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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human African trypanosomiasis amongst urban residents in Kinshasa: a case-control study. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Increasing numbers of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) cases have been reported in urban residents of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Congo since 1996. We set up a case-control study to identify risk factors for the disease.
Bilengue CM, Burke J, Dupont WD, Gouteux JP, Gouteux JP, Grebaut P, Magnus E, Meda AH, Mulumba PM, Noireau F, Okia M, Van Hoof L., Van Nieuwenhove S, Watsenga TN, World Health Organisation, Wyatt GB   +15 more
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A randomized open label pilot study evaluating the efficacy of two dosing regimens of rifamycin SV MMX in the treatment of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

BMC Gastroenterology
Antibiotics have demonstrated efficacy in the eradication of the underlying overgrowth bacteria and improvement of symptoms of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).
Bradley A. Connor, Marina Rogova, Jefferson Garcia, Morgan Gardner, Charandeep Waraich, Victoria Averill   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Travel-related potential rabid animal post-exposure consultation at the Thai Travel Clinic, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Bangkok, Thailand

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Rabies exposure remains a significant public health concern in South and Southeast Asia. Despite the disease being vaccine-preventable, international travelers remain at risk of rabies infection due to the limited access to vaccines and ...
Rachata Charoenwisedsil, Tanatorn Soravipukuntorn, Katawut Panyatanakun, Phimphan Pisutsan, Panita Looareesuwan, Punyisa Asawapaithulsert, Hisham Ahmed Imad, Sophie Schneitler, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Wasin Matsee   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Brief Overview of the Specialty of Travel Medicine

International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health, 2016
Letter to Editor The knowledge base of Travel Medicine and the opportunities for disease control and elimination are being currently developed and described.
Suresh Jude Antony, Catherine Ho
doaj   +1 more source

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

"We learn from them, they learn from us": global health experiences and host perceptions of visiting health care professionals.

, 2013
PURPOSE: It is increasingly common for health care professionals from developed countries to travel to developing regions of the world to learn or teach.
Drain, Drain, Izadnegahdar, Kolars, Miller, Pinto, Suchdev   +6 more
core   +1 more source

A systematic review of emerging respiratory viruses at the Hajj and possible coinfection with Streptococcus pneumoniae [PDF]

, 2018
This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Benkouiten, Samir, Memish, Ziad A.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source