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 main objective of this study was to determine the average time to diagnose ALS and the role of each physician, general practitioner (GP), or specialist (neurologist or not) involved in the management of these patients. …”
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Evaluation of post-earthquake fractures according to anatomical body parts: A retrospective study by Muhammed Furkan Arpaci, Ferhat Tas, Gokce Bagci Uzun, Mehmet Akcicek, Feyza Inceoglu, Mine Argali Deniz, Emre Demirel, Hidir Pekmez

“…The study included 137 patients aged between 1-90 years diagnosed with fractures by an orthopedic physician. Radiographs were taken of patients admitted to the emergency department after the earthquake. …”
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Use of virtual care near the end of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based cohort study. by Kieran L Quinn, Thérèse A Stukel, Allan Detsky, Hannah Chung, Mohammed Rashidul Anwar, Sacha Bhatia, James Downar, Vivian Hung, Sarina Isenberg, Allison Kurahashi, Douglas S Lee, Nathan Stall, Peter Tanuseputro, Chaim M Bell

“…Modified Poisson regression was used to measure the association of the use of virtual care in the last three months of life with the pandemic study period and its association with each person- and physician-level factor.<h4>Results</h4>14,261 people (8%) used virtual care in the last three months of life before the pandemic, and 161,000 people (69%) used it during the pandemic (relative risk [RR] 8.76; 95% CI 8.48-9.05). …”
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Developing the Ready Military Medical Force: military-specific training in Graduate Medical Education by John B Holcomb, Jan O Jansen, Eric A Elster, Matthew D Tadlock, Jennifer M Gurney, Emily W Baird, Daniel T Lammers, Richard D Betzold, Shaun R Brown, Matthew J Eckert, Daniel B Cox, Jeffrey D Kerby

“…Introduction Graduate Medical Education plays a critical role in training the next generation of military physicians, ensuring they are ready to uphold the dual professional requirements inherent to being both a military officer and a military physician. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on HIV care: a comprehensive analysis of patient and healthcare providers experiences at the largest HIV treatment center in Ghana by Peter Puplampu, Justice K. Baah, Karl Osei Afoduo, Bright A. Adjei, Araba Abaidoo-Myles, Victor G. Davila-Roman, George B. Kyei, Collins S. Ahorlu

“…This meant many patients with chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia did not get the necessary physician review during the pandemic's peak. Due to pervasive stigma, patients were cautious about home delivery of medications and telemedicine solutions. …”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation. by Anne Huiberts, Brigitte van Cleef, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Frederika Dijkstra, Imke Schreuder, Ewout Fanoy, Arianne van Gageldonk, Wim van der Hoek, Liselotte van Asten

“…The impact for the Netherlands of a hypothetical 50% vaccine uptake was subsequently estimated: 74-293 potentially averted physician visits and 11,178-28,896 potentially averted days of influenza absenteeism (on ≈200,000 total teacher population). …”
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Interaction of the gastroenterologist and psychiatrist at management of patient with functional disorder of gastro-intestinal tract by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili

“…In some cases, when the physician implicates mental parentage of somatic symptoms, certain patients are referred to psychiatrist. …”
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STD Training in Canadian Medical Schools by Jo-Anne A Doherty, A Gordon Jessamine

“…CONCLUSIONS: There is no simple solution to ensure that every physician in Canada receives sufficient clinical training in STDs. …”
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Quality of Life Philosophy VI. The Concepts by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The paper shows that the concepts in each group can be seen as related to each other in a quite intuitive and logical way, to give a coherent quality of life philosophy that allows the physician to encourage, inspire, and support his patient. …”
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Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Erdafitinib vs Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients with Locally Advanced Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma by Suzy Van Sanden, Ayman Youssef, Simona Baculea, Keith Stubbs, Spyros Triantos, Zijiao Yuan, Caitlin Daly

“…**Methods:** An anchored MAIC was conducted according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Decision Support Unit guidance, with physician’s choice of chemotherapy (docetaxel/paclitaxel and vinflunine) as the common comparator. …”
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Cannabis use amongst tinnitus patients: consumption patterns and attitudes by Dorsa Mavedatnia, Marc Levin, Jong Wook Lee, Amr F. Hamour, Kaye Dizon, Trung Le

“…Over half of patients learned about cannabis from a friend or family member and only 22% of patients learned about cannabis from a physician or nurse. Conclusion Cannabis use is common amongst patients with tinnitus and current users of cannabis reported that it helped with their symptoms. …”
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Case study: Stomach ulcers in the context of tricuspid atresia—“I can barely stomach it” by Thomas C. Varkey, Chloe-Marie Lee Roeder, Rachel Elizabeth Daum, Sajana Ravi, Emily C. Courtois, Kyle Simtion, Caitlyn Simtion, Cheney E. Merhavy, Zachary I. Merhavy, Teresa C. Frohman, Elliot M. Frohman, Christie Spann

“…Acquiring this information is the cornerstone of an effective patient-physician relationship. Based on the history, a standardized diagnostic approach can be employed, given the likelihood of certain diagnoses. …”
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Innovation and practice of professional training based on “One Syndrome and One Product” for clinical nurses (脑病科“一证一品”临床护士业务学习创新与实践)... by FU Jingna (付景娜), TIAN Runxi (田润溪), LI Jie (李杰), YANG Junhang (杨俊行), HU Zhe (胡哲), ZHEN Liping (郑莉萍)

“…A diversified training mode including physician-nurse cooperation ward round based on “One Syndrome and One Product”, “one-to-one ” plan, video-assisted mode is effective to improve the enthusiasm of professional learning of nurses, and comprehensively improve the professional skills and comprehensive abilities of specialized nurses. …”
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Development of a Japanese version of the patient perceptions of deprescribing – Short form by Mio Kushibuchi, Kenya Ie, Masaki Takahashi, Amy M. Linsky, Steven M. Albert

“…Confirmatory factor analysis of the Japanese version of SF‐PPoD revealed satisfactory structural validity with two‐dimensional structure, “Motivation for Deprescribing” and “Primary Care Physician Relationship.” Cronbach's alpha showed good internal consistency, and test–retest demonstrated acceptable intra‐rater reliability. …”
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Initial Development and Validation of a Transition Readiness Scale for Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Oded Hammerman, Areej Bayatra, Dan Turner, Arie Levine, Raanan Shamir, Amit Assa, Michael Wilschanski, Yaacov G. Bachner, Eran Israeli

“…The correlation between adolescents and physicians, as well as between parents and physicians, was only consistent for self-efficacy. …”
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Level of Awareness, Screening Practices, and Self-Detection Among Breast Cancer Patients by Ahmed Nawzad Hassan, Mustafa Saber Al-Attar

“…Objective: Having good knowledge and performing regular pre-tests under physician supervision play a crucial role in the early detection of breast cancer. …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Input data were sourced from a physician-initiated study from Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna, Italy, and the literature. …”
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Communicating with Deaf Patients in the Clinical Environment through Deaf-Hearing Teams: Lessons Learned from a Virtual Patient Panel [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Natalie P. Snyder, Rosemary Frasso, Benedicta O. Olonilua, Julia Croce

“…Important considerations in panel design and implementation should focus on delivery time constraints with live-interpreting and further exploring the role of trust and communication in the physician-patient relationship.…”
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Association between blood lead level and risk of stroke in Korean adults: a cross-sectional study in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013 by Minkyeong Kim, Sang-Moon Yun, Jihyun Jeong, Chulman Jo, Young Ho Koh

“…The main outcome, stroke, was assessed by information from physician diagnosis, prevalence of stroke or treatment for stroke. …”
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Correlation between low testosterone levels and the risk of osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data (2011–2016) by Ning Ma, Fang Gao

“…The presence of OA was determined through self-reported physician diagnosis. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the association between testosterone levels and OA risk, adjusting for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and clinical factors. …”
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