Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): ‘A retrospective cohort study’ by Salsabil Mohammed Abdelrahman, Maher Hassan Ibraheem, Hemat Allam, Vikash Sewram

“…The current study evaluated factors influencing QoL in women who have undergone mastectomy and compared different treatments based on sociodemographic and clinical factors. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…Champions and PCPs attempted to contact 165 of 246 Veterans who were deemed eligible for evaluation with elastography. …”
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Impact of enhanced chest CT with three-dimensional reconstruction combined with preoperative olive oil administration on the incidence of postoperative chylothorax: a retrospective... by Xindong Luo, Di Lu, Ziqiang Wang, Jingyi Wang, Ruozhu Dong, Yaping Wang, Wei Cao, Dacheng Jin, Zhaohao Lin, Haochi Li, Pengcheng Du, Yunjiu Gou, Pengcheng Dong, Yayuan Yang

“…Among them, 179 patients who underwent preoperative 3D reconstruction of contrast-enhanced chest CT combined with oral olive oil administration were assigned to the 3D reconstruction group, while 158 patients who did not receive these interventions served as the control group. …”
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Incidence of opportunistic infections and its predictors among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia by Mequanente Dagnaw, Haileab Fekadu, Adhanom Gebre Egziabher, Tesfaye Yesfue, Meera Indracanti, Alemu Tebeje

“…Adults are presenting with baseline CD4 < 200 cells/µl counts (AHR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.69), bedridden baseline functional status (AHR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.82), WHO clinical stage II (AHR = 5.87, 95% CI 3.97 to 8.69) and WHO clinical stage III (AHR = 5.85, 95% CI 3.55 to 9.65) were notably associated with the incidence of opportunistic infections development. …”
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Assessment of Clinical Analgesic Levels and Serum Biomarkers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Diclofenac and Methotrex... by Mei Zhang, Zhongyuan Ma, Rinkiko Suguro, Menglin Zhu, Esther Xinyi Chen, Xin Dong, Meixiu Chen, Linling Cheng, Bolun Su, Yizhun Zhu

“…Evaluations were conducted on day 7 and day 14. Patients who displayed pain control and stability were advised to continue the treatment, whereas those who had inflammation and discomfort were administered specific medications, and their progress was closely monitored until day 28. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a prognostic model for cervical cancer based on dynamic hematological and clinical features by Huangrong Ma, Lingyu Ma, Li Yang, Miaoying Cai, Yifu Wang, Yue Li, Chunyu Liang, Zhiyuan Xu

“…Abstract Objectives This study aims to investigate the prognostic significance of dynamic hematological and clinical characteristics and to construct nomograms to predict overall survival (OS) in patients with cervical carcinoma who underwent radical radiotherapy. Methods The study analyzed patients with cervical cancer who underwent radical radiotherapy at The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital between January 2015 and June 2022 and were staged as IB1 to IVA according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 staging system. …”
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Impact of Comorbidities on Prognosis and Treatment Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Dávid Tóthfalusi, Boglárka Dobó, Fanni Borics, László Imre Pinczés, Árpád Illés, Zsófia Miltényi

“…Comorbidities significantly worsened survival, with patients who scored > 7 on the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) showing a 5-year PFS of 41.3%, compared to 91.3% for those who scored ≤ 7. …”
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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…Women with secondary [aOR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.62, 0.89] and higher education [aOR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.68] had lower odds of poor healthcare access than those without education. Women who watch television [aOR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.56, 0.86] had lower odds of poor access to healthcare than those who did not. …”
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Women’s experiences of gender-based violence supports through an intersectional lens: a global scoping review by Amaya Perez-Brumer, Beverley M Essue, Cyndirela Chadambuka, Isabel Arruda-Caycho, Danielle Tocallino, Rebecca Balasa, Prossy Kiddu Namyalo, Carmina Ravanera, Sarah Kaplan

“…This research can inform transformational policy development and tailored interventions to improve outcomes for all women who experience GBV and thus advance gender equality and equity goals.…”
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CHANGE IN TESTOSTERONE LEVELS IN ENDOSCOPIC OPERATIONS ON THE PROSTATE GLAND by E. A. Efremov, S. Yu. Shekhovtsov, D. S. Merinov, A. O. Butov, Yu. V. Kastrikin, T. I. Garaev

“…In the group of patients with testosterone deficiency who did not receive HRT, the number of complications was significantly higher. …”
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Hubungan Anemia dengan Kejadian Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah pada Kehamilan Aterm di RSUD Achmad Darwis Suliki by Maryam Syifaurrahmah Syifaurrahmah, Yusrawati ., Zulkarnain Edward

“…From 73 samples of aterm pregnant mother who had anaemia and non anaemia, known mean of baby weight in normal aterm pregnant mothers who had anaemia is 2722 gram and mean of baby weight from aterm pregnant mothers without anaemia is 2967 gram. …”
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Healthcare trajectories of aging individuals during their last year of life: application of process mining methods to administrative health databases by Delphine Bosson-Rieutort, Alexandra Langford-Avelar, Juliette Duc, Benjamin Dalmas

“…Stratifying according to the cause of death highlighted that LTC accommodation was preponderant for individuals who died of physical and cognitive frailty. Conversely, services offered by local community centers were more prevalent among individuals who died of a terminal illness. …”
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Immunohistochemistry‐based molecular subtypes of urothelial carcinoma derive different survival benefit from platinum chemotherapy by Csilla Olah, Oleksandr Shmorhun, Gilbert Georg Klamminger, Josefine Rawitzer, Lara Sichward, Boris Hadaschik, Mulham Al‐Nader, Ulrich Krafft, Christian Niedworok, Melinda Váradi, Peter Nyirady, Andras Kiss, Eszter Szekely, Henning Reis, Tibor Szarvas

“…Statistical evaluation was performed in 199 patients divided into three chemo‐naïve MIBC cohorts: (1) pT3/4 and/or LN+ patients who received radical cystectomy without platinum treatment, (2) patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), and (3) patients who underwent palliative platinum treatment for metastatic disease or postoperative progression. …”
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Knowledge and occupational practices of beauticians and barbers in the transmission of viral hepatitis: A mixed-methods study in Volta Region of Ghana. by Silas Adjei-Gyamfi, Abigail Asirifi, Clotilda Asobuno, Felix Kwame Korang

“…An in-depth interview was used to collect data from five environmental health officers who were selected as key informants in the qualitative stage. …”
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Causes of revision hip arthroplasty after hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture by Alexander N. Tsed, Nikita E. Mushtin, Alexander K. Dulaev

“…Group 1 included 10 patients who underwent arthroplasty with the use of hemiendoprostheses; Group 2 — 15 patients with cemented acetabular components; Group 3 — 11 patients who had cementless acetabular components. …”
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New spirometry recommendations from the Brazilian Thoracic Association - 2024 update by André Luís Pereira de Albuquerque, Danilo C Berton, Eloara Vieira Machado Ferreira Álvares S Campos, Fernando José Pinho Queiroga-Júnior, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Bruno de Moraes Santos Wong, Diane Rezende Batista, Felipe Xavier de Melo, Fernando Moacyr Fragoso Didier-Neto, João Adriano de Barros, João Marcos Salge, José Alberto Neder, Juliane Penalva Costa Serra, Larissa Rego Voss, Marcelo Bicalho de Fuccio, Maria Raquel Soares, Mariana Lafeta Lima, Paulo Roberto Araújo Mendes, Roberto Rodrigues-Junior, Saulo Maia D’Avila Melo, Sílvia Carla Sousa Rodrigues, Thamine Lessa, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Helen Moreira Coutinho

“…Despite those updates, a careful analysis of what applies to the reality in Brazil is essential, because there have been studies that evaluated individuals who are representative of our population and who could show responses different from those of individuals in other regions of the world. …”
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Posteromedial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy has favourable outcomes in simultaneous medial meniscus posterior root repair and varus medial knee osteoarthritis patients withou... by Ali Engin Dastan, Elcil Kaya Bicer, Huseyin Kaya, Mehmet Argin, Emin Taskiran

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate the radiological and clinical outcomes in two patient groups: first, varus aligned medial meniscus posterior root tear (MMPRT) patients who underwent posteromedial open wedge high tibial osteotomy (PMOWHTO) and simultaneous root repair; second, patients with varus medial knee osteoarthritis without MMPRT who underwent PMOWHTO. …”
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Correlation between Quantitative 13C-Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Treatment Success in a Population-Based Cohort by Doron Boltin, Zohar Levi, Tsachi Tsadok Perets, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Rachel Gingold-Belfer, Ram Dickman, Iris Dotan

“…Methods. Adult patients who underwent a first-time 13C-urea breath test between January 2010 and January 2016 were included. …”
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Predicting the risk of high-grade precancerous cervical lesions based on high-risk HPV typing in Changsha China by Yaling Xiao, Rangjiao Liu, Shaobo Wang, Yuxiang Wang, Weimin Miao, Meiwei Chen, Xiaowen Liu, Yan Chen, Yongchun Wen, Zhongping Deng, Lizhong Dai, Zenghui Mao, Jun He

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of HPV typing data from 158,565 women, including 19,707 who underwent ThinPrep cytologic testing (TCT), 7,539 who had colposcopy examinations, and 4,762 who had biopsies. …”
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Effects of Corporal Punishments on Pupils Learning of English in Selected Primary Schools in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District Western Uganda. by Tumwijukye, Wencesilous

“…The government also should open up opportunities for students who have different levels of understanding and improve their performance without using corporal punishment.…”
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