The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
@lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social
Connecting voices from the #WesternPacific to the global community with high-quality #OpenAccess research that impacts clinical practice & health policy.
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Recent study in #Australia shows that 47% of adolescents reported #vaping at any frequency at age 20.
In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use.
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In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use.
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Tracking the course of vaping and cigarette smoking across adolescence: the Child to Adult Transition Study
These patterns of vaping and smoking in young Australians affirm that regulations
and public health initiatives are urgently needed to prevent uptake of all nicotine
and tobacco products.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Recent study in #Australia shows that 47% of adolescents reported #vaping at any frequency at age 20.
In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use.
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In contrast to the belief that vaping is short-lived, almost half of these adolescents were vaping across consecutive years & more than one-third reported #escalating use.
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#Transgender persons were reported to have excess #mortality in Western cohorts. A study in #Taiwan also identified increased risks of both #AllCause and #ExternalCause of deaths especially due to #suicides.
Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.
Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.
Mortality among transgender persons: a Taiwan matched-population and sibling-comparison cohort study
In Taiwan, transgender persons had higher all-cause and suicide mortality than population
controls; in within-family comparisons, the suicide mortality excess persisted, indicating
influences beyond s...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
#Transgender persons were reported to have excess #mortality in Western cohorts. A study in #Taiwan also identified increased risks of both #AllCause and #ExternalCause of deaths especially due to #suicides.
Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.
Time to prioritize targeted mental health & #equitable access to gender-affirming care.
Labor migration is growing globally - #migrant workers are more likely to experience exploitative work.
A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.
A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.
Adverse health outcomes among migrant workers and transnational families in the Asia–Pacific: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Migrant workers in the Asia–Pacific face substantial risks of a wide range of occupational
injuries and illnesses. Although some studies support the “healthy migrant effect,”
this advantage clearly di...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Labor migration is growing globally - #migrant workers are more likely to experience exploitative work.
A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.
A meta-analysis in #AsiaPacific region identified 88% of migrant workers had #occupational injuries, pesticide #poisoning symptoms & #respiratory diseases, and 75% worked in high-risk sectors.
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Excited to publish this review with kidsdose.org.au network summarising the available clinical trial, pk data and evidence gaps in antibiotic tx for resistant Gram neg infections in kids. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... #idsky #paedsid #pedsid @mcri.bsky.social @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social
Drug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in children in the Oceania region: review of the epidemiology, antimicrobial availability, treatment, clinical trial and pharmacokinetic data, and key...
Gram-negative bacterial infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children and neonates globally, compounded by the rise of antimi…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Excited to publish this review with kidsdose.org.au network summarising the available clinical trial, pk data and evidence gaps in antibiotic tx for resistant Gram neg infections in kids. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... #idsky #paedsid #pedsid @mcri.bsky.social @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social
New issue is live!🙌
Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more!
🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia
🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu
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Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more!
🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia
🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu
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October 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
New issue is live!🙌
Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more!
🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia
🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu
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Read our series about child & adolescent #MentalHealth in the #WesternPacific, public misuse of #Antibiotics in #China, epidemiology of young adults with #HeartFailure & more!
🖋️ Editorial: #BloodPressure control in Asia
🎨 Cover by Zidi Wu
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Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online.
🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4
🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6
🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv
🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4
🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6
🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv
🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
September 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online.
🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4
🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6
🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv
🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4
🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6
🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv
🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.
🆕 #InsulinResistance may be a modifiable risk factor for #depression, underscoring the importance of early #screening and management to potentially reduce the burden of depression, especially among at-risk subgroups.
#MedSky #EndoSky
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#MedSky #EndoSky
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Insulin resistance and the risk of incident depression: the role of age, glycemic status, and adiposity in a prospective cohort study
Insulin resistance may be a modifiable risk factor for depression, underscoring the
importance of early screening and management of insulin resistance to potentially
reduce the burden of depression, e...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
🆕 #InsulinResistance may be a modifiable risk factor for #depression, underscoring the importance of early #screening and management to potentially reduce the burden of depression, especially among at-risk subgroups.
#MedSky #EndoSky
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#MedSky #EndoSky
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August issue is live!🙌
Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more!
🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific
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Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more!
🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific
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September 2, 2025 at 4:46 AM
August issue is live!🙌
Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more!
🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific
🔗 tinyurl.com/mbukkhkt
Read our series about #Cancer in #FirstNations Australians, #tuberculosis development in #China and #Vietnam, #AMR partnership by #Bhutan and #Philippines & more!
🖋️Editorial: Our first 5 years: advancing the health and wellbeing in the #WesternPacific
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🆕 Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies, study suggests in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo
August 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🆕 Routine AI assistance may lead to loss of skills in health professionals who perform colonoscopies, study suggests in @lancetgastrohep.bsky.social.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/4fFEyMo
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Recovery of β-cell function is the dominant determinant of the remission of prediabetes, akin to its role in remission of diabetes but at an earlier point in the natural history of dysglycaemia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#prediabetes #remission
#MedSky #EndoSky
#prediabetes #remission
#MedSky #EndoSky
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Recovery of β-cell function is the dominant determinant of the remission of prediabetes, akin to its role in remission of diabetes but at an earlier point in the natural history of dysglycaemia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#prediabetes #remission
#MedSky #EndoSky
#prediabetes #remission
#MedSky #EndoSky
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Circulating tumour cells & ctDNA in patients with resectable colorectal liver #metastases: a prospective observational biomarker study
Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment
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#OncoSky #MedSky
Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#OncoSky #MedSky
August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Circulating tumour cells & ctDNA in patients with resectable colorectal liver #metastases: a prospective observational biomarker study
Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#OncoSky #MedSky
Postoperative ctDNA and CTC detection are strong, independent predictors for a shorter RFS after local treatment
www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
#OncoSky #MedSky
🆕 #MentalHealth risks are faced by populations in high-income countries during a #war in their country of origin.
New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions.
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New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions.
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The psychological impact of conflict in the Middle East from 2023 to 2025 on Australian communities: a prospective cohort study
This is a unique study of women’s mental health in a multicultural, high-income country,
undertaken during conflict occurring in another region of the world. Panic Disorder
symptoms, poorer quality of...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🆕 #MentalHealth risks are faced by populations in high-income countries during a #war in their country of origin.
New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions.
🔗Full text #MedSky
New study in #Australia shows #PanicDisorder, poor quality of life & psychosocial #stress increased in women connected by #migration to conflict-affected regions.
🔗Full text #MedSky
July issue is live!🙌
Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more!
🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific
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Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more!
🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific
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August 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
July issue is live!🙌
Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more!
🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific
🔗 tinyurl.com/5xb2u7xk
Read contributions of #CVD risk factors in #Japan, #Antimicrobial stewardship interventions in #Vietnam, associations of #STI and #pregnancy outcomes in #Australia & more!
🖋️Editorial: Equitable, safe and reliable #BloodSupply in #WesternPacific
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🆕 Global rise in #myopia particularly in #Asia presents public health challenges.
In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed.
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In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed.
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Myopia and high myopia trends in Chinese children and adolescents over 25 years: a nationwide study with projections to 2050
Despite stabilization in overall myopia prevalence, the continued rise in high myopia
underscores the need for targeted control measures. Projections emphasize the importance
of addressing regional di...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM
🆕 Global rise in #myopia particularly in #Asia presents public health challenges.
In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed.
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In #China, overall myopia prevalence is stabilized but not for #HighMyopia, which is expected to rise to 22.1% by 2050. Targeted control for #adolescents are urgently needed.
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Our August issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!
Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more…
#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky
Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more…
#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky
July 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Our August issue is out now at www.thelancet.com/gastrohep!
Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more…
#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky
Content includes Crohn’s disease, MASLD, faecal incontinence, variceal bleeding, food allergies, and more…
#GastroSky #LiverSky #MedSky #IBDSky
We are a world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Western Pacific. While a partial measurement of our impact, we are pleased to share our Impact Factor of 8·1 and CiteScore of 11·4.
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July 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We are a world-leading clinical and health services journal dedicated to the Western Pacific. While a partial measurement of our impact, we are pleased to share our Impact Factor of 8·1 and CiteScore of 11·4.
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#Biologics is commonly used in #rheumatology but inequitable access exists in the #AsiaPacifc & #LMICs.
Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars.
🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn
Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars.
🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#Biologics is commonly used in #rheumatology but inequitable access exists in the #AsiaPacifc & #LMICs.
Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars.
🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn
Our joint podcast with @thelancetrheum.bsky.social with Prof Xue Li discusses the factors that delay access in Asia, any #policy changes & role of #biosimilars.
🔊Listen now: tinyurl.com/ys5x7uxn
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Read our July Issue, featuring thyroid eye disease, type 2 diabetes remission, IcoSema, adrenal incidentalomas, CGM, gestational diabetes, congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, junk food and soda taxes, childhood obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, and more bit.ly/2LArJXX
#MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky
#MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky
June 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Read our July Issue, featuring thyroid eye disease, type 2 diabetes remission, IcoSema, adrenal incidentalomas, CGM, gestational diabetes, congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, junk food and soda taxes, childhood obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, and more bit.ly/2LArJXX
#MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky
#MedSky #EndoSky #OncSky
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🚨Our July issue is now live: thelancet.com/issue/S1470-...
Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics
Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics
July 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚨Our July issue is now live: thelancet.com/issue/S1470-...
Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics
Explore articles on #gastrointestinalcancer, #prostatecancer, #WHO essential medicines, #NSCLC, #breastcancer, and cancer genomics
🆕 Check out new series: #Cancer in First Nations Australians.
4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians.
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#OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander
4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians.
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#OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander
July 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
🆕 Check out new series: #Cancer in First Nations Australians.
4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians.
🔗 tinyurl.com/uw8j5zc4
#OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander
4 papers in the series highlight the needs of #children with cancer, education insights, #genetic factors on cancer risk & cancer #research in #FirstNations Australians.
🔗 tinyurl.com/uw8j5zc4
#OncSky #Aboriginal #TorresStraitIslander
June issue is live!🙌
Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more!
🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific
🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf
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Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more!
🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific
🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf
🔗 tinyurl.com/4m7445jb
July 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
June issue is live!🙌
Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more!
🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific
🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf
🔗 tinyurl.com/4m7445jb
Read #AI model to detect #CognitiveImpairment in Japan, #ChildhoodAdversity and #perinatal mental health, #tick-borne diseases in China & more!
🖋️Editorial: Delayed #endometriosis diagnosis in #AsiaPacific
🎨Cover: Xiaolin Xu, a painting with real leaf
🔗 tinyurl.com/4m7445jb
Health research capacity is constrained in #PacificIslandCountries.
A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight.
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A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight.
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A scoping review of health research in four Pacific Island countries and areas (Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam and Tonga) from 2014 to 2024
Health research capacity remains constrained in Pacific Island Countries. This scoping
review examined health research output in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, and Tonga
from 2014 to 2024 following the...
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June 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Health research capacity is constrained in #PacificIslandCountries.
A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight.
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A scoping review in the #CookIslands, #Fiji, #Guam & #Tonga shows insufficient solution-focused studies and few studies had local authors - Calls for a greater local ownership, domestic #funding & ethical oversight.
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Small for gestational age #SGA neonates are at higher risk for adverse #perinatal outcomes.
An analysis of #FORECAST trial shows #aspirin prophylaxis was associated with reduced rate of early-SGA and increased rate of late-SGA neonates born >= 32 weeks 🧑🍼
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An analysis of #FORECAST trial shows #aspirin prophylaxis was associated with reduced rate of early-SGA and increased rate of late-SGA neonates born >= 32 weeks 🧑🍼
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Effect of aspirin on small for gestational age neonates in pregnancies at high-risk for preeclampsia: a secondary analysis of a cluster randomised clinical trial
Aspirin prophylaxis appears to be associated with a reduction in the rate of early-SGA
and a simultaneous increase in the rate of late-SGA neonates born at or after 32 weeks.
These findings underscore...
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June 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
🆕A study covering 0.5 million adults from #China Kadoorie Biobank #CKB led by Dr Pek Kei Im et al. from Oxford and Peking University has found that #gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is linked to increased risks of several diseases.
#Comorbidity #MedSky @beckyim.bsky.social
#Comorbidity #MedSky @beckyim.bsky.social
Hyperuricemia, gout and the associated comorbidities in China: findings from a prospective study of 0.5 million adults
In Chinese adults, gout was associated with several comorbidities and a poor health
trajectory. Our findings reinforce the need for prevention and management of gout
and associated comorbidities.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🆕A study covering 0.5 million adults from #China Kadoorie Biobank #CKB led by Dr Pek Kei Im et al. from Oxford and Peking University has found that #gout, the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, is linked to increased risks of several diseases.
#Comorbidity #MedSky @beckyim.bsky.social
#Comorbidity #MedSky @beckyim.bsky.social
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New #geospatialmaps from The Kids & @curtinmedia.bsky.social reveal Western Pacific hotspots for #parasiticworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections like hookworm, roundworm & whipworm affect ~1.5B people globally but eradication efforts have stalled: shorturl.at/4v4og @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
New #geospatialmaps from The Kids & @curtinmedia.bsky.social reveal Western Pacific hotspots for #parasiticworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections like hookworm, roundworm & whipworm affect ~1.5B people globally but eradication efforts have stalled: shorturl.at/4v4og @lancetrh-wpac.bsky.social