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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003554 | DOI Listing |
Glob Health Action
December 2025
Department of Speech-language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Background: Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, yet fewer than 10% of those who could benefit from hearing aids are able to access them. Barriers such as high costs, limited availability, and a critical shortage of trained professionals in low- and middle-income countries contribute to this gap, while emerging models of care-such as task-shifting to community healthcare workers (CHWs) supported by mHealth technologies-show promise in improving access, affordability, and outcomes in underserved communities.
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September 2025
Oncology and Pathological Studies Unit, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Gynecologic cancers pose a substantial global health challenge, disproportionately affecting women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Although high-income countries (HICs) have witnessed advancements in prevention, early detection, and treatment, LMICs continue to experience elevated incidence and mortality rates, coupled with diminished survival outcomes. In 2022, these cancers accounted for approximately 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Adv Nurs
September 2025
College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Aim: To examine the evolution of intensive care nurses' roles in pharmacological haemodynamic management from 1975 to 2025 and to explore projected responsibilities through 2075.
Design: A scholarly commentary.
Methods: A critical synthesis of literature, historical accounts and clinical guidelines spanning 1975-2025, focussing on nursing practice, technology, workforce dynamics and patient safety in critical care pharmacology.
Biomolecules
August 2025
Ophthalmology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
Corneal diseases are among the leading causes of blindness worldwide and the standard treatment is the transplantation of corneal donor tissue. Treatment for cornea-related visual impairment and blindness is, however, often constrained by the global shortage of suitable donor grafts. To alleviate the shortage of corneal donor tissue, new treatment options have been explored in the last decade.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Radiat Sci
August 2025
Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.
Value-based health care (VBHC) is an evolving paradigm in healthcare that prioritises patient outcomes relative to the costs incurred. VBHC emphasises efficiency, quality, and patient satisfaction as metrics and determinants of healthcare. A VBHC approach is becoming increasingly significant as healthcare systems worldwide grapple with rising costs, staff shortages, and the ongoing need for improved patient care.
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