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Jan 6, 2025 · Drug resistance and side effects of multidrug therapy for the management of leprosy can cause major issues for patients. Are there shorter, safer options? Barreto J et al [ N Engl J Med 2024;391 (23):2212–2218 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2312928] have presented an adult focused, open-label, study in nine patients from Brazil. They have looked at the drug bedaquline, which blocks the proton pump of ...
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4 days ago · The Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people (The Cass Review) was commissioned by NHS England to make recommendations about the services provided by the NHS to children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria.. In order to better understand the existing evidence base the Review ...
Are virtual wards for children safe and effective? A 3-year ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Objective Service evaluation of an urban ‘Hospital at Home’ service which provides care in patients’ homes that would traditionally be delivered in the hospital setting. Design Retrospective longitudinal review of routinely collected data recorded contemporaneously for clinical use, analysed to elicit utilisation patterns and …
Does the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) improve …
Can the use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) during umbilical venous catheter (UVC) insertion reduce the number of malpositions, manipulations, radiation exposure and complications compared with the use of X-ray to confirm UVC position? While working on a neonatal unit, you look after a baby born at 38 weeks who was admitted with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN ...
Air weapon injuries: a serious and persistent problem
Apr 1, 2002 · Air guns and rifles are potentially lethal weapons At first sight, air guns and air rifles may appear relatively harmless but they are in fact potentially lethal weapons. They use the expanding force of compressed air (or gas) to propel a projectile down a barrel and have been in general use since the time of the Napoleonic wars. The projectiles are usually lead pellets or …
1108 Civility saves lives: educating colleagues about the impact of ...
Results Prior to the implementation of the ‘Civility Saves Lives’ campaign in the department, only 70% of 90 surveyed staff members reported awareness that incivility can impact patient care. Following intervention, this increased to 100%. On initial surveying, 69% of staff members reported having witnessed or experienced incivility in the last month, with 47% reporting it …
Gender medicine and the Cass Review: why medicine and the law …
Oct 15, 2024 · The Cass Review’s approach and key findings. The Cass Review,1 commissioned in 2020, was an independent review commissioned on behalf of the UK government by NHSE to make recommendations on how to improve NHS gender identity services, and ensure that children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender dysphoria receive the highest possible standard of ...
965 How effective is Makaton in encouraging communication, the ...
Conclusions Despite current literature lacking high quality methodologies and the need for caution when interpreting or extrapolating results, there is a clear general consensus that Makaton is effective in facilitating communication and social interaction in children and young people. It allows children flexibility in communicating in ways that suit them, increasing feelings of inclusivity ...
Effective healthcare communication with children and young …
Objective To identify children and young people’s preferences for effective healthcare communication. Design A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted to identify evidence from children and young people on effective healthcare communication. Electronic databases and reference lists of relevant articles were searched to July 2020. Results A total of 13 studies were included ...
927 Sparsentan for treatment of pediatric patients with selected ...
Aims Sparsentan is a novel Dual Endothelin Angiotensin Receptor Antagonist (DEARA) being investigated for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and IgA nephropathy (IgAN). It is a dual acting, highly selective antagonist of both the endothelin A receptor (ETAR) and the angiotensin II subtype 1 receptor (AT1R). The Phase 2 EPPIK study will examine the long-term antiproteinuric and ...