Les institutions et les acteurs en santé au travail au Québec et en France : regard croisé by Nathalie Ferre

“…Occupational health physicians are subordinate workers, linked to the companies in which they work. …”
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Bacteremia due to Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kazuko Ino, Kazunori Nakase, Kei Suzuki, Akiko Nakamura, Atsushi Fujieda, Naoyuki Katayama

“…After an isolate from blood cultures was identified as L. pseudomesenteroides, we changed the antibiotics to piperacillin-tazobactam and gentamicin, after which the patient recovered from the infection. Physicians should be aware of Leuconostoc species as causative pathogen if they encounter Gram-positive cocci bacteremia resistant to standard antibiotics such as vancomycin and teicoplanin, especially in patients with hematologic malignancies.…”
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Chorea as the First Sign in a Patient with Elderly-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Yuko Ariizumi, Tetsutaro Ozawa, Takayoshi Tokutake, Izumi Kawachi, Masaki Hirose, Shinichi Katada, Shuichi Igarashi, Keiko Tanaka, Masatoyo Nishizawa

“…This condition was thought to be a common form of vascular chorea, which is likely to occur in elderly individuals; however, the laboratory data of this patient finally fulfilled the diagnostic criteria of SLE and APS. Physicians should be careful in diagnosing elderly individuals simply as having a vascular chorea because this symptom can be the initial manifestation of SLE or APS.…”
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Miao medicine Tiekuaizi (Radix Chimonanthi): a review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and predictive analysis on quality markers by Li-ying Luo, Xu-dong Zhang, Hui-min Mei, Jian-hui Ma, Xin Peng, Ming-hong Dong, Cong Huang, Cong Huang

“…Miao medicine Tiekuaizi (Radix Chimonanthi) has been successfully used by Guizhou Miao ethnic physicians in clinical treatments, demonstrating significant curative effects. …”
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Ozone as Janus: this controversial gas can be either toxic or medically useful by Velio Bocci

“…The aim of this review is to indicate that a wrong dogma and several misconceptions thwart progress: in reality, properly performed ozone therapy, carried out by expert physicians, can be very useful when orthodox medicine appears inadequate. …”
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Severe Malaria in an Adult Patient from Low-Endemic Area in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara by Maria Teressa, Asep Purnama, Joshua Henrina, Agustinus Wiraatmadja, Angela M. B. Boro, Candida I. L. Sam, Tersila A. D. Dedang, Alius Cahyadi

“…This case emphasizes despite living in a low-endemic malaria area, physicians should remain meticulous and consider malaria as differential diagnosis even after initially presenting with nonspecific symptoms. …”
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Müllerian Agenesis Masquerading as Secondary Amenorrhea by Gloria Tavera, Rina Lazebnik

“…Most general gynecologists and primary care physicians who see female adolescents will encounter MRKH in their careers. …”
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Mandibular Brown Tumor of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Requiring Extensive Resection: A Forgotten Entity in the Developed World? by Mohammed Qaisi, Matthew Loeb, Lindsay Montague, Ron Caloss

“…Despite being rare in this country, it is important for nephrologists, primary care physicians, and oral health care providers to be able to recognize this entity, so that intervention may be rendered early.…”
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Association between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Endocrinopathies: Clinical Implications by Ana-Maria Singeap, Carol Stanciu, Laura Huiban, Cristina Maria Muzica, Tudor Cuciureanu, Irina Girleanu, Stefan Chiriac, Sebastian Zenovia, Robert Nastasa, Catalin Sfarti, Camelia Cojocariu, Anca Trifan

“…Its potential for evolution towards liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as associations with extrahepatic manifestations, represents a double burden for patients and physicians alike. Recently, there has been increasing evidence of the association between NAFLD and a number of endocrinopathies, such as hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), hypopituitarism, growth hormone deficiency (GHD), hypogonadism, and hypercortisolism. …”
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Overview of Olestra: A New Fat Substitute by Richard Hunt, Nora L Zorich, Alan BR Thomson

“…Patients will soon be asking their physicians about its use. This article provides an overview of olestra.…”
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From Midwifery to Birth Assistance: Midwives’ Practice in the First Half of the 20th Century in the Czech Lands by Hana Stoklasová

“…The obtained data provide answers to several questions, e.g. the beginnings of assistants’ careers, their performance, the social structure of their clientele, as well as medical aspects of obstetric practice and cooperation with physicians. The research attempts to define the links between these indicators and also focuses on the financial gains of the midwives in their obstetric practice. …”
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Teenage Male with Cough and Recurrent Bruit by Sheema Gaffar, Elliot Tucker

“…Size, location, and expected course of progression of the lesion help generate a timeline for action. Collaboration of physicians with diverse expertise generates optimal plan of therapy, particularly when faced with an unusual clinical finding. …”
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) in the Setting of Trauma and Schizophrenia by Sikander Chohan, Ali Chohan, Muhamid Asif

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Rare Organism Uncommon Disease Case Vignette of Guillain–Barré Syndrome Induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection by K. Shah, A. Ahmed, K. Kaveh, A. Frugoli, M. Hammoudi

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ACL Return to Sport Testing: It’s Time to Step up Our Game by Casey Unverzagt, Evan Andreyo, Jeff Tompkins

“…Patients and physicians have long looked to physical therapists to help determine an athlete’s readiness to return to sport (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). …”
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Perception of phage therapy and research across selected professional and social groups in Poland by Maciej Żaczek, Marcin W. Zieliński, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Andrzej Górski, Beata Weber-Dąbrowska, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki, Ryszard Międzybrodzki

“…., patients and their relatives, physicians and anyone who could potentially become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria. …”
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The implementation and side effect management of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecologic oncology: a JAGO/NOGGO survey by Maximilian Riedel, Helene Herrmann, Thomas Bartl, Anna-Maria Rossner, Anna Tatzber, Chiara Flethe, Dario Zocholl, Barbara Schmalfeldt, Jalid Sehouli, Klaus Pietzner

“…Conclusion The results of this survey provide valuable insights into physicians’ real-world experiences with irAEs associated with ICI treatment. …”
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Preparing healthcare leaders of the digital age with an integrative artificial intelligence curriculum: a pilot study by Soo Hwan Park, Roshini Pinto-Powell, Thomas Thesen, Alexander Lindqwister, Joshua Levy, Rachael Chacko, Devina Gonzalez, Connor Bridges, Adam Schwendt, Travis Byrum, Justin Fong, Shahin Shahsavari, Saeed Hassanpour

“…Despite the need to train physicians who understand the utility and implications of AI and mitigate a growing skills gap, no established consensus exists on how to best introduce AI concepts to medical students during preclinical training. …”
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Systematic Approach toward the Clinical Diagnosis of Functional Dyspepsia by Pierre Paré

“…Functional dyspepsia (FD) is the most common condition in patients consulting with upper gastrointestinal tract symptoms, resulting in up to 5% of visits to family physicians. By definition, patients with FD have no clinical, biochemical or endoscopic evidence of an organic disease that is likely to explain their symptoms. …”
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Acute spinal subdural hematoma following lumbar puncture in a pediatric leukemia patient by Kheirreddine Mohamed Abderraouf, Khelifa Adel, Aichaoui Fayçal, Morsli Abdelhalim

“…ASSDH is a rare complication of lumbar puncture that physicians should consider, especially in leukemic patients, after correcting all hemostasis parameters; diagnosis is based on clinical presentation and radiological findings, and management requires neurosurgical intervention.…”
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