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Generic reference cases for economic evaluation (EE) of “cure-based” health technologies may not fit into the new healthcare paradigm of precision medicine (PM). Current EE approaches were challenged by the complex evolving decision space of PM, lack of clinical evidence due to small patient cluster

(Reuters) – Europe’s medicines regulator, criticised in the past for excessive secrecy, is opening its data vaults to systematic scrutiny in a move that will let independent researchers trawl through millions of pages of clinical trial information.The change is a landmark in transparency that puts E

Estimating the willingness to pay for a quality-adjusted life year in Thailand: does the context of health gain matter? Thavorncharoensap M1, Teerawattananon Y, Natanant S, Kulpeng W, Yothasamut J, Werayingyong P 1Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand ; Heal

The Thai healthcare system faces pressure to fund high-cost new branded pharmaceuticals. Paying more may encourage innovation with positive implications for future population health, but it also means less money is available to fund other healthcare with negative implications for current population

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies; however, optimal diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis remains challenging. We used the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown policy as a natural experiment to explore potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of acute

Veronika J Wirtz*, Hans V Hogerzeil*, Andrew L Gray*, Maryam Bigdeli, Cornelis P de Joncheere, Margaret A Ewen, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Sun Jing, Vera L Luiza, Regina M Mbindyo, Helene Möller, Corrina Moucheraud, Bernard Pécoul, Lembit Rägo, Arash Rashidian, Dennis Ross-Degnan, Peter N Stephens,

– eSanjeevani was developed primarily to tackle the challenges of inequitable healthcare access and the shortage of healthcare professionals in India  – The ‘one application’ approach ensured that only one application is used for the national telemedicine service delivery, thus ensuring interoper

Abstract Despite remarkable efforts from the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) to promote access to health services among migrants, there remains an important gap about equity in utilizing health services among migrants residing in different economic status areas. This study aims to explore the