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If we want more nurses, we need more nursing students, which means creating the educational infrastructure needed to help them succeed. The post To Solve the Nursing Shortage, Our Leaders in Washington Must Invest in Higher Education appeared first on MedCity News .
Washing your hands is one of the most important things you can do to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to people around you. The best way to prevent the spread of infections and decrease the risk of getting sick is by washing your hands with plain soap and water.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners
FDA is supporting the development of psychedelic drugs, including new treatments for serious mental health conditions.
This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (hereafter “the Parties” or “Federal Partners”) provides a framework for collaboration and the exchan
Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations
Topical Dermatologic Corticosteroids: In Vivo Bioequivalence
Formal Meetings Between the Food and Drug Administration and Sponsors or Requestors of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs
Becton Dickinson UK Ltd are recalling batches of ChloraPrep 2% w/v / 70% v/v cutaneous solution 1mL applicators due to a potential breach of sterility in the packaging process.
Efficacy supplement (new or revised indication). injectable, subcutaneous. Sponsor: Eisai Inc
Efficacy supplement (new or revised indication). tablet, oral. Sponsor: Eli Lilly And Co
A total of 59% of clinical trial sites are seeing fewer eligible patients recruited due to inefficiencies with their recruitment process, according to a recent survey.
The FDA has published 14 new rejection letters for drug applications, mere days after confirming to Fierce that a policy of releasing the documents had been paused in April.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (APA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months of infant life, with continuation up to 2 years or as long as mutually desired by the lactating individual and infant.
Spero Therapeutics is pivoting to immune and inflammation indications through a license agreement for a CD40L antibody with Innovent Biologics in a deal worth up to $1.1 billion.
Objectives Local public health organisations require information about local variations in healthy life expectancy (HLE) and associated risks to inform decisions about how and where to intervene to improve HLE, a key indicator of population health. We aimed to estimate both HLE and levels of risk in small areas and quantify associations between them. Design Cross-sectional population-based study. Setting Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System. Population 128 Middle Layer Super Output Areas and eight Lower Tier Local Authority Areas. Outcome measures HLE (estimated using self-reported…
Introduction Sustainable procurement (SP) has emerged as an integral part of national and global efforts to address sustainable development challenges and the growing impact of climate change on human health, especially in resource-constrained health systems such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We are conducting a scoping review to explore empirical studies on SP practices in SSA health systems, identify evidence gaps and inform future research directions. Methods and analysis The review will follow the JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute) methodology for scoping reviews and the Preferred Reporting…
Objective Antenatal care (ANC) visits play a vital role in protecting women’s health and their unborn babies. This study aimed to examine the associated factors with utilisation of ANC visits by using Andersen’s behavioural model based on predisposing, enabling and need factors. Design Cross-sectional study using secondary datasets from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016 and 2022 was appended for analysis. The analysis accounted for the stratified two-stage cluster sampling design of the survey by applying sampling weights and adjusting for clustering and stratification. A…
Introduction Primary healthcare (PHC) systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continue to prioritise reactive, curative models of care, despite the region’s pressing need for health-promotive and preventative strategies. Instead of disrupting the existing curative model, the expansion of digital health often automates old, treatment-oriented systems with a limited focus on creating new tools for preventive and health-promoting functions. While there is no shortage of reviews on digital health and telemedicine in SSA, these predominantly focus on curative care and service delivery within the walls…
Introduction Trauma, obstetric haemorrhage and severe anaemia lead to millions of deaths every year. Many of these deaths occur in regions known as ‘blood deserts’ where there is virtually no access to blood transfusions. A community or civilian walking blood bank (CWBB) is a low-resource strategy that can provide just-in-time, point-of-care tested blood transfusions in blood deserts when banked blood is not readily available and the alternative is almost-certain death. This protocol is designed to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a CWBB at Lodwar County Referral Hospital…
Objective Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat, responsible for an estimated 35 200 bacterial resistance attributable deaths in the UK in 2019. Social determinants of health (SDoH) drive inequities that influence health outcomes. We aimed to conduct a scoping review of the evidence of the association between the SDoH and AMR in the UK. Design A scoping review was conducted using search terms related to SDoH and AMR across multiple databases, supplemented by manual searches. This followed Arksey and O’Malley’s framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic…
Introduction Understanding population dynamics is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Global population growth has slowed, and Iran has experienced a marked fertility decline. Given the decline in fertility rates and shifts in women’s attitudes and motivations regarding childbearing, this study aims to explore whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-based chatbot can improve attitudes and increase positive motivation towards childbearing among married women of reproductive age. Methods and analysis This parallel randomised controlled trial will be conducted on 80…
Introduction Early childhood obesity has become a major public health concern globally. The preschool period (ages 4–6 years) represents a critical window for obesity prevention due to its long-term implications on growth trajectories and behaviour formation. However, existing evidence for effective interventions targeting this age group remains limited and inconsistent, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Methods and analysis The Peking University-Smart Monitoring and Responsive Technology for Early Childhood Health is a cluster-randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate…
Introduction Young men’s mental health is a continuing concern but remains underrepresented in both mental health services and research. Engaging young men in mental health research has proven difficult, but creative, strength-based and participatory methods may help overcome barriers and enhance understanding of how best to involve them. This study aims to explore young men’s perceptions of how healthcare and academic settings can better engage them in mental health research, and to examine whether participatory, strength-based approaches themselves foster greater engagement. Methods and…