Knowledge and awareness of Palestinian health care professionals towards probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by Abdel Naser Zaid, Iyad Ali, Nidal Jaradat, Rowa Al Ramahi, Rula Hmeidat, Sanabil Nofal, Raneem Diab, Manwa Nasser, Heba Rabaya, Mohamed Tamimi, Ramzi Shawahni

“…The results indicated that 68.5% of physicians and 83.4% of pharmacists were aware of probiotics, whereas only 37% of physicians and 48% of pharmacists had knowledge of prebiotics. …”
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An Overview of Diabetes Management in Schizophrenia Patients: Office Based Strategies for Primary Care Practitioners and Endocrinologists by Aniyizhai Annamalai, Cenk Tek

“…Management of diabetes requires physicians to tailor treatment recommendations to address special needs of this population. …”
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Trend of Use of Quinolone Antibiotics in Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Kadir Burak AKGÜN, Emel CEYLAN, Mehmet KARADAĞ, Merve AYIK TÜRK

“…Materials and Methods: Physicians were asked to participate in a survey consisting of 20 questions. …”
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Management of Psychosis and Schizophrenia by Primary Care GPs: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain by Jesús Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Casta Quemada González, María M. Hurtado Lara, Ángel Manuel Gutiérrez García, Celia Martí-García, José María García-Herrera Pérez-Bryan, José Miguel Morales-Asencio

“…All active primary care physicians in the Malaga Guadalhorce Health District were invited to participate. …”
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Gene Expression Signatures of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells during the Early Post-Transplant Period in Patients Developing Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy by Khurram Shahzad, Martin Cadeiras, Sarfaraz Memon, Barry Zeeberg, Tod Klingler, Anshu Sinha, Esteban G. Tabak, Sreevalsa Unniachan, Mario C. Deng

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Improvement in Quality Metrics Outcomes and Patient and Family Satisfaction in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit after Creation of a Dedicated Neurocritical Care Team by Yaw Sarpong, Premkumar Nattanmai, Ginger Schelp, Robert Bell, Keerthivaas Premkumar, Erin Stapleton, Ashley McCormick, Christopher R. Newey

“…During the same time, patient satisfaction increased by 28.3% on physicians/nurses consistency (p=0.025), by 69.5% in confidence/trust in physicians (p<0.0001), by 78.3% on physicians treated me with courtesy/respect (p<0.0001), and by 46.4% on physicians’ attentiveness (p<0.0001). …”
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Enhancing interprofessional ward rounds by identifying factors associated with low satisfaction and efficiency: a quantitative and qualitative national survey of Swiss healthcare p... by Armon Arpagaus, Aron Strub, Rahel Kuster, Christoph Becker, Sebastian Gross, Flavio Gössi, Eliska Potlukova, Stefano Bassetti, Drahomir Aujesky, Philipp Schuetz, Sabina Hunziker

“…We aimed to identify factors associated with lower satisfaction and efficiency of interprofessional ward rounds, as reported by physicians and nurses. METHODS: An anonymous Swiss nationwide online survey of physicians and nurses was conducted in 28 Swiss internal medicine inpatient departments between 9 August and 19 October 2023. …”
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Pinpointing Synaptic Loss Caused by Alzheimer’s Disease with fMRI by Adam M. Brickman, Scott A. Small, Adam Fleisher

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The chronic need to improve the management of pain by Eldon Tunks

“…In this issue, Drs Morley-Forster, Clark, Speechley and Moulin report on their survey conducted by Ipsos-Reid in June 2001 (pages 189-194). Only physicians who met the eligibility criteria of having written 20 or more prescriptions for moderate to severe pain in the preceding four weeks or having devoted 20% of their time to palliative care were eligible to participate. …”
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EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND APPROACHES IN TRAUMATIC DENTAL INJURIES AMONG DIFFERENT MEDICAL OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS by Şerife Özalp, Ayşenur Özbulur

“…The level of knowledge of pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians and dentists constitutes the most important step in carrying out this intervention. …”
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Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma by İsmail Gülşen, Hakan Ak, Sevdegül Karadaş, İsmail Demır, Mehmet Deniz Bulut, Soner Yaycioğlu

“…In infants and children with minor head trauma, most CT scans were unnecessary and the fear of malpractice litigation of physicians was the most common reason for requesting a CT.…”
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Avoiding Misdiagnosis in Patients with Neurological Emergencies by Jennifer V. Pope, Jonathan A. Edlow

“…Our goal is to help emergency physicians and other providers reduce diagnostic error, understand how these errors are made, and improve patient care.…”
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Vasoreactive testing prevalence and characteristics in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension by Goncharova Natalia, Kirill Lapshin, Aelita Berezina, Irina Zlobina, Anton Ryzhkov, Zhaneta Matakaeva, Elizaveta Andreeva, Olga Moiseeva

“…VRT not done (ND VRT) due to the physicians’ decision in 26.7% patients, due to the technical inability in 15.4% and IV FC (WHO) in 16.2% patients. …”
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Music Engineering as a Novel Strategy for Enhancing Music Enjoyment in the Cochlear Implant Recipient by Gavriel D. Kohlberg, Dean M. Mancuso, Divya A. Chari, Anil K. Lalwani

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International Scope of Emergency Ultrasound: Barriers in Applying Ultrasound to Guide Central Line Placement by Providers in Nairobi, Kenya by Fareen Zaver, Keith Boniface, Benjamin Wachira, Grace Wanjiku, Hamid Shokoohi

“…Previous surveys of North American physicians have identified lack of training and equipment availability as the most important barriers to the use of US. …”
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Omental Infarction with Acute Appendicitis in an Overweight Young Female: A Rare Presentation by Vishnu R. Mani, Shantanu Razdan, Tonny Orach, Aleksandr Kalabin, Rinil Patel, Ali Elsaadi, Kiyoe Sullivan, Federico Gattorno

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Creation of a Multimodal Telemedicine Curriculum for Preclinical Medical Students by Marguerite Costich, Joseph Picoraro, Theresa Scott, Beth Barron, Evin Feldman, Suzanne Friedman

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A Case of Pain, Factitious Disorder and Boundary Violations by Isabelle Cote

“…In view of the issue of harm, physicians' responsibilities and limitations during ongoing medical care are addressed in this case report.…”
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Current context and evaluation of medical residency programs: experience of six Brazilian Medical Societies by GERSON ALVES PEREIRA JÚNIOR, RAMIRO COLLEONI NETO, JAIR GIAMPANI JÚNIOR, JORGE CARVALHO GUEDES, REGINALDO RAIMUNDO FUJITA, ADRIANO FERNANDO MENDES JÚNIOR, GUSTAVO SALATA ROMÃO, LUCAS NEPOMUCENO BARROS, LUIZ ALONSO DAVID, PAULO FERNANDO CONSTANCIO DE SOUZA, JOSÉ EDUARDO LUTAIF DOLCI, CESAR EDUARDO FERNANDES

“…ABSTRACT This article shows the most recent data on the evolution of the number of resident physicians and vacancies from R1 to R5, as well as the number of programs and institutions accredited by the National Commission for Medical Residency (CNRM). …”
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MOOD OF THE DOCTORS: PROBLEMS, CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF AI USE IN MEDICINE by Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Alina Ionela Calin, Maria Paula Comanescu, Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…The novelty of the research paper consists in evaluating the implicative relationship doctor-artificial intelligence (AI) in medical practice, a hot and current topic, with implications on physicians’ receptivity to the use and perspectives of AI in medicine, which derive from the mood, introverted and extroverted components of physicians. …”
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