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- Health & MedicineOpen access
OBJECTIVES AND IMPORTANCE OF STUDY: Social welfare has a critical role in supporting older people accessing long-term care, yet a national evaluation of income support for this population has not been conducted. This study investigates the socioeconomic profiles of older people a...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to increase in many high-income settings, disproportionately affecting gay and bisexual men (GBM). Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) is a highly efficacious strategy for preventing syphilis and chlam...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Potential milk donors should be carefully screened to ensure that donated human milk is safe for vulnerable infant recipients. Some medications and supplements may result in donor deferral or make donation impossible. However, evidence about medication or supplement e...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Aims Lisdexamfetamine, a long‐acting stimulant for attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), has experienced widespread shortages in Australia since late 2023, raising concerns about treatment continuity and shifts in stimulant use patterns. This study assessed th...
- AI & ComputingOpen access
Abstract Motivation The reproducibility crisis in bioinformatics and computational biology can be mitigated by using Continuous Integration (CI), a proven software engineering practice, to automate the testing of analysis pipelines and models. However, the adoption of CI in bioin...
- Health & Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Non-communicable diseases have become a major public health concern, with shifting trends in epidemiology among the tribal populations of India. Among them, type 2 diabetes is emerging as an epidemic, with an estimated prevalence of 19% in West Bengal. Due to inequi...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
The pathway to gender affirming surgical care in Australia: A qualitative and experiential analysis
Background Access to gender affirming surgical care is shaped by complex structural, interpersonal, and psychosocial factors, but less is known about how these barriers interact with and influence the care pathway in the Australian healthcare context.Aim To explore the lived expe...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Induction of labour (IoL) is an increasingly common obstetric procedure aimed at artificially stimulating labour. However, cesarean delivery could occur due to various complications associated with the procedure. Evaluating the risk of cesarean delivery after IoL is crucial for m...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: This study assessed diet quality and the association between engagement with nutrition support bundles and weight gain among pregnant women having Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies who participated in the Aboriginal Family and Baby Bundles implementation pr...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Understanding the Concept of Self‐Performed Ultrasound: A Scoping Review
Self-performed ultrasound is an emerging technology that facilitates adept self-scans in untrained hands. Inspired by self-performed imaging in space for more prompt diagnosis and therapy, it has the potential to accurately monitor chronic conditions remotely. However, the lack o...
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Introduction Breathlessness is frequently experienced by patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and associated with anxiety and delays in weaning from mechanical ventilation. Breathlessness in this clinical setting remains under-recognised in clinical guidelines, and little is...
- Biology
OBJECTIVE: This scoping review will identify methodological guidance relevant to systematic reviews (SRs), clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and health technology assessments (HTAs) for rare diseases, and examine methodological challenges associated with their development. INT...
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Preparing for Future Group B Streptococcus Vaccines: Perspectives of Pregnant Women in Australia
Background: Vaccines for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) intended for pregnant women are currently in advanced stages of clinical trials. Conducting preparatory research now can help identify factors influencing GBS vaccine acceptance and potential challenges to future implementation...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
It is vital to reduce avoidable turnover and optimise retention of healthcare staff in Australian remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services. However, evidence informing the implementation of retention interventions is limited as existing literature inadequately...
- Health & Medicine
BACKGROUND: International travel for organ transplantation (ITOT) reportedly affects ≥2% of global solid organ transplant activity, yet detailed information about ITOT participants, organ types, travel configurations, and clinical settings remains scarce. Previous research has fo...
- BiologyOpen access
Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in men and remains a leading cause of cancer related mortality worldwide. A deeper understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that drive prostate cancer progression is essential for improving patient management and identify...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: In public hospitals the number of complex urgent and semi-urgent revision joint replacements has increased over time, conversely the number of primary joint replacements has decreased. This study aimed to investigate the effect of this change on service delivery of el...
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Abstract Inflammatory pathways are implicated in depression, but the specific immune proteins and causal variants involved remain unclear. This study investigated potential causal relationships between 91 immune-related plasma proteins and depression using generalized summary Men...