A Case of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Presenting to the Emergency Department by Gordon A, Malik AN

“…She was admitted on suspicion of leishmaniasis, and physicians of several specialties initiated a broad laboratory workup, collected wound cultures, prescribed antibiotics, and surgically repaired the lesion. …”
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Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis, a Rare Manifestation as a Sequel of Drug-Induced Gingival Overgrowth: A Case Report by Marah Damdoum, Sudhir Rama Varma, Mohamed A. Jaber, Manjusha Nambiar

“…Careful examination, physician referrals, and biopsy to rule out any specific anomalies and to assist in proper diagnosis are followed by sequential management of the case results in productive outcomes.…”
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Genetic Counselling and Family in IBD: 30 years' Experience at the Cleveland Clinic by WM Michener, M Caulfield, RG Farmer, R Wyllie, K Cotman, J Hertzer

“…These data indicate the need for the treating physician to institute case-finding questions within the family so that early diagnoses can be established. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of insomnia among adults attending primary health care settings in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Noor A. Juma, Diana S. Alshehabi, Fatema S. Ali, Tahera H. Baqer, Zahra A. Alherz, Naeema Budhaish, Basma Alsaffar

“…Background: Insomnia patients often visit their primary care physician, but their sleep disorders go undiagnosed and many sufferers do not receive adequate care. …”
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In Captivity of the Body: Intersex(-uality) in the First Half of the 20th Century by Denisa Vídeňská

“…The study also examines the literary work of the Czech physician Emil Tréval (a.k.a. Walter), who, in his novel Maia, presented the story of a man who was born as a hermaphrodite and struggled with this stigma throughout the plot. …”
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Pediatric Functional Constipation: A New Challenge by Samina Khan Bashir, Muhammad Bashir Khan

“…For early identification of functional constipation in children, a physician must exclude organic causes in children by history, physical examination, and lab studies. …”
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pitolisant, a novel histamine-3 receptor competitive antagonist, and inverse agonist, in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy by Noeen Sarfraz, David Okuampa, Hannah Hansen, Mark Alvarez, Elyse M. Cornett, Juyeon Kakazu, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Common causes of delayed and incorrect diagnoses of these conditions include lack of physician familiarity with narcolepsy symptoms and comorbidities which mask narcolepsy signs and symptoms. …”
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Canadian Guidelines for the Management of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis by Meyer S Balter, Jacques La Forge, Donald E Low, Lionel Mandell, Ronald F Grossman, the Chronic Bronchitis Working Group

“…Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) account for over 1.5 million physician visits annually in Canada and are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia: Clearing up the Controversy by Carlo A Fallone

“…Nor were there differences in any of the individual symptoms, in the proportion of patients who achieved a certain MDSS score or in health care utilization, such as physician visits, need for additional prescriptions or days lost from work. …”
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A Case of Cryptorchidism with Ipsilateral Congenital Unilateral Absence of the Vas Deferens and Contralateral Renal Agenesis by Young Dong Yu, Young Kwon Hong

“…Cryptorchidism or absent vas deferens found incidentally should lead the physician to evaluate the status of the contralateral vas deferens and conduct a renal tract ultrasound study.…”
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Prevalence and exposure variables of latent infection by mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers by Raphael Sampaio dos Santos, Katerine Moraes dos Santos, Angela Maria Mendes Abreu, Cristiane Cardoso de Paula, Regina Célia Gollner Zeitoune

“…Methods: An integrative review of the scientific literature based on the following review question: What are the available scientific evidence in the literature that address the prevalence of latent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in healthcare workers and its association with possible risk factors among these workers? Results: Being a physician or nurse, being older, and being male were generally associated with higher prevalences. …”
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Transforming medical education in the AI era: Balancing technological expertise with humanistic care in tomorrow’s doctors by Michelle Jong

“…The AI revolution provides an opportunity for developments to medical education—to train doctors to be both tech-enabled physicians and true humanists.…”
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Evaluating the Outcome of an Unnecessary Request for CT Scan in Be’sat Hospital of Hamadan by Hossein Khosravi, Mohammad Hamidi, Safoora Nikzad, Leili Tapak

“…Patient information, including gender, age, type of CT scan test, the reason for requesting the test, the expertise of the requesting physician, and the result of the radiologist’s report on each test, was extracted and collected. …”
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Choice and Duration of Antimicrobial Therapy for Neonatal Sepsis and Meningitis by Sindhu Sivanandan, Amuchou S. Soraisham, Kamala Swarnam

“…Traditionally, the choice of antimicrobial agents is based on the local policy, and the duration of therapy is decided by the treating physician based on clinical symptoms and blood culture results. …”
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Rosuvastatin-Induced Oral Ulcer: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Metab Algeffari, Mansour Alsharidah

“…With such widespread usage of statins, physicians may be ignoring or misdiagnosing the association of oral side effects with these medications. …”
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SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF PRESCRIPTION ANTIBIOTIC AND MEDICINE USE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY MEDICINE by Abdullah Tirgil

“…We examine the relationship between family medicine and physician-prescribed antibiotic consumption over the years. …”
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Socioeconomic indicators related to the global burden of breast cancer in women in 2020: an analysis of WHO data by Tingting XU, Ruoyu YANG, Jingjing LI, Yiying FANG

“…Correlation analysis showed that the global MIR of breast cancer in women was positively correlated with urban particulate matter (r = 0. 480) and net ODA per capita (r = 0. 516) (both P < 0. 001) and negatively correlated with physician density (r = – 0.782), pharmacist density (r = – 0.639), average core capacity score (r = – 0.635), percentage of government health expenditure (r = – 0.614), population using sanitation services (r = – 0.624), and HDI (r = – 0.900) (all P < 0.001). …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…High emotional burden, regimen-related distress and physician-related distress were reported by 25.9%, 21.9%, and 6.2% of participants, respectively. …”
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Evaluating academic detailing as an antibiotic stewardship intervention in primary healthcare settings in Croatia by Darija Kuruc Poje, Domagoj Kifer, Maja Kuharić, Katarina Gvozdanović, Željka Draušnik, Ana Posavec Andrić, Vesna Mađarić, Vlatka Janeš Poje, Marina Payerl-Pal, Arjana Tambić Andrašević, Juraj Mark Poje, Vesna Bačić Vrca, Srećko Marušić

“…Methods AD intervention was implemented from 1st to 30th April 2020 and led by hospital healthcare professionals (infectious disease physician, clinical microbiology physician and clinical pharmacist). …”
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BPH Procedural Treatment: The Case for Value-Based Pay for Performance by Mark Stovsky, Irina Jaeger

“…The concept of “pay for performance” (P4P) applied to the practice of medicine has become a major foundation in current public and private payer reimbursement strategies for both institutional and individual physician providers. “Pay for performance” programs represent a substantial shift from traditional service-based reimbursement to a system of performance-based provider payment using financial incentives to drive improvements in the quality of care. …”
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