Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Review of the Literature by Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez, Renato da Costa Ribeiro, Ana Caroline Ramos de Brito, Natalia Alvarez-Pinzon, José Ricardo de Albergaria-Barbosa

“…The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research defines BRONJ as “an area of exposed bone in the maxillofacial region that has not healed within 8 weeks after identification by a healthcare provider in a patient who is receiving or has been exposed to a bisphosphonate and has not had radiation therapy to the craniofacial region.” …”
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A shallow convolutional neural network for cerebral neoplasm detection from magnetic resonance imaging by Hossein Sadr, Zeinab Khodaverdian, Mojdeh Nazari, Mohammad Yamaghani

“…The result of this study not only enables healthcare professionals to quickly and accurately identify brain malignancies but also automates the diagnostic process and minimizes dependence on manual interpretation. …”
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Gender and ethnic diversity and wage gaps in the Canadian chiropractic workforce by Pablo Miah, Neeru Gupta

“…This observational study quantifies the chiropractor workforce in Canada in gender and ethnocultural composition and earnings, as tracers of equity and inclusion within this healthcare profession. Methods We used 2021 population census data with integrated administrative income tax records to identify and characterize chiropractic practitioners aged 25–54. …”
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Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Predicting Factors in the Postpartum Period in Iran by Nazanin Rezaei, Arman Azadi, Razieh Zargousi, Zinab Sadoughi, Zahra Tavalaee, Maryam Rezayati

“…According to study findings, greater attention must be paid to providing postpartum healthcare for housewife and less educated women as well as those with history of disease in pregnancy.…”
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Clinical, demographic characteristics and results of the long term follow-up in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease by I.G. Lebid

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Design of an Early Prediction Model for Parkinson’s Disease Using Machine Learning by K. Velu, N. Jaisankar

“…Furthermore, the precision and reliability of the predictive outcomes are crucial to enhance healthcare services. Consequently, we propose an Explainable balanced Recursive Feature Importance with Logistic Regression (XRFILR) model to address the abovementioned issues. …”
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Assessing the Filtration Effectiveness of a Portable Ultraviolet Air Cleaner on Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Laden Droplets in a Patient Room: A Numerical Study by Yu Feng, Jianan Zhao, Michele Spinolo, Kyle Lane, Darren Leung, Dave Marshall, Peter Mlinaric

“…Accordingly, there are two concerns about the exhaled airborne SARS-CoV-2 aerosol emitted from the coughs or sneezes of COVID-19 patients: (1) It might infect healthcare providers in the same confined patient rooms; (2) It might enter the main ventilation system and transmit to other patient room as a health threat. …”
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Lived experiences for individuals with cystic fibrosis who have undergone lung transplantation: a qualitative study by Ulrika Skogeland, Isabelle de Monestrol, Terezia Pincikova, Tove Godskesen

“…Participants stressed the need for earlier and more open dialogue with healthcare professionals and better emotional preparation for the transplant process, including preparedness for pain and previously inadequately addressed concerns such as depression and anxiety. …”
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Efficacy evaluation of contemporary and alternative medicine in managing diabetes mellitus: A review by E. G. Moke, Peace Onyilo, Emuesiri Umukoro, Ejiro Awhin, Benneth Ben-Azu, Jerome Asiwe, Sinodukoo Okafo, Jacinta Apitikori-Owumi, Tochukwu Nduka, Fumnanya Emeka, Nkechi Isibor

“…This review provides valuable insights into the current diabetes treatment landscape and outlines recommendations for future research and healthcare practices. A total of 107 relevant articles were reviewed, covering studies up to 2024, using search engines and databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. …”
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Defaulting from antiretroviral therapy and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients in public hospitals of Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: a cross-sectional study by Tsegu Hailu Gebru, Haftea Hagos Mekonen

“…Furthermore, participants with high pill burden, drug toxicity, mental instability, and poor ART adherence were more likely to default from the treatment. Healthcare providers should advise HIV patients to improve adherence to treatment, and highlight its importance as a priority issue.…”
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Numerical Values for the Environmental Factors’ Influence on Surgeons’ Technical Performance Decrement: Spherical Fuzzy-SWARA Approach by Khalil Taherzadeh Chenani, Somayeh Bolghanabadi, Zahra Zamanian, Mohammad Hashemi

“…Background: Surgical practices are critical activities within healthcare systems, and when human error (HE) occurs, the consequences can be irreparable. …”
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PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020) by Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…These are all part of a collective effort worldwide in alleviating dwindling healthcare resources in hopes of starving the virus of hosts by introducing travel restrictions and movement control as well as giving more time for a cure to be engineered. …”
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The rise of weekly insulins: addressing the challenges of type 2 diabetes care in Brazil by André Gustavo Daher Vianna, Daniely Freitas Alves, Taís Silveira Assmann, Rosângela Roginski Réa

“…These barriers include fear of hypoglycemia, lack of adherence, the need for glucose monitoring, the injection method of insulin administration, social rejection associated with the stigma of injections, fear of weight gain, a sense of therapeutic failure at initiation, and lack of experience among some healthcare professionals. Main body of the abstract : In this context, the development of once-weekly insulin formulations could improve initial acceptance, adherence, treatment satisfaction, and consequently, the quality of life for patients. …”
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Combinatorial protective effect of Cinnamomum verum and Stingless Bee Honey against oxidative stress in isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in Wistar rats by Arul Mozhi Padmanabhan, Victor Arokia Doss

“…Conclusions The results from this study underscore the importance of advancing research on the combination of CV and SBH, which hold significant promise as synergistic therapeutic agents in the treatment of complex diseases, potentially informing future healthcare policies and clinical practices.…”
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Clinical entity augmented retrieval for clinical information extraction by Ivan Lopez, Akshay Swaminathan, Karthik Vedula, Sanjana Narayanan, Fateme Nateghi Haredasht, Stephen P. Ma, April S. Liang, Steven Tate, Manoj Maddali, Robert Joseph Gallo, Nigam H. Shah, Jonathan H. Chen

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Renovation Measures for Reduction of Primary Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Hospital Building by Džana Kadrić, Rejhana Blažević, Hadis Bajrić, Adna Peco, Edin Kadrić

“…Study results can be extrapolated to all buildings within the same category, providing a valuable tool for energy efficiency planning in the healthcare sector.…”
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Increase of nitrous oxide-induced neurological disorders – a German multicenter experience by Julius Nicolai Meißner, Janina Neuneier, Iason Bartzokis, Mathias Rehm, Ahmad Al-Hayali, Marcus Müller, Sebastian Paus, Volker Limmroth, Gereon R. Fink, Gabor C. Petzold, Louisa Nitsch

“…Further initiatives are warranted to raise awareness among users, healthcare and professionals.…”
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Prevalence of Human Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Hakim District, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Eshetu Mekonnen, Nuredin Sadik

“…To address this issue, it is recommended that the study area implement intensive healthcare interventions, trainings, and mass treatments for the treatment of IPIs.…”
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Efficacy Assessment of Newly-designed Filtering Facemasks during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic by Bob Boogaard, Ali Tas, Joep Nijssen, Freek Broeren, John van den Dobbelsteen, Vincent Verhoeven, Jip Pluim, Sing Dekker, Eric J. Snijder, Martijn J. van Hemert, Sander Herfst

“…Such facemasks are required to be worn by healthcare professionals when performing aerosol-generating procedures on COVID-19 patients. …”
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Impact of individual, household, and area characteristics on health and social care outcomes for people with multimorbidity: Protocol for a multilevel analysis. by Clare MacRae, Stewart W Mercer, Andrew Lawson, Alan Marshall, Jamie Pearce, Eleojo Abubakar, Chunyu Zheng, Marjan van den Akker, Thomas Williams, Olivia Swann, Louisa Pollock, Anna Rawlings, Rich Fry, Ronan A Lyons, Jane Lyons, Amy Mizen, Chris Dibben, Bruce Guthrie

“…It is associated with high rates of health service use, adverse healthcare events, and premature death. Despite its importance, little is known about the effects of contextual determinants such as household and area characteristics on health and care outcomes for people with multimorbidity. …”
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