Do we need a new educational standard for higher medical education? by Felix A. Blyakhman, Valery A. Teleshev

“…The authors strongly argue that the role of fundamental knowledge in the course of physicians’ training is evidently underestimated. This paper addresses to a wide readership auditory, and its aim is an invitation for a comprehensive discussion of the future of higher medical education.…”
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Comparative Study of Heavy Metals in Soil and Selected Medicinal Plants by Afzal Shah, Abdul Niaz, Nazeef Ullah, Ali Rehman, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Zakir, Muhammad Suleman Khan

“…These medicinal plants are extensively used as traditional medicine for treatment of various ailments by local physicians in the area from where these plants were collected. …”
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Otology/Neurotology recommendations – Choosing Wisely campaign by Andrew K. Ma, Julian Nedzelski, Joseph Chen, Trung Le, Paul Mick, Jane Lea, David Morris, Margaret Aron, Sumit Agrawal, Lorne Parnes, Tamara Mijovic, Vincent Lin, Otology/Neurotology subspecialty group of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

“…Abstract The Choosing Wisely Canada Campaign aims to raise awareness amongst physicians and patients regarding unnecessary tests and treatment. …”
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Host Defence to Pulmonary Mycosis by Christopher H Mody, Peter W Warren

“…OBJECTIVE: To provide a basic understanding of the mechanisms of host defense to pathogenic fungi. This will help physicians understand why some patients are predisposed to fungal infections and update basic scientists on how microbial immunology applies to fungal disease.…”
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Association of a multiplex immune marker panel with incident cognitive impairment and dementia: The Northern Manhattan Study by Mohammad Abdurrehman Sheikh, Michelle P. Moon, Clinton B. Wright, Jose Gutierrez, Minghua Liu, Tatjana Rundek, Ken Cheung, Mady Hornig, Mitchell S.V. Elkind

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Comparing COVID-19 literacy and vaccine hesitancy among health care workers, including oral health professionals, in Japan by Fujimi Ueno, Satoru Haresaku, Hidechika Iino, Tomoaki Taguchi, Ryuji Sakagami, Koichiro Matsumoto, Kotaro Kudo, Masahiro Yoneda, Akiko Chishaki, Kenji Okada

“…Dental hygienists’ COVID-19 literacy levels were lower compared to those of nurses and physicians. Dentists received a significantly lower number of vaccine doses than did physicians. …”
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Impact of bedaquiline resistance probability on treatment decision for rifampicin-resistant TB by T.P.H. Trang, R. Kessels, T. Decroo, A. Van Rie

“…CONCLUSION: Given the uncertainty of genotype-phenotype associations, physicians valued prBDQ R for BDQ decision-making in rifampicin-resistant TB treatment.…”
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Food for thought: a qualitative assessment of medical trainee and faculty perceptions of nutrition education by Olivia Kunitsky, Mahdi Taye, Karla Feeley, Hugh Johnson, Abigail Glynn, Avery Stivale, Matthew Hamers, Alexis Notarianni, Sireesha Mamillapalli, Gabi Waite, Sonia Lobo

“…Purposive sampling recruited medical students, undergraduate medical education (UME) faculty, physicians, and other healthcare professionals at GCSOM and affiliated clinical sites. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Its Determinants in Patients Undergoing Obesity Screening Within the Scope of the Disease Management Platform by Esranur Yayın, Hasan Esad Yayın

“…Conclusion: The significant increases in the rates of overweight and metabolic syndrome have drawn attention in the community. Therefore, family physicians necessitate additional platforms, such as the DMP, to effectively combat metabolic syndrome and overweight, a pivotal initial step in tackling obesity.…”
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The SISAP: A New Screening Instrument for Identifying Potential Opioid Abusers in the Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain Within General Medical Practice by Robert B Coambs, Josée L Jarry, Anusha C Santhiapillai, Rixi V Abrahamsohn, Cristina M Atance

“…BACKGROUND: Many physicians are overly cautious about prescribing opioids for chronic pain because of fears of iatrogenic addiction. …”
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Back to the future: a belated history of ‘new’ science in the Ottoman Empire by Duygu Yıldırım, James Poskett

“…Rather than presenting it as a unified category, I argue that Ottoman physicians used ‘new’ as a loose, multivalent and discursive term whose potentiality lay in its malleability for future use. …”
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Urachal Cyst, a Rare Cyst with Multiple Complications by Amr Hawary, Peter Duffy

“…There is a real need for physicians, general surgeons, and urologists to be acquainted with the different presentations and management of this rare condition.…”
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The role of self-efficacy in the relationship between discrimination and health care utilization among college students in the United States by Klaus E Cavalhieri, Kathleen Chwalisz, Tawanda M Greer

“…Results: Self-efficacy to communicate with physicians was a significant direct predictor of health care utilization (t = 2.965, P = .003), although experiences of discrimination were not. …”

Bowel Obstruction due to Migration of an Intragastric Balloon Necessitating Surgical Removal before Completion of the Recommended 6 Months by Seyed Morteza Mousavi Naeini, Mahdi Sheikh

“…Physicians must also improve their knowledge of how to approach these patients to avoid life-threatening complications caused by these modalities.…”
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Wernicke Encephalopathy Related to Hyperemesis Gravidarum: A Retrospective Study of 12 Cases by Kaouthar Abouelbaqua, Houssam Rebahi, Nisrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Ahmed Rhassane El Adib

“…Conclusion: In HG, thiamin rapidly depletes which can lead to WE with adverse outcomes for the mother and fetus. Therefore, physicians must be vigilant in detecting early signs of WE to promptly provide a high dose of thiamin with targeted multimodal therapies as this could be lifesaving.…”
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Parotitis as an Initial Symptom of Kawasaki Disease by Koji Yokoyama

“…The data presented herein suggest that physicians should be aware that nonsuppurative parotitis is a possible manifestation of KD.…”
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An Educational Forum to Engage Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Residents in Resource Stewardship Modelled after the Choosing Wisely Campaign by Derek R MacFadden, Wayne L Gold, Ibrahim Al-Busaidi, Jeffrey D Craig, Dan Petrescu, Ilana S Saltzman, Jerome A Leis

“…Resource stewardship is increasingly becoming an expected competency of physicians. The Choosing Wisely framework was used to introduce resource stewardship at a national educational retreat for infectious disease and microbiology residents.…”
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A Prospective Determination of the Incidence of Perceived Inappropriate Care in Critically Ill Patients by Rohit K Singal, Robert Sibbald, Brenda Morgan, Mel Quinlan, Neil Parry, Michael Radford, Claudio M Martin

“…BACKGROUND: Health care providers’ perceptions regarding appropriateness in end-of-life treatments have been widely studied. While nurses and physicians believe that rationing and other cost-related practices sometimes occur in the intensive care unit (ICU), they allege that treatment is often excessive.…”
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Knowledge, willingness to provide service and preparedness for monkeypox infection among medical practitioners working in Bangladesh: a multicentred cross-sectional study by Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Salwa Islam, Mir Susmita Zaman, Jannatul Fardous, Shehab Uddin Al Abid, Tamanna Tabassum, Monirul Hasan, Mohiuddin Sharif

“…Statistical analysis was done with SPSS V.25.0.Result Out of 385 physicians, two-thirds (63%) were male, and between 31 and 50 years of age (58%). …”
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