BackgroundAn estimated 87% of torture survivors experience chronic pain such as brachial plexopathy from upper extremity suspension or lumbosacral plexus injury from leg hyperextension.However, a vast majority of pain is undetected by evaluators due to a lack of diagnostic tools and confounding psychiatric illness.This diagnostic gap results in exc
Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.We leveraged behavioural economics principles to encourage screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors.In a pilot, 60 high-risk patients were offered a complimentary home BP monitor and a lipid test through more convenient means (local lab, home phlebotomy, or Suit
Southern African guidelines for the safe use of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men who are at risk for HIV infection
Background.The use of oral antiretrovirals to prevent HIV infection among HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) has been shown to be safe Games and efficacious.A large, randomised, placebo-controlled trial showed a 44% reduction in the incidence of HIV infection among MSM receiving a daily oral fixed-dose combination of tenofovir disoproxil