Cost-effectiveness of bioimpedance-guided fluid management in patients undergoing haemodialysis: the BISTRO RCT by Mandana Zanganeh, John Belcher, James Fotheringham, David Coyle, Elizabeth J Lindley, David F Keane, Fergus J Caskey, Indranil Dasgupta, Andrew Davenport, Ken Farrington, Sandip Mitra, Paula Ormandy, Martin Wilkie, Jamie H Macdonald, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Julius Sim, Simon J Davies, Lazaros Andronis

“…Participants Four hundred and thirty-nine adult haemodialysis patients with > 500 ml urine/day or residual glomerular filtration rate > 3 ml/minute/1.73 m2. Intervention The study intervention was the incorporation of bioimpedance technology-derived information about body composition into the clinical assessment of fluid status in patients with residual kidney function undergoing haemodialysis. …”
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Zero-dose children in Latin America: analysis of the problem and possible solutions [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Francisco Becerra-Posada, Mario Melgar, Helena Brenes-Chacon, Maria L. Avila-Aguero, Ana Morice, Maria T. Valenzuela, Analia Urena, Jennifer Sanwogou, Nancy Sandoval, Martha Ospina, Angela Gentile, Enrique Chacon-Cruz

“…Campaigns that deliver targeted and effective messages to communities and families, provide education about vaccination, avoid missed vaccination opportunities, and coordinate efforts across different sectors and communities, among other strategies, could improve the current immunization situation.…”
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A comparative analysis of the impact of climate change on emergence of infectious diseases and outbreaks in remote areas of Sindh, Pakistan by Miss Hafsa Faruqui, Dr. Saeed Khan

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Factors influencing provider deviation from national HIV and nutritional guidelines for HIV-exposed children in western Kenya: a qualitative study by Megan M. Coe, Emily Yoshioka, Damaris Odhiambo, Mary Masheti, Phlona Amam, Julius Nyaoke, Emmanuel Oduor, Marline Serede, Agnes Ndirangu, Benson Singa, Arianna Rubin Means

“…Participants described siloed HIV and nutrition-related knowledge across staff, leading to missed or delayed care if certain providers were unavailable. …”
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The role of social relationships in recovery court programs by Emma Katherine Dudley, Barbara Andraka-Christou, Alexandra Boland, Danielle N. Atkins, Ekaterina Pivovarova

“…Furthermore, overreliance on family members and friends for logistical needs (e.g., housing, transportation) could stress fragile relationships and lead to missed court requirements. Court programming facilitated supportive relationships with peers in recovery through required twelve-step peer support group involvement and interaction with court peers. …”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among US-Born and Foreign-Born Adults Aged 18 to 26 Years in the United States by Itunu Sokale, Jane Montealegre, Ann O. Amuta, Abiodun Oluyomi, Aaron P. Thrift

“…While the optimal age for vaccination is in childhood and adolescence, vaccination recommendations include adults through age 26 who missed childhood/adolescent vaccination. There are limited data about disparities among adults eligible for catch-up HPV vaccination. …”
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Determining the impact of mobile-based self-care applications on reducing anxiety in healthcare providers: a systematic review by Mohammad Mahdi Askarizadeh, Leila Gholamhosseini, Reza Khajouei, Saeedeh Homayee, Fatemeh Askarizadeh, Leila Ahmadian

“…The impact of mobile health applications, their content, and intervention strategies on reducing anxiety were positive. …”
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“We really need to surround people with care:” a qualitative examination of service providers’ perspectives on barriers to HIV care in Manitoba, Canada by Cheryl Sobie, Katharina Maier, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Enrique Villacis-Alvarez, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda

“…Given the key role of HIV providers in facilitating care, structural, social/community, and institutional changes are needed, as is further research to examine structural causes of burnout to develop meaningful interventions that support service providers’ mental health and well-being.…”
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Short‐term sick leave due to epilepsy in the Swedish Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database and Biobank for Individualized Clinical Treatment (PREDICT) by Kerstin Andrén, David Larsson, Fredrik Asztély, Johan Zelano

“…A quarter of patients reported missed workdays, but 68% had no sick leave recorded in national registries. …”
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Cerebral/Cortical visual impairment (CVI) in Down syndrome: a case series by Elizabeth Boatwright, Rudaina Banihani, Rudaina Banihani, Ilse Willems, Kathleen Lehman, Kathleen Lehman, Ellen Mazel, Hannah Mark, Mike Wong, Silvia Vietzman, Arvind Chandna, Arvind Chandna, Gena Heidary, DSMIG DS+CVI Workgroup

“…Diagnostic overshadowing, coupled with a lack of standardized screening tools, has led to delayed diagnoses and missed opportunities for intervention. Our findings highlight the importance of recognizing CVI in individuals with DS using reliable tools for assessment of functional vision to better appreciate the effect on their diverse developmental outcomes, and to incorporate CVI into our understanding of the DS phenotype. …”
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Clinical and radiographic predictors of the need for facial CT in pediatric blunt trauma: a multi-institutional study by Thais Calderon, Mitchell Chess, Brittany N Nguyen, Mary J Edwards, Shachi Srivatsa, Derek Wakeman, Abdularouf Lamoshi, Kim Wallenstein, Tiffany Fabiano, Brittany Cantor, Kathryn Bass, Ananth Narayan, Ralph Zohn, Richard D Thomas

“…Only 2% of the cohort (7 of 322) had facial injuries missed on head CT and required an intervention. All seven had mandibular or alveolar plate injuries with findings on physical examination suggestive of injury.Discussion In pediatric blunt trauma, head CT is an excellent screening tool for facial fracture. …”
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Towards contextualized complex systems approaches to scaling-up hepatitis B birth-dose vaccination in the African region: a qualitative systematic review by Tasneem Solomon-Rakiep, Tasneem Solomon-Rakiep, Jill Olivier, Edina Amponsah-Dacosta

“…Data extraction, synthesis and analysis were guided by a systems-based logic model tailored to systematic reviews of complex interventions.ResultsOur search yielded 672 published records. …”
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The mediation effect of multiple gestations on the association between in vitro fertilisation and severe maternal morbidities: a retrospective cohort study by Xin Sun, Jing Zhang, Jing Tan, Ya-Na Qi, Wen Wang, Gui-Ting Zhang, Kang Zou, Xing-Hui Liu

“…Objective To investigate whether the association between in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) was mediated by multiple gestations.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting The study was conducted at six hospitals in China.Participants Pregnant women at 20 gestational weeks or longer.Outcome measure The outcome was SMM, which was a composite of potential life-threatening conditions, the use of critical medical interventions, or the status of maternal near-miss that occurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, as defined by WHO.Results In total, 22 368 eligible pregnant women were included, among whom 497 (2.2%) received IVF, and 776 developed SMM (incidence 34.7/1000 live births, 95% CI 32.3/1000 to 37.1/1000). …”
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Health-related quality of life and productivity burden for non-professional caregivers of adults with rare diseases: a real-world study by Ben Johnson, Gregor Gibson, Daniel Baskerville, Giorgio Castellano, Jonathan de Courcy, Halima Iqbal, James Piercy, Angela Williams, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Angela Rylands

“…Conclusions The substantial burden of providing non-professional caregiving to adults with rare diseases is associated with multiple factors. Interventions improving care recipient HRQoL could enhance caregiver HRQoL and productivity.…”
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Research Trends and Developments in Nanomaterials for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis by Jia X, He L, Chang Y, Li J, Wang J, Zhang X, Guo J

“…However, the existing diagnosis and treatment methods are limited by factors such as misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, and toxic side effects. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in applying nanomedicine for RA treatment. …”
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Temporal trends of cervical cancer demographics: a CDC WONDER database study by Grace Folino, Isabella Zent, Lillian Eason, Vikram Murugan, Taylor Billion, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Mohsin Mirza, Abubakar Tauseef

“…The aim of this study is to utilize the most up-to-date CDC WONDER data of cervical cancer mortality to provide a comprehensive temporal analysis of demographic variables and account for patients missed in other database studies. In doing so, temporal trends found in this study may be used to guide future efforts and studies to understand nuanced barriers to cervical cancer screening and prevention.MethodsWith CDC WONDER Data, cervical cancer-related mortality was assessed in the U.S. from 1999 to 2023. …”
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Alcohol use disorder among people diagnosed with tuberculosis in a large urban case-finding project in central Uganda: prevalence, associated factors and challenges to treatment ad... by Josephine Bayigga, Ilona Kakai, Eva Agnes Laker Odongpiny, Ahmed Ddungu, Lynn Semakula, Martha Nansereko, Christine Sekaggya Wiltshire, Turyahabwe Stavia, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja

“…Therefore, TB care programs need to design interventions that actively assess for AUD and in order to address related challenges.…”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…National Health Service staff working in acute National Health Service trusts on wards delivering the intervention. Intervention ‘Your Care Needs You’ intervention to support patient and carer involvement in hospital care in preparation for returning home. …”
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Mental health issues and illness and substance use disorder (non-)disclosure to a supervisor: a cross-sectional study on beliefs, attitudes and needs of military personnel by Elbert Geuze, N Greenberg, Fenna Leijten, Jaap van Weeghel, Rebecca Bogaers, Evelien Brouwers, D van de Mheen, A D Rozema

“…Objectives Research suggests that military personnel frequently delay disclosing mental health issues and illness (MHI), including substance use disorder, to supervisors. This delay causes missed opportunities for support and workplace accommodations which may help to avoid adverse occupational outcomes. …”
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Mobile telephone contingency management to encourage adherence to supervised medication among individuals most at risk of non-adherence to opioid agonist treatment: a study protoco... by Nicola Metrebian, Carol-Ann Getty, Ewan Carr, Timothy Weaver, Stephen Pilling, Mike Kelleher, Jenny Scott, John Strang

“…There is an urgent need to develop effective interventions to increase medication adherence and technological solutions to streamline communication between pharmacies and prescribers. …”
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