Effect of forefoot strike and toe-out running on hip contact forces: A musculoskeletal modelling-based study.

Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is an increasingly significant public health concern, contributing to substantial economic and societal burden worldwide. Emerging evidence suggests that running may promote cartilage health through optimal joint loading. However, it remains unclear how modifications to running posture, such as altering footstrike patterns or adjusting foot progression angles, affect hip contact forces (HCF).

Retrospective study on disparities in time-to-treatment by health insurance system in Chilean breast cancer patients.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in the Americas, and the second leading cause of cancer death. Disparities in the time to treatment can significantly impact patient outcomes and typically affect lower socioeconomic individuals and/or ethnic minorities. Our study sought to evaluate disparities in time to treatment at three health institutions in Chile according to their type of health insurance (public or private).

Factors of Psychoactive Substance Use Behaviors and Intention Among Social Workers' Adolescent Case-Work Clients in Hong Kong.

Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study investigated the factors of psychoactive substance use in terms of current use (past 30 days), lifetime use, and behavioral intention (next 12 months) in Hong Kong adolescent case-clients of social workers from July 2021 to June 2022. The prevalence of current/lifetime psychoactive substance use and behavioral intention to use psychoactive substances was 7.6%/20.

Hinokitiol potentiates antimicrobial activity of bismuth drugs: a combination therapy for overcoming antimicrobial resistance.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant global health threat, rendering many infections untreatable. To combat AMR, repurposing approved drugs has emerged as a cost-effective strategy. Bismuth drugs, when combined with antibiotics, have been proven to be effective against , including antibiotic-resistant strains.