Primary Hepatic Lymphoma Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in a Young Female Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review by Walid E. Abdelrahim, Kamal E. Mohamed, Salwa O. Mekki, Eltaib A. Saad

“…We report a rare case of primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) in a hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) infected young female patient who presented with right upper abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for a few days. …”
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Depression Relapse during Long-Term Remission due to Media-Amplified Fear during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Nobutaka Ayani, Teruyuki Matsuoka, Sumihiro Yamano, Jin Narumoto

“…Despite the aggravation of their anxiety, the patients were unable to distance themselves from negative information in attempts to remain informed through media to prevent their families and themselves from being infected. Self-protection through improved media literacy is imperative for people to protect themselves from the fearmongering of the media and infodemic in the present-day scenario.…”
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Enamel Based Composite Layers Deposited on Titanium Substrate with Antifungal Activity by S. L. Iconaru, A. M. Prodan, C. S. Turculet, M. Beuran, R. V. Ghita, A. Costescu, A. Groza, M. C. Chifiriuc, P. Chapon, S. Gaiaschi, R. Hristu, G. A. Stanciu, R. Trusca, M. Ganciu, S. M. Raita, N. Vineticu, C. S. Ciobanu

“…The antifungal results demonstrated that the use of new Ti-Enamel composite layers could represent a promising perspective for the prevention of fungal biofilms associated implant infections.…”
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[IN1438] Dengue and Dengue Virus in Florida by Yasmin V. Ortiz, Daniel W. Pérez-Ramos, Eric P. Caragata, Panpim Thongsripong

“…Dengue, caused by dengue virus and transmitted through the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes, is a major global health concern. …”
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Age-Related Modifications in Circulating IL-15 Levels in Humans by Sebastiano Gangemi, Giorgio Basile, Daniela Monti, Rosaria Alba Merendino, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Ursula Bisignano, Vittorio Nicita-Mauro, Claudio Franceschi

“…These findings may explain, at least in part, the characteristic increase of memory cells in immunosenescence and the capacity of the immune system of centenarians to defend itself from infections through immune-inflammatory responses.…”
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Periprosthetic Fracture of Greater Trochanter in Total Hip Replacement Stemming from Pin Site Placement in Navigation-Assisted Surgery by Ava Brozovich, David R. Lionberger

“…Previous total knee arthroplasty (TKA) literature has reported pin-associated complications such as infections, neuropraxia, and suture abscess. To our knowledge, there have been reports of tibial stress fracture after CAS TKA, but this is the first report of a pin causing fracture of the greater trochanter leading to dislocation in THA. …”
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Relationship between Mast Cells and the Colitis with Relapse Induced by Trinitrobenzesulphonic Acid in Wistar Rats by Ana Carolina Luchini, Déborah Mara Costa de Oliveira, Cláudia Helena Pellizzon, Luiz Claudio Di Stasi, José Carlos Gomes

“…Different from animals infected with intestinal parasites, after colitis remission, mast cells do not migrate to the spleen, showing that mast cell proliferation presents different characteristics depending on the inflammation stimuli. …”
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Diarrhea in Farmed White-tailed Deer Fawns by Juan Manuel Campos Krauer, Samantha Wisely

“…Wisely and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation focuses on disease in fawns caused by pathogenic types of Escherichia coli, describes the pathogens and how they infect fawns, and includes advice about treatment and prevention. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw463   …”
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Roles of core fucosylation modification in immune system and diseases by Qiu Pan, Xiao-Lian Zhang

“…Research over the past three decades has revealed the critical role of FUT8-mediated core fucosylation modification in various physiological and pathological processes, including cell growth, adhesion, receptor activation, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), tumor metastasis and infections. This review discusses the immune system function involving FUT8 and the mechanisms by which core fucosylation regulates immunity and contributes to disease. …”
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A Mathematical Model for the Transimission Dynamics of Malaria in Western Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Ayebare, Docus

“…Malaria persists as one of the most widespread and deadly human infections globally, caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes during blood feeding. …”
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Mathematical Model for the Transmission Dynamics of Malaria in Kabale Municipality. by Nabasa, Moses

“…Malaria remains one of the most prevalent and lethal human infections worldwide. It is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium, transmitted to vertebrates by female genus Anopheles mosquitoes when they feed on blood. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions Associated with Fluoroquinolones and Other Antibiotics: A Retrospective Pharmacovigilance Study by Alshareef H, Alenzi KA, Albalawi BR, Alanazi RM, Albalawi NS, Alasoufi WS, Alqifari S, Ahmed R, Ali MAS

“…Regularly assessing the safety of ABs is crucial to improve public and healthcare providers’ awareness of the correct utilization of ABs and to limit the use of FQs to infections that cannot be effectively managed with alternative ABs.Keywords: adverse drug reactions (ADRs), fluoroquinolones (FQs), antibiotics (ABs), pharmacovigilance…”
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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sa... by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…In colon resections hospital volume was associated with insignificant or adverse associations (postoperative wound infections: OR 1.168 (95% CI 1.030 to 1.325)) to multiple patient safety outcomes. …”
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An association between type A porcine endogenous retrovirus copy number and hematological parameters and gender in miniature pigs by R. B. Aitnazarov, S. V. Nikitin, G. V. Kontsevaya, M. I. Voevoda, N. S. Yudin

“…Pig is the most promising species for transplantation of organs and cells into humans, although implementation of xenotransplantation in clinical practice has been hindered by the risk of infecting the recipient with zoonotic infectious diseases. …”
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Burden of Anemia among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at Hawassa University Compressive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Ethiopi... by Sisay Tesfaye, Melaku Hirigo, Dawit Jember, Mekdes Shifeta, Worku Ketema

“…Anemia is the most common hematologic abnormality associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients and affects 60% to 80% of patients in late-stage disease. …”
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Social-structural barriers to primary care among sex workers: findings from a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2014–2021) by Miriam T. H. Harris, Kate Shannon, Andrea Krüsi, Haoxuan Zhou, Shira M. Goldenberg

“…Abstract Background Due to social-structural marginalization, sex workers experience health inequities including a high prevalence of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, mental health disorders, trauma, and substance use, alongside a multitude of barriers to HIV and substance use services. …”
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Secukinumab in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: efficacy and safety results through 3 years from the year 1 extension of the randomised phase III FUTURE 1 trial by Philip J Mease, Arthur Kavanaugh, Andreas Reimold, Hasan Tahir, Jürgen Rech, Stephen Hall, Piet Geusens, Pascale Pellet, Evie Maria Delicha, Shephard Mpofu, Luminita Pricop

“…Exposure-adjusted incidence rates for selected adverse events per 100 patient-years (secukinumab 150/75 mg) were serious infections (1.7/1.6), Candida infections (1.4/0.7), Crohn’s disease (0/0.3), ulcerative colitis (0/0.3) and major adverse cardiac events (0.3/0.8).Conclusion Subcutaneous secukinumab provided sustained improvements in the signs and symptoms, quality of life and physical function of patients with active PsA with low rate of radiographic disease progression through 3 years. …”
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Genome stability of the vaccine strain VAC∆6 by R. A. Maksyutov, S. N. Yakubitskiy, I. V. Kolosova, T. V. Tregubchak, A. N. Shvalov, E. V. Gavrilova, S. N. Shchelkunov

“…Due to cessation of mass smallpox vaccination in 1980, the collective immunity of humans against orthopoxvirus infections has virtually been lost. Therefore, the risk of spreading zoonotic human orthopoxvirus infections caused by monkeypox and cowpox viruses has increased in the world. …”
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“If that would have lessened my symptoms, that would have been great...”: a qualitative study about the acceptability of tecovirimat as treatment for mpox by Sara Paparini, Rosalie Hayes, Benjamin Weil, Will Nutland, Ismael Maatouk, Teodora Wi, Chloe M. Orkin, Rosamund Lewis

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Commonly prescribed medications and risk of pneumonia and all-cause mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a UK population-based cohort study by Ann D. Morgan, Georgie M. Massen, Hannah R. Whittaker, Iain Stewart, Gisli Jenkins, Peter M. George, Jennifer K. Quint

“…Conclusion Prolonged prescription of medications used to treat common comorbidities in IPF may be associated with increased risks for severe respiratory infections. These findings point to a need to adopt an adequate risk–benefit balance approach to the prescribing of ICS-containing inhalers and PPIs in people with IPF without evidence of comorbidities, especially older patients and/or those with more advanced disease in whom respiratory infections are more likely to result in poorer outcomes.…”
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