Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial. by Leonard E Egede, Rebekah J Walker, Clara E Dismuke-Greer, Sarah Pyzyk, Aprill Z Dawson, Joni S Williams, Jennifer A Campbell

“…Cost for each arm was calculated based on the cost of the intervention, cost of health care visits during the 3-month time frame, and cost of workdays missed from illness. …”
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Integration of female genital schistosomiasis into HIV/sexual and reproductive health and rights and neglected tropical diseases programmes and services: a scoping review by Isis Umbelino-Walker, Felicia Wong, Matteo Cassolato, Anastasia Pantelias, Julie Jacobson, Christine Kalume

“…Data extraction included studies that integrated interventions and described the opportunities and challenges. …”
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School-level variation in children’s moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity before and after COVID-19: a multilevel model analysis by Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Robert Walker, Lydia Emm-Collison, Katie Breheny, Kate Sansum, Joanna G Williams, William Hollingworth, Frank de Vocht, Russell Jago

“…School-level interventions that focus on these areas, and policies that support them, may offer the potential to increase children’s physical activity. …”
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Contraceptive uptake and compliance after structured contraceptive counseling ‐ secondary outcomes of the LOWE trial by Isabella Bizjak, Niklas Envall, Karin Emtell Iwarsson, Helena Kopp Kallner, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson

“…Analysis with imputed values were performed for missing data to test the robustness of results. Results Overall, at 12 months, women in the intervention group were more likely to be using a LARC method (aOR 1.90, 95% CI: 1.31–2.76) and less likely to be using a short‐acting reversible contraceptive (SARC) method (aOR 0.66, 95% CI: 0.46–0.93) compared to the control group. …”
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Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D), a culturally tailored self-management education and support program for type 2 diabetes in black-British adults: a rando... by Fiona Reid, Carol Rivas, Seeromanie Harding, Louise M Goff, Amanda Moore, Nicholas Beckley-Hoelscher

“…Primary outcomes were recruitment and retention rates, intervention attendance and completion. Fidelity was assessed through observations and qualitative evaluation was undertaken with participants and educators.Results 102 patients responded to invitation letters (n=1335); 63 were randomized but 8 were subsequently deemed ineligible due to high baseline glycosylated hemoglogin (HbA1c) requiring intensive medical management or missing baseline HbA1c measurement. …”
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Engaging community pharmacy in tuberculosis case detection (ENHANCE): a study protocol for an implementation study in Indonesia by Ivan Surya Pradipta, Carla Florencia, Cut Ainul Mardhiyyah, Firda Shafira Nurfadila, Kevin Aprilio, Rizky Abdulah, Bony Wiem Lestari, Rovina Ruslami, Trisasi Lestari, Rob Aarnoutse

“…Abstract Introduction A significant number of possible tuberculosis (TB) missing cases are still reported globally. Pharmacies are reported as a significant first point of contact for people with TB. …”
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COVID-19’s disruptions to daily life and pandemic fatigue during the pandemic in Chinese people: a moderated mediation effect of perceived stress and social support by Jie Zhuang, Qunhong Wu, Hongjiao Li, Xiyue Wang, Runzi Gu, Huan Liu, Baohua Liu, Yuexia Gao, Miaomiao Zhao

“…Of the 2112 initial participants, 88 invalid questionnaires were excluded due to missing key variables or logical errors, yielding 2024 valid samples included (efficiency rate of 95.8%). …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognosis of non-metastatic multiple gastrointestinal stromal tumors: a population-based study by Liang Chen, Ye Lu, Jiawei Qian, Jie Qiu, Chuanfu Wu, Zhenguo Qiao, Yimin Ma, Feng Yu

“…Multiple imputation (MI) was utilized to address missing data, while propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to mitigate selection bias. …”
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Evaluating the effects of time-restricted eating on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hui Liu, Fuliang Shangguan, Fen Liu, Yu Guo, Huixi Yu, Hanbing Li, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…Findings from this study are expected to provide new dietary intervention strategies for overweight and obese PCOS participants.…”
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis and Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Adriana Liliana Vlad, Corina Popazu, Alina-Maria Lescai, Doina Carina Voinescu, Alexia Anastasia Ștefania Baltă

“…In the context of rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic autoimmune disease that demands timely intervention, artificial intelligence shows promise in overcoming diagnostic delays and optimising disease management. …”
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Assessment of the methodological quality of studies on core outcome sets for respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-research study. by Mengjuan Liu, Jiajia Wang, Lu Wang, Xinyi Zhang, Ruiyu Hao, Duolao Wang, Tao Chen, Jiansheng Li

“…For the assessment of study protocols using the COS-STAP statement, the item with the lowest complete reporting rate was "missing data" (Item 9, 40.0%), while "description how outcomes may be dropped/combined, with reasons" (Item 5b, 60.0%) and "dissemination" (Item 11, 60.0%) had relatively low complete reporting rates. …”
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Ability of verbal autopsy data to detect deaths due to uncontrolled hyperglycaemia: testing existing methods and development and validation of a novel weighted score by Justine I Davies, David Beran, Miles D Witham, Alisha N Wade, Amelia Crampin, Sarah Blackstock, Graham D Ogle

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Lung cancer in non-smoking identical twin sisters: highlighting the need for reassessing screening strategies by Zaw Aung, Rajini Sudhir, Sanjay Agrawal

“…Conclusion and learning points: • Genetic predisposition in never-smokers: this case highlights a potential hereditary risk for lung cancer, reinforcing the role of genetic factors; • Limitations of current screening criteria: UK lung cancer screening primarily targets smokers, potentially missing high-risk individuals with familial predisposition; • Early detection and clinical impact: earlier screening of the second twin could have enabled curative intervention, underscoring the need to refine screening for at-risk non-smokers; • Future screening considerations: previous research noted that most twin cases occurred in smokers. …”
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Associations between triglyceride-glucose body mass index and all-cause mortality in ICU patients with sepsis and acute heart failure by Heping Xu, Jinyuan Xie, Huan Niu, Xiongwei Cai, Ping He

“…Conclusion The TyG-BMI may have potential value in predicting mortality in ICU patients with sepsis and AHF, supporting early risk assessment and clinical intervention. This study provides critical insights into patient prognosis.…”
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Impact of tobacco habits on poor oral health status among bone-factory workers in a low literacy city in India: A cross-sectional study. by Naved Alam, Warisha Mariam

“…Additionally, tailored intervention for tobacco cessation should be implicated to maintain the general and oral health of industrial workers.…”
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Unlocking the link: predicting cardiovascular disease risk with a focus on airflow obstruction using machine learning by Xiyu Cao, Jianli Ma, Xiaoyi He, Yufei Liu, Yang Yang, Yaqi Wang, Chuantao Zhang

“…As both conditions rise, early identification and intervention in risk populations are crucial. However, current CVD risk models inadequately consider AO as an independent risk factor. …”
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Ensemble Techniques Based Risk Classification for Maternal Health During Pregnancy by Nurul Fathanah Mustamin, Ariyani Buang, Firman Aziz, Nur Hamdani Nur

“…This research focuses on the critical aspect of maternal health during pregnancy, emphasizing the need for early detection and intervention to address potential risks to both mothers and infants. …”
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Factors influencing multiple non-utilised healthcare appointments from patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives: a qualitative systematic review of the global literature... by Asrar Aldadi, Kathryn A Robb, Andrea Williamson

“…We focus on multiple non-utilised appointments owing to recent advances in understanding 'missingness' in UK health care. Studies on missed appointments show conflicting results regarding interventions such as text messaging owing to oversight of occasional versus repeated missed appointments. …”
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Spontaneous superior mesenteric artery dissection due to idiopathic large vessel vasculitis-report of a case and review of the literature by Natarajan Sekar, MS, MNAMS, MCh (Vascular Surgery), DSc, FRCS (Glas), Rohit Mehra, MS, DrNB (Peripheral vascular Surgery), FACS, Prem Chand Gupta, MS

“…Persistent pain and fear of missing the diagnosis of bowel ischemia have been the most important causes for early conversion to intervention. …”
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A Rare Paediatric Case Report of Neglected Traumatic Posterior Hip Dislocation by L Sabari Vaasan, K Santhosh Kumar, S Devi Prasad, Suraj J babar, J Kevin Dhas

“…The delay in seeking medical care frequently leads to missed diagnosis, which can lead to an array of future complications. …”
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