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Integrating the six C's of disaster response: Lessons from the mega terrorist attack on October 7, 2023
We describe how two emergency departments in Israel-Assuta Ashdod and the Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem-responded to this disaster in the context of the six C's.PMID:38698516 | DOI:10.5055/ajdm.0476 (Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine)
Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Debra Gershov West Evan Avraham Alpert George Braitberg Source Type: research

Terrorist attacks in Iran: A counter-terrorism medicine analysis
CONCLUSION: Due to a decreasing trend of terrorist incidents in Iran, we can state that national security and stability have improved in Iran. However, the development of security promotion policies and passive defense approaches can help prevent the occurrence of such incidents.PMID:38698515 | DOI:10.5055/ajdm.0464 (Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine)
Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hossein Armin Mahmoudreza Peyravi Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh Hadi Mahmoodi Iman Shakibkhah Esmaeil Ahmadi Source Type: research

Investigating health and treatment measures during the Arbaeen procession 2022: A qualitative study
CONCLUSION: Essential health issues in Arbaeen procession were identified in this research, which may be considered as an evidence-based guide for planners, planners, and executive managers of this religious community. The findings of this research may be used in other marches and public gatherings.PMID:38698514 | DOI:10.5055/ajdm.0453 (Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine)
Source: American Journal of Disaster Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Saeed Nazari Hassan Araghizadeh Afzal Shamsi Mahdi Ghorbani Mahboobeh Afzali Hosein Mahdian Source Type: research

Perceived Healthcare Priorities, Barriers, and Preferences When Selecting Private or Governmental Healthcare Services Among a Sample of University Affiliates from Saudi Arabia
(Source: Patient Preference and Adherence)
Source: Patient Preference and Adherence - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Patient Preference and Adherence Source Type: research

Burden of cardiovascular disease attributed to air pollution: a systematic review
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are estimated to be the leading cause of global death. Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to public health worldwide. It is considered a potentially modifiable env... (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska and Evangelos Oikonomou Tags: Review Source Type: research

Precancerous lesion determinants in women attending cervical cancer screening at public health facilities in North Shoa Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study
Precancerous cervical lesions develop in the transformation zone of the cervix and progress through stages known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 1, 2, and 3. If untreated, CIN2 or CIN3 can lead to ... (Source: BMC Women's Health)
Source: BMC Women's Health - May 3, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Dereje Abebe Teklehaimanot, Abinet Dagnaw Mekuria, Abel Fekadu Dadi and Behailu Tariku Derseh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Self-reported sexual coercion among in-school young people with disabilities in Ghana
This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with sexu... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme and Eugene K. M. Darteh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Women are lean and men are also lean: nutrition titles in women ’s and men’s health magazines
Whether nutrition messages in popular health magazines differ by country or season has seldom been studied. We assessed the nutrition topics featured in the headlines of Men ’s Health® (MH) and Women’s Health® ... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: H élène Burdet, Aris Xanthos and Pedro Marques-Vidal Tags: Research Source Type: research

Prevalence of nutritional risk and malnutrition in hospitalized patients: a retrospective, cross-sectional study of single-day screening
This study aimed to retrospectively determine the prevalence of nutritional risk and malnutrition diagnoses among hospitalized patients using the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS)-2002 screening instrument and the GLIM criteria, respectively. We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional study from nutritional records of patients hospitalized in a single centre 2021. Nutrition data from records included medical diagnosis, gender, length of stay, age, weight, height, body mass index, weight loss, calf circumference, and middle upper arm circumference. Nutritional risk and malnutrition were evaluated using NRS-2002 and GLIM c...
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - May 3, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: Karolina Alvarez-Altamirano M ónica P. Bejarano-Rosales B árbara Kassandra González-Rodríguez Grissel Mondrag ón-Nieto Gabriela Alatriste-Ortiz Liz J. Jim énez Noguez Gabriela Guti érrez-Salmeán Vanessa Fuchs-Tarlovsky Source Type: research

The influence of attributes on community preferences regarding antibiotic treatment: evidence from a discrete choice model
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Source: Psychology, Health and Medicine - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Trung Quang VoQuang Vinh TranAnh Phuong Ngoc TaBinh Thanh NguyenVan Nguyen Thanh PhanTuan Ho Nguyen AnhTrang Nguyen Khanh Huynha Department of Economic and Administrative Pharmacy (EAP), Faculty of Pharmacy, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 591: Enhancing EQ-5D-5L Sensitivity in Capturing the Most Common Symptoms in Post-COVID-19 Patients: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study with a Focus on Fatigue, Memory/Concentration Problems and Dyspnea Dimensions
This study aimed to determine whether the EQ-5D-5L tool captures the most common persistent symptoms, such as fatigue, memory/concentration problems and dyspnea, in patients with post-COVID-19 conditions while also investigating if adding these symptoms improves the explained variance of the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In this exploratory cross-sectional study, two cohorts of Swedish patients (n = 177) with a history of COVID-19 infection answered a questionnaire covering sociodemographic characteristics and clinical factors, and their HRQoL was assessed using EQ-5D-5L with the Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS). S...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 3, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Helena Janols Carl Wadsten Christoffer Forssell Elena Raffeti Christer Janson Xingwu Zhou Marta A Kisiel Tags: Article Source Type: research

Epidemiological and health economic implications of symptom propagation in respiratory pathogens: A mathematical modelling investigation
ConclusionsOverall, the preferred intervention type depended on the combination of the strength of symptom propagation and uptake. Given the importance of determining robust public health responses, we highlight the need to gather further data on symptom propagation, with our modelling framework acting as a template for future analysis. (Source: PLoS Computational Biology)
Source: PLoS Computational Biology - May 3, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Phoebe Asplin Source Type: research

QALYs, QALY-like measures, or neither? The debate continues
(Source: Value in Health)
Source: Value in Health - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nancy J. Devlin, Michael F. Drummond, C. Daniel Mullins Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

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On The Dose podcast, Dr. Cheryl Clark talks about how she brings health equity to life and her work at the forefront of emancipatory research. (Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - May 3, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Utilisation of the health belief model to study the behavioural intentions relating to obesity management among university students: a cross-sectional study
Conclusion This study underscores the need for tailored health promotion strategies that consider the perceptions and beliefs of people about the management of obesity. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - May 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Albasheer, O., Hakami, N., Abdelwahab, S. I., Alqassim, A. Y., Alharbi, A., Abdelmola, A. O., Altraifi, A. A. A., Medani, I. E., Hakami, A. M. S., Moafa, M. H., Abuhadi, R. I., Hobani, A. H. Tags: Open access, Public health Source Type: research