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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu…
Junhao Huang, Handong Wan, Guohao Liu, Sihan Chen, Yuanyuan Zhang, Yanling Liu, Yanling Lai
Objective: Short-video platforms have become major sources of totally implantable venous access port (TIVAP) information for the public. However, the quality and reliability of such content remain uncertain. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study. Usin…
Laris Michael Dan-Houron Bejendo, Clotaire Donatien Rafai, Héritier Obed Lango, Ingo Wanh Hereidebona, Christelle Luce Bobossi, Bokia Baguida, Moynam Heredeibona, Serge Gbazi, Boniface Koffi, Ernest Lango-Yaya, 1 1
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) remains a major global health challenge, largely due to its high mutation and recombination rates, which generate diverse quasispecies within infected individuals. This variability complicates early detection of ant…
Bridget Martinez
This manuscript dismantles the romanticized ideal of caregiving, contending that empathy—though noble—is unsustainable when it becomes the sole foundation of care. It exposes the profound physiological, emotional, and cognitive tolls borne by healthcare provi…
Henri Serge Gbazi, Ernest Lango Yaya, Alain Farra, Christian Maucler Pamatika, Boniface Koffi, Emmanuel Nakouné, Hervé Ngando, Boris Jolly Lokoti, Elvis Makopa, Obed Héritier Lango, Syntyche Conscience Guermalet, Doriane Wanibilo, Romuald Begaole Obe, Mireille Denissio, Séraphin Boukoni, Augustin Balekouzou, Henri Diemer, Sylvain Wilfried Nambei, 1 1
Introduction: Resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs poses a threat to tuberculosis control programs. The Central African Republic is no exception. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of primary tuberculosis resistance in the Central African R…
Adrian Furnham
This study examined to what extent people endorsed thirteen myths about happiness. In all, 405 European adults over 21 years indicated the extent to which they thought established happiness myths true or false. Five myths were thought to be more true than unt…
Lukman Olalekan Ajiboye, Abdullallahi Bello Galadima, 1 1
Background: Limited access to main operating theatres and shortages of anaesthesia personnel remain major barriers to timely orthopaedic and trauma care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In such settings, ketamine is an attractive anaesthetic optio…
Stefan J. Kasian, Rachel Turetzky, Douglas S. Wingate, 1 1, 1 1
Introducti on: Chronic migraine is a highly disabling neurological condition characterized by recurrent attacks, sensory hypersensitivity, and substantial functional impairment. Many individuals experience incomplete relief from pharmacologic therapies and ef…
Lukman Olalekan Ajiboye, Abdullallahi Bello Galadima, Nuradeen Altine Aliyu, Muhammad Abdullahi, Abdulazeez Mukhtar, Abdulrahman Hassan Muhammad, Nafiu Sanusi, Muawiyya Idris, Maryam Muhammad Hussaini, Nurudeen Hassan Amao, Rufa’i Hamza, Yakubu Basakkwace Ahmad, Aminu Hassan, Jabir Ibrahim Liman, Taofiq Tunde Oyeyiola, 1 1
Backgrou nd: Early-presenting Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (CTEV) is usually corrected non-operatively with the Ponseti method, achieving excellent outcomes. Neglected CTEV (NCTEV), however, is challenging and often requires surgery. Ob jectives: These are…
Ilkka Vohlonen, Kaj Husman, Juha Kinnunen, Richard Saltman, Hanna Hakulinen, Liisa Pekkanen, Jari Laukkanen
Background : In 2002, the length of recovery period and sick leave of the Finnish working-age population after hospital discharge were found to be 2 - 4 times longer than those in comparative countries. The cost of health care (financed by municipal taxes) ma…
Patricia Eke Ejikem, Ngozichukwu Cynthia Ekeleme, Maif Uchenna Ejikem, Anuoluwapo Tosin Adelotan, Blessing Emmanuel Amatameso
Back ground : Breaking bad news is a demanding part of clinical work, and how it is delivered can shape patient trust, cooperation, and overall experience. In many low- and middle-income countries, including Nigeria, physicians often have limited formal prepa…
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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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