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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The concept of bad posture being a dominant driver of pain is commonly held belief in the society. This may explain the significant attention supportive clothing such as posture-correcting shirts has recently gained in Scandinavia and the USA. The aim of this scoping review was to present an overvi…

BACKGROUND: Little is known about how best to implement portfolio-based learning in medical school. We evaluated the introduction of a formative e-portfolio-based supervision pilot for final year medical students by seeking views of students, supervisors and graduates on use and educational effects. METHODS: Stud…

INTRODUCTION: Liposomal bupivacaine has been integrated into clinical practice within many surgical disciplines to reduce post-operative pain and opioid consumption. This novel agent has been utilized in this regard in many subdisciplines of orthopedic surgery. Total hip arthroplasty has significant opioid use post-ope…

INTRODUCTION: Hearing loss is conceptualized as any impairment of the ability to hear and/or detect speech or environment sounds, regardless of cause, type, or degree. It may occur at different stages of life; during pregnancy or childbirth, in childhood, adulthood or old age. It should be noted that aging is the most…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is increasingly used worldwide for epilepsy presurgical evaluation. A data-driven view of SEEG practice evolution is lacking for any world region. We aimed to perform a nationwide survey of SEEG use in Australian adult epilepsy centers. We predicted that th…

CONTEXT: Bladder stones (BS) constitute 5% of urinary stones. Currently, there is no systematic review of their treatment. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy (primary outcome: stone-free rate [SFR]) and morbidity of BS treatments. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Europe…

BACKGROUND: Catamenial epilepsy describes a worsening of seizures in relation to the menstrual cycle and may affect around 40% of women with epilepsy. Vulnerable days of the menstrual cycle for seizures are perimenstrually (C1 pattern), at ovulation (C2 pattern), and during the luteal phase (C3 pattern). A reduction in…

PURPOSE: While cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening has emerged as a screening modality for common aneuploidies, further research and several publications over the past decade suggested some correlation between the low concentrations of cfDNA and a number of pregnancy-related complications. The primary goal of this sys…

OBJECTIVE: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary gland (LECSG) is a rare malignancy. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical features of LECSG with a focus on the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, institutional pathology Natural Language search tool. RE…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Return-to-play (RTP) readiness is a critical consideration for common baseball injuries, including after ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries. UCL injuries, often resulting from repetitive throwing stress, can significantly impact an athlete’s career, requiring interventions ranging from…

Valvular heart disease represents a significant burden on global health, and its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is increasingly recognized in clinical decision-making. This integrative review synthesized outcomes measured with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). A structured PubMed search wa…

Achilles tendon defects represent a challenging reconstructive problem in both athletic and comorbid populations. The objective of this review was to evaluate the versatility, clinical utility, and patient-centered outcomes of Achilles tendon-based flaps and reconstructions across trauma, chronic rupture, sports medici…

INTRODUCTION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming cardiovascular diagnostics by enhancing early disease detection, risk stratification, and clinical decision-making. Recent studies have shown the effectiveness of AI in analyzing electrocardiograms (ECGs) and cardiac imaging, predicting adverse cardiova…

BACKGROUND: Free Open Access Medical Education has the potential to democratize access to medical knowledge globally; however, this potential remains largely unrealized, particularly in resource-limited settings. Content is increasingly concentrated on a small number of platforms, each hosting large volumes of material…

Intraoperative neuromonitoring of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is critical during skull base surgery due to the nerve's proximity to surgical pathologies and the significant morbidity associated with a facial nerve injury. Objective: This systematic review aims to summarize and describe the numerous intraoperat…

OBJECTIVE: We performed a systematic review on the localizing value of ictal hypersalivation and ictal spitting in focal epilepsy with the aim of summarizing the state-of-the-art anatomo-clinical correlations in the field and aiding the interpretation of ictal semiology within the framework of pre-surgical evaluation.…

Given the significant economic and social burden of osteoporosis, there is growing interest in developing an efficient alternative to the traditional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) is an innovative, non-ionizing imaging technique that recently emerged as a v…

BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity in pregnancy are associated with health risks for women and babies. Providing effective weight management during pregnancy is necessary to support appropriate gestational weight gain and improve outcomes for women and their infants. This study aimed to synthesise evidence documenting…

PURPOSE: This manuscript performed a meta-analysis to compare the effects of a low-fat diet (LFD) and a low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) on body weight and lipid levels in adolescents with overweight and obesity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: PubMed and other databases were searched for the full-text literature comparing LFD and L…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Sci-Hub is a website that allows users to download full-text versions of millions of scientific articles for free. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of Sci-Hub and consultation of scientific journals by medical students from six Latin American countr…