The Management of Iron Chelation Therapy: Preliminary Data from a National Registry of Thalassaemic Patients by Adriana Ceci, Laura Mangiarini, Mariagrazia Felisi, Franco Bartoloni, Angela Ciancio, Marcello Capra, Domenico D'Ascola, Paolo Cianciulli, Aldo Filosa

“…Thalassaemia and other haemoglobinopathies constitute an important health problem in Mediterranean countries, placing a tremendous emotional, psychological, and economic burden on their National Health systems. …”
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Rabies epidemiology, prevention and control in Nigeria: Scoping progress towards elimination. by Philip P Mshelbwala, J Scott Weese, Olufunmilayo A Sanni-Adeniyi, Shovon Chakma, Stephen S Okeme, Abdullah A Mamun, Charles E Rupprecht, R J Soares Magalhaes

“…<h4>Background</h4>Human rabies remains a significant public health problem in Africa with outbreaks reported in most countries. …”
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Parental Roles and Challenges in Managing Pediatric Obesity: Insights from Focus Group Interviews in Korea by Jieun Ju, Jahye Jung, Yong Hee Hong, Minsoo Shin, Yoon Lee, Ah-Ram Sul

“…Background : Pediatric obesity is a global public health concern. South Korea is witnessing a notable increase in obesity rates among children and adolescents, despite various governmental interventions. …”
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Gaps in the Management of Hypertensive Patients in a Metropolitan Area of Havana by Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alejandra Caridad Piña Alonso, Addys Díaz Piñera, René García Roche, Susana Balcindes Acosta

“…The variables analyzed in the study were: socio-demographic, access to health services, diagnosis and care, monitoring and control treatment. …”
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Functional analysis of a novel homozygous missense IVD gene variant: a case report with dual genetic diagnoses by Yuying Zhu, Ke Wu, Hanying Wen

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Role of toxic and essential elements in sleep duration of patients with cardiovascular diseases by Namam Ali Azadi, Samaneh Nakhaee, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Borhan Mansouri, Masoumeh Ariyaee

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Efficient and secure attribute-based heterogeneous online/offline signcryption for body sensor networks based on blockchain by Jawaid Iqbal, Arif Iqbal Umar, Noorul Amin, Abdul Waheed

“…In body sensor networks, both wearable and implantable biosensors are deployed in a patient body to monitor and collect patient health record information. The health record information is then transmitted toward the medical server via a base station for analysis, diagnosis, and treatment by medical experts. …”
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Multilevel support-assisted prototype optimization network for few-shot medical segmentation of lung lesions by Yuan Tian, Yongquan Liang, Yufeng Chen, Jingjing Zhang, Hongyang Bian

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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictive Factor in Iraqi Patients with Thyroid Cancer by Fatima Falah Hassan, Wafaa Fadhil Hamed, Luma Yousif Mehdi

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Knowledge and acceptability of COVID-19 vaccine among residents of Jos-south Local Government Area in Nigeria by Oluwatosin Ruth Ilori, Jeji F Danjuma, Roseline Olabisi Ige

“…Therefore, the need for more health-related education among the general populace to alleviate any fears associated with the vaccine is urgently required. …”
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Causes of visiting mixed dentition children dental clinic (a retrospective study). by Heran Ibrahim, Rwa Al‐Qazzaz, Mahmoud Kanan

“… Background and objective: Pediatric dentistry provides primary and comprehensive therapeutic and preventive oral health care for infants, children through adolescence including special health care and encompasses skills for treating conditions and diseases specific to growing individuals apply to the altering stages of dental, physical and psychological development. …”
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Results of Endometrial Sampling in Patients with Abnormal Premenopausal Hemorrhages: Analysis of 1492 Cases by Mehmet Şükrü Budak, Mehmet Baki Şentürk, Sedat Akgöl, Mehmet Nafi Sakar, Ali Emre Tahaoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Ayhan Yıldırım

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practice Related to Onchocerciasis and Associated Factors among Resource-Limited Selamogo Woreda Residents, South West Ethiopia, 2021 by Girma Gilano, null Mulugeta shegaze, Amanuel Dubale

“…Other factors like medical treatability, admission history to the health facilities, sex, and the number of households were also associated. …”
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Understanding empathy and theory of mind in Romanian dental students for improved educational strategies by Ancuta Mioara Banu, Sorin Ursoniu, Smaranda Laura Gotia, Salomeia Putnoky, Costela Lacrimioara Serban

“…High empathy is associated in a multivariate model with female gender (OR 2.032, 95% CI 1.041–3.963), excellent or very good perceived health status (OR 1.903, 95% CI 1.143–3.167), and theory of mind (OR 1.078, 95% CI 1.011–1.149). …”
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ECgMLP: A novel gated MLP model for enhanced endometrial cancer diagnosis by Md. Alif Sheakh, Sami Azam, Mst. Sazia Tahosin, Asif Karim, Sidratul Montaha, Kayes Uddin Fahim, Niusha Shafiabady, Mirjam Jonkman, Friso De Boer

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Long-Term Mortality following Acute Noninvasive Ventilation for Obesity-Related Respiratory Failure: A Retrospective Single-Centre Study by Aditya Krishnan, Paul Ellis, Pearlene Antoine-Pitterson, Amy Oakes, Bethany Jones, Alice Turner, Rahul Mukherjee

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New LC-MS/MS method for the determination of unconventional organic pollutants: perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids in wastewater, surface water, and drinking water by Florentina Laura Chiriac, Andreea Valentina Petre, Antonia-Ioana Cimpean, Victor Constantin Cojocaru, Iuliana Paun, Florinela Pirvu, Vasile Ion Iancu

“…The increasing prevalence of perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) in aquatic environments has raised significant concerns regarding their environmental and health implications, particularly due to their endocrine-disrupting properties. …”
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The Performance qualification of automatic volumetric pipettes used in university hospitals in the DRC: Case of Kinshasa, Bukavu, and Kisangani by Joenna Bapite Musongiela, Jocelyn Mankulu Kakumba, Emile Tweni Baruti, Timothé Mavanga Mabaya, Jacquie Bolavie Bolande, Sara Munguakonkwa Byamungu, Jérémie Mbinze Kindenge

“…This oversight can result in biased diagnoses with significant public health consequences, such as misdiagnosing a healthy individual as ill, or vice versa. …”
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Characterization, Distribution, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Workplaces of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Factory by Ying-Fang Wang, Riza P. Gumaling, Mei-Ru Chen, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Lin-Chi Wang

“…The Monte Carlo simulation estimated the 95th percentile of PAH risk for three SEGs (1.26 × 10−5−8.00 × 10−6). The health risk assessment showed that PAH exposure put one to three workers per thousand in each area at risk of lung cancer, above the acceptable limit of one per million. …”
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A scoping review of information provided within degenerative cervical myelopathy education resources: Towards enhancing shared decision making. by Rishi Umeria, Oliver Mowforth, Ben Grodzinski, Zahabiya Karimi, Iwan Sadler, Helen Wood, Irina Sangeorzan, Petrea Fagan, Rory Murphy, Angus McNair, Benjamin Davies

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of 2674 resources, 150 information resources addressing DCM were identified: 115 scientific literature resources, 28 videos, 5 resources from health organisations and 2 resources from health education websites. …”
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