China’s national continuing medical education program for general practitioners: a cross-sectional survey (2016–2023) by Conglei You, Lingling Wang, Jian Zhang, Mi Yao

“…Content-based CME evaluations revealed that the teaching focus is the diagnosis, treatment, and primary care management of elderly patients and chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Conclusions Our findings underscore the essential role of CME in equipping GPs with the competencies required to navigate the evolving landscape of medical knowledge and practice, suggesting a more systematic, relevant, and individualized approach to training GPs. …”
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Opioid System and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition by Marzena Łazarczyk, Dominik Skiba, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Kinga Jaskuła, Agata Nawrocka, Piotr Religa, Mariusz Sacharczuk

“…Clinicians’ vigilance considering treatment with opioids is necessary, bearing in mind extensive data accumulated over decades that have reported the contribution of opioids to immunosuppression, tumour progression, or impaired tissue regeneration, either following opioid use during surgical tumour resection and post-surgical pain treatment, or as a result of other diseases like diabetes, where chronic wounds healing constitutes a challenge. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Patterns and Their Implications for Intervention Strategies in Vietnam by Quang Ngoc Nguyen, Son Thai Pham, Loi Doan Do, Viet Lan Nguyen, Stig Wall, Lars Weinehall, Ruth Bonita, Peter Byass

“…Four metabolic CVDRFs (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, and obesity) and five behavioural CVDRFs (smoking, excessive alcohol intake, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and stress) were analysed to identify their prevalence, cluster patterns, and social predictors. …”
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Potential Extensions of the US FRAX Algorithm by L. Joseph Melton, Elizabeth J. Atkinson, Sara J. Achenbach, John A. Kanis, Terry M. Therneau, Helena Johansson, Sundeep Khosla, Shreyasee Amin

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Investigating assumptions in motivational interviewing among general practitioners: a qualitative study by Paul Aujoulat, Amélie Manac’h, Catherine Le Reste, Delphine Le Goff, Jean Yves Le Reste, Marie Barais

“…Abstract Background Unhealthy behaviours contributing to cardiovascular issues, diabetes, strokes, and cancer, pose significant health risks. …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes in patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis with or without concomitant chronic kidney disease by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ching-Hui Sia, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Tze Sian Liong, Zi Yun Chang, Chi Hang Lee, Wen Ruan, Edgar Lik-Wui Tay, William Kok-Fai Kong, Huay Cheem Tan, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Kian Keong Poh

“…The CKD group was older (78.0 ± 10.3 vs. 72.1 ± 12.9 years, P < 0.001), with a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia and ischaemic heart disease. …”
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The Essential Thrombocythemia, Thrombotic Risk Stratification, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Salvatrice Mancuso, Vincenzo Accurso, Marco Santoro, Simona Raso, Angelo Davide Contrino, Alessandro Perez, Florinda Di Piazza, Ada Maria Florena, Antonio Russo, Sergio Siragusa

“…In our study, we compared different risk models to estimate the thrombotic risk of 233 ET patients and the role of specific driver mutations and evaluated the impact that conventional cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, cigarette smoking, diabetes, obesity, and dyslipidaemia) have on thrombotic risk in patients with ET. …”
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Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan. by Muhammad Ashar Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqui

“…Urban inhabitants were more likely to have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorders (3.34%) and Diabetes (1.62%). Females were most likely to have injuries (1.20,), disabilities (1.59), and Musculoskeletal Disorders (1.25). …”
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A nonlinear correlation between the serum uric acid to creatinine ratio and the prevalence of hypertension: a large cross-sectional population-based study by Ru Wang, Shuxing Wu, Jing Wang, Wenting Li, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the correlation between the UA/Cr ratio and hypertension risk was stable in all subgroups except for the subgroup with diabetes and the subgroup with a BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 (p < 0.05). …”
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Enhancing Clinical Assessment of Skin Ulcers with Automated and Objective Convolutional Neural Network-Based Segmentation and 3D Analysis by Rosanna Cavazzana, Angelo Faccia, Aurora Cavallaro, Marco Giuranno, Sara Becchi, Chiara Innocente, Giorgia Marullo, Elia Ricci, Jacopo Secco, Enrico Vezzetti, Luca Ulrich

“…This condition mostly affects individuals over 65 years old and is often associated with chronic conditions such as diabetes, vascular issues, heart diseases, and obesity. …”
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Immunomodulatory effects of polysaccharides from edible fungus: a review by Zhenhua Yin, Zhenhua Liang, Changqin Li, Jinmei Wang, Changyang Ma, Wenyi Kang

“…The polysaccharides from edible fungus showed many kinds of biological activities, including anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetes, improving functional constipation activities. …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

“…A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was applied and included a penalized smoothing spline term for recipient BMI and risk factors such as diabetes. We assessed the overall significance of the nonlinear penalized spline terms using an asymptotic Wald test. …”
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p97 Inhibitors Possessing Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 and Low Cytotoxicity by Rui Ding, Tiffany C. Edwards, Prithwish Goswami, Daniel J. Wilson, Christine D. Dreis, Yihong Ye, Robert J. Geraghty, Liqiang Chen

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Antibodies to Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in Young Children with Different Propensity to Develop Islet Autoimmunity by Ija Talja, Anna-Liisa Kubo, Riitta Veijola, Mikael Knip, Olli Simell, Jorma Ilonen, Mari Vähä-Mäkilä, Epp Sepp, Marika Mikelsaar, Meeme Utt, Raivo Uibo

“…Immunoblot assays were used to establish the prevalence of serum IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies specific for Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium longum, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG proteins in young children presenting with or without type 1 diabetes (T1D). We demonstrated that children between the ages of 6 and 12 months had a substantial increase in the frequency of IgG antibodies specific for L. rhamnosus GG proteins. …”
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Experiences of community-dwelling older adults living with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study by Sharon Kaasalainen, Jenny Ploeg, Marta Canesi, Kimberly D Fraser, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid, Sinead Dufour, Lisa Garland Baird, Tracey Chambers

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to understand the experiences of living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) from the perspective of community-living older adults with MCC.Design A qualitative study using an interpretive description approach.Setting Participants were recruited from southern Ontario, Canada.Participants 21 community-living, older adults (≥65 years) with an average of 7.4 chronic conditions including one of diabetes, dementia or stroke.Methods Data were collected through digitally-recorded, in-depth, semi-structured in-person interviews. …”
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Aprovechamiento de lanche, hierbaluisa y stevia en la elaboración de infusiones by Edson Elvis Ramirez-Tixe, Faustino Ruiz-Díaz, Josué Miler Herrera-Oblitas, Yaneth Cubas-Díaz, Hugo César Tocas-Burga

“… Muchas enfermedades como el cáncer, la diabetes, el colesterol, entre otras; requieren ser prevenidas y/o controladas, por ello, las plantas y hierbas son una alternativa debido a sus compuestos bioactivos. …”
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Predictors of Stent Restenosis in Han and Uygur Patients with Coronary Heart Disease after PCI in the Xinjiang Region by Jiao Wang, Yuchun Yang, Lei Zhang, Pengyi He, Huyati Mu

“…ApoB (OR = 11.571, 95% CI: 1.667∼80.340), Gensini score (OR = 1.017, 95% CI: 1.003∼1.031), and diabetes history (OR = 3.474, 95% CI: 1.189∼10.151) were independent risk factors for ISR after PCI in Uygur patients, and the area under ROC curve of ISR predicted by logistic regression equation is 0.807. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…The GWAS data of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)) came from the FinnGen. Two-sample MR analyses were carried out to gain a general map of sleep traits, risk factors and AP, then a multivariable MR was performed and the effect of each factor was calculated.Results: We discovered a positive association between nap, narcolepsy, insomnia and stable angina pectoris (SAP), while getting up in morning associated with SAP negatively. …”
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Factors Associated with Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure Measured as Part of Routine Clinical Care among Patients Attending Cardiology Outpatient Department of a Tertia... by Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vathulan Sujanitha, Mahesan Guruparan, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan

“…When comparing mean SD among the categories of different variables, female sex (P=0.023) and comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM) (P=0.013), chronic kidney disease (CKD) (P=0.007), and risk of developing obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (P=0.04) showed significant variation. …”
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Determinantes sociodemográficos y factores de riesgo de la muerte súbita cardiovascular. Arroyo Naranjo, La Habana, 2007-2014 by Rafael E. Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó

“…Las mujeres se caracterizaron por más inactividad física, y estuvieron más afectadas por diabetes, dislipidemias y valores elevados de hematocritos. …”
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