Critical considerations on the traditional syllabus of the subject Internal Medicine by Ángel Julio Romero Cabrera

“…Thus, it is necessary to update the syllabus to adequate it to the requirements and events above mentioned, without transforming its core mission of educating a general comprehensive doctor with humanistic and social scope. The objective of this article was to critically analyze some aspects that can not be omitted if we want to foster a subject based in a comprehensive specialty as Internal Medicine.…”
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The clinical method and the evidence-based medicine: some considerations by Arelys Falcón Hernández, Víctor René Navarro Machado

“…The evidence-based medicine is a technical tool to quantify and qualify which data or study is the most accurate, and therefore valid in each case. …”
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Clinical medicine for Intensive Care especialists. Questions to an expert. by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Juan Francisco Rocha Hernández

“…Conception, organization, and development of Intensive Care Medicine is one of the greatest contribution that medical care services brought to the professional practice of doctors and paramedic personnel in the second part of the 20th centrury. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation, Zhicheng LIN, Xiehua XUE, Yijing JIANG, Yongmei YOU, Jun WANG, Zengtu ZHAN, Min XIA, Wei WEI

“…It is suitable for clinical doctors in rehabilitation department of TCM, rehabilitation department of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion department and massage department. …”
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La Flora Común es la Flora Medicinal by Brent Berlin, Elois Ann Berlin

“…In addition, these species are recognized by the general population, not only by specialists or individuals who identify as traditional doctors. We can conclude that the body of Tzeltal-Tzotzil herbal knowledge is, then, the folk medicine of the Maya in the same sense as we may speak of Mexican folk medicine. …”
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The influence of Christianity on Graeco-Roman medicine up to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… In this overview of the effect of early Christianity on empirical medicine in Graeco-Roman times, it is shown that the first two centuries represented peaceful cooperation, since the Christians saw secular medicine as a legitimate form of supernatural cure and not as magic. …”
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Understanding the exodus: a 15-year retrospective cohort study on the pattern and determinants of migration among Nigerian doctors and dentists by Oghenebrume Wariri, Patience Toyin-Thomas, Itua C.G. Akhirevbulu, Oladapo Oladeinde, Oluchi Omogbai, Philippa Odika, John Osakue, Avwebo Ukueku, Efetobo Orikpete, Chinelo Iwegim, Efe E. Omoyibo, Jermaine Okpere, Uwaila Otakhoigbogie, Ekhosuehi T. Agho, Sunday C. Madubueze, Nnennaya C. Ugoji, Chukwunwike W. Ozegbe, Oti N. Aria, Paul Ikhurionan

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Long-Term Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh Performed by Medical Doctors and Surgeons in Ghana by Jessica H. Beard, MD, Michael Ohene-Yeboah, MBChB, Emmanuel S. Kasu, MBChB, Nelson Affram, MBChB, Stephen Tabiri, MD, Joachim K. A. Amoako, MBChB, Francis A. Abantanga, MD, Jenny Löfgren, MD

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Fatigue and recovery among Malaysian doctors: the role of work-related activities during non-work time by Mohd Fadhli Mohd Fauzi, Hanizah Mohd Yusoff, Nur Adibah Mat Saruan, Rosnawati Muhamad Robat, Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Maisarah Ghazali

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Knowledge and Confidence of a Convenience Sample of Australasian Emergency Doctors in Managing Dental Emergencies: Results of a Survey by Hossein Samaei, Tracey Joy Weiland, Stuart Dilley, George Alexander Jelinek

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Correlating the level of patients’ self-efficacy with paternalistic, consumerist, participative and training doctor relationships in dental offices by Lucian Josan, Alina Ormenisan, Iulia Dumitrescu, Mariana Pacurar

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For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors by Niels Christian Hvidt, Beate Mayr, Piret Paal, Eckhard Frick, Anna Forsberg, Arndt Büssing

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“Doctor, I Want to Be Like This!”: Exploring Global Beauty Body Standards Through a Multicenter Survey by Damiano Tambasco, MD, Jordi Mir, MD, Alfredo Hoyos, MD, David Sieber, MD, Mauricio Viaro, MD, Jack Zamora, MD, Carlos Manfrim, MD, Edwin Zara, MD, Federica Tomaselli, MD, Christian Montes, MD, Miriam Isola, MD, Maria De Martino, MD, Pier Camillo Parodi, MD, Roberta Albanese, MD, Mario Mendanha, MD

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Explainable AI in Diagnostic Radiology for Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review, and What Doctors Think About It by Yasir Hafeez, Khuhed Memon, Maged S. AL-Quraishi, Norashikin Yahya, Sami Elferik, Syed Saad Azhar Ali

“…<b>Background:</b> Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently made unprecedented contributions in every walk of life, but it has not been able to work its way into diagnostic medicine and standard clinical practice yet. Although data scientists, researchers, and medical experts have been working in the direction of designing and developing computer aided diagnosis (CAD) tools to serve as assistants to doctors, their large-scale adoption and integration into the healthcare system still seems far-fetched. …”
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Continuity of care with doctors—a matter of life and death? A systematic review of continuity of care and mortality by Kate Sidaway-Lee, Denis J Pereira Gray, Eleanor White, Angus Thorne, Philip H Evans

“…These significant protective effects occurred with both generalist and specialist doctors.Conclusions This first systematic review reveals that increased continuity of care by doctors is associated with lower mortality rates. …”
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Competency in Chest Radiography Interpretation by Junior Doctors and Final Year Medical Students at a Teaching Hospital by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

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Doctors’ knowledge, practices, challenges, and limitations regarding disclosure of bad news: A multicentre study from Pakistan by Asma Usman, Sameena Shah, Samar Zaki, Kashmira Nanji, Sobiya Sawani, Saher Naseeb Uneeb, Naseem Bari, Obaid Ullah, Sumera Abid

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Historical review on the Comprehensive General Medicine specialty evolution in Cienfuegos by Rubén Darío García Núñez, María Aurelia San Juan Bosch, Carla María García San Juan

“…A review of the main events that occurred in the evolution of family medicine in Cuba and Cienfuegos is made. A search was carried out through the main databases available on the Infomed website. …”
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Strategies Australian junior doctors use to maintain their mental, physical and social well-being: a qualitative study by Melanie Hobi, Sonya Yegorova-Lee, Christopher Chun-lin Chan, Hailin Zhao, Stephen Jiang, Dan Tran, Gayathri Nair, Erika Borkoles

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Establishing consensus on nutrition competencies for medicine: a Delphi study by Sumantra Ray, Breanna Lepre, Kylie J Mansfield, Eleanor J Beck

“…Background Significant research, regulatory bodies and even governmental resolutions have identified meaningful nutrition education for medical and other healthcare professionals as a priority. Doctors are well placed to provide nutrition care, yet nutrition education in medicine remains inadequate regardless of country, setting, or year of training. …”
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