Academic Articles & Research Papers

The world's oldest living culture leads the way with interpretable generative AI: Aboriginal women shaping the future of perinatal mental health services.

Organizational Perspectives on Access to Care Among Persons With End-Stage Kidney Disease After Enrollment in Medicare Advantage.

Questioning the cost of convenience: a mixed methods study of the impact of a telehealth service delivery on pharmacists' work.

Systematic literature review and narrative synthesis of the effectiveness of health insurance in improving access to healthcare and providing financial protection in Nigeria.

Equity in healthcare financing and access to care among vulnerable populations in Africa: a systematic review.

Exploring the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse Realities: Implications for Digital Mental Health Services.

A machine learning framework for predicting healthcare insurance claim denials.

Resilience in healthcare teams: a qualitative study of misalignments and adaptations across hospital teams in Australia.

Using standardised patients to assess the quality of primary care in rural China: a county-level mixed-methods study.

Implementing high intensity home-based rehabilitation for patients following stroke: a mixed methods study.

Effectiveness of an Extension for Community Health Outcomes case-based virtual community of practice model on clinician outcomes for the management of long COVID and fatiguing illnesses: a randomized control trial.

The Alberta Congenital Anomalies Surveillance System: a 40-year review with prevalence and trends for selected congenital anomalies, 1997–2019

IntroductionCurrent published long-term provincial or territorial congenital anomaly data are lacking for Canada. We report on prevalence (per 1000 total births) and trends in 1997–2019, in Alberta, Canada, for selected congenital anomalies...

Developing European policy on xenotransplantation: instructive findings from the first representative UK sample survey on attitudes and views on animal to human transplants

Recent landmark advances, particularly those related to gene-editing technology and the pioneering pig-to-human transplants currently underway in the USA and China, mean that xenotransplantation (XTx) may become a realistic option for patie...

Innovative partnerships to advance public health training in community-based academic residency programs

Joan C Lo,1–3 Thomas E Baudendistel,2,3 Abhay Dandekar,3,4 Phuoc V Le,5 Stanton Siu,2,3 Bruce Blumberg6 1Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, USA; 2Department of Medicine, ...

Developing a framework for primary health care resilience in pandemic conditions for Iran

Abstract Introduction Primary Health Care (PHC) services are people's first point of contact with the health system. PHC helps to ensure health system resilience and health community, playing a vital role in preventing and detecting disease...

Feasibility and priority strategies for diabetes prevention and control in Chinese demonstration areas

Background Diabetes is a leading global public health challenge with 537 million cases worldwide in 2021 and significant economic and societal burdens. Despite global initiatives, feasibility constraints limit widespread implementation of d...

Mortality reduction benefits and intussusception risks of rotavirus vaccination in 135 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of current and alternative schedules

Summary: Background: Infant rotavirus vaccines have led to substantial reductions in hospital admissions and deaths due to gastroenteritis, but some studies have reported an elevated risk of intussusception, a rare bowel disorder. This ana...

Global disparities in access to hepatitis C medicines before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ARIMA-based interrupted time series analysis

Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...

Barriers to tuberculosis case finding in primary and secondary health facilities in Ghana: perceptions, experiences and practices of healthcare workers

Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...

Public Health Interventions Delivered by Pharmacy Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review

Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however little is known about their level of contribution and the strength of evidence in Africa’s Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The purpose...