Does a multimedia education program work as a remedy for stress and burden in family caregivers of elderly heart attack patients? A clinical trial study by Maliheh Abbasi, Nadia Kolbadinezhad, Somayeh Rostami, Mahya Ahmadi

“…Abstract Background Supportive care has been found to improve quality of life and reduce the disease burden for aging individuals. After a heart attack, elderly patients often require a caregiver. …”
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Latent Toxoplasmosis among Breast Cancer Patients in Jahrom, South of Iran by Marzeieh Haghbin, Salar Maani, Mohammad Aref Bagherzadeh, Ahmadreza Bazmjoo, Heshmatollah Shakeri, Ali Taghipour, Shahab Falahi, Azra Kenarkoohi, Milad Badri, Amir Abdoli

“…One hundred and seven women with breast cancer (aged 34 to 80 years) were screened for anti-T. gondii antibodies (IgG and IgM) during 2019–2020. …”
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What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

“…This study aimed to explore the experiences of patients with PSC regarding their disease and healthcare.Design A series of semi-structured interviews was completed with patients with PSC, including questioning their experiences of living with PSC and its related healthcare.Setting Participants were recruited from communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with advertisement via PSC Support (UK disease-specific charity support group).Participants 18 patients aged between 21 and 72 years were interviewed; 10 were male (56%), and all were of Caucasian ethnicity. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and carotid atherosclerosis in Chinese steelworkers: a cross-sectional study by Haoyue Cao, Qinglin Li, Juxiang Yuan

“…The association between TyG and CAS was evaluated across different subgroups, including sex, age, lifestyle, medical history, and the state of occupational exposure. …”
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Cardiovascular risk profiles and the uptake of the NHS Healthcheck programme in male prisoners in six UK prisons: an observational cross-sectional survey by Kamlesh Khunti, Richard Morriss, Christopher Packham, Elizabeth Butcher, Marie Williams, Joanne Miksza

“…Current policy is to offer Healthchecks to those serving over 2 years in prison.Objectives, methods, setting and design An observational cross-sectional survey in six male prisons in England between September 2017 and January 2019 in prisoners aged 35–74 to identify who was eligible for a Healthcheck and compare CVD risk data with those that were not, and factors associated with uptake.Outcome measures Characteristics of those accepting a Healthcheck were compared with those declining. …”
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Psychological impact and coping mechanisms among sudanese medical students: a study on anxiety, depression, behavioral, and cognitive changes post COVID-19 lockdown and ongoing con... by Ali Awadallah Saeed, Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Abrar Abdu Abass, Aisha Ahmed Mohammed, Fidaaldeen Adil Abdallh, Hiba Elhadi Ali, Nooralain Mohammed Hassan, Raad Mohammed Osman, Toga Abdelmutaal Mohammed, Azza Osman Yousif, Lamya Bashir Eisa

“…Most participants were females aged 20 to 22, primarily from the Medicine and Pharmacy departments. …”
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Real-World Evidence Evaluation on the Lipid Profile, Therapeutic Goals, and Safety of the Fixed-Dose Combination of Rosuvastatin/Ezetimibe (Trezete®) in Dyslipidemia Patients by Joel Rodríguez-Saldaña, Francisco Padilla-Padilla, Ernesto G. Cardona-Muñoz, Yulia Romero-Antonio, María Marcela Arguedas-Núñez, José G. Sander-Padilla, Alberto Martínez-Muñoz, Laura A. Lugo-Sánchez, Ileana C. Rodríguez-Vazquez, Jorge González-Canudas

“…The study included 103 patients’ clinical records (55.4% men) with a mean age of 56.0 ± 13.0 years. More than 57% of the patients had mixed dyslipidemia and a median disease progression of 3.1 (IQR, 1.5; 9.1) years. …”
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A study of mydriatic effect on intraocular pressure and anterior chamber angle morphology by anterior segment optical coherence tomography by Srinivasapuram Krishnacharya Prabhakar, Meghana Hiremath

“…Results A total of 32 participants with mean age of 47.5±10.94 years consisting of 17 (53.13%) males and 15 (46.87%) females with 20 (62.5%) right and 12 (37.5%) left eyes were investigated. …”
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Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…The indications for non-category 1 CS were for failure to progress (46.5%, 1641/3527) and non-reassuring fetal status (19%, 671/3527). Maternal age, body mass index and medical disease did not differ significantly between the two cohorts. …”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…This study aims to compare the prevalence of cervical pathologies in diabetic and non-diabetic females of reproductive age and investigate potential genetic overlaps. …”
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The utilization of the multimodal immunotherapy for the opsoclonus–myoclonus syndrome can reduce relapses and permanent neurological sequelae by Fang He, Miriam Kessi, Ciliu Zhang, Jing Peng, Fei Yin, Lifen Yang

“…Results Of the six recruited patients, three were (50.00%) males. The median age of onset was 15.50 months. Preceding manifestation was present in one patient and two cases had neuroblastoma. …”
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We Are on the Verge of Breakthrough Cures for Type 1 Diabetes, but Who Are the 2 Million Americans Who Have It? by Rebecca Smith, Samara Eisenberg, Aaron Turner-Phifer, Jacqueline LeGrand, Sarah Pincus, Yousra Omer, Fei Wang, Bruce Pyenson

“…Prior estimates of US prevalence, incidence, and patient characteristics have relied on data from select regions and younger ages and miss important determinants. **Objectives:** This study sought to use large, nationally representative healthcare claims data sets to holistically estimate the size of the current US population with T1DM and investigate geographic nuances in prevalence and incidence, patient demographics, insurance coverage, and device use. …”
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Clinical Evidence in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with Oral Appliances: A Systematic Review by Andrea Rossi, Antonino Lo Giudice, Camilla Di Pardo, Alberto Teodoro Valentini, Francesca Marradi, Nicola Vanacore, Cristina Grippaudo

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Evaluation of health-related quality of life changes in an Australian rapid access chest pain clinic by J Andrew Black, James E. Sharman, Gang Chen, Andrew J. Palmer, Barbara de Graaff, Mark Nelson, Niamh Chapman, Julie A. Campbell

“…There were no statistical differences in age, sex, absolute cardiovascular risk or mean HSU between groups at baseline. …”
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From fragmented to integrated healthcare managing hypertension post-stroke: a qualitative study by Hala F. Azhari, Jonathan Hewitt, Martin O'Neill, Alexander Smith, Terence Quinn, Jesse Dawson

“…IntroductionAs stroke incidence rises with an aging population, hypertension remains a critical modifiable risk factor for both primary and secondary stroke prevention. …”
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Cognitive functions and their relation to balance and agility in athletes from different sports branches by Dilara Özen Oruk, Kılıçhan Bayar, Özcan Saygın, Banu Bayar

“…Seventy-three individuals aged 18-30 were included in this prospective-descriptive study. …”
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Assessing the stability of psychobiological stress reactivity during adolescence: mixed-effect modelling of cortisol responses to laboratory stressors [version 2; peer review: 2 ap... by Elizabeth Susman, Jen O'Shea, Samantha Dockray

“…Methods This study used a secondary dataset comprised of 102 adolescent-aged children and adolescents. Children and adolescents took part in the Trier Social Stress Test to elicit a physiological stress response. …”
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Blood coagulation monitoring of patients with mechanical heart valve visiting Imam by Nafiseh Montazeri, Sajad Pourmehr, Arash Ziapour, Reza Heidari Moghadam

“…Results The mean and standard deviation of patients’ age was 58.25 ± 10.16 years. Among 139 patients with mechanical heart valves, 55 (39.6%) were male and 84 (60.4%) were female. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…Recently, pneumococcal vaccination guidelines for adults were updated to include new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV20), taking into consideration age, underlying risk factors, and previous vaccine status. …”
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Bioinformatics and Deep Learning Approach to Discover Food-Derived Active Ingredients for Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy by Junyu Zhou, Chen Li, Yong Kwan Kim, Sunmin Park

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) prevention is a critical challenge for aging societies, necessitating the exploration of food ingredients and whole foods as potential therapeutic agents. …”
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