Asymmetries between national articulation and the autonomy of state governments in implementing health technologies to fight COVID-19 in Argentina
This study sought to analyze how articulation vs. cooperation and autonomy vs. division of powers between entities occurred in Argentina, exploring asymmetries between several entities in implementing public policies related to health technologies during the pandemic and the influences of other actors. For this, a documentary research was carried out related to 2020-2021 (technical reports published by the World Health Organization, national agencies and scientific societies, laws, court decisions, press, and research and in-depth interviews with members of the Argentine Ministries of Health). The processes and results of ...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Santiago Hasdeu Anabel Beliera Jorgelina Alvarez Julian Sanchez-Viamonte Source Type: research
Vaccination against COVID-19: the view of Brazilian federal judges
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Apr 29;40(4):e00086823. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN086823. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe aim was to analyze the perception of Brazilian federal judges on the implications of COVID-19 vaccination. A study was carried out with Brazilian federal judges, who received a survey designed with multiple-choice questions on COVID-19 vaccination, covering topics such as its mandatory aspect, the application of coercive measures, hesitation to vaccinate, priority groups, the duties of Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa, acronym in Portuguese), the role of the Judiciary branch, and immunity passports. A tota...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Medeiros Pereira Fabr ício Emanuel Soares de Oliveira Maressa Lopes Coelho Daniella Reis Barbosa Martelli Herc ílio Martelli Júnior Source Type: research
House lawmakers on both sides grill head of nonprofit that worked with Chinese virologists
Will the EcoHealth Alliance, the U.S. organization that collaborated with virologists in China who some suspect of creating the pandemic coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, survive? That’s the looming question after Peter Daszak, the scientist who heads the nonprofit based in New York City, faced 3 hours of grilling and intense criticism today from a House of Representatives panel investigating the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both Republicans and Democrats on the panel took EcoHealth to task for everything from the late filing of a progress report for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the safety conditions of...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - May 2, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Evaluation of the exit screening policy among travelers arriving from Asian and pacific nations
The Japanese government has instituted border control measures against COVID-19, including entry and exit screening of people arriving from overseas. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the exit screeni... (Source: BMC Infectious Diseases)
Source: BMC Infectious Diseases - May 2, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shiqi Liu, Asami Anzai and Hiroshi Nishiura Tags: Research Source Type: research
Urgent Need for Regulatory Oversight of Human Cellular/Tissue –Based Products
This Viewpoint discusses the death of a patient caused by unregulated biological products and efforts to encourage federal government oversight of such products. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - May 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Scientists call new measures to control bird flu in cows ‘a drop in the bucket’
Too little and too late—that’s how many scientists see a set of measures ordered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to slow the unprecedented outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in dairy cows. The order, which took effect on 29 April, 1 month after the first reported cases, bans the transport of infected cows from state to state. But with the virus already infecting farms in at least nine states, “It’s a drop in the bucket,” says evolutionary biologist Mike Worobey of the University of Arizona.
Scientists are also troubled by the lack of widespread testing for the virus, a strain known as c...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - May 1, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The Role of Human Mobility Flow in the Region-to-Region Spread of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Infants: An Infographic Analysis
In this study, we investigated the correlation between the trend of regional reports of the pediatric RSV infections and the HMF based on cellular phone signal data. Upon closer examination of both epidemiological trend and HMF data, the spread of pediatric RSV infection from one region to another was logically explained by HMF, which would serve as the evidence of the dependence of regional transmission on HMF. This is the first solid evidence where this correlation has been clearly observed for the common respiratory infections. While social implementation of infection control measures has successfully suppressed the dro...
Source: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin - May 1, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hide Sasaki Ryo Seoka Mayuko Yagi Jun Komano Source Type: research
The Role of Human Mobility Flow in the Region-to-Region Spread of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Infants: An Infographic Analysis
In this study, we investigated the correlation between the trend of regional reports of the pediatric RSV infections and the HMF based on cellular phone signal data. Upon closer examination of both epidemiological trend and HMF data, the spread of pediatric RSV infection from one region to another was logically explained by HMF, which would serve as the evidence of the dependence of regional transmission on HMF. This is the first solid evidence where this correlation has been clearly observed for the common respiratory infections. While social implementation of infection control measures has successfully suppressed the dro...
Source: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin - May 1, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hide Sasaki Ryo Seoka Mayuko Yagi Jun Komano Source Type: research
The Role of Human Mobility Flow in the Region-to-Region Spread of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection among Infants: An Infographic Analysis
In this study, we investigated the correlation between the trend of regional reports of the pediatric RSV infections and the HMF based on cellular phone signal data. Upon closer examination of both epidemiological trend and HMF data, the spread of pediatric RSV infection from one region to another was logically explained by HMF, which would serve as the evidence of the dependence of regional transmission on HMF. This is the first solid evidence where this correlation has been clearly observed for the common respiratory infections. While social implementation of infection control measures has successfully suppressed the dro...
Source: Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin - May 1, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hide Sasaki Ryo Seoka Mayuko Yagi Jun Komano Source Type: research
News & Notes
The Practice Management Workshop is a weekend designed for practicing allergists at every stage of practice and in every employment setting. Take full advantage of this educational opportunity devoted exclusively to the business side of medicine. This year ’s workshop will be held in Denver, CO, from July 12-14 and the topics being presented include billing and coding, government regulations, understanding Medicare, negotiating contracts and more. (Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - May 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
Health system lessons from the global fund-supported procurement and supply chain investments in Zimbabwe: a mixed methods study
The Global Fund partnered with the Zimbabwean government to provide end-to-end support to strengthen the procurement and supply chain within the health system. This was accomplished through a series of strateg... (Source: BMC Health Services Research)
Source: BMC Health Services Research - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Abaleng Lesego, Lawrence P. O. Were, Tsion Tsegaye, Rafiu Idris, Linden Morrison, Tatjana Peterson, Sheza Elhussein, Esther Antonio, Godfrey Magwindiri, Ivan Dumba, Cleyland Mtambirwa, Newman Madzikwa, Raiva Simbi, Misheck Ndlovu and Tom Achoki Tags: Research Source Type: research
Cost analysis for initiating an integrated package of essential non-communicable disease interventions (PEN-Plus) in Kondoa District Hospital, Tanzania: a time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) study protocol
This study aims to estimate the cost of initiating PEN-Plus for rheumatic heart disease, sickle cell disease and type 1 diabetes at Kondoa district hospital in Tanzania.
Methods and analysis
We will employ time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to quantify the capacity cost rates (CCR), and capital and recurrent costs associated with the implementation of PEN-Plus. Data on resource consumption will be collected through direct observations and interviews with nurses, the medical officer in charge and the heads of laboratory and pharmacy units/departments. Data on contact times for targeted NCDs will be collected by obs...
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ndumwa, H. P., Mori, A. T., Ruhago, G. M., Willilo, R., McBain, R., Boudreaux, C., Wroe, E., Adler, A. J., Bukhman, G., Mayige, M. T., Kaarboe, O. Tags: Open access, Health economics Source Type: research
Novel point-of-care cytokine biomarker lateral flow test for the screening for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: study protocol of a multicentre multidisciplinary prospective observational clinical study to evaluate the performance and feasibility of the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT)
Introduction
A prototype lateral flow device detecting cytokine biomarkers interleukin (IL)-1α and IL-1β has been developed as a point-of-care test—called the Genital InFlammation Test (GIFT)—for detecting genital inflammation associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and/or bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women. In this paper, we describe the rationale and design for studies that will be conducted in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Madagascar to evaluate the performance of GIFT and how it could be integrated into routine care.
Methods and analysis
We will conduct a prospective, multidisciplinar...
Source: BMJ Open - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ramboarina, S., Crucitti, T., Gill, K., Bekker, L. G., Harding-Esch, E. M., van de Wijgert, J. H. H. M., Huynh, B.-T., Fortas, C., Harimanana, A., Mayouya Gamana, T., Randremanana, R. V., Mangahasimbola, R., Dziva Chikwari, C., Kranzer, K., Mackworth-Youn Tags: Open access, Diagnostics Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 581: Behind the Hospital Ward: In-Hospital Mortality of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Indonesia (Analysis of National Health Insurance Claim Sample Data)
This study examined in-hospital mortality among patients diagnosed with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) of ICD-10, or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), in Indonesia, utilizing hospital claims data spanning from 2017 to 2022 obtained from the Indonesia Health Social Security Agency or Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) Kesehatan. The analysis, which included 610,809 hospitalized T2DM patients, revealed an in-hospital mortality rate of 6.6%. Factors contributing to an elevated risk of mortality included advanced age, the presence of comorbidities, and severe complications. Additionally, patients receivi...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 1, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ede Surya Darmawan Vetty Yulianty Permanasari Latin Vania Nisrina Dian Kusuma Syarif Rahman Hasibuan Nisrina Widyasanti Tags: Article Source Type: research
Quantitative Brain Amyloid PET
This report provides a high-level summary of the presentations and the discussion. (Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine)
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Jagust, W. J., Mattay, V. S., Krainak, D. M., Wang, S.-J., Weidner, L. D., Hofling, A. A., Koo, H., Hsieh, P., Kuo, P. H., Farrar, G., Marzella, L. Tags: State of the Art Source Type: research
