A retrospective analysis of familicide in Latium (Italy): a criminological profile of the victims and offenders involved in 29 cases and a comparison with the literature - Tavone AM, Ceccobelli G, Piizzi G, Cleric ò MC, Vella R, Romaniello N, Giuga G, Potenza S, Marella GL.
Familicide, an extreme form of domestic violence where one family member kills another, is a complex criminological issue. We analyzed autopsy files from the Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata (1995-2022), to understand familicide ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

Mapping global research in emergency medicine; a bibliometric analysis of documents indexed in the Web of Science database - Golfiruzi S, Nouri M, Sheikhshoaei F, Fazli F, Ramezanghorbani N, Mahboubi M, Mohammadi M.
This study aimed to analyze the published literature related to emergency medicine, to create a documented res...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Global polio eradication effort struggles with the end game
In 1988, a collection of health and nonprofit organizations launched a vaccination program to eradicate polio, and the World Health Organization resolved to accomplish this lofty goal by 2000. More than 20 years later, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has yet to cross the finish line. A new, sharply critical report issued on 8 September by an independent monitoring board says GPEI is likely to miss yet more deadlines, and faults it for long embracing “a highly positive public ‘almost there’ narrative that was close to magical thinking.” Through massive vaccination ...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

South Africa: Concerns Raised At Public Health Conference Over Freezing of Healthcare Worker Posts
[spotlight] The National Treasury's Cost Containment Letter sent to government departments instructing, among others, the freezing of posts was one of the big themes underlying talks about building South Africa's healthcare worker capacity during the Public Health Association of South Africa's (PHASA) conference held recently in Gqeberha.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Governance Health and Medicine Labour South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Nigeria: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria - the SHI Response
[Nigeria Health Watch] In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based birth attendants (TBAs and CBAs) in delivering infants in rural and urban communities across Nigeria.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria Pregnancy and Childbirth Sustainable Development West Africa Women and Gender Source Type: news

What to know about Zurzuvae, the new pill to treat postpartum depression
The FDA recently approved zuranolone, the first-ever oral medication to treat postpartum depression. A Yale psychiatrist answers questions about the new drug.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - September 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Some Politicians Want to Research Geoengineering as a Climate Solution. Scientists Are Worried
Stratospheric aerosol injection, the idea of spraying sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to cool the planet, is one of the most controversial topics in climate science, with scientists engaged in a fierce, yearslong debate over whether even researching such techniques poses unacceptable risks. To some people outside of that community, though, it no longer matters much what the academics think. “Can we just disagree and move on?” Andrew Song, the co-founder of controversial geoengineering startup Make Sunsets, said in February, as he and his business partner Luke Iseman drove to the Reno, Nev., site of the...
Source: TIME: Science - September 18, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Alejandro de la Garza and Justin Worland Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

AI Tool May Aid Remote Assessment of Parkinson Symptom Severity
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 -- An artificial intelligence tool can help remotely assess the severity of Parkinson disease symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 23 in npj Digital Medicine. Saiful Islam, from the University of Rochester in...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

South Africa: Orthopaedic Surgery - What Is Behind SA's Long Waiting Lists?
[spotlight] As of last year, there were 3 449 patients waiting on orthopaedic surgeries in five provinces - Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and Limpopo - according to a response from Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla to a parliamentary question. These are the most recent numbers Spotlight could find on waiting times for orthopaedic surgery.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

South Africa: Free State Bottom of the List When It Comes to Multi-Month Dispensing of ARVs, Survey Finds
[spotlight] The percentage of people living with HIV receiving a three to six-month supply of ARVs at a time in the Free State has dropped from 13% last year to 3% this year, making the province the worst performer in multi-month dispensing of ARVs in the country. This while in Mpumalanga, 64% of people living with HIV receive a three to six-month refill as per national guidelines.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Source Type: news

Securing our healthy future: prevention is better than cure
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) - This paper (supported by the 24 members of the AoMRC) lays out the importance of prioritising child health in political decision making. It outlines ten key actions for UK government to take to prioritise child health. These include creating a Cabinet-level Minister for Children and Young People and preventative measures in childhood to achieve healthy weight, enhance oral health, improve low vaccination uptake, implement clean air policies and support child mental health services. The paper was written by the Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health and the Faculty of...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - September 18, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news

Ideal Option and Maryland Wellness Host Joint Open House to Celebrate National Recovery Month
All are welcome to visit the new addiction medicine clinic, pick up information and meet staff on Friday, September 29, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. CUMBERLAND, Md., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for opioids,...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news

Kenya: Regional Healthcare Exhibition Closes in Nairobi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- East Africa's biggest healthcare expo, Medic East Africa and Medlab East Africa, ended yesterday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Kenya Source Type: news

Birmingham launches new Dental and Biomaterials Testing Service
September 18, 2023: University of Birmingham Enterprise announces the launch of the Birmingham Dental and Biomaterials Testing Service (BiMaTs), to provide consultancy and a comprehensive materials testing service for dental and biomaterial manufacturers. BiMaTs is co-founded by internationally recognised academic researchers Professor Josette Camilleri and Professor Will Palin. The consultancy element will be key to BiMaTs, which will offer a range of services to assess the mechanical and physical properties of materials and the biological properties of material-tissue interfaces, including developing protocols that ar...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 18, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 -- CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you ' re less likely to receive it if you ' re a woman, a new study finds. The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency Medicine...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

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