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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Sophie Snyder, Karen C. Chung, Monika P. Jun, Matthew Gitlin
Summary: The study found that many DLBCL patients requiring CAR T cell therapy have to travel long distances to academic hospitals, but expanding access to care points can significantly reduce travel time and distance. This can help address regional, rural-urban, and socio-economic equity issues in the geographic allocation of CAR T cell therapy, especially for patients with lower socioeconomic status.
ADVANCES IN THERAPY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katri Aaltonen
Summary: This study examines whether austerity measures in Finland led to an increase in socioeconomic inequality in medication access, and whether medication access problems increased more than other forms of economic hardship. The results show that austerity coincided with increasing economic hardship among vulnerable groups, exacerbating socioeconomic inequalities.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
A. Sayer, G. McCartney
Summary: In order to reduce health inequalities, addressing economic relationships between social groups is essential in addition to improving the incomes, working conditions and physical environments of the most deprived groups.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Julia Nadine Doetsch, Ricardo Almendra, Milton Severo, Teresa Leao, Eva Pilot, Thomas Krafft, Henrique Barros
Summary: This study aims to assess the impact of the economic crisis on perinatal mortality rates and infant mortality rates in Portugal, Greece, Italy, and Spain, and their association with socioeconomic indicators. The results show that the economic crisis has affected perinatal and infant mortality rates in these countries, and there is a close correlation with socioeconomic indicators. Therefore, strengthening social protection and healthcare systems are needed to protect the population's health.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Claudio Jommi, Stefania Bramanti, Marcello Pani, Alessandro Ghirardini, Armando Santoro
Summary: CAR-T cell therapy has not been widely accessible for patients in Italy, and patient access barriers need to be addressed at the health system level to improve the situation.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Maria Emmanouilidou
Summary: A law for the reform of the Primary Health Care sector was passed by the left-wing SYRIZA government in August 2017, introducing the establishment of Local Health Units and the concept of 'family doctor'. Despite promising claims, the reform faced criticism, failed to engage key stakeholder groups, and was not delivered within the original timeline.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Erjia Ge, Min Su, Ruiling Zhao, Zhiyong Huang, Yina Shan, Xiaolin Wei
Summary: This study proposed a spatial coverage modelling approach to evaluate disparities in hospital care access, focusing on hospital capacity, travel time, and population coverage rate. Significant disparities were observed across different regions, suggesting the need for a comprehensive and integrated healthcare system to improve equity in access to care.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Leticia Xander Russo, Timothy Powell-Jackson, Jorge Otavio Maia Barreto, Josephine Borghi, Roxanne Kovacs, Garibaldi Dantas Gurgel Junior, Luciano Bezerra Gomes, Juliana Sampaio, Helena Eri Shimizu, Allan Nuno Alves de Sousa, Adriana Falangola Benjamin Bezerra, Airton Tetelbom Stein, Everton Nunes Silva
Summary: The study shows that there is a negative and significant association between PMAQ and hospitalization rates for ACSCs, with an increase in PMAQ participating leading to a decrease in hospitalization rates.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Catherine Vacher, Adam Skinner, Jo-An Occhipinti, Sebastian Rosenberg, Nicholas Ho, Yun Ju Christine Song, Ian B. Hickie
Summary: This study simulated the impact of allowing direct access to some Medicare-subsidised mental health care sessions and increasing the growth rate of mental health care capacity on population mental health indicators. The results showed that direct access increased the numbers of emergency department presentations, hospitalisations with self-harm, and deaths by suicide, while increased capacity growth reduced these adverse outcomes. The optimal combination was achieved by combining direct access and increased service capacity growth.
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Minal Shukla, Monali Mohan, Alex van Duinen, Anita Gadgil, Juul Bakker, Pranav Bhushan, Nobhojit Roy
Summary: This study analyzed the inequalities in the geographical and socioeconomic distribution of caesarean sections in Bihar. The results showed that the caesarean section rate in Bihar has been increasing, with higher rates in districts with a lower proportion of poor population and more common in private facilities compared to public ones. Access to private caesarean sections decreased in districts with poorer populations.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chanvo S. L. Daca, Miguel San Sebastian, Carlos Arnaldo, Barbara Schumann, Fredinah Namatovu
Summary: This study assessed changes in socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in health care coverage in Mozambique between 2015 and 2018. Significant reductions in socioeconomic inequalities were observed in insecticide-treated net use, but not in fever treatment of children and Fansidar prophylaxis for pregnant women.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Manuela Quaresma, James R. Carpenter, Adrian Turculet, Bernard Rachet
Summary: The study found that geographical disparities in colon cancer survival in London disappeared once controlled for hospitals, with disparities appearing to be augmented between hospitals. Poorer survival in some hospitals was mostly associated with higher proportions of emergency diagnoses, while these hospitals' performance was generally as expected for non-emergency diagnoses.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wen-Rui Cao, Prabin Shakya, Biraj Karmacharya, Dong Roman Xu, Yuan-Tao Hao, Ying-Si Lai
Summary: This study measured the geographical accessibility of different levels of public health facilities in Nepal under walking and motorised travel modes, revealing better accessibility and equality under the motorised mode. If motorised transportation is available to everyone, the population coverage within 5 minutes to any public health facilities would be improved by 62.13%.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Getiye Dejenu Kibret, Daniel Demant, Andrew Hayen
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the physical accessibility of emergency neonatal care (EmNeC) services at the national and subnational levels in Ethiopia. The results showed that in 2016, 21.4%, 35.9%, and 46.4% of live births were within 30, 60, and 120 minutes of travel time to fully accessible EmNeC services, but there was considerable variation across regions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Deborah Shipton, Shifa Sarica, Neil Craig, Gerry McCartney, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Graeme Roy, Peter McGregor, Graeme Scobie
Summary: It is crucial to address economic inequalities to reduce health inequalities. An inclusive economic approach is proposed to achieve this, with attributes such as designing an economy for inclusion and equity, equitable distribution of benefits, access to necessary resources, and operating within planetary boundaries. These attributes can guide economic policy post-COVID-19 to reduce health inequalities, improve health, and address climate change.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2021)