Storytelling for Health Promotion: A Scoping Review.

ObjectiveTo examine storytelling interventions as health promotion tools in underserved populations across disease states, including hypertension, diabetes, overall chronic disease, obstetric care, and preventative health to assess intervention design and cultural tailoring and analyze reported quantitative and qualitative health outcomes.Data SourceA comprehensive literature search was performed in PUBMED.Study Inclusion and Exclusion CriteriaStudies were included if they implemented a storytelling intervention to promote health knowledge, behavior change, or health-related outcomes.

Genomic reconstruction of from complex environmental samples enables high-throughput identification and lineage assignment in Pakistan.

, the causative agent of anthrax, is a highly virulent zoonotic pathogen primarily affecting domesticated and wild herbivores. Human exposure to is primarily through contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. In Pakistan, where livestock vaccines are largely unavailable and infected carcasses are often disposed of improperly, the risk to humans, wildlife and livestock is significant.

Proof of concept measurement of ovine intertrochanteric fracture stability with an X-ray visualized implantable screw bending sensor.

Bone healing after internal fixation of intertrochanteric hip fractures is difficult to monitor with radiography, particularly with sliding hip screws (SHS). In this proof-of-concept study, we develop an ovine hip fracture model and use it to evaluate a novel sliding hip screw system with a sensor that can non-invasively detect bending of the screw implant during healing. An existing SHS implant was modified and implanted in a Suffolk Ewe sheep.

Male and female runners have dynamically similar stride parameters but different joint kinematics.

Previous comparisons of running technique between males and females have produced conflicting results, possibly because performance standard was not controlled. The aim of this study was to compare the techniques of large performance-matched groups of male and female runners. Groups of 57 male and 57 female runners were matched for sex-specific performance standard.

Developing a Novel Index for Individual-Level Social Determinants and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.

Background: Social determinants of health (SDH) have been found to contribute to cardiovascular risk and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies have examined early-life exposure to SDH and the combined effect of multiple SDH measures on CVD. There is an urgent need to develop an SDH index for use in practice and clinical settings.