HPV Vaccine Issues in Japan: A review of our attempts to promote the HPV vaccine and to provide effective evaluation of the problem through social-medical and behavioral-economic perspectives
Vaccine. 2024 Apr 13:S0264-410X(24)00407-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.080. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn Japan, subsidies from local and national government programs for HPV vaccination of girls aged 13-16 began in 2010. By 2013, HPV vaccines were being used routinely for vaccinating girls aged 12-16 as part of its national immunization program. However, in June of 2013, in response to reports of possible adverse reactions to the vaccine, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (MHLW) announced a 'temporary suspension' of its governmental recommendation for HPV vaccination. The vaccination rate quickly dropp...
Source: Vaccine - April 15, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Asami Yagi Yutaka Ueda Tadashi Kimura Source Type: research
Patient-Initiated Follow-Up
J Rheumatol. 2024 Apr 15:jrheum.2024-0302. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0302. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn the contemporary healthcare climate, we are acutely aware that our resources are finite. This is particularly pertinent in government-funded healthcare settings, where clinical teams often face the challenge of meeting increasing patient demand with static or dwindling capacity.1-4.PMID:38621794 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.2024-0302 (Source: Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - April 15, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Edward Alveyn James Galloway Laura C Coates Source Type: research
Predictors of quitting smoking behavior: evidence from Pakistan
This study attempts to identify factors that significantly encourage the cessation of smoking in the context of Pakistan. The study distributes a modified questionnaire among 421 respondents (current as well as former smokers) in the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad. The binary regression method was employed to data for analyzing predictors of making quit attempts and successful smoking cessation. The result indicates that respondents having strong intentions to quit, high socioeconomic status, low nicotine dependency, and past quit attempts, and those having no-smoking friends, are more likely to quit cigarette smoking...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 15, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Assad Ullah Khan Anwar Shah Muhammad Tariq Majeed Sareer Ahmad Source Type: research
Telephone Support for Copd Patients During COVID-19
Open Respir Arch. 2020 Jul-Sep;2(3):179-185. doi: 10.1016/j.opresp.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 Aug 17.ABSTRACTThe state of alarm declared by the Spanish government as the main measure for preventing contagion has involved a change in the clinical management of chronic patients. Although new communication technologies offer us many ways to establish direct but remote contact, the peculiarities of the COPD patient often mean that their healthcare is reduced to telephone calls. The challenge of caring for COPD patients is made even more complex when it has to be delivered over the phone. The interview must be conducted without exa...
Source: Respiratory Care - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jos é Luis Lopez-Campos Myriam Calle Borja G Cos ío Cruz Gonz ález Villaescusa Juan Luis Garc ía Rivero Alberto Fernandez Villar Juan Jose Soler Catalu ña Bernardino Alc ázar Source Type: research
Characteristics of the health districts in Italy and their implication in primary health care policies: an analysis of socio ‐demographic trends
The Health District (HD) is a critical component of Italy ’s National Health Service, responsible for ensuring Primary Health Care (PHC) services in response to community health needs. The Italian government established a national strategic reform program, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), with a series of health interventions to reorgani ze the PHC setting (Ministerial Decree 77/2022). Our study aimed to provide a description of socio-demographic data and to assess the correlation between HDs, in order to suggest health intervention priorities in PHC reforms.We conducted a retrospective analysis using a ...
Source: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elisa Gabrielli, Irene Schenone, Alessandro Roberto Cornio, Ambrogio Cerri, marcello Di Pumpo, Anastasia Troia, Elena Sciurpa, Sara Fantini, Giovanni Paladini, Giorgio Sessa Source Type: research
The emergence and regression of political priority for refugee integration into the Jordanian health system: an analysis using the Kingdon ’s multiple streams model
The prolonged presence of Syrian refugees in Jordan has highlighted the need for sustainable health service delivery models for refugees. In 2012, the Jordanian government adopted a policy that granted Syrian ... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shatha Elnakib, Laila Akhu-Zaheya, Wejdan Khater, Lama Bou-Karroum, Gladys Honein-AbouHaidar, Sabine Salameh, Yusra Ribhi Shawar and Paul Spiegel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Gastrointestinal Acute Radiation Syndrome: Mechanisms, Models, Markers, and Medical Countermeasures
This report provides an overview of information that was presented during the conference, and important discussions surrounding a broad range of topics that are critical for the research, development, licensure, and use of MCMs for GI-ARS.PMID:38616048 | DOI:10.1667/RADE-23-00196.1 (Source: Radiation Research)
Source: Radiation Research - April 14, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Thomas A Winters Libero Marzella Olivia Molinar-Inglis Paul W Price Nyun Calvin Han Jonathan E Cohen Sue-Jane Wang Anthony F Fotenos Julie M Sullivan John Esker Paula J Lapinskas Andrea L DiCarlo Source Type: research
Age-inclusive Arctic outdoor spaces: a policy review in four Nordic countries
The objective of this article is to identify and review the policies related to age-inclusive outdoor spaces in the Arctic regions of Nordic countries. Our analysis focuses on central government white papers that address the older adults in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. A review of such policy documents provides insights into the predominant understandings of older adults and healthy ageing. Moreover, such analysis may identify "blind spots" in the national policies, especially regarding the sparsely researched northernmost and rural Arctic territories. Our results demonstrate how the older populations in the Nordi...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anastasia Emelyanova Bodil H Blix Agneta Larsson Steinunn A Olafsdottir Arja Rautio Source Type: research
Management of dredged marine sediments in Southern France: main keys to large-scale beneficial re-use
This study provides an overview of the technical and regulatory aspects related to dredged marine sediment management in France and aims to identify and discuss the limits of their valorization. Dredged sediments are mainly composed of particles with heterogeneous grain size, some being known for many applications such as building materials and growing media. However, several reasons have been put forward to explain why these particles are not reused when extracted from dredged sediments. Several technical, socio-economic, and regulatory obstacles explain the low demand for dredged sediments. This demand can be stimulated ...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 14, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Garry Dorleon Sylvain Rigaud Isabelle Techer Source Type: research
Age-inclusive Arctic outdoor spaces: a policy review in four Nordic countries
The objective of this article is to identify and review the policies related to age-inclusive outdoor spaces in the Arctic regions of Nordic countries. Our analysis focuses on central government white papers that address the older adults in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland. A review of such policy documents provides insights into the predominant understandings of older adults and healthy ageing. Moreover, such analysis may identify "blind spots" in the national policies, especially regarding the sparsely researched northernmost and rural Arctic territories. Our results demonstrate how the older populations in the Nordi...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - April 14, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anastasia Emelyanova Bodil H Blix Agneta Larsson Steinunn A Olafsdottir Arja Rautio Source Type: research
Environmental taxation and inclusive green growth in developing countries: does the quality of institutions matter?
This study is therefore the first attempt to examine the impact of the environmental tax on inclusive green growth for developing countries from 2000 to 2021. To do this, we apply the system generalised method of moments (GMM) that controls unobserved heterogeneity, heteroskedasticity, simultaneity, reverse causality and endogeneity. The empirical results show that environmental tax promotes inclusive green growth. In addition, our results indicate that the control of corruption, government efficiency, the quality of regulation and the rule of law interact with the environmental tax to promote inclusive green growth. Furth...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - April 13, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Idrys Fransmel Okombi Van Breg-Dony Ndoum Babouama Source Type: research
Social participation in Australian residential aged care: A human rights perspective
This article demonstrates how a human rights-based framework can provide guidance to governments in approaching issues involving the protection of older people's need for social connection in aged care. In doing so, the article considers examples of how the Australian government can ensure choice of living arrangement, individualised support and access to community services and facilities in the residential aged care context to better protect the right to social participation.PMID:38613230 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13311 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - April 13, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rachel Morrison-Dayan Source Type: research
Social participation in Australian residential aged care: A human rights perspective
This article demonstrates how a human rights-based framework can provide guidance to governments in approaching issues involving the protection of older people's need for social connection in aged care. In doing so, the article considers examples of how the Australian government can ensure choice of living arrangement, individualised support and access to community services and facilities in the residential aged care context to better protect the right to social participation.PMID:38613230 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13311 (Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing)
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - April 13, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Rachel Morrison-Dayan Source Type: research
Socioeconomic determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance
AbstractThe aim of the paper is to evaluate the relative importance of the set of socioeconomic characteristics of population on collective decision on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. We apply cross-section OLS methods to the municipal-level non-survey data for 145 municipalities in Serbia, on the COVID-19 vaccination rate and socioeconomic characteristics of the population, to evaluate the determinants of cross-municipal variation in vaccine uptake decision. Using the estimated coefficients from the OLS regressions, we apply the standardized beta method to evaluate the relative importance of each factor. Vaccine acceptance i...
Source: International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics - April 12, 2024 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
