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The potential of school-based physical education to increase physical activity in Aotearoa New Zealand children and young people: a modelling study Open Access PDF Download Regular physical activity is critical for children and young people’s health and wellbeing; it contributes to the development of healthy cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems and the maintenance of a healthy body weight, and it is associated with positive psychological and cognitive benefits.1 In New Zealand, the Ministry of Health recommends that young people aged 5–17 years accumulate at least one hour of moder...

Nationwide dispensing of cardioprotective medications during the first year following acute coronary syndrome (ANZACS-QI 56) Open Access PDF Download Unless contraindicated, the current guidelines for secondary prevention following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) recommend a statin for all patients. Patients should also receive combination antithrombotic therapy—usually a combination of aspirin and a PY212 inhibitor antiplatelet agent. But, for patients with atrial fibrillation, an oral anticoagulant may be added or substituted for an antiplatelet agent. For most patients, a beta-blocker and...

March 10, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act includes several vital provisions that would make comprehensive coverage more affordable and accessible for millions of people. The COVID-19 relief law enhances for two years premium tax credits available through the health insurance marketplaces, boosts financial incentives for additional states to rapidly expand Medicaid, and takes other steps to improve access to health coverage during the health and economic crisis. Consistent with a proposal President Biden outlined in January, the Act eliminates premiums for many low-income...

March 10, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act, which Congress has passed and President Biden is expected to sign on March 12, will provide needed help to tens of millions of people, reduce high levels of hardship, help school districts address student learning loss, and bolster the economy. The economy remains weak, the jobs recovery has lost momentum, and there are 9.5 million fewer jobs than in February of 2020. Black and Latino unemployment is 9.9 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively, well above the white unemployment rate of 5.6 percent — which itself is too high. The...

9). We report trends in management and outcomes of melioidosis over 10 years at a nongovernmental pediatric hospital in northern Cambodia. The Study This study was approved by the hospital institutional review board (AHC IRB 979-14; 1044-15) and the Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Ethics Committee (OxTREC 550-14). Data on all culture-confirmed case-patients who had B. pseudomallei infection during January 1, 2009–December 31, 2018, were collected retrospectively (2009–2013) and prospectively as part of an invasive bacterial infection surveillance study. Retrospective case-patients (the...