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Healthcare, Volume 9, Issue 12

December 2021 - 160 articles

Cover Story: Same-sex female couples who wish to become pregnant can choose donor insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF)—a technique intended for infertility. We investigate data from the UK Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority, the only available worldwide on lesbian couples’ choices. IVF is increasing in absolute numbers and relative proportions compared to licensed donor insemination for UK same-sex female couples. As IVF has greater human and financial costs, policies should not encourage it as the first choice for fertile women requiring sperm. Commercial transactions are taking place where fertile lesbians receive cut-price, and arguably unnecessary, IVF in exchange for selling their eggs to be used for infertile customers. If women are not told about the efficacy of fresh vs. frozen semen, and the risks of egg ‘sharing’ or intra-couple donation, exploitation becomes possible. View this paper
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Articles (160)

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,998 Views
14 Pages

19 December 2021

The proportion of the world’s population that are over 60 years old is increasing rapidly. The physical and mental health of older people is affected by depression. Health literacy is a major determinant of health and healthcare for the aging;...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,041 Views
11 Pages

Comparison of Mean Glandular Dose between Full-Field Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

  • Kar Choon Teoh,
  • Hanani Abdul Manan,
  • Norhashimah Mohd Norsuddin and
  • Iqbal Hussain Rizuana

19 December 2021

Early detection of breast cancer is diagnosed using mammography, the gold standard in breast screening. However, its increased use also provokes radiation-induced breast malignancy. Thus, monitoring and regulating the mean glandular dose (MGD) is ess...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,901 Views
13 Pages

19 December 2021

Background: The rapid spread of the disease has severely impacted healthcare systems around the world. There is a lack of evidence related to the care experience of emergency department nurses. Objective: To understand the care experience and thought...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,357 Views
14 Pages

18 December 2021

The validity of self-reported medication use in epidemiological studies is an important issue in healthcare research. Here we investigated factors influencing self-reported medication use for multiple diagnoses in the seventh wave of the Survey of He...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
8,331 Views
13 Pages

Testing Kissick’s Iron Triangle—Structural Equation Modeling Analysis of a Practical Theory

  • Brad Beauvais,
  • Clemens Scott Kruse,
  • Lawrence Fulton,
  • Matthew Brooks,
  • Michael Mileski,
  • Kim Lee,
  • Zo Ramamonjiarivelo and
  • Ramalingam Shanmugam

18 December 2021

Background/Purpose: The purpose of this research is to determine if the tradeoffs that Kissick proposed among cost containment, quality, and access remain as rigidly interconnected as originally conceived in the contemporary health care context. Alth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,374 Views
12 Pages

To Work or Not to Work, That Is the Question: The Psychological Impact of the First COVID-19 Lockdown on the Elderly, Healthcare Workers, and Virtual Workers

  • Silvia Andreassi,
  • Silvia Monaco,
  • Sergio Salvatore,
  • Gaetano Maria Sciabica,
  • Giulio De Felice,
  • Elena Petrovska and
  • Rachele Mariani

18 December 2021

The spread of COVID-19 created a state of emergency all over the world and played a big role in the decline of the mental health of citizens. The context of the workplace became an important variable in the impact of the lockdown on individuals. In t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,618 Views
13 Pages

17 December 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic brought visibility and intensified the discussions on the European Union’s (EU) health mandate. The proposals of the European Commission (EC) to move towards a European Health Union (EHU) can be seen as a starting point to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,073 Views
11 Pages

Self-Participation Experiences among Well-Adapted Hemodialysis Patients

  • Li-Yun Szu,
  • Lee-Ing Tsao,
  • Shu-Chuan Chen and
  • May-Lien Ho

17 December 2021

A successful self-participation experience empowers patients to adapt to living with hemodialysis. However, few studies regarding the subjective experiences of such patient participation have been conducted. This study’s purpose was to describe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,388 Views
8 Pages

Is the Severity of Cervical Foraminal Stenosis Related to the Severity and Sidedness of Symptoms?

  • Han-Dong Lee,
  • Chang-Hoon Jeon,
  • Nam-Su Chung,
  • Ha-Seung Yoon and
  • Hee-Woong Chung

17 December 2021

(1) Background: Cervical foraminal stenosis (CFS) is a common cause of axial neck and arm pain. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the severity of CFS and clinical symptoms in terms of severity and sidedness. (2) Methods:...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,832 Views
12 Pages

Correlation between the Mandibular Lingula Position and Some Anatomical Landmarks in Cone Beam CT

  • Saturnino Marco Lupi,
  • Jessica Landini,
  • Giorgia Olivieri,
  • Claudia Todaro,
  • Andrea Scribante and
  • Ruggero Rodriguez y Baena

17 December 2021

Background: the position of the mandibular lingula (Li) affects the success rate of the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) and ramus osteotomies. This study evaluated the position of the Li, to investigate the anatomical relationship between the Li...

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