The Impact of Zinc Supplementation on the Course of Infections by Justyna Woźniak, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej, Wiktor Biesiada, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič

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Minimizing the Diagnostic Delay in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: The Role of Nonneurologist Practitioners by Martin Matharan, Stéphane Mathis, Sarah Bonabaud, Louis Carla, Antoine Soulages, Gwendal Le Masson

“…The rapid execution of useful additional tests by the first medical doctor, often GP (with the help of a neurologist), considerably reduces the diagnostic delay. …”
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Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Cymbopogon nardus Ethanol Extract on 3T3-L1 Cells by Rohmawaty E, Wiraswati HL, Zahra TA, Amalina SN, Ramadhanti J, Rosdianto AM, Laelalugina A, Nasution GTD, Kamisah Y

“…Enny Rohmawaty,1 Hesti Lina Wiraswati,1 Tamara Aliya Zahra,2 Shabrina Nur Amalina,2 Julia Ramadhanti,1 Aziiz Mardanarian Rosdianto,1 Amila Laelalugina,3 Gita Tiara Dewi Nasution,1 Yusof Kamisah4 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40161, Indonesia; 2Undergraduate Program Medical Doctor, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40161, Indonesia; 3Oncology and Stem Cell Working Group, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, 40161, Indonesia; 4Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 53000, MalaysiaCorrespondence: Enny Rohmawaty, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jl. …”
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Resource Management and Health Service Delivery in Rukungiri Municipality: A Case Study of Rwamahwa Health Center IV. by Ndyamuhak,i Faith

“…The study findings on the influence of human resource management on health service delivery at Rwamahwa Health Center IV, Rukungiri Municipality were; the health center has all staffing gaps filled which helps to ensure better service delivery, the health center has a medical doctor in place who delivers services promptly, health staff is facilitated to perform their tasks hence better service delivery in the organization, recruitment of health staff is on merit which leads to better provision of services, and deployment of health staff is on merit which leads to better delivery of services. …”
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Development and routine implementation of deep learning algorithm for automatic brain metastases segmentation on MRI for RANO-BM criteria follow-up by Loïse Dessoude, Raphaëlle Lemaire, Romain Andres, Thomas Leleu, Alexandre G. Leclercq, Alexis Desmonts, Typhaine Corroller, Amirath Fara Orou-Guidou, Luca Laduree, Loic Le Henaff, Joëlle Lacroix, Alexis Lechervy, Dinu Stefan, Aurélien Corroyer-Dulmont

“…The model shows 100 % accuracy in predicting RANO-BM criteria in comparison to that of an expert medical doctor. There was a high degree of overlap between the AI and the doctor's segmentation, with a mean DICE score of 0.77. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and spread of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) in Italy: A call for policymakers by Gabriella Nucera

“…Moreover, as highlighted by the ECDC Report, at local hospital level, surveillance of AMR tend to be unstructured and lacking focus in the keys areas of interest, and not all hospitals have an on-site microbiology laboratory supported by a microbiologist, as well as not all microbiology units of laboratories are run by a medical doctor. The different accreditation system of laboratories among Italian regions, furthermore, hinders the process of building up an effective comprehensive monitoring system at national level [5]. …”

Level-8 Ph.D. Programs In Medical Sciences: High Time For The Higher Education Commission (HEC) Of Pakistan To Establish A Medical Wing by Wafa Omer

“…It is high time for HEC to establish a medical wing that is run by medical doctors possessing PhD in Medical Sciences so that they can work in close liaison with PMDC and develop standardised policies, guidelines and competency framework and save the doctors from undue stress after obtaining the PhD degree in medical sciences. …”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…Regression analysis showed the odds of FGC conducted by traditional midwives and nurses and trained midwives compared with medical doctors was 1.07 (1.05; 1.09) and 1.04 (1.01; 1.06), respectively. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography (Angiography) Biomarkers in the Assessment and Monitoring of Diabetic Macular Edema by Corina-Iuliana Suciu, Vlad-Ioan Suciu, Simona-Delia Nicoara

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Oral Syphilis: A Reemerging Infection Prompting Clinicians’ Alertness by Sebastian Dybeck Udd, Bodil Lund

“…Despite seven visits to six different medical doctors, a patient who presented with oral syphilis was continuously misdiagnosed. …”
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IMPACT OF HYGIENE BATHING AND BREASTFEEDING OF LACTATING MOTHERS ON INFANT MORTALITY IN KATSINA STATE by SANI BALA, ANIFAT ABDURRAHEEM

“…It makes use of a descriptive research design which makes it possible for the collection of data from the selected samples (384) of the population that constitute women of bearing age, medical doctors, nurses and traditional birth attendants.  …”
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Assessing the Impact of TASO on HIV Persons: A case Study of Kambuga Hospital. by Rukundo, Amos

“…TASO Uganda has failed to attract and retain medical doctors, mainly due to challenges in remunerating them and over 30% of the doctors and clinicians recruited by TASO leave for better-paying jobs within 6 months (TASO HMIS, 2015). …”
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Advanced surface-enhanced raman scattering nanoprobes for precise detection of Nitroreductase in Hypoxic tumor cells: Improving Cancer diagnosis by Xiaoyue Zhao, Ying Zhang, Chunyan Zhu, Zhihui Yang, Xiaoyuan Chu

“…The results demonstrate a marked increase in NTR levels in tumor cells and tumor tissues in hypoxic conditions, highlighting the significance of this nanoprobe in enhancing cancer diagnostics, helping medical doctors making treatment decisions more swiftly and effectively.…”
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Budapest nephrology school – 30 years of history – from modest start to an international success: systematic summary of the 27th BNS held between 28th August and 2nd of September 2... by Orsolya Cseprekál, Laszlo Rosivall

“…With such a long history and representing the top international professors of nephrology, BNS has proved to be a successful one-week, in-person refreshing course which has attracted over 1600 medical doctors from more than 60 countries. It has well served as an academic meeting point suitable for networking and exchange of up-to-date knowledge presented by the best international experts in nephrology. …”
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Measurement of SUVs-Maximum for Normal Region Using VOI in PET/MRI and PET/CT by Jeong Kyu Park, Sung Kyu Kim, Ihn Ho Cho, Eun Jung Kong

“…The use of SUVLBM-maximum (SUVLean Body Mass-maximum) is very advantageous in reading overall image of PET/CT and PET/MRI to medical doctors and researchers, if we consider its convenience and efficiency. …”
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Assessment of Staff’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Radiation Protection Measures in Mazandaran Province, Iran by Danial Seifi, Alireza Khorrami

“…The sample consisted of nurses, radiographers, and medical doctors of various specialties involved daily in surgical procedures where ionizing radiation is required. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Workers in a Tertiary Hospital in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, towards Ebola Viral Disease by Samuel Anu Olowookere, Emmanuel Akintunde Abioye-Kuteyi, Olusegun Kayode Adepoju, Oluwaseun Taiwo Esan, Temitope Michael Adeolu, Tolulope Kola Adeoye, Adesola Adebayo Adepoju, Adedayo Titilayo Aderogba

“…Most participants were medical doctors (24.6%) and nurses (52.2%). The majority had practised <10 years (73.8%) and were aware of the EVD outbreak in the West African subregion (85.5%). …”
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Digital fundus image quality assessment by V. V. Starovoitov, Y. I. Golub, M. M. Lukashevich

“…At present, the level of accuracy of classification of diseases caused by DR by systems based on machine learning is comparable to the level of qualified medical doctors.The article shows variants for representation of the retina in digital images by different cameras. …”
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Pharmacist prescriber in Italy and possible changes to current legislation: survey of attitudes among pharmacists, family doctors and users by Francesca Baratta, Irene Pignata, Lorenzo Ravetto Enri, Paola Brusa

“…In Italy, the only healthcare professions authorised to prescribe are medical doctors and veterinary surgeons. The extension of the duties of the Italian pharmacist to include prescribing would be extremely important considering the challenges the National health system is facing regarding the shortage of healthcare workers.Methods In this article, we report the findings of a survey on the role of the pharmacist prescriber conducted among pharmacists, family doctors, and pharmacy users in the North-West of Italy. …”
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Improving the provision of clinical pharmacy services in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative study in tertiary health facilities in Tanzania by Fredrick Kalokola, Dorkasi L Mwakawanga, Ritah F Mutagonda, Hamu J Mlyuka, Wigilya P Mikomangwa, Manase Kilonzi, Wema A Kibanga, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Bertha Mallya, Deogratias Katabalo, Sofia Sanga, John Rwegasha, Rose Magambo, John Mmassy, Sungwa Kabissi, Josephine A Balati, Peter Maduki, Omary Mashiku Minzi, Appolinary A R Kamuhabwa

“…A purposeful sampling technique was used to recruit 97 participants, including 45 pharmacists, 31 medical doctors and 21 nurses across five tertiary healthcare institutions. …”
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