Syncope with Surprise: An Unexpected Finding of Huge Gastric Diverticulum by Mauro Podda, Jenny Atzeni, Antonio Messina Campanella, Alessandra Saba, Adolfo Pisanu

“…A 51-year-old man presented to the medical department due to a syncopal episode occurring while he was resting on the beach after having his lunch, with concomitant vague epimesogastric gravative pain without any other symptom. A diagnosis of neuromediated syncopal episode was made by the cardiologist. …”
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Key Insights into Respiratory Virus Testing: Sensitivity and Clinical Implications by Julio Garcia-Rodriguez, Frédéric Janvier, Clemens Kill

“…Multi-target PCR tests effectively overcome these issues, ensuring reliable diagnosis. Additionally, the early detection of paucisymptomatic cases is essential in primary care and hospital settings to facilitate isolation and prevent secondary infections. …”
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A Profile and Three-Year Follow-Up of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Western Cape, South Africa by J. C. Gallo, J. W. Schneider, J. de Wet, K. Moxley, H. F. Jordaan, W. I. Visser, B. Tod

“…Most patients had their BCC lesions for 12 months (43.1%) before diagnosis. BCCs were mostly located on the head and neck area (58.1%). …”
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Clinical and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of Patients with Incomplete Visual Recovery after Anatomically Successful Retinal Detachment Surgery by Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris, Aikaterini Chalkia, Chrysanthi Tsika, Anastasios Anastasakis, Georgios A. Kontadakis

“…The careful postoperative evaluation of the macula using biomicroscopy and SD-OCT can help in diagnosis of alterations that can be associated with incomplete visual recovery.…”
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Occupational Therapy-Based Energy Management Education in People with Post-COVID-19 Condition-Related Fatigue: Results from a Focus Group Discussion by Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…Energy management education (EME) was initially developed for persons with multiple sclerosis-related fatigue and then made independent of diagnosis suitable to persons living with chronic disease-related fatigue. …”
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Percutaneous Fine Needle Biopsy in Pancreatic Tumors: A Study of 42 Cases by Piotr Lewitowicz, Jaroslaw Matykiewicz, Jacek Heciak, Dorota Koziel, Stanisław Gluszek

“…The technological progress within the range of methods of pancreas imaging and their more common accessibility selects a group of patients requiring a microscopic diagnosis. Percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy under the control of ultrasonography (PCFNA/USG) is the method commonly used in determining the character of a focal pancreatic lesion. …”
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Learning from the community: iterative co-production of a programme to support the development of attention, regulation and thinking skills in toddlers at elevated likelihood of au... by Alexandra Hendry, Victoria Hulks, Shona Murphy, Holly Radford, Sally Smith, Tony Charman, Sandra Mathers, Sinead Rhodes, Gaia Scerif

“…Abstract Programmes designed to support children with known, or increased likelihood of, autism or ADHD often focus on reducing behaviours central to a clinical diagnosis. However, supporting children to pursue their own goals and cope with everyday life through fostering executive function (EF) development, without enforcing neuro-normative assumptions, may be more acceptable to neurodivergent people, and more beneficial. …”
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What Do Gases in the Large Intestine Have to Do with Health? by Klaudia Pawełek, Patrycja Kinga Marta, Filip Maciej Huzarski, Gabriela Monika Ferfecka, Magdalena Rosa-Bończak, Agata Ossolińska, Weronika Kłosowicz, Oliver Carlton, Lucyna Stolarska, Natalia Morawiecka

“…Disruptions in gut microbiota, such as in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), lead to changes in gas production, discomfort, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Diagnosis of these conditions relies on breath tests and ruling out other pathologies. …”
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Factors associated with delays in seeking tuberculosis treatment among patients at Muhima district hospital, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Yasmin Omar, Umubyeyi

“…Background: Few studies exist in Rwanda to establish the reasons behind delays in seeking treatment in the health institutions which further affected timely diagnosis and case detection. The study investigated factors associated with delays in seeking treatment among tuberculosis (TB) patients at Muhima District Hospital, Rwanda. …”
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Dilated cardiomyopathy signature metabolic marker screening: Machine learning and multi-omics analysis by Xiao-Lei Li, Aibibanmu Aizezi, Yan-Peng Li, Yan-Hong Li, Fen Liu, Qian Zhao, Xiang Ma, Dilare Adi, Yi-Tong Ma

“…The 7-GPL metabolite model may help for early diagnosis of DCM.…”
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Twenty years’ experience of midgut malrotation and volvulus in a tertiary center in northern Taiwan: A retrospective study by Wen-Yu Tseng, Ming-Wei Lai, Jin-Yao Lai, Chien-Chang Chen, Hsun-Chin Chao, Jeng-Chang Chen, Shih-Yen Chen, Yung-Ching Ming, Hung-Yu Yeh, Hung-Hsiang Lai, Sze-Ya Ting, Pai-Jui Yeh

“…Background: Early diagnosis and surgical intervention for midgut malrotation with bowel obstruction are crucial. …”
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Current situation of central nervous system tumour survivors in a spanish hospital by Ivonne Marcela Rincón-Mantilla, Blanca Herrero, Elena Herranz Valero, Fernando Robles-Bermejo, Alba Herrera-Olivares, Felisa Vázquez-Gómez, Álvaro Lassaletta

“…The median time since diagnosis was 13 years (range, 10–26). The median age at diagnosis was 6 years (range, 1–18). …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Conclusion: We observed that 31 % of the TB patients and household contacts are infected with parasites including P. falciparum, Loa loa and Since helminths can downregulate immune responses against bacterial infections and thus affect treatment efficacy, we recommend that diagnosis of parasitic infections should be included during TB diagnosis and treatment programmes, especially in rural areas.…”
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Risk of hereditary spherocytosis misdiagnosis due to limited effective diagnostic methods by Hien Thanh Dao, Triet Hy Van, Tuyet Thi Bach Tran, Dat Quoc Ngo, Anh Thi Mai Nguyen

“… Introduction: Hereditary spherocytosis is a prevalent congenital hemolytic erythrocyte membranopathy. Laboratory diagnosis is traditionally based on erythrocyte morphology, yet 20% of cases may lack visible spherocytes, leading to misdiagnosis. …”
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The Impact of the Coexpression of MET and ESR Genes on Prognosticators and Clinical Outcomes of Breast Cancer: An Analysis for the METABRIC Dataset by Nehad M. Ayoub, Ghaith M. Al-Taani, Amer E. Alkhalifa, Dalia R. Ibrahim, Aymen Shatnawi

“…Patients with high MET/ESR1 coexpression had favorable clinicopathologic tumor characteristics and prognosticators compared to low MET/ESR1 coexpression in terms of greater age at diagnosis, reduced Nottingham Prognostic Index, lower tumor grade, hormone receptor positivity, HER2-negative status, and luminal subtype p<0.001. …”
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Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis Identifies Networks and Promising Biomarkers for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yun Ji, Yue Yin, Weizhen Zhang

“…In summary, the hub genes validated in the present study may provide promising targets for the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy of HBV-associated HCC. …”
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Current and Novel Therapies for Cluster Headache: A Narrative Review by Bruna de Freitas Dias, Christopher L. Robinson, Maria Dolores Villar-Martinez, Sait Ashina, Peter J. Goadsby

“…Often misdiagnosed as migraine, particularly in children, the diagnosis rate of CH has been increasing among women. …”
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Gamification Application for Promoting and Encouraging Physical Activity in the Elderly by Narmin Mohammed Noori, Awaz Naaman Saleem, Muhammed Anwar

“…However, when an application crashes or is infected with a virus, it can provide patients with false information, exposing users to attacks from hackers when they are using it. Incorrect diagnosis poses a risk to a patient's life as risks and ethical considerations due to using gamification applications in physical activity. …”
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Identification of PANoptosis associated lncRNAs associated with clinical prognosis and immune infiltration microenvironment in colon adenocarcinoma by Yangyang Wang, Shihui Zhao, Songtao Du, Tianyi Xia, Liqiang Song, Mingyu Xia, Bomiao Zhang

“…Abstract Early diagnosis and disease management based on risk stratification have a very positive impact on colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) prognosis. …”
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Leuko-glycemic Index as a Prognostic Factor after Acute Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation by Ailed Rodríguez Jiménez, Raikel Fardales Rodríguez, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizarez

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a prospective observational study was conducted which included all patients admitted consecutively with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation and Killip&gt; I class, from January 2012 to June 2015 at the Provincial University Hospital Camilo Cienfuegos Gorriarán. …”
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