Reading the tea leaves : the Tea Party movement, the conservative establishment and the collapse of climate change legislation by Dineen, Kathryn P. (Kathryn Patricia)

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Temporal trends of severity and outcomes of critically ill patients with COVID-19 after the emergence of variants of concern: A comparison of two waves. by Daniela Helena Machado Freitas, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa, Natalia Alcantara Zimmermann, Larissa Santos Oliveira Gois, Mirella Vittig Alves Anjos, Felipe Gallego Lima, Pâmela Santos Andrade, Daniel Joelsons, Yeh-Li Ho, Flávia Cristina Silva Sales, Ester Cerdeira Sabino, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort included critically-ill patients admitted between March-June 2020 and April-July 2021 in the largest academic hospital in Brazil, which has free-access universal health care system. We compared admission characteristics and hospital outcomes. …”
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Willingness to pay for social health insurance in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Beletu Berihun Chekole, Birhanu Demeke Workneh, Mesfin Haile Kahissay

“…BackgroundEthiopia plans to introduce social health insurance with the aim of giving recipients high-quality, long-term universal health care. It was anticipated to be fully operational in 2014. …”
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The role of age, sex, and multimorbidity in 7-year change in prevalence of limitations in adults 60–94 years by Benjamin Landré, Andres Gil-Salcedo, Louis Jacob, Alexis Schnitzler, Aline Dugravot, Séverine Sabia, Archana Singh-Manoux

“…These data from a high-income country with universal health care show improvement in ADL even after the 8th decade of life despite increase in multimorbidity.…”
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The changing face of Australian data reforms: Impact on pharmacoepidemiology research by Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Claudia Bruno, Andrea L Schaffer, Smriti Raichand, Emily A Karanges, Sallie-Anne Pearson

“…Objective A wealth of data is generated through Australia’s universal health care arrangements. However, use of these data has been hampered by different federal and state legislation, privacy concerns and challenges in linking data across jurisdictions. …”
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The incidence of oral cavity cancer in Iran: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Mohammad Jokar, Negin Namavari, Seyed Alireza Moshiri, Hossein Kargar Jahromi, Vahid Rahmanian

“…Abstract Background and Aims Oral cancer is now a top priority for non‐communicable illnesses and universal health care plans, according to the WHO. There is no general estimate of the incidence of oral cavity cancer in Iran, despite multiple investigations. …”
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A Novel Deep Learning–Based System for Triage in the Emergency Department Using Electronic Medical Records: Retrospective Cohort Study by Li-Hung Yao, Ka-Chun Leung, Chu-Lin Tsai, Chien-Hua Huang, Li-Chen Fu

“… BackgroundEmergency department (ED) crowding has resulted in delayed patient treatment and has become a universal health care problem. Although a triage system, such as the 5-level emergency severity index, somewhat improves the process of ED treatment, it still heavily relies on the nurse’s subjective judgment and triages too many patients to emergency severity index level 3 in current practice. …”
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Detection of Tooth Position by YOLOv4 and Various Dental Problems Based on CNN With Bitewing Radiograph by Kuo-Chen Li, Yi-Cheng Mao, Mu-Feng Lin, Yi-Qian Li, Chiung-An Chen, Tsung-Yi Chen, Patricia Angela R. Abu

“…This innovation not only saves time but also has the potential for widespread implementation in remote and preventive medicine, aligning with the aspiration of universal health care accessibility.…”
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Separating Birth from Community: Colonialism and Historical Institutionalism in Indigenous Pregnancy Evacuation Policies by Sabrina Lee, Angela Mashford-Pringle

“…Canada is a geographically large country with remote communities, often inhabited by Indigenous peoples, which provides universal health care to communities spanning from the Pacific to Atlantic oceans. …”
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La décentralisation va-t-elle améliorer la santé et réduire les inégalités de santé au Royaume-Uni ? by Sarah Curtis, Alyson Learmonth

“…In 1948, the UK created a universal health care system, the National Health Service (NHS), financed by central taxation revenues, and not by individual health insurance. …”
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Burden and unmet need for specialist care in poorly controlled and severe childhood asthma in a Danish nationwide cohort by Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson, Silvia Cabrera Guerrero, Vibeke Backer, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Deepa Rastogi

“…The population is chosen due to detailed medical records in the setting of universal health care. Results The cohort comprised of 29,851 children and adolescents (59% boys), with a median age of 9 years. …”
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Inequalities by Income in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Its Risk Factors in the Adult Population of Catalonia by Pricila H. Mullachery, Emili Vela, Montse Cleries, Josep Comin‐Colet, Khurram Nasir, Ana V. Diez Roux, Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica, Josepa Mauri, Usama Bilal

“…The linkage of socioeconomic and clinical data in universal health care settings provides critical information to characterize CVD inequalities. …”
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Maternal health care access among migrant women labourers in the selected brick kilns of district Faridabad, Haryana: mixed method study on equity and access by Archana Siddaiah, Shashi Kant, Partha Haldar, Sanjay K. Rai, Puneet Misra

“…This study has identified migrant women working in brick kilns as a vulnerable population subgroup in terms of maternal health utilization. To achieve universal health care it is important to understand the needs of all population subgroups and make concerted efforts at the health system level.…”
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The Allied Health Expansion Program: Rethinking how to prepare a workforce to enable improved public health outcomes by Lisa M. Dalton, Andrew P. Hills, Sisitha Jayasinghe, Kendra Strong, Paula Hyland, Nuala M. Byrne

“…Improvements in global public health require universal health care supported by a health workforce with competencies appropriate for local population needs–the right capabilities, in the right place, and at the right time. …”
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Exploring the barriers and facilitators to implementing electronic health records in a middle-income country: a qualitative study from South Africa by Campion Zharima, Frances Griffiths, Frances Griffiths, Jane Goudge

“…IntroductionAs more countries are moving towards universal health care, middle-income countries in particular are trying to expand coverage, often using public funds. …”
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Occupational and Financial Setbacks in Caregivers of People with Colorectal Cancer: Considerations for Caregiver-Reported Outcomes by A. Fuchsia Howard, Kelsey Lynch, Sally Thorne, Antony Porcino, Leah Lambert, Mary A. De Vera, Angela C. Wolff, Penelope Hedges, Scott M. Beck, María-José Torrejón, Mary T. Kelly, Michael McKenzie

“…Study findings offer novel insight into the cancer-related occupational and financial challenges facing caregivers, despite government-funded universal health care. Further research is warranted to develop CRO measures that assess the multifaceted nature of these challenges.…”
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Investigating rapid diagnostic testing in Kenya's health system, 2018-2020: validating non-reporting in routine data using a health facility service assessment survey by Moturi, AK, Robert, BN, Bahati, F, Macharia, PM, Okiro, EA

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Understanding the availability of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is essential for attaining universal health care and reducing health inequalities. Although routine data helps measure RDT coverage and health access gaps, many healthcare facilities fail to report their monthly diagnostic test data to routine health systems, impacting routine data quality. …”

Are outpatient costs for hypertension and diabetes care affordable? Evidence from Western Kenya by Mwaleso Kishindo, Jemima Kamano, Ann Mwangi, Thomas Andale, Grace W. Mwaura, Obed Limo, Kenneth Too, Richard Mugo, Ephantus Maree, Wilson Aruasa

“…This proves to be a great barrier towards achieving universal health care in such settings unless mechanisms are put in place to ensure greater access and affordability to non-communicable disease (NCD) management services. …”
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Prescribing differences among older adults with differing health cover and socioeconomic status: a cohort study by Ciaran Prendergast, Michelle Flood, Logan T. Murry, Barbara Clyne, Tom Fahey, Frank Moriarty

“…These findings may inform planning for moves towards universal health care, and this would provide an opportunity to evaluate the effect of expanding entitlement on prescribing and medications use.…”
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In-hospital outcomes by insurance type among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions for acute myocardial infarction in New South Wales public hospitals by Juliana de Oliveira Costa, Sallie-Anne Pearson, David Brieger, Sanja Lujic, Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Louisa R. Jorm, Kees van Gool, Michael O. Falster

“…Methods We conducted a cohort study within the Australian universal health care system with supplemental private insurance. …”
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