Individual alcohol consumption by the population of Russia versus regional living conditions
March 2024
There are substantial regional differences in drinking alcohol in Russia, both at the population and individual levels. However, the causes of these differences have not been studied yet....
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Alcohol and illicit drugs: prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use and their predictors in young people from Argentina, Bulgaria, Chile and Romania
March 2024
Alcohol and illicit drugs (AID) continue to be a major global health concern. Although preventable, AID is linked to millions of deaths annually worldwide. The situation is particularly grave for young...
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Data, digital worlds, and the avatarization of health care
March 2024
Significant technological trends are impacting health care, from consumerisation, datafication, circular economy, and platformization of services. Web 3.0, or the Internet of Value, enables direct peer-to-peer...
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Exploring the intersection of the medical metaverse and healthcare ethics: future considerations and caveats
March 2024
The medical metaverse and digital twin are set to revolutionise healthcare. Like all emerging technologies their benefits must be weighed against their ethical and social, impacts. If we consider the...
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Implementation of an international medical student pen-pal club: survey outcomes of perceptions in cultural competency and global health
March 2024
Pen-pal clubs (PPC) are used worldwide for students to learn about different cultures and other skillsets without the need for travel. Many medical students are interested in global health opportunities...
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Social prescribing in the metaverse: a new frontier for primary care practice
March 2024
The advent of immersive technologies such as the metaverse, extended reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain offers novel possibilities to transform healthcare services. These innovations coincide...
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Planetary health risks in urban agriculture
March 2024
Urban agriculture is gaining recognition for its potential contributions to environmental resilience and climate change adaptation, providing advantages such as urban greening, reduced heat island effects,...
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The development of anti-fall functional clothing for elderly
December 2023
The consequences of falls in the elderly are severe, ranging from skin abrasion to hip fracture, which is very easy to cause death. Using advanced technology to develop anti-fall clothing that meets...
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The quality of older adults’ involvement in clinical communication with general practitioners: evidence from rural towns in Australia
December 2023
A study was conducted about the putative links of older rural Australians’ health knowledge and preparation with their quality of involvement in patient-general practitioner (GP) communication during...
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Establishing a child and adolescent mental health center in Herat, Afghanistan: a project description
December 2023
Afghanistan has witnessed a long-lasting 4-decade armed conflict, which together with high levels of poverty and interpersonal violence, resulted in high incidence and prevalence of mental disorders...
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Bio-effects of 5th generation electromagnetic waves on organs of human beings
December 2023
The uses of devices of electromagnetic waves (EMWs) are increasing day by day. Similarly, the generation of the waves is increasing. The frequency spectrum of the generation of waves is also increased....
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Leadership, communication, and science: three pillars essential to public health emergency response and closing the gap in the HIV response among key populations
December 2023
Globally, there have been multiple public health emergencies in recent decades. High rates of morbidity, occasionally mortality, and economic instability are usually associated with pandemics. One of...
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System barriers to the provision of quality maternal health care in two regional teaching and referral hospitals in Kenya: a qualitative study
December 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 66% of global maternal deaths. In Kenya, 362 maternal deaths occur in every 100 000 live births. Most of these deaths occur as a result of suboptimal quality care of...
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Rural-urban differences in distributions and determinants of facility delivery among women in Bangladesh
December 2023
The utilization of facility delivery is crucial to achieve sustainable development goals by reducing maternal and neonatal deaths. This study aimed to compare the distributions and determinants of childbirth...
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Does higher tax rate affect tobacco usage? Unravelling the nexus between tobacco regulatory control and public health concern
December 2023
Bangladesh stands as a prominent global consumer of tobacco, with alarming consequences on public health. The Global Adult Tobacco Survey reported that tobacco consumption claimed over 126 000 lives...
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Association and potential mediators between socioeconomic status and childhood obesity in China: findings from a national cohort study
September 2023
Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with childhood obesity, but the underlying factors remain unknown. This study aimed to identify mediators that may explain SES disparities in childhood obesity...
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Assessing the influence of digital technologies on antenatal care visits in Zimbabwe: insights from 2019 Zimbabwe Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
September 2023
To provide good health and well-being as established by the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, access to digital technologies can act as conduits to achieve such progress in a population. As guided...
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Association of β-lactam antimicrobial's exposure with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection: a cumulative meta-analysis
September 2023
Carbapenems are effective against severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial infections. Therefore, carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a serious public health threat. An understanding of the...
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Impact of vericiguat on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a review
September 2023
Heart failure is a major public health issue with a prevalence of about 26 million people worldwide. Reduced nitric oxide availability, lower soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) activity, and decreased...
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Drug utilization evaluation of medications used in the management of neurological disorders
September 2023
The burden of neurological disorders in India is expected to increase due to the rapid demographic and epidemiological transition, with irrational drug use, which is also a global concern. Thus, drug...
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Comparison of efficacy of metformin and D-chiro-inositol on clinical biomarkers in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome: an open label study
September 2023
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a pathophysiological disorder affecting reproductive and metabolic indices in females. The present study was designed to compare the efficacy of metformin and D-chiro-inositol...
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Correlation of human immunodeficiency virus and antiretroviral therapy with cardiac disorders
September 2023
The occurrence of cardiovascular illness in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) community is increasing, with a particular focus on coronary heart disease. Patients infected with HIV have a higher...
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Applications of nanotechnology in medical field: a brief review
June 2023
Nanotechnology has extensive application as nanomedicine in the medical field. Some nanoparticles have possible applications in novel diagnostic instruments, imagery and methodologies, targeted medicinal...
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Association between body mass index and body fat measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
June 2023
We examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage (BF%) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) among adults and children in China....
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