Prioritising the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples receiving home-based aged care: An exploratory study

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First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja Journal, Volume 2, 2024, 10002

The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the unique social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples accessing home-based aged care services and have significant implications for current and future aged care reforms in Australia.

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The association between disability and all-cause mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Lancet Global Health, Volume 12, May 2024
This Article supports SDG 3 by highlighting that people with disabilities have a two-fold higher mortality rate than people without disabilities in LMICs; a better understanding of this relationship is needed to inform public health planning, policy making, and the allocation of health-care resources to promote healthy longevity for all populations worldwide.
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Situated action, double dialogicality and the sociogenesis of categorizing in institutional practices: Diversity in schooling from vicious children to neuropsychiatric diagnoses

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Language Sciences, Volume 103, May 2024
This research highlights how how diversity is, and has been, defined, explained and enacted in the context of schooling.
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Health and wellbeing; Education, Europe

Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry (Third Edition) – Chapter 18: Intellectual Disability

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Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry (Third Edition), 2025, pp 183-189

This content aligns with Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being and Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities by emphasizing the importance of comprehensive, individualized assessment and treatment of psychiatric and behavioral disorders in individuals with intellectual disability, thereby improving health outcomes and promoting equitable, high-quality care for a vulnerable and often underserved population.

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Corporate Social Responsibility (from the Elsevier Reference Module in Social Sciences)

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Elsevier Reference Module in Social Sciences, 2024

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is perceived as a valuable practice by business organizations to demonstrate their commitment towards social, economic, and environmental causes, and it active

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Employment decent work for all and social protection; Institutional Frameworks and international cooperation for Sustainable Development; Finance, Global

From Cells to Crochet: A Biomedical Engineer’s Microbial Artistry

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In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast, Márcia Balisciano interviews Dr. Ana Maria Porras, Assistant Prof of Biomedical Engineering, Crochet Artist, and Science Communicator. They discuss how biomedical engineering is helping develop better treatment strategies for tropical disorders, which have historically received very little attention.
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Science; Health Disorders; Global Health, Global

Geographic disparities in access to liver transplant for advanced cirrhosis: Time to ring the alarm!

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American Journal of Transplantation, Volume 24, May 2024
Nearly 2.4% of global deaths in 2019 were attributed to cirrhosis, which has increased since 2017. Liver transplantation (LT) is accepted as a lifesaving therapy for patients with complications of cirrhosis or hepatocellular cancer, but there are several barriers toward equitable access. This article outlines ways to reduce the disparities
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Science; Health and population, Global

Are cities taking action against urban overheating? Insights from over 7,500 local climate actions

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 17 May 2024
Mitigating urban overheating is crucial for livable cities, yet this study of 7,500+ actions in 2,500+ European cities reveals a heavy focus on green and water solutions, limited use of smart systems, and gaps in addressing vulnerable populations and combinatorial strategies.
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Climate Change; Capacity-building; Multi-stakeholder partnerships, Global

A systematic review of ethnic minority participation in randomised controlled trials of systemic therapies for gynecological cancers

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Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 184, May 2024
Ethnic minorities form smaller proportions of Randomised controlled trial cohorts compared to the general population. Efforts to recruit more ethnic minority patients should be made in North America and Europe and more sites in underserved regions would ensure findings are generalisable to diverse groups. This review assessed the global population enrolled in contemporary RCTs for novel therapies now routinely given for gynecological cancers, adding novel understanding of the global distribution of research sites.
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Health and wellbeing; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Characteristics associated with criminal responsibility assessment outcomes among women in Central Canada

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International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Volume 94, 1 May 2024
The number of women involved with forensic mental health systems internationally is rising. Limited research has explored the characteristics of those assessed for criminal responsibility. This article investigates the demographic, psychiatric, and criminological characteristics of women recommended as eligible or ineligible for the defence of Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) on account of mental disorder following a criminal responsibility assessment in Central Canada.
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