Maintaining weight loss after the initial phases of any weight loss intervention is a challenge. Rationally, it depends on how well the adherence is to the prescribed treatment. This study is to test the sustainability of an intervention in maintaining weight lost during Ramadan by using voluntary fasting. Methods: Two groups of respondents (Muslim women with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25.0 kg/m2)...

During the 2020 COVID-19 recession, Israel disbursed one-time, universal grants of $220 per adult and $150 child. We ask survey respondents about grant’s primary effect on their situation. Twenty to 45 percent report increasing spending, 36–52 reducing debts. Importantly, as many donating or helping friends family saving (10–18 percent). While financially weaker reduce debt more, stronger ones ...

Wearable robots are expected to expand the use of robotics in rehabilitation since they can widen the assistance application context. An important aspect of a rehabilitation therapy, in terms of lower extremity assistance, is balance control. In this article, we propose and evaluate an adaptive control strategy for robotic rehabilitation therapies to guarantee static stability using a wearable ...

This monograph contains the results of a study carried out by the Yakutsk Research Center for Complex Medical Problems, "Evaluating the health of the indigenous minorities of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) and optimizing medical assistance using innovative technologies and telemedicine in indigenous settlements." The child population was studied in 19 indigenous minority settlements, and the adul...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...

M. P. W. Grocott 1,2,3* and R. M. Pearse 4 1 Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (SOuRCe), Joint UCLH/UCL Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK 2 General Intensive Care Unit, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, Southampton, UK 3 NIAA Health Services Research Centre, Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, UK 4 Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mar...

Genetic counselors and Genomic Counseling in the United Kingdom Anna Middleton, Georgina Hall & Christine Patch Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, United Kingdom Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre (MAHSC), St. Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom Guys and St Thomas’ NHS ...