Prevalence and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in South Africa: Evidence from the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey by L Mpolokeng, A Musekiwa

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Competing health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and early response: A scoping review. by Stefan Baral, Amrita Rao, Jean Olivier Twahirwa Rwema, Carrie Lyons, Muge Cevik, Anna E Kågesten, Daouda Diouf, Annette H Sohn, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Gregorio Millett, Julia L Marcus, Sharmistha Mishra

“…The data reviewed here suggest that effective strengthening of health systems should include investment and planning focused on ensuring the continuity of care for both rapidly emergent and existing public health threats.…”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

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A decomposition analysis of sociodemographic factors and non-cigarette tobacco use as contributors to the change in smoking rates in South Africa between 2017/18 and 2021 by K Kali, O Ayo-Yusuf

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Digital Twins for Clinical and Operational Decision-Making: Scoping Review by Vahid Riahi, Ibrahima Diouf, Sankalp Khanna, Justin Boyle, Hamed Hassanzadeh

“…We searched multiple databases, including PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus, for original research articles describing DT technologies applied to CDM and ODM in health systems. Papers proposing only ideas or frameworks or describing DT capabilities without experimental data were excluded. …”
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Resilience Informatics in Public Health: Qualitative Analysis of Conference Proceedings by Maiya G Block Ngaybe, Lidia Azurdia Sierra, Andrew McNair, Myla Gonzalez, Mona Arora, Kacey Ernst, Enrique Noriega-Atala, M Sriram Iyengar

“…Resilience informatics (RI), an emerging discipline at the intersection of informatics and public health, leverages real-time data integration from health systems, environmental monitoring, and technological tools to develop adaptive responses to multifaceted crises. …”
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Women's Health Crisis in Pakistan by Zafar Mirza

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Asthma Education Program for First Nations Children: An exemplar of the Knowledge-to-Action Framework by Maureen L Douglas, Shawna L McGhan, Danielle Tougas, Nancy Fenton, Christopher Sarin, Oxana Latycheva, A Dean Befus

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The role of time spent in unpaid domestic work on educational outcomes among adolescents and young adults: quantitative evidence from India by Anupam Sharma, Ankita Shah

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Referral Practices for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia: A Survey Study by Deirdre A. Conroy, Matthew R. Ebben

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Eyelid Spindle Cell Lipoma: Case Report and Review of Three Patients in Literature by Toshihiko Matsuo, Kiyoshi Yamada, Yasumasa Monobe, Takehiro Tanaka

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International Appraisal of Nursing Culture and Curricula: A Qualitative Study of Erasmus Students by Jose Siles Gonzalez, Carmen Solano Ruiz, Angela Gaban Gutierrez

“…The students’ experiences on international exchange programs were found to be sources of interest to clarify the ideological and cultural connections that underlie educational and health systems.…”
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Hallmarks of aging: middle-aging hypovascularity, tissue perfusion and nitric oxide perspective on healthspan by Teow J. Phua

“…Understanding this complex web is a major challenge in Geroscience, yet it is crucial for developing effective strategies that promote healthy aging, reduce medical costs, and ensure the sustainability of health systems. Gaining insights in this area is essential for creating interventions that can slow the aging process, enhance healthspan, and decrease the likelihood of age-related diseases. …”
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“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…Establishing sustainable pediatric surgical capabilities within local health systems, including governance, alignment with health priorities, and effective leadership, is crucial. …”
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Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): ‘A retrospective cohort study’ by Salsabil Mohammed Abdelrahman, Maher Hassan Ibraheem, Hemat Allam, Vikash Sewram

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Relationships between structural stigma, societal stigma, and minority stress among gender minority people by Kristen D. Clark, Mitchell R. Lunn, Jae M. Sevelius, Carol Dawson-Rose, Sandra J. Weiss, Torsten B. Neilands, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje

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Review protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on HIV inequities in transgender and non-binary populations by Jennifer Sherwood, Arjee Restar, Don Operario, Hannah Rogers, Ruby Lucas, Ruwenne Moodley, Jessie M. Garcia Gutiérrez, Audren J K Bambilla, Dil Singh, Emerson Dusic, Danielle Giovenco, Shufang Sun

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‘We need to be part of the solution’: lessons from the 2024 PPRI Conference on ensuring access to affordable medicines through innovative policies by Sabine Vogler, Nina Zimmermann, Verena Knoll, Maximilian Salcher-Konrad, Friederike Windisch, Jaime Espin, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse, Dimitra Panteli, Fatima Suleman, Veronika J. Wirtz, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

“…The PPRI Conference reaffirmed the relevance of pharmaceutical pricing, procurement and reimbursement policies aligned with policy actions in other areas and along the pharmaceutical life-cycle and emphasised the importance of developing needs-driven health systems. Innovation in policy-making is needed to work towards equitable patient access to affordable medicines. …”
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Modern Breast Cancer Detection: A Technological Review by Adam B. Nover, Shami Jagtap, Waqas Anjum, Hakki Yegingil, Wan Y. Shih, Wei-Heng Shih, Ari D. Brooks

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The Most Cited Papers in Osteoporosis and Related Research by Lukas A. Holzer, Andreas Leithner, Gerold Holzer

“…Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the bone that affects millions of people and causes burden for both the affected individual and health systems and societies worldwide. Since the 1970s much research has been done in the field of osteoporosis. …”
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