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\u27Workshops in healing\u27 for senior medical students: 5 year overview and appraisal [PDF]

, 2014
We report upon the design, content and feedback from an interactive, experiential series of Workshops in Healing for senior medical students. Fifty-six final year medical students enrolled in 2×3 h workshops designed around the core themes of ‘physician ...
Kearsley, John, Lobb, Elizabeth
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

A individually randomized controlled trial comparing Healer-led vs. clinician- led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa.

PLOS Global Public Health
Like allopathic healthcare workers, healers are also exposed to patients' blood and body fluids. A widespread practice is the traditional "injection," in which the healer performs subcutaneous incisions to rub herbs directly into the bloodied skin ...
Carolyn M Audet, Tshegofatso Seabi, Taofik Oyekunle, Jennifer Hove, Ryan G Wagner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used against human ailments in Gubalafto District, Northern Ethiopia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2017
Background Traditional medicinal plant species documentation is very crucial in Ethiopia for biodiversity conservation, bioactive chemical extractions and indigenous knowledge retention.
Getnet Chekole
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants in Kebridehar and Shekosh districts, Korahi zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Heliyon, 2023
This study was conducted in Kebridehar and Shekosh districts, Ethiopia, to investigate an ethnobotanical study on traditional medicinal plants. Systematic random sampling techniques were used for data collection.
Kassaw Awoke Wubu, Ayichesh Haymiro Ngatie, Tilaye Aregu Haylie, Abdikader Dekane Osman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acceptance of Kuala Lumpur Malay’s residents towards rukyah (incantation) [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of this study was to describe the acceptance of Kuala Lumpur Malay residents towards: i) treatment through rukyah (incantation), ii) traditional Malay healer (bomoh), and iii) learning of rukyah (incantation).
Ab. Rahman, Amaluddin, Deuraseh, Nurdeng @ Nurdeen, Mohd Tohar, Siti Nor Azhani, Muhammad, Zarina   +3 more
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“It is better to die”: experiences of traditional health practitioners within the HIV treatment as prevention trial communities in rural South Africa (ANRS 12249 TasP trial) [PDF]

, 2016
The ANRS 12249 Treatment-as-Prevention (TasP) cluster-randomized trial in rural South Africa uses a “test and treat” approach. Home-based testing services and antiretroviral treatment initiation satellite clinics were implemented in every cluster as part
Collins Iwuji, Joanna Orne-Gliemann, Joseph Larmarange, Mosa Moshabela, Nuala McGrath, null null, Thembelihle Zuma   +6 more
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Throwing the bones to diagnose HIV: Views of rural South African traditional healers on undertaking HIV counselling and testing

AIDS Care, 2020
In 2018, nearly 800,000 HIV positive individuals in South Africa were unaware of their status. Traditional healers see patients who avoid health clinics, including those who refuse HIV testing.
C. Audet, Elise M. Clemens, S. Ngobeni, Mevian Mkansi, Daniel E Sack, Ryan G. Wagner   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Real‐time assay of ribonucleotide reductase activity with a fluorescent RNA aptamer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) synthesize DNA building blocks de novo, making them crucial in DNA replication and drug targeting. FLARE introduces the first single‐tube real‐time coupled RNR assay, which enables isothermal tracking of RNR activity at nanomolar enzyme levels and allows the reconstruction of allosteric regulatory patterns and rapid ...
Jacopo De Capitani, Noemi E. Nwosu, Viktoria Gocke, Müge Kasanmascheff, Hannes Mutschler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of informal health providers in the management of neglected tropical diseases in Liberia: A participatory investigation

SSM - Health Systems
Background: Informal health providers (e.g. traditional and faith healers) are the first point of contact for many persons affected by skin Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) due to varying beliefs and perceptions, yet, they are typically not considered ...
Hannah Berrian, Laura Dean, Shahreen Chowdhury, Zeela Zaizay, Sally Theobald, Wede Seekey, Jerry Kollie, John Solunta Smith, Jr, Colleen Parker, Emerson Rogers, Rosalind McCollum   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source