Phytochemical-based therapeutics from traditional eastern medicine: analgesic effects and ion channel modulation by Sung Eun Kim, Geehoon Chung, Sun Kwang Kim

“…Pain management remains a major challenge in the healthcare system. While synthetic analgesics are widely used for pain management, their effectiveness in managing chronic pain is often limited due to low efficacy or side effects. …”
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The Sri Lankan enigma: demystifying public healthcare information systems acceptance by Thiviyan Senthilrajah, Supunmali Ahangama

“…These findings confirm the applicability of the proposed extended TAM in the public healthcare system of a developing country. Furthermore, HIS practitioners and policymakers in the healthcare sector would find these results valuable.…”
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How Did We Deal with the Pandemic? - Experience from a Tertiary Health Institute in Eastern India by Jawahar S. K. Pillai, Biswajeevan Sahoo, Thean Singh, Siddharth Mishra, Ramkrishna Mondal, Kiran MV Kumar

“…With the introduction of the novel coronavirus in late 2019, the healthcare system of every country in the world experienced many challenges. …”
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Establishing responsible use of AI guidelines: a comprehensive case study for healthcare institutions by Agustina D. Saenz, Mass General Brigham AI Governance Committee, Amanda Centi, David Ting, Jacqueline G. You, Adam Landman, Rebecca G. Mishuris

“…Through a multidisciplinary collaboration, we developed and operationalized these guidelines within a healthcare system, highlighting a case study on ambient documentation to demonstrate the practical application and challenges of implementing generative AI in clinical environments. …”
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Challenges of the Newtonian Paradigm for Management of Health Delivery System: A Perspective by Mohammad Zayandeh

“…Managers mistakenly apply rigid guidelines and inflexible programs—principles more suited to simpler systems—to the healthcare system. This results in certain essential aspects being overlooked, such as the interaction between various components and their interrelationships, which are key characteristics of complex systems. …”
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Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice Program by Maria C. Dolce, Judith Haber, Donna Shelley

“…The Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) program is a national initiative aimed at preparing a nursing workforce with the competencies to prioritize oral disease prevention and health promotion, provide evidence-based oral healthcare in a variety of practice settings, and collaborate in interprofessional teams across the healthcare system. The overarching goal of this national initiative is to create an educational infrastructure for the nursing profession that advances nursing’s contribution to reducing oral health disparities across the lifespan.…”
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Analysis of the impact of public-private partnership on the development of the domestic medical industry by I. R. Elistratov

“…The study has assessed the most significant pressing problems related to the system and mechanism of financing the healthcare system and medical industry, new possible options for the sources of financing and directions for optimising the distribution of public financing have been explored as well. …”
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Understanding adolescent depression in Singapore: a qualitative study by Ngar Yee Poon, Cheryl Bee-Lock Loh

“…Introduction: This qualitative study aimed to understand the lived experiences of adolescents with depression seeking help in our healthcare system, with the focus on initial symptoms, experience of care and reflection after recovery. …”
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoperitoneum, and Subcutaneous Emphysema beyond the Inguinal Ligament Secondary to Inversion Maneuvers by Keegan Plowman, David Lindner, Jose Ruben Valle-Giler

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Constructing a Coalition to Break the Frozen Landscape: The Achievements and Limits of Healthcare Reform in Uruguay (2005-2014) by Freigedo, Martín, Fuentes, Guillermo, Rodríguez Araújo, Martín

“…The Broad Front Left Coalition came to power in 2005 with the promise of building a National Integrated Healthcare System in the context of a broader institutional environment that was quite resistant to the proposed reforms. …”
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South Africa’s Battle Against COVID-19 Pandemic by Ke Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…The South African healthcare system faced a lack of essential resources and financial burdens by outbreaks and its new variant of concern (VOC), the Omicron. …”
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Bridging the Gap: Strengthening Mental Health Support for Female Health Professionals in Pakistan and Türkiye by Komal Atta, Ahmad Atta, Mahnoor Atta

“…This paper addresses the mental health challenges faced by female physicians in Turkey and Pakistan, highlighting the impact of gender-based inequalities in the healthcare system. It proposes a framework aimed at improving mental health support for female healthcare workers, emphasizing the need for equitable access to mental health services and the implementation of workplace policies that promote peer support groups. …”
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The Multivariate Fusion Distribution Characteristics in Physician Demand Prediction by Jiazhen Zhang, Wei Chen, Xiulai Wang

“…Aiming at the optimization of the big data infrastructure in China’s healthcare system, this study proposes a lightweight time series physician demand prediction model, which is especially suitable for the field of telemedicine. …”
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A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles by Deonni P. Stolldorf, Alan B. Storrow, Dandan Liu, Cathy A. Jenkins, Rachel A. Hilton, Karen F. Miller, Joy Kim, Deepika Boopathy, Satheesh Gunaga, Bory Kea, Joseph Miller, Sean P. Collins

“…Wilcoxon rank-sum tests and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to assess differences in the healthcare system and profession. Qualitative data were analyzed and summarized using rapid qualitative analysis. …”
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Strategies to Promote ResiliencY (SPRY): a randomised embedded multifactorial adaptative platform (REMAP) clinical trial protocol to study interventions to improve recovery after s... by Derek C Angus, Jennifer Holder-Murray, Katherine Moll Reitz, Christopher W Seymour, Jennifer Vates, Melanie Quintana, Kert Viele, Michelle Detry, Michael Morowitz, Alison Morris, Barbara Methe, Jason Kennedy, Brian Zuckerbraun, Timothy D Girard, Oscar C Marroquin, Stephen Esper, Anne B Newman, Scott Berry, Matthew Neal

“…We describe a randomised, embedded, multifactorial, adaptative platform (REMAP) trial to investigate multiple perioperative interventions, the first of which is metformin and selected for its anti-inflammatory and anti-ageing properties beyond its traditional blood glucose control features.Methods and analysis Within a multihospital, single healthcare system, the Core Protocol for Strategies to Promote ResiliencY (SPRY) will be embedded within both the electronic health record (EHR) and the healthcare culture generating a continuously self-learning healthcare system. …”
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Dance therapy in neurology by M. Šeduikienė, V. Matonis

“…The increase in treatment cases shows the growing need for the healthcare system to use the possibilities of dance neurotherapy more effectively. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Programming During Ukraine Refugee Crisis in Czechia by Boris Budosan, Jorge Castro, Pavla Kortusova, Ivana Svobodova

“…Shortage of mental health (MH) professionals from Ukraine with the license to practice in Czechia and overwhelmed national healthcare system makes it more difficult for refugees from Ukraine to get adequate and timely MHPSS. …”
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Analysis of the implementation path of medical-prevention integration in public hospitals in China from an integrated care perspective by Linxiu REN, Tianyi ZHANG, Chunxue YOU, Siyu TAO

“…Public hospitals constitute the main body of China′s healthcare system and are a crucial force in comprehensively promoting the construction of a "Healthy China". …”
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A novel IoT-based approach using fractional fuzzy Hamacher aggregation operators application in revolutionizing healthcare selection by Yasir Akhtar, Mehboob Ali, Faris A. Almaliki, Rahaf A. Almarzouki

“…To illustrate the practicality and effectiveness of our approach, we present a detailed case study on healthcare system selection. Finally, a comparative analysis of the proposed methods with existing aggregation operators highlights the robustness and suitability of our solution in real-world scenarios.…”
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Regulation of Chinese medicine practitioners in Australia 2024: Ensuring public safety and professional standards by Kirsten Hibberd, Chi Eung Danforn Lim

“…Furthermore, we present details regarding the approved qualifications, the rigorous assessment process for overseas qualifications, and the important role of regulatory examinations designed to uphold the high standards expected of practitioners, thereby ensuring they have acquired the professional competencies required by the Australian healthcare system. This overview offers valuable insights for both current and prospective practitioners of Chinese medicine in Australia.…”
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