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The Brasilian health reform: A victory over the neoliberal model

Social Medicine, 2008
This paper sketches the panorama of changes resulting from the Health System Reforms initiated in Brazil since the mid-seventies, exploring the political and structural limitations of the process, the social and political strategies used, and current ...
Amelia Cohn
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Optimisation of Healthcare Contracts: Tensions Between Standardisation and Innovation; Comment on “Competition in Healthcare: Good, Bad or Ugly?” [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2016
An important determinant of health system performance is contracting. Providers often respond to financial incentives, despite the ethical underpinnings of medicine, and payers can craft contracts to influence performance.
Misja Mikkers, Padhraig Ryan
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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
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Advocating for a single-payer healthcare system: What is the role of public health academics?

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
Background: Historical accounts of healthcare movements have focused on grassroots organizations, as well as professional and labor-led organizations led by doctors and nurses; however, the role of public health professionals has been understudied. Given
Alexa B. D'Angelo, Erinn C. Bacchus, Emma K. Tsui   +2 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Inflammatory markers link triglyceride-glucose index and obesity indicators with adverse cardiovascular events in patients with hypertension: insights from three cohorts

Cardiovascular Diabetology
Background Among hypertensive cohorts across different nations, the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose index (TyG) and its conjunction with obesity metrics in relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality remains to be ...
Yanqiu Huang, Yi Zhou, Yadan Xu, Xiaoyu Wang, Ziyi Zhou, Kang Wu, Qiqi Meng, Liao Wang, Yang Yang, Hong Gao, Juan Ji, Xu Jiang, Yang Yang, Lipeng Hao, Hui Wang   +14 more
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First-Case Operating Room Delays: Patterns Across Urban Hospitals of a Single Health Care System

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2016
Purpose: Operating room delays decrease health care system efficiency and increase costs. To improve operating room efficiency in our system, we retrospectively investigated delay frequencies, causes and costs.
Callie M. Cox Bauer, Danielle M. Greer, Kiley B. Vander Wyst, Scott A. Kamelle   +3 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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PET-Saúde: uma experiência prática de integração ensino-serviço-comunidade

Revista Brasileira de Educação Médica
Este trabalho relata a experiência de integração ensino-serviço-comunidade vivenciada por membros de equipes de Saúde da Família e graduandos de Medicina e Enfermagem participantes do PET-Saúde da Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz.
Vinicius Santos Ferreira, Renata Lavigne Moniz Barreto, Emilie Kruschewskt Oliveira, Pedro Rafael Farias Ferreira, Laryssa Passos Sarmento Santos, Vitor Eduardo Andrade Marques, Monaliza Lemos de Souza, Vanessa Valverde Menezes, Karla Thayse Mendes Soares, Laís Ribeiro Oliveira, Lorena Marinho de Souza, Rízia de Melo Mendes, Edmundo P. Pinto, Maria Bittencourt, Silvana Tapioca, Rita de Cássia S. Almeida, Andréa Linhares, Alessandra Farias, Meire Núbia S. de Santana   +18 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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