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  • Exploring documentation and reporting practices in malaria tracking: a mixed-methods study among formal drug retail shops in Hohoe Municipal, Ghana | Malaria Journal

    Exploring documentation and reporting practices in malaria tracking: a mixed-methods study among formal drug retail shops in Hohoe Municipal, Ghana | Malaria Journal

    Background characteristics of participants

    Table 1 provides demographic information about the quantitative study participants. A total of 57 attendants from formal private drug retail shops participated in the quantitative study: 9 from Community…

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  • PTA-DFS study: design of a randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of early percutaneous transluminal angioplasty on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers in persons with type 2 diabetes | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

    PTA-DFS study: design of a randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of early percutaneous transluminal angioplasty on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers in persons with type 2 diabetes | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

    Study design and randomisation protocol

    The PTA-DFS Study is a prospective, monocentric, RCT including participants with T2D and ischemic DFU. Ethics approval was obtained from the local ethics committee (Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf,…

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  • Epidemiological stratification and sub-national tailoring of malaria interventions in Liberia | Malaria Journal

    Epidemiological stratification and sub-national tailoring of malaria interventions in Liberia | Malaria Journal

    Results are presented based on limitations related to routine data, the final dataset used for decision-making, epidemiological stratification, and the spatial distribution of transmission determinants and interventions, and final intervention…

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  • Vitamin C key to winter skin strength and clarity

    Vitamin C key to winter skin strength and clarity

    Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) showed notable effects in skincare, with high antioxidant content that helps promote a radiant and youthful complexion. It neutralises free radicals, supports tissue repair and aids…

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  • Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues | Climate crisis

    Yellow fever and dengue cases surge in South America as climate crisis fuels health issues | Climate crisis

    Surging cases of yellow fever and dengue in South America highlight the growing assault on people’s health from the climate crisis, with infectious diseases spread by mosquitoes and deadly heat also now pushing into temperate regions such as…

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