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Healthcare migration in Italian paediatric haematology-oncology centres belonging to AIEOP

between AIEOP centres could help to reduce so-called avoidable migration, but technical and political choices will have to be considered, with the active participation of sector technicians. ... "productive" because of their ability to attract patients from other regions. In this complex and delicate context, technical and political choices will have to be considered and interpenetrated, hopefully

The implications of complexity, systems thinking and philosophy for pediatricians

subspecialties, psychology, sociology, economics and politics. Can pediatrics exist without philosophy? Does the absence of integrating philosophical perspectives during conceptualization of pediatric care ... 1, 30625 Hannover , Germany 2 Hanover Research Institute for Philosophy , Hannover , Germany 3 University Children's Hospital, Medical School , Skopje, North Macedonia 4 University of Campania Luigi

Philosophy of voltage-gated proton channels

In this review, voltage-gated proton channels are considered from a mainly teleological perspective. Why do proton channels exist? What good are they? Why did they go to such lengths to develop several unique hallmark properties such as extreme selectivity and ΔpH-dependent gating? Why is their current so minuscule? How do they manage to be so selective? What is the basis for our...

Measles lessons in an anti-vaccination era: public health is a social duty, not a political option

Measles virus, member of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae, is a highly contagious human pathogen. An effective live-attenuated vaccine is available and its use has the potential to eradicate the disease from the human population. Although the vaccine was introduced in national vaccination schedules, several measles outbreaks have occurred because of...

The social role of pediatrics in the past and present times

body’s philosophy, which allowed children to be protected. The techniques on the body started to join character education. Indeed, authoritative thinkers of the eighteenth century observed and controlled ... by the Italian Paolo Bagellardo in 1472. However, childhood medical publishing was lacking in Italy during the seventeenth century. This was related to the political, religious, and cultural events

Inequalities in infant mortality in Italy

therefore urgent need for a political and social plan focusing on infancy. ... -being, and economic development. Italy has one of the lowest rates for infant mortality in the world: 3 deaths for every 1000 live births [3]. This has largely been attributed to political and health

Integrating and rationalizing public healthcare services as a source of cost containment in times of economic crises

the political strategic decisions in the area of pediatric healthcare, rather than social, cultural, and economic sensitivity and competences. Thus, the delivery of appropriate pediatric healthcare ... economic, and political rationales. Conclusions: The conclusions emphasize that local European experiences suggest that positive and cost effective healthcare programs are possible, and they could serve as a

Integrating and rationalizing public healthcare services as a source of cost containment in times of economic crises

negatively impacted by periods of economic distress, is still open for discussion. Furthermore it is noted that the pressure to “deliver more for less” often seems to be the driving force forging the political ... , including economic, and political rationales. Conclusions The conclusions emphasize that local European experiences suggest that positive and cost effective healthcare programs are possible, and they

Depressive risk among Italian socioeconomically disadvantaged children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional online survey

own social position is poor, with a consequent chronic high risk for health [ 43 ]. Socio-political interventions are needed on social inequalities which easily become health inequalities with an ... reducing the risk of psychiatric comorbidities. Socio-political and health interventions are necessary to compensate for the detrimental effects of the pandemic in disadvantaged individuals. Socio

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disbelief in 'emocracy gives us the key to Thomas Carlyle's political philosophy. He looked about him and saw the terrible social and economic conditions that the Industrial Revolution had brought to England ... Past and Present, Charterism, and Hero-Worship. "To Carlyle democracy was equally abhorrent in theory and practice, idiotic in idea, and in fact inexcusable." To Carlyle the democratic philosophy was

Social media use to improve communication on children and adolescent’s health: the role of the Italian Paediatric Society influencers

political orientation and mea- suring political homophily in twitter using big data . J Commun . 2014 ; 64 ( 2 ): 317 - 32 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12084. 24. Romano S. Scientific communication

Prevalence and factors associated with bullying phenomenon among pre-adolescents attending first-grade secondary schools of Palermo, Italy, and a comparative systematic literature review

Economics and Political Science, 2014) were subsequently excluded after a revaluation by the working group considering them inhomogeneous toward guaranteeing comparability with the others selected studies

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French he had founded his philosophy of life—J'oie de vivre. Until two weeks ago, Mr. Pringle was very satisfied with his life, but upon thinking of what he might be missing, he came to breakfast one ... not come home for three days and three nights, Mary began to suspect the true meaning of her husband's philosophy, but like the long lists of history's faithful wives, she continued to keep the grate

Critical transition between cohesive and population-dividing responses to change

important phenomena, from political polarization to the evolution of distinct ecological traits, may be cast in terms of division of populations, we expect our findings and method to be useful and applicable ... Arab Spring and the European debt crisis in 2011 have paved the way for major restructuring of the political, economic and social systems around the world. Such rapid social changes, punctuated by

The exacerbated prevalence of acute malnutrition and growth retardation in Roma children living in camps

, malnutrition should be prevented, and must be promptly recognized and treated properly. In conclusion, the authors underline the need of political commitment and knowledge at national and international levels

The pandemic characteristics of 2019-nCoV: case-control study for severity and geographic locations for 2019-nCoV epidemics worldwide

of strict social measures and behavioural rules that have certainly widely limited the number of victims. However, it is the very first time that political powers, international finance and

Watch out for malaria: still a leading cause of child death worldwide

the approaches for control and prevention should have the appropriate social and political context in addition to the science involved in order to save lives of children at risk. ... the access to an eventual vaccine. 4. The approaches to prevent and control diseases have their roots in science, but not only; the control programs for the disease have a social and political context

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much too disconcerting. The philosophy of manana (always put off until tomorrow what you don't feel like doing today; or if you must do it today, for goodness sake take your time about it) is much more ... was fascinated by the white nape of his secretary's neck. Arlova was human. She came when he called. But later, when she was condemned for treason because of his political ironies, he did not come to

Knowledge, attitude and disinformation regarding vaccination and immunization practices among healthcare workers of a third-level paediatric hospital

Philosophy References 1. Ministero della Salute, Piano Nazionale Prevenzione Vaccinale 2012-2014. http://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_pubblicazioni_1721_allegato.pdf. Accessed 12 Aug 2015. 2. Società

Relevance relations for the concept of reproducibility

science, consciousness studies). It is evident that, according to the authors professional profiles, many areas of human knowledge, such as economics, law, political science, history and others, had to be ... philosophy of science and in communication theory, we propose the concept of a relevance relation as an effective tool to distinguish relevant from irrelevant features of a system at a given level of