variation in mortality, readmissions and prolonged length of stay

BMJ Open
Objectives To study between-hospital variation in mortality, readmissions and prolonged length of stay across Belgian hospitals.Design A retrospective nationwide observational study.Setting Secondary and tertiary acute-care hospitals in Belgium ...
Kris Vanhaecht, Luk Bruyneel, Dirk De Ridder, Fien Claessens, Bianca Cox, Astrid Van Wilder   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is private health care the answer to the health problems of the world's poor? [PDF]

, 2008
The global burden of disease falls disproportionately upon the world's low-income countries, which are often struggling with weak health systems. Both the public and private sector deliver health care in these countries, but the appropriate role for each
Catherine Goodman, Richard Feachem, Mills, Anne, Richard Smith, Kinlaw, Heather, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, Feachem Neelam Sekhri, Koehlmoos Tracey Perez, Hanson Kara, Lucy Gilson, Neelam Sekhri Feachem, Gilson Lucy, Kara Hanson, Feachem, Neelam Sekhri, Smith, Richard, Feachem, Richard, Hanson, Kara, Gilson, Lucy, Goodman Catherine, Mills Anne, Smith Richard, Kinlaw Heather, Heather Kinlaw, Goodman, Catherine, Feachem Richard, Anne Mills, Koehlmoos, Tracey Perez   +26 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis, frailty, and outcomes of surgical hospitalizations: A national population‐based analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
OBJECTIVE Hospitalization, particularly for surgery, represents a period of heightened stress. We evaluated how frailty attenuates the association of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with negative health outcomes after elective non‐cardiac surgery. METHODS We conducted a cross‐sectional study using the National Inpatient Sample (2018 to 2020), including ...
Ali Yazdanyar, Joshua Baker, Katherine D Wysham, Mohammed Yousufuddin, Farah Acher Kaiksow, Michael M. Ward   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source