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The acute pain crisis in sickle cell disease: What can be done to improve outcomes?
(Elsevier, 2024-03-19)The acute pain crisis (APC) is the commonest complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). Severe episodes may require treatment in hospital with strong opioid analgesic drugs, combined with additional supportive care measures. ... -
Addressing Ancestry and Sex Bias in Pharmacogenomics.
(Annual Reviews, 2023-07-14)The association of an individual's genetic makeup with their response to drugs is referred to as pharmacogenomics. By understanding the relationship between genetic variants and drug efficacy or toxicity, we are able to ... -
Addressing the polypharmacy challenge in older people with multimorbidity (APOLLO-MM): study protocol for an in-depth ethnographic case study in primary care.
(2019-08-22)INTRODUCTION: Polypharmacy is on the rise. It is burdensome for patients and is a common source of error and adverse drug reactions, especially among older adults. Health policy advises clinicians to practice medicines ... -
Adjunctive vitamin D in tuberculosis treatment: meta-analysis of individual participant data.
(European Respiratory Society, 2019-02-06)BACKGROUND: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of adjunctive vitamin D in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) treatment have yielded conflicting results. Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis could identify factors ... -
Advancing the Science of Patient Safety
(2011-05-17)Despite a decade's worth of effort, patient safety has improved slowly, in part because of the limited evidence base for the development and widespread dissemination of successful patient safety practices. The Agency for ... -
Advocacy Interventions to Reduce or Eliminate Violence and Promote the Physical and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Abuse: A Systematic Review
(Campbell Collaboration, 2016-01-04)BACKGROUND Intimate partner abuse is common worldwide, damaging the short- and long-term physical, mental, and emotional health of survivors and children. Advocacy may contribute to reducing abuse, empowering women to ... -
After the handover: Exploring MSF's role in the provision of health care to migrant farm workers in Musina, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2019-03-05)Non-state actors, including humanitarian agencies, play a prominent role in providing health care in low- and middle-income countries. Between 2007 and 2009, Musina, a South African municipality bordering Zimbabwe, became ... -
an age old dilemma
(Haaretz, 2002-04-05)