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Pop-up screening nested within routine community activities unmasks an addressed cardiovascular risk: A pilot study (Gippsland Healthy Heart Study)
CONCLUSIONS: This study supported the feasibility and effectiveness of pop-up screening to detect CVRF in rural communities.PMID:37735862 | DOI:10.1111/ajr.13042
Source: The Australian Journal of Rural Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Masashi Fujino Julie Butters Mark Boyes Noel Duncan Fleur Streets Amy Sabatini Alan Herschtal Adam J Nelson Stephen J Nicholls Source Type: research

Opportunities to enhance consumer and community engagement training for researchers and healthcare providers: a qualitative study
Conclusions A wide scope of training content is required to support CCI capacity building in researchers and healthcare providers. Key training content is recommended to cover practical, relational, administrative, ethical and logistical aspects of CCI as well as guidance about how to advance CCI practice and its evidence base. Future work needs to focus on how the training content can be successfully implemented, evaluated and updated.
Source: BMJ Open - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Reeder, S., Ayton, D., Teede, H. J., Skouteris, H., Simmons, M., Jones, A. Tags: Open access, Qualitative research Source Type: research

Predictors of compliance with higher dose omega-3 fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy and implications for the risk of prematurity: exploratory analysis of the ORIP randomised trial
Conclusions Results in compliers were similar to those from intention-to-treat analyses, suggesting that non-compliance was not a major factor in explaining outcomes from the ORIP trial. Trial registration number ACTRN12613001142729.
Source: BMJ Open - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sullivan, T. R., Yelland, L. N., Gibson, R. A., Thakkar, S. K., Huang, F., Best, K. P., Devaraj, S., Zolezzi, I. S., Makrides, M. Tags: Open access, Nutrition and metabolism Source Type: research

Australia to Hold Independent Inquiry Into Handling of COVID Pandemic Australia to Hold Independent Inquiry Into Handling of COVID Pandemic
Australia ' s centre-left Labor government on Thursday said it would hold an independent inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

Risk-Directed Ambulatory Thromboprophylaxis in Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancers: The TARGET-TP Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized clinical trial of individuals with lung and gastrointestinal cancers who were stratified by risk score according to thrombosis risk, risk-directed thromboprophylaxis reduced thromboembolism with a desirable number needed to treat, without safety concerns, and with reduced mortality. Individuals at low risk avoided unnecessary intervention. The findings suggest that biomarker-driven, risk-directed primary thromboprophylaxis is an appropriate approach in this population.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ANZCTR Identifier: ACTRN12618000811202.PMID:37733336 | DOI:10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.3634
Source: Cancer Control - September 21, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Marliese Alexander Sam Harris Craig Underhill Javier Torres Sharad Sharma Nora Lee HuiLi Wong Richard Eek Michael Michael Jeanne Tie Jennifer Rogers Alexander G Heriot David Ball Michael MacManus Rory Wolfe Benjamin J Solomon Kate Burbury Source Type: research

Patient evaluation of gynaecological information provision and preferences
CONCLUSION: Health professionals are central to women accessing information about gynaecological diagnoses. Areas for improvement include communication strategies, facilitating access to internet-based resources for information and consideration of women's preferences when providing health information.IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND PATIENT CARE: Consumer co-design of gynaecological health information and communication training for health professionals is recommended. Improved communication and facilitated use of internet-based resources may improve women's understanding of information.IMPACT: This study explored gynae...
Source: Adv Data - September 21, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Natalie Williams Georgia Griffin Megan Wall Stuart Watson Jane Warland Zoe Bradfield Source Type: research

Prevalence of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale in a cohort of sudden cardiac death patients undergoing autopsy
CONCLUSIONS: The combined rate of PFO and ASD in a cohort of 517 patients undergoing autopsy was 7.9 %. None of these patients had experienced a cerebrovascular accident. This rate of PFOs appears lower than earlier reports and raises the possibility that the relative risk of an associated stroke could be higher than previously estimated.PMID:37734655 | DOI:10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.09.006
Source: Journal of Cardiology - September 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Louise Fahy Stephanie Rowe Ziad Nehme Dion Stub Dominica Zentner Paul James Andreas Pflaumer Vanessa Connell Christopher Semsarian Jodie Ingles Andre La Gerche Elizabeth D Paratz Source Type: research

The distribution of registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and podiatrists in Australia
CONCLUSIONS: There was uneven distribution of registered occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and podiatrists when stratified by measures of location/rurality and area-level socioeconomic status across Australian jurisdictions. The density of these three groups of allied health workforce tended to be more concentrated in metropolitan and most advantaged areas while remote and most disadvantaged areas exhibited less allied health workforce distribution across each state and territory.PMID:37733814 | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0291962
Source: Rural Remote Health - September 21, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Engida Yisma Vincent L Versace Martin Jones Sandra Walsh Sara Jones Esther May Lee San Puah Marianne Gillam Source Type: research

Uptake of a Universal Sports Subsidy Program for School-Aged Children: A Population Data Analysis
CONCLUSIONS: Future work is needed to understand how Sports Voucher, and sport participation rates have changed over time, and to improve voucher uptake among girls, city dwellers, and low SES children.PMID:37734744 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2022-0204
Source: Health Physics - September 21, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Rachel G Curtis Michelle Crisp Simone Licari Rosa Virgara Catherine E M Simpson Carol A Maher Source Type: research

Tapentadol versus Oxycodone for Opioid-related Adverse Drug Events and Clinical Outcomes After Inpatient Surgery
Oxycodone is a commonly prescribed opioid for postoperative pain. However, there has been a marked increase in the use of tapentadol over the previous decade due to a perceived superior safety profile of tapentadol compared to oxycodone. There is limited real-world evidence on the safety of tapentadol compared to oxycodone after surgery. The primary objective was to examine the impact of tapentadol compared to oxycodone use on the incidence of opioid-related adverse drug events after surgery. Data for adult surgical patients receiving tapentadol or oxycodone during hospitalisation between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 202...
Source: The Journal of Pain - September 21, 2023 Category: Materials Science Authors: Shania Liu, Asad E Patanwala, Justine M Naylor, Jennifer A Stevens, Bernadette Bugeja, David Begley, Kok E Khor, Eric Lau, Sam Adie, Jonathan Penm Source Type: research

Exploring advanced methods for network meta-analysis
High-quality systematic reviews (SRs) of both new and existing health technologies are vital to inform clinical practices and healthcare decision-making. This has been recognised by global entities such as the World Health Organization and national healthcare policy agencies like the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the United Kingdom, and the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia. These SRs serve as the foundation for evidence-based practices and policies, which is reflected in the increasing number of publications in recent ...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Veroniki, A. A., Franco, J. V. A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Patient and provider characteristics associated with therapeutic intervention selection in a chiropractic clinical encounter: a cross-sectional analysis of the COAST and O-COAST study data
ConclusionIn more than 10,000 diagnostic encounters, manipulation was the most common therapeutic intervention for spine-related problems, whereas soft tissue therapies were more common for extremity problems. Different patient and provider characteristics were associated with intervention selection. These data may be used to support further research on appropriate selection of interventions for common musculoskeletal complaints.
Source: Chiropractic and Manual Therapies - September 21, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research

Ivani ’s genetic disease is worsening as she ages. Her mother hopes Australia’s new biobank will help
Exclusive: National Muscle Disease Bio-databank will store blood test and skin biopsy samples from children with diseases such as muscular dystrophyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastBindu Shree remembers her daughter Ivani had “such a nice plump face as a baby”, but now she sees gravity pulling down her four-year-old’s cheeks as the muscles in her face become weaker.When Ivani was diagnosed with a genetic muscle disease at four months, Shree ’s first response was to ask the doctors, “What’s the treatment? What can we do to...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Natasha May Tags: Health Australia news Children's health Medical research Source Type: news

A snapshot of social activities programs in residential aged care facilities in Victoria: A brief report
CONCLUSIONS: Social participation programs are available in Victorian residential aged care facilities. However, limited funding and staff allocations reduce the opportunities for older people to engage in meaningful social participation with others.PMID:37726923 | DOI:10.1111/ajag.13189
Source: Australasian Journal on Ageing - September 20, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Samantha Clune Jo Rayner Linda McAuliffe Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh Source Type: research

The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever
In a neat little neighborhood in Venice, Calif., there’s a block of squat, similar homes, filled with mortals spending their finite days on the planet eating pizza with friends, blowing out candles on birthday cakes, and binging late-night television. Halfway down the street, there’s a cavernous black modern box. This is where Bryan Johnson is working on what he calls “the most significant revolution in the history of Homo sapiens.”  [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Johnson, 46, is a centimillionaire tech entrepreneur who has spent most of the last three years in pursuit of a si...
Source: TIME: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature Source Type: news