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BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) has an ongoing project to assess potential health effects of exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) in the general and working population. Here we present the protocol for a systematic review of the scientific literature on cancer hazards from exposure…

AIMS: Because many recent studies have questioned the accuracy of Doppler echocardiography (D) in determining pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), we performed a detailed literature analysis attempting add clarity. METHODS AND RESULTS: Studies through 2011 comparing D and right heart catheterization (RHC) PASP,…

OBJECTIVES: We aim to describe the frequency and type of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in patients on statins in published studies from Latin American (LATAM) countries. DESIGN: Scoping review. METHODS: A literature search was conducted in three databases (PubMed, EMBASE and LILACS) in addition to a manual search in…

In the complex and often perplexing field of perinatology, it is often tempting to extrapolate the results of the latest published study to our daily clinical practice, especially when the study appears to provide simple answers to difficult questions. This tendency is further encouraged by sensational media coverage a…

BACKGROUND: Vaping and electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have grown in popularity over the last decade with the public health desire to limit traditional smoking and nicotine delivery methods. Tobacco has been documented in the orthopedic literature to have negative effects on bone healing and to contribute to surgi…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to ascertain how university students' eating addiction was impacted by their early experiences, picky eating, and hedonic hunger. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study involved 681 university students and was carried out between April and June 2024. A sociodemograp…

This study analyzed the relationship between obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its individual components, iron metabolism, and hepatic alterations in a pediatric group of patients. We mostly concentrated on the role of serum ferritin as a marker of inflammation. We conducted a retrospective study, in which we dete…

BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy is one of the public health problems that both mother and baby suffer from its consequences. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence and consequences of adolescent pregnancy in the Eastern Mediterranean region. METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, four data…

PURPOSE: This study's objective is to investigate disparities in the rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosis, influenced by the timing of the glucose challenge test GCT. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included women with singleton or twin pregnancies exhibiting abnormal GCT result between 24 a…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic wound care remains a critical public health challenge in terms of prevalence, quality of life and healthcare costs on a global scale. Currently used methods to assess the size and content of wounds include direct contact techniques based on double-layer film, ruler measurements, digital photograph…

INTRODUCTION: Depression is a public health concern, nearing 1.5 million cases and accounting for 9.7% of years lost due to disability. Several factors, including altitude, contribute to its development. Altitude has become a topic for recent research, but its association with depressive symptoms has not been fully cla…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses were exposed to many stressors, which may have been associated with some mental health problems. However, most of the studies carried out on nurses' quality of life and workplace wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic took a pathogenic approach. Given that current scientific knowled…

PURPOSE: To describe long term clinical and functional outcomes of schizophrenia in a developed country. METHOD: Long term longitudinal study of clinical and functional outcomes of incidence cohort of all consecutive admissions for a first hospitalization for schizophrenia between 1983 and 1987 in Montreal, Canada (n&…

BACKGROUND: While studies have reported factors affecting adherence to diabetic care plans from a chronic disease perspective, no studies have addressed issues with post-discharge adherence facing patients with diabetes after an emergency department (ED) presentation for hyperglycaemia. This study's objectives were to…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate whether the excess morbidity and mortality of atrial fibrillation (AF)-related stroke persists in the contemporary era. BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in patients with AF is associated with worse outcomes than in patients without AF. Stroke prevention strategies in…

The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical history and prognosis of children with early-onset hydrocephalus. The retrospective study's inclusion criteria were hydrocephalus diagnosis before the age of 5 years, independent of aetiology, and birth details, January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2014. Overall, 142 ch…

OBJECTIVE: Early warning scores, such as the Children's Hospital Early Warning Score (CHEWS), are used by hospitals to identify patients at risk for critical deterioration and trigger clinicians to intervene and prevent further deterioration. This study's objectives were to validate the CHEWS and to compare the CHEWS t…

PURPOSE: Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TILCS), facilitates the communication between physicians, and guides to treatment decision with better outcome. A composite injury severity score is calculated from these characteristics stratifying patients into operative and non-operative treatment. Aim…

IMPORTANCE: Chronic wounds usually get trapped in the inflammatory stage of wound healing; however, aggressive debridement transforms chronic wounds to acute wounds and therefore complete healing. OBJECTIVE: To investigate healing outcomes and debridement frequency in a large wound data set. DESIGN: Retrospective coh…

The study's objective was to compare demographics, APOE genotypes, and rate of rise over time in functional impairment in neuropsychologically defined language, typical, and memory subgroups of clinical Alzheimer's disease (AD). 1,368 participants from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center database with a diagno…