Regional Health

An update on the non operative reduction of intussusception at two Major Caribbean paediatric referral hospitals

A retrospective observational study was conducted to determine the success rate of non-operative management of intussusception at the two major paediatric surgical referral hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica, and to compare it to previously reported regional and international benchma...

Wastewater-BasedEpidemiology of Sexually TransmittedPathogens Across Scales

Abstract Wastewater-based epidemiology for sexually transmitted pathogens Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea), and Treponema pallidum (syphilis) is sparse compared to viral targets despite their public health significance. We used multiplex, digit...

Real-world effectiveness of a multicomponent early intervention program for first episode psychosis in Emilia Romagna (Italy): Timeliness, specificity and fairness

Background This study provides a real-world evaluation of the multicomponent Emilia-Romagna First Episode Psychosis Program (RER-FEP) (2013–2019). It assesses how timeliness, treatment specificity, and socio-demographic factors related to fairness (including citizenship) are asso...