Sustained attention and vigilance of children treated for sagittal and metopic craniosynostosis - Kljaji ć M, Maltese G, Tarnow P, Sand P, Kölby L.
Attention problems are common in patients with craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a rare condition, studies face challenges of selection bias, small sample sizes, and wide age ranges. The aim of the study was to assess the sustained attention and vigila... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Cells to Society: "Gold Standard" Chicago Parent Program / Research News
This study was conducted to enhance the rate of advance care planning conversations and documentation by improving knowledge, attitudes, and skills of caregivers.
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - October 18, 2019 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Factors contributing to serious and fatal injuries in belted rear seat occupants in frontal crashes - Jermakian J, Edwards M, Fein S, Maltese MR.
Objectives: Earlier research has shown that the rear row is safer for occupants in crashes than the front row, but there is evidence that improvements in front seat occupant protection in more recent vehicle model years have reduced the safety advan... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Fatal side impact crash scenarios for rear seat and seat belt-restrained occupants from vulnerable populations - Fein SM, Jermakian JS, Arbogast KB, Maltese MR.
Objective: Previous studies have revealed vulnerability of school-age children and older adults in rear seats in motor vehicle crashes. Detailed information about crashes in which these fatalities occur could help improve vehicle and restraint desig... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Man, 45, spends two months in hospital after cocaine left him brain damaged and comatose
The unidentified patient was taken to a hospital in Malta by his parents where scans revealed bright white patches of dead nerve tissue, which had been caused by his cocaine habit. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 31, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence of practice of bullying reported by Brazilian students: data from the National School Health Survey, 2015 - Silva JLD, Oliveira WA, Mello FCM, Prado RRD, Silva MAI, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: to identify the practice of bullying reported by Brazilian students, according to sex, age and geographical location. METHODS: this was a cross-sectional study based on two national samples from the National School Health Survey (PeNSE),... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 6, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
BioSA -- Bridging the gap with biodegradable metals
(University of Malta) The University of Malta has teamed up with Mater Dei Hospital to address the shortcomings of current bone scaffolds on the market in a project entitled Biodegradable Iron for Orthopaedic Scaffold Applications -- BioSA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Factors associated with family violence against adolescents based on the results of the National School Health Survey (PeNSE) - Malta DC, Antunes JT, Prado RRD, Assun ção AA, Freitas MI.
The study analyzes factors associated with family aggression against adolescents. Data from the National School Health Survey for 2015 were analyzed, and the prevalence of physical aggression per family was calculated according to four blocks. The bivariat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: School Issues Source Type: news
Prevalence of bullying and associated factors among Brazilian schoolchildren in 2015 - Malta DC, Mello FCM, Prado RRD, S á ACMGN, Marinho F, Pinto IV, Silva MMAD, Silva MAI.
This study analyzed the prevalence of bullying and associated factors among Brazilian schoolchildren using data produced by the 2015 National School Health Survey (PeNSE, acronym in Portuguese) consisting of a national sample of 102,301 eighth grade studen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Diseases, injuries, and risk factors in child and adolescent health, 1990 to 2017: findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2017 Study - Reiner RC, Olsen HE, Ikeda CT, Echko MM, Ballestreros KE, Manguerra H, Martopullo I, Millear A, Shields C, Smith A, Strub B, Abebe M, Abebe Z, Adhena BM, Adhikari TB, Akibu M, Al-Raddadi RM, Alvis-Guzm án N, Antonio CAT, Aremu O, Asgedom SW, Asseffa NA, Avila-Burgos L, Barac A, Bärnighausen TW, Bassat Q, Benseñor IM, Bhutta ZA, Bijani A, Bililign N, Cahuana-Hurtado L, Malta DC, Chang JC, Charlson FJ, Dharmaratne SD, Doku DT, Edessa D, El-Khatib Z, Erskine HE, Ferrari AJ, Fullman N, Gupta R, Has sen HY, Hay SI, Ilesanmi OS, Jacobsen KH, Kahsay A, Kasaeian A, Kassa TD, Kebede S, Khader YS, Khan EA, Khan MN, Khang YH, Khubchandani J, Kinfu Y, Kochhar S, Kokubo Y, Koyanagi A, Defo BK, Lal DK, Kumsa FA, Larson HJ, Leung J, Mamun AA, Mehata S, Melku M, Mendoza W, Mezgebe HB, Miller TR, Moges NA, Mohammed S, Mokdad AH, Monasta L, Neupane S, Nguyen HLT, Ningrum DNA, Nirayo YL, Nong VM, Ogbo FA, Olagunju AT, Olusanya BO, Olusanya JO, Patton GC, Pereira DM, Pourmalek F, Qorbani M, Rafay A, Rai RK, Ram U, Ranabhat CL, Renzaho AMN, Rezai MS, Ronfani L, Roth GA, Safiri S, Sartorius B, Scott JG, S hackelford KA, Sliwa K, Sreeramareddy C, Sufiyan MB, Terkawi AS, Topór-Madry R, Tran BX, Ukwaja KN, Uthman OA, Vollset SE, Weldegwergs KG, Werdecker A, Whiteford HA, Wijeratne T, Yonemoto N, Yotebieng M, Zuhlke LJ, Kyu HH, Naghavi M, Vos T, Murray CJL, Kassebaum NJ.
IMPORTANCE: Understanding causes and correlates of health loss among children and adolescents can identify areas of success, stagnation, and emerging threats and thereby facilitate effective improvement strategies. OBJECTIVE: To estimate mortality ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Victimisation and addictive careers amongst women in Malta - Scicluna P, Clark M.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical analysis of the pathways of female addicts within the Maltese context by highlighting the complex interrelatedness between substance abuse and victimisation. This paper proposes that female a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Hospitals plan to invest nearly $7 million in new surgery center at Exit 12
Albany Medical Center, Saratoga Hospital and a group of orthopedic physicians plan to build a new outpatient surgery center in Malta. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 7, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Liz Young Source Type: news
Malta Stakes A Claim As Tech Hub For Medical Cannabis
As medical cannabis legislation and regulation loosen, a tranche of evangelists, entrepreneurs and investors are rapidly forming an ecosystem that countries such as Malta are welcoming. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 28, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Monty Munford, Contributor Source Type: news
Britain is worse off for GP cover than Malta, Romania and Estonia, figures reveal
The UK has fewer GPs per person than Romania, Malta and Estonia. In official statistics, Britain was ranked 16th out of 21 countries for family doctors with just 76 per 100,000 inhabitants. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Variables associated with the practice of bullying in a national sample of students - Oliveira WA, Silva JL, Braga IF, Mello FCM, Prado RR, Silva MAI, Malta DC.
OBJECTIVE: Analyze comparatively data on the practice of school bullying among boys and girls, considering associations between sociodemographic variables, family context, health and risk behaviors. METHODS: A total of 102... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
