Differences in treatment and clinical outcomes in patients aged ≥75 years compared with those aged ≤74 years following acute coronary syndromes: a prospective multicentre study by Michael Lawless, Vijay Kunadian, Valerie Josephine Dirjayanto, Gregory Mills, Graziella Pompei, Francesca Rubino, Abdulla Damluji

“…At discharge, older patients were prescribed less secondary-prevention medications than younger patients. Median follow-up was 4.57 years. …”
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Feasibility, safety and cost of outpatient management of acute minor ischaemic stroke: a population-based study. by Paul, N, Koton, S, Simoni, M, Geraghty, O, Luengo-Fernandez, R, Rothwell, P

“…Rates of prescription of secondary prevention medication after initial clinic/hospital discharge were higher in clinic-referred than in hospital-referred patients for antiplatelets/anticoagulants (p<0.05) and lipid-lowering agents (p<0.001) and were maintained at 1-year follow-up. …”

Medical equipment tracking system using hybrid QR code, wi-fi and ultra-wideband by Madrin, Febby Purnama

“…Tracking technology is getting widely used in hospitals and is expected to assist in tracing the location of medical equipment and preventing medical equipment from loss or misplacement. …”
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unDerstandIng the cauSes of mediCation errOrs and adVerse drug evEnts for patients with mental illness in community caRe (DISCOVER): a qualitative study by Matthew J. Ayre, Penny J. Lewis, Penny J. Lewis, Penny J. Lewis, Denham L. Phipps, Denham L. Phipps, Richard N. Keers, Richard N. Keers, Richard N. Keers

“…Our understanding of the causes of preventable medication errors and adverse drug events (ADE) affecting patients with mental illness is limited in this setting. …”
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Coronary artery calcium score percentiles: data from a single center in Turkey by Gülsüm Kılıçkap, Halil Tekdemir, Kübra Bahadır, Numan İlteriş Çevik, Betül Akdal Dölek, Murat Vural

“…PURPOSE: The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is used in decision-making for preventive medications in patients with borderline clinical risk scores. …”
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Identifying the data elements and functionalities of clinical decision support systems to administer medication for neonates and pediatrics: a systematic literature review by Somaye Norouzi, Zahra Galavi, Leila Ahmadian

“…ADE rate is high in the administration stage, as the final stage of preventing medication errors in pediatrics and neonates. …”
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Systematic review of transcriptome and microRNAome associations with gestational diabetes mellitus by Kimberly A. Lewis, Lisa Chang, Julinna Cheung, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Monica R. McLemore, Brian Piening, Larry Rand, Kelli K. Ryckman, Elena Flowers

“…Findings may be used to improve early diagnosis, prevention, medication choice and/or clinical treatment of patients with GDM.…”
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Efficacy of Live Attenuated Vaccine and Commercially Available Lectin against Avian Pathogenic <i>E. coli</i> Infection in Broiler Chickens by Ahmed I. Abd El-Mawgoud, El-Shayma El-Nahass, Salama A.S. Shany, Azza A. EL-Sawah, Al-Hussien M. Dahshan, Soad A. Nasef, Ahmed Ali

“…The lectin-containing products can be used as a preventive medication to reduce the clinical impacts of colibacillosis regardless of the challenge strain. …”
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Practical dietary interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease suitable for implementation in primary care: an ADAPTE-guided systematic review of international clinical guidelin... by Delphine Le Goff, Naomi Aerts, Michele Odorico, Morgane Guillou-Landreat, Gabriel Perraud, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi, Jean-Yves Le Reste, Marie Barais

“…The current model of care for high-income countries involves preventive medication and highly trained healthcare professionals, which is expensive and not transposable to low-income countries. …”
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Status of diagnosis and preventative treatment for primary headache disorders: real-world data of unmet needs in China by Huanxian Liu, Ming Dong, Kaiming Liu, Zhihua Jia, Wei Gui, Yingying Cheng, Yudan Lv, Kang Qu, Hongru Zhao, Jianjun Chen, Dan Zhang, Zhiliang Fan, Xiaosu Yang, Dongmei Hu, Hongyan Xie, Mingxin Li, Bing Wen, Sufen Chen, Peng Xu, Qingqing Rong, Qiu He, Zhanxiu Ren, Fanhong Yan, Heling Zhao, Min Chen, Tingmin Yu, Hongli Qu, Xingkai An, Huailian Guo, Xinhua Zhang, Xiaoping Pan, Xiaojuan Wang, Shi Qiu, Lvming Zhang, Hongling Zhao, Xin Pan, Qi Wan, Lanyun Yan, Jing Liu, Zhe Yu, Mingjie Zhang, Ye Ran, Xun Han, Shengyuan Yu, Zhao Dong

“…Only a minor proportion of individuals with migraine (16.5%, 77/468) and TTH (4.7%, 2/43) had received preventive medication before participating in the study. …”
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Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) of Montelukast in Children by Abdullah Al-Shamrani, Saleh Alharbi, Sumayyah Kobeisy, Suzan A. AlKhater, Haleimah Alalkami, Turki Alahmadi, Aisha Almutairi, Adel S. Alharbi, Abdullah A. Yousef

“…Although 81% of the families believed it was an effective and preventive medication, 5.3% stopped the drug due to concern about side effects, especially agitation (3%) and nightmares (0.6%). …”
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Derivation of asthma severity from electronic prescription records using British thoracic society treatment steps by Holly Tibble, Aziz Sheikh, Athanasios Tsanas

“…Days on which an individual had a prescription for at least one asthma controller (preventer) medication were labelled prescription events. …”
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CMS Transportable Simulation-Based Training Curriculum in Patient Safety by Marc Shapiro, Leo Kobayashi, Frank Overly, David Lindquist, Pat Croskerry, Christopher Beach, Ravi Behara, Eric Eisenberg, Lexa Murphy, Shawna Perry, Mary Vanderhoef, Robert Wears, Cherri Hogbood, Kavita Babu

“…These elements have repeatedly been determined to contribute significantly to preventable medical error. Using PowerPoint slide shows and simulation cases, the component modules are designed to educate and evaluate health care providers of all levels in these critical patient safety issues. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the epidemiological situation of cervical cancer in Irkutsk region and Irkutsk city (2010–2020) by L. D. Zhuykova, O. A. Ananina, L. V. Pikalova, G. A. Kononova, A. A. Kalichkin

“…The effectiveness of early diagnosis (active and early detection) increased significantly from 2010 to 2019; however, it became lower in 2020, due to transformation of many inpatient settings into COVID-19 hospitals and restrictive measures for preventive medical examination. Our findings suggest underdiagnosis of diseases during screening: we observed an increasing proportion of patients with late diagnosis (from 47.1 % in 2019 to 53.8 % in 2020), and, as a result, an increase in one-year mortality (from 16.9 to 17.9 %).Conclusion. …”
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Patient perspectives in the face of climate change: improving maternal and child health outcomes through patient-centered design by Ameer Muhammad

“…Consequently, more effective, equitable, and sustainable health systems can be developed that are better suited to address climate change's complex health challenges.2 Here are a few examples of how patient-centered design can be integrated in maternal and child health services to combat the effects of climate change: • Climate-resilient infrastructure: Incorporating features into healthcare such as reinforced roofing, raised floors, and backup generators are all examples of measures that can be used to prevent medical facilities from being affected by climate change.3 • Access to safe water and adequate sanitation: In areas affected by climate change, safe water and adequate sanitation can play a major role in preventing disease and improving health.3 • Patient-centered clinic design: The utilization of maternal and child health services can be increased by providing features such as private consultation rooms and comfortable waiting areas.4 • Health education and awareness: Communities can build resilience and reduce negative health impacts by providing health education and awareness, especially in climate-affected areas.5 Incorporating patient-centered design into maternal and child health services can increase health service utilization and improve quality of care. …”
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Understanding the medication safety challenges for patients with mental illness in primary care: a scoping review by Matthew J. Ayre, Penny J. Lewis, Richard N. Keers

“…Our findings highlight the need for further research on the causes of preventable medication incidents and targeted interventions to improve medication safety for patients with mental illness in primary care.…”
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Carers' medication administration errors in the domiciliary setting: A systematic review by Parand, A, Garfield, S, Vincent, C, Franklin, B

“…We aimed to review studies of how carers cause and/or prevent medication administration errors (MAEs) within the patient's home; to identify types, prevalence and causes of these MAEs and any interventions to prevent them.…”

Willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: Findings from an online survey by Lim, S.H., Mburu, G., Bourne, A., Pang, J., Wickersham, J.A., Wei, C.K.T., Yee, I.A., Wang, B., Cassolato, M., Azwa, I.

“…There is a need to provide PrEP at affordable cost, increase demand and awareness of PrEP, and to provide access to this preventative medication via diverse, integrated and tailored sexual health services.…”

Brain structure alterations in girls with central precocious puberty by Shoko Yoshii, Tomozumi Takatani, Tadashi Shiohama, Rieko Takatani, Yutaka Konda, Shinya Hattori, Hajime Yokota, Hiromichi Hamada

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Prevalence of Pseudohypoparathyroidism and Nonsurgical Hypoparathyroidism in Japan in 2017: A Nationwide Survey by Rieko Takatani, Takuo Kubota, Masanori Minagawa, Daisuke Inoue, Seiji Fukumoto, Keiichi Ozono, Yosikazu Nakamura

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