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LGBTQ individuals face higher risk for adverse health conditions compared with their cisgender and heterosexual peers as a result of sexual and/or gender minority stress and insufficient social safety, including state-level and interpersonal-level discrimination, internalized stigma, and community disconnection. A large proportion of the LGBTQ population resides in rural areas b...

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Liver disease represents a growing global health burden and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is now the most common liver disease worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries, and rural regions of high-income nations, structural and environmental factors (including limited access to safe drinking water), contribute to disparities in metabolic an...

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In this Letter to the Editor, the authors build on a Rural Practice Affinity (RPA) model that explicitly tests emergency medicine competency as a mediator between general self-efficacy and rural practice intentions. The authors propose complementary dimensions that should be considered when translating model findings into recruitment, training and retention strategies.

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High maternal and neonatal mortality rates in South Asia have led to a recent shift towards training professional midwives. This Review article explores the available literature on the experiences of midwives in rural and remote areas of South Asia, highlighting the current strengths, challenges and gaps in midwifery practice.

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Indonesia's National Health Insurance Program (NHI) was introduced with the primary objective of providing broader and more affordable access to healthcare services for all Indonesian citizens. Despite significant growth in membership, there are still significant disparities in NHI coverage across different regions and socioeconomic groups. This Original Research article reports...

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