Safety of Abemaciclib in Indian Patients with Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Locally Advanced and/or Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Multi... by Dinesh Chandra Doval, Tanveer Maksud, Rajnish Nagarkar, Satheesh Chiradoni Thunagappa, Rakesh Taran, Saurabh Prasad, Anoop T. Manoharan, Minish Jain, Dhruv Mehta, Prabrajya Narayan Mohapatra, Sachin Gupta, Kritarth Naman Singh, Aarohan Pruthi, Rohit Arora

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Variables influencing telemedicine utilization via telephone appointments among rural patients by Eliseo García, Benjamin C. Vincent, Shivani Thakur, Ashish Thakur, Fatima Zabiba, Sandhini Agarwal, Jasmin Dominguez Cervantes, Ahmed Zabiba

“…The survey contained 21 statements encompassing provider confidence, patient-physician rapport, and accessibility variables. Patient responses for those who attended (n = 120) or canceled/rescheduled (n = 33) telemedicine encounters were analyzed using paired difference t-tests and t-tests of correlations between different groups of variables. …”
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Analysis of Errors on Death Certificate for Trauma Related Death by Jun Hyuk Chang, Sun Hyu Kim, Hyeji Lee, Byungho Choi

“…The number of major errors was 0.5 for emergency physician and 0.8 for trauma surgeon and neurosurgeon. …”
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Deciphering the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Sciences: An Update by Siddhant Khanna, Merajul Haque Siddiqui, Shalini Bhushan, Rahul Saxena

“…AI techniques utilizes various types of medical diagnostics test data in order to disease diagnosis such as MRI, CT scan, MRI and biochemistry lab reports etc. Better patient-physician communication, remote patient treatment, transcribing prescriptions and other medical documents, and ethical dilemmas are all aided by AI. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Holistic Rehabilitation by Søren Ventegodt, Mark Gringols, Joav Merrick

“…The principles of rehabilitation are not very different from other healing, but the task is often more demanding for the holistic physician as the motivation and resources often are very low and the treatment can take many years.…”
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The landscape of family medicine in India - A cross-sectional survey study. by Archna Gupta, Raman Kumar, Ramakrishna Prasad, Sunil Abraham, Nisanth Menon Nedungalaparambil, Paul Krueger, Carolyn Steele Gray, Megan Landes, Sanjeev Sridharan, Onil Bhattacharyya

“…There are few training programs, and little is known about family physicians' training, perceptions, and current practices. …”
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Our Unique Experience with Low-Dose Alemtuzumab as an Induction Agent for Renal Transplantation: A Case Series by Cherin Josi, Arjun Parthasarathy, Divya Sundar, Milly Matthew, Premkumar Rajendran, Georgi Abraham

“…The use of an induction agent in renal transplant is based on the center or physician’s protocol. Alemtuzumab was used as an induction agent in 1998 for the first time and has been used since then as an induction agent off-label. …”
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Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Diabetic Patients in Tanzania by Karpal Singh Sohal, Ramadhani Kambole, Sira Stanslaus Owibingire

“…The odds of good oral health knowledge among participants were almost 2 folds higher in participants with high education levels and 7 folds higher in those who had been referred to a dentist by a physician. Participants with good oral health knowledge had 5.5 times higher odds of having a good attitude. …”
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<i>Ginkgo biloba</i> Extract Prescriptions Are Associated with Slower Progression of Dementia Severity—Analysis of Longitudinal Real-World Data by Jens Bohlken, André Hajek, Martin Burkart, Karel Kostev

“…The association between Gbe prescription and dementia severity progression was assessed by Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression, with adjustments made for age, sex, health insurance status, physician specialty, co-prescription of antidementia drugs, and co-diagnoses. …”
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Utilization Patterns of IV Iron and Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents in Anemic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Multihospital Study by Avani D. Joshi, David A. Holdford, Donald F. Brophy, Spencer E. Harpe, Darcy Mays, Todd W. B. Gehr

“…Patient demographics (age, race, primary payer), patient clinical conditions (admission status, severity of illness, dialysis status), and physician specialty were identified as predictors of IV iron use in CKD patients. …”
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Validation of a Simple Score for Mortality Prediction in a Cohort of Unselected Emergency Patients by Jeannette-Marie Busch, Isabelle Arnold, John Kellett, Mikkel Brabrand, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel

“…The Simple Prognostic Score (SPS) was designed to include patients’ age, mobility, aggregated vital signs, and the treating physician’s decision to admit to aid prognostication. …”
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CardioMEMS in a Busy Cardiology Practice: Less than Optimal Implementation of a Valuable Tool to Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions by Robby Singh, Leon Varjabedian, Georgy Kaspar, Marcel Zughaib

“…Therefore, efforts need to be undertaken to improve physician and patient education of the device to complement the current standard of care for congestive heart failure.…”
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Asthma and Asthma Medication Are Common among Recreational Athletes Participating in Endurance Sport Competitions by Amanda Näsman, Tommie Irewall, Ulf Hållmarker, Anne Lindberg, Nikolai Stenfors

“…The prevalence of self-reported asthma (physician-diagnosed asthma and use of asthma medication in the last 12 months) was 12%. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Physical Examination Combined with Transvaginal Ultrasonography in Patients with Endometriosis by Talha Tiryaki, Tolga Karacan, Seyma Yesiralioglu, Eser Ozyurek, Huseyin Kiyak, Engin Oral

“…Therefore, we hypothesized that transvaginal ultrasonography combined with physical examinations performed by physicians could predict endometriosis better in patients with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis compared with asymptomatic patients at presentation. …”
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Low Urbanization but Not Illiteracy was Associated with Poor Medication Adherence among Elderly People in Rural Taiwan by Pei-Jhih Li, Ling-Chiao Liao, Chin-Ju Chuang, Cheng-Ying Hsieh, Yung-Cheng Huang, Li-Yu Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Feng-Jung Yang, Kai-Chieh Chang, Li-Jiuan Shen, Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Yen-Ming Huang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shau-Huai Fu, Chin-Kai Chang, Chen-Yu Wang

“…To treat chronic diseases, good medication adherence and refilling medication as physicians’ advice are key points of pharmaceutical therapy. …”
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Mental Strain and Chronic Stress among University Students with Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Marco D. Gulewitsch, Paul Enck, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Katja Weimer, Angelika A. Schlarb

“…Regarding health care utilization, our results show that consulting a physician frequently was not associated significantly with elevated mental strain or chronic stress but with IBS symptom severity. …”
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SAFETY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN HEMATOLOGICAL PATIENTS WITH THROMBOCYTOPENIA – A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY by Ivan GUR, Roei Tounek, Yaniv Dotan, Elite Vainer Evgrafov, Stav Rakedzon, Eyal Fuchs

“…Primary outcomes included major bleeding halting the BAL or deemed significant by the treating physician, need for any respiratory support other than low flow O2 or death within 24 hours. …”
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The Unusual Late-Onset Graves’ Disease following Hashimoto’s Related Hypothyroidism: A Case Report and Literature Review by Aseel Sukik, Sara Mohamed, Mhd-Baraa Habib, Sundus Sardar, Bashar Tanous, Raad Tahtouh, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed

“…While the management depends on the disease’s stage and the treating physician preference, antithyroid agents can be used initially. …”
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Challenges in Diagnosis and Management of Altered Mental Status in the Setting of Urosepsis and Hydrocephalus Secondary to an Occlusive Cyst of the Fourth Ventricle: A Case Report by Matthew Van Ligten, Miles Hudson, Jonathon J. Parker, Wayne A. Martini

“…Due to the wide variety of symptoms, hydrocephalus can present a difficult diagnosis for any physician and may require different interventions depending on the underlying cause. …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…Why  should  an  emergency  physician  be  aware  of  this?  Emergency  physicians  should  start  considering  hikikomori  as  a  risk  factor  in  the  assessment  of  malnutrition  and  anaemia,  above  all  in  young  adults.  …”
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