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Great to have you on. the primary concern appears to be with children and increased rate of hospitalization we have seen with children. we should note the majority of children are not vaccinated. are you concerned about the number of children you've had hospitalized? >> i'm concerned, with regards to kids we're seeing increase in hospitalizations, some incidental findings, admitted for another purpose and found to be positive as part of routine screening. young kids being hospitalized with what appears to be more upper respiratory illness similar to bronchitis, an airway disease and the concer...

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. PCD provides an open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.

Background: Intimate partner violence is a lead cause of ill health and premature death among Australian women. Abused women are likely to present to Emergency Departments. Routine screening provides opportunities to identify and respond to intimate partner violence. Methods: A six-month screening feasibility study was conducted in two rural and one urban NSW Emergency Departments. Surveys with participating nurses, medical officers and social workers, as well as focus groups with nurses and social workers were conducted at each site to understand their experience. Results: Survey respondents ...

Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem with harmful consequences. In Australia, there is no national standard screening tool and screening practice is variable across states. The objectives of this study were to assess in the antenatal healthcare setting: i) the validity of a new IPV brief screening tool and ii) women’s preference for screening response format, screening frequency and comfort level. Methods: One thousand sixty-seven antenatal patients in a major metropolitan Victorian hospital in Australia completed a paper-based, self-administered surve...

Preschoolers, 3, 4, and 5. you requesting to make them wear mask we are keeping them out of school. dr. robert redfield was on with martha yesterday and said yeah, i have no idea why they are not studying this. policy should begrounded in inds opposed to opinion there has been very few studies that really are compelling in that setting of the classroom. one of the things that i think is really important in the classroom for example is how to identify the silent epidemic. this is why we have recommended in a number of jurisdictions they are doing this to do routine testing of all the students t...