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Patients' Experiences of Using Skin Self-monitoring Apps With People at Higher Risk of Melanoma: Qualitative Study.
(2021-08-13)BACKGROUND: Melanoma is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. Up to 75% of melanomas are first detected by patients or their family or friends. Many mobile apps for melanoma exist, including apps to ... -
pH-Activated Dissolvable Polymeric Coatings to Reduce Biofouling on Electrochemical Sensors.
(2023-06-20)Implantable electrochemical sensors that enable the real-time detection of significant biomarkers offer huge potential for the enhancement and personalisation of therapies; however, biofouling is a key challenge encountered ... -
Primary care genomic research: One eye on the future
(SAGE Publications, 2020-11-25)The exceptional advances in genomic medicine in the last two decades, since the sequencing of the human genome, have already had a major impact on healthcare in the UK. Until recently this was predominantly in secondary ... -
PRimary care rEsponse to domestic violence and abuse in the COvid-19 panDEmic (PRECODE): protocol of a rapid mixed-methods study in the UK.
(BioMed Central, 2021-05-12)BACKGROUND: The implementation of lockdowns in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a system switch to remote primary care consulting at the same time as the incidence of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) ... -
Randomized Trials of Retosiban Versus Placebo or Atosiban in Spontaneous Preterm Labor.
(2020-05-07)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of retosiban in spontaneous preterm labor (sPTL). STUDY DESIGN: Two multicenter, randomized, and double-blind trials compared retosiban with placebo ... -
Rapid detection of major Gram-positive pathogens in ocular specimens using a novel fluorescent vancomycin-based probe
(2022-09-01)Bacterial infections of the eye are significant causes of morbidity that can lead to permanent visual loss without rapid and adequate treatment, with Gram-positive bacteria causing the majority of ocular infections. Here ... -
Rapid, early and accurate SARS-CoV-2 detection using RT-qPCR in primary care: a prospective cohort study (REAP-1).
(2021-08-02)OBJECTIVES: We explore the importance of SARS-CoV-2 sentinel surveillance testing in primary care during a regional COVID-19 outbreak in Austria. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A single sentinel practice serving ... -
An RCT of a decision aid to support informed choices about taking aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer and other chronic diseases: a study protocol for the SITA (Should I Take Aspirin?) trial.
(BioMed Central, 2021-07-15)BACKGROUND: Australian guidelines recommend that all people aged 50-70 years old actively consider taking daily low-dose aspirin (100-300 mg per day) for 2.5 to 5 years to reduce their risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). ... -
Recent advances in the prevention and treatment of preterm labour: Oxytocin antagonists and the silicone (Arabin) pessary
(2014-05-19)© 2015 Cambridge University Press. Preterm birth may be spontaneous or medically indicated for maternal or fetal reasons. Around 20-25% of preterm births (PTB) follow preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), ... -
RESULTS FROM THE BARRETT'S OESOPHAGUS TRIAL 3 (BEST3): A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL COMPARING THE CYTOSPONGE (TM)-FF3 TEST WITH USUAL CARE TO IDENTIFY OESOPHAGEAL PRE-CANCER IN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
(2020-05)Meeting Abstract 634 from Crohn's and Colitis Congress, Austin, TX, JAN 23-25, 2020