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A national platform for advancing self-care processes for the most common illnesses and conditions: designing, evaluating, and implementing

BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2024 Nov 6;24(1):331. doi: 10.1186/s12911-024-02744-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Effective self-care practices are crucial for maintaining health and well-being, as inadequate self-care …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus modulates murine neonatal gut microbiota and inflammation caused by pathogenic Escherichia coli

BMC Microbiol. 2024 Nov 6;24(1):452. doi: 10.1186/s12866-024-03598-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pathogenic Escherichia coli strains produce neonatal septicemia after colonizing the neonatal gut. While the probiotic Lactobacillus …

What supports mothers of very preterm babies to start and continue breast milk feeding neonatal units? A qualitative COM-B analysis of mothers’ experiences

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2024 Nov 6;24(1):725. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06910-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It is challenging for mothers who give birth very preterm to produce sufficient breast milk …

Empiric antibiotic prescribing practices for gram-positive coverage of late-onset sepsis in neonatal intensive care units in North America

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 7:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.176. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Late-onset sepsis (LOS) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) causes …

Effect of survodutide, a glucagon and GLP-1 receptor dual agonist, on weight loss: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2024 Nov 6;16(1):264. doi: 10.1186/s13098-024-01501-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Considering the increasing prevalence of obesity/overweight, its treatment or prevention with new interventions can greatly …

The changing landscape of antimicrobial resistance and use in South Africa: The need for access to new antibiotics: A position paper

S Afr Med J. 2024 Oct 3;114(10):e2348. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i10.2348. ABSTRACT Antibiotic resistance is a global threat, with a disproportionate burden of mortality in low- and …

A quantitative assessment of the time to complete the Master of Medicine research thesis in a cohort of paediatrics registrars at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

S Afr Med J. 2024 Oct 3;114(10):e2237. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Health Professions Council of South Africa implemented a compulsory research component for specialist practitioner registration …