Mar 7, 2024
Although Zambia has integrated HIV-self-testing (HIVST) into its Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) regulatory frameworks, few best practices to optimize the use of HIV self-testing to increase testing coverage have been...
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Exercise and dietary nutrition are considered crucial in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment protocols and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) rehabilitation care. However,...
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Organ transplantation from donors with hepatitis C viremia (HCV) to recipients without HCV (HCV D+/R-) has excellent medical outcomes. Less is known about the psychosocial impact and experiences of HCV D+/R- recipients,...
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Gemcitabine is a potent inhibitor of DNA replication and is a mainstay therapeutic for diverse cancers, particularly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). However, most tumors remain refractory to gemcitabine therapies. Here,...
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Pancreatic cancer incidence is increasing in younger populations. Differences between early onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) and later onset pancreatic cancer (LOPC), and how these should inform management warrant exploration in...
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Erlotinib is a first-generation, tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR-TKI) used for the treatment patients with NSCLC. Erlotinib is considered as a safe and effective treatment option, with...
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The aim of the study was to develop an oral targeting drug delivery system (OTDDS) of oxymatrine (OMT) to effectively treat ulcerative colitis (UC). The OTDDS of OMT (OMT/SA-NPs) was constructed with OMT, pectin, Ca, chitosan...
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory bowel disease. UC confronts with severe challenges including the unclear pathogenesis and lack of specific diagnostic markers, demanding for identifying predictive...
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Accurately identifying cases of hepatitis C virus has important medical and public health consequences. In the setting of rising hepatitis C virus prevalence and highly effective treatment with direct-acting antivirals, the...
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Acute necrotizing esophagitis (ANE) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). While its association with DKA is established, specific clinical characteristics that predict ANE in DKA...
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Conversional surgery is common after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) because of suboptimal weight loss (SWL) or poor responders and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most common...
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Colorectal cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer, and it is associated with several common symptoms and signs such as rectal bleeding, altered bowel habits, abdominal pain, anemia, and unintentional...
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Gender equity studies have shown that women are underrepresented in journal editor in chief positions, which confer major professional opportunities and influence. We sought to systematically investigate editor in chief gender...
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This study aimed to develop a root cause analysis (RCA) model for test overutilization, applying it to transferrin overordering at our institution.A comprehensive review was undertaken to establish a systematic RCA model. Upon...
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To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who developed checkpoint inhibitor pneumonitis (CIP) and to explore potential prognostic factors. NSCLC patients who were complicated...
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There is ample that metabolic dysregulation is involved in Graves’ disease (GD) and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO). Recent studies have identified numerous metabolites associated with GD and GO. However, the causal...
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To propose a community-embedded follow-up management model to provide health services for elderly patients with osteoporosis who live alone.Researchers randomly selected 396 people with osteoporosis living alone from five...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) poses a significant health burden, with patients facing a twofold higher risk of cardiovascular diseases compared to the general population. As a results, the international recommendations set forth by...
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We investigated the relationship between shift work and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) among participants in the Japan Nurses’ Health Study (JNHS). Responses of 9,728 female nurses to the 6th follow-up questionnaire...
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Currently, traditional cervical cancer screening methods, such as high-risk human papillomavirus testing and liquid based cytology (LBC), still possess limitations. This study aims to identify new diagnostic biomarkers to...
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