Candida Empyema as a Red Flag for Esophageal Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review by Naureen Ali, Getahun Abate

“…Candida empyema is a rare entity with an extremely high mortality rate.We present a case of multi species Candida empyema in an immunocompetent female patient with Boerhaave syndrome secondary to retching and vomiting after heroin withdrawal. This case highlights an unusual presentation of a common infection but stresses on the fact that a high index of suspicion is necessary for early identification, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy, and drainage with surgical repair to improve overall survival and outcomes.…”
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Exploitation Cinema and the Lesbian Imagination by Anne Crémieux

“…(1965) or Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975), and their reassessment, including in films and TV series that pay homage to female action heroines of the past.…”
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Opioid-related harms and experiences of care among people in justice settings in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from the National Ambulance Surveillance System by Naomi Beard, Michael McGrath, Harry M. X. Lai, James Wilson, Anthony Hew, Amaya Muñoz Labiano, Dan I. Lubman, Rowan P. Ogeil

“…Symptoms of opioid withdrawal were noted in 35% of attendances, most commonly for heroin (51%) and withdrawal from OAT medications (48%). …”
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A Case of a 34-Year-Old Female with Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Proximal Muscle Weakness by Alex Diaz, Surit Sharma

“…We present a case of a 34-year-old female with a history of heroin abuse who presented to the ED with acute respiratory failure, diplopia, and proximal muscle weakness. …”
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Amphetamine use as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study of criminal justice clients by Ada Åhman, Jonas Berge, Anders Håkansson

“…Potential predictors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were investigated.ResultSelf-reported main drug was amphetamine in 51.5% (n = 1,247), polysubstance use in 33% (n = 799), and heroin in 15.5% (n = 376) of the cohort. Total observational time for the entire cohort was 23,911 person-years [median 10.3 years (IQR 9.3–11.2 years)]. …”
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« Knocking on Mrs Grundy’s door with a bomb of dynamite » : peur(s) des femmes dans quelques New Woman novels des années 1893-1895 by Nathalie Saudo

“…Their daring authors and courageous heroines engaged with fears of racial degeneration, male pollution and sexual freedom. …”
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‘I should like to see a woman smoking while she was nursing her baby’: The New Woman, Crossdressing, and Humour in Horace William Bleackley’s Une Culotte (1894) by Mariam Zarif

“…This essay explores the fundamental contradictions of humour in Une Culotte by looking at how Bleackley situates his New Women heroines within the context of nineteenth-century British feminism. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: The Argument for Fasciotomy by John E. Lawrence, Duncan J. Cundall-Curry, Kuldeep K. Stohr

“…He reported injecting heroin the previous morning. Following an initial diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia the patient was transferred to a tertiary centre where Computed Tomography Angiography was reported as normal. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Asymptomatic Ebstein’s Anomaly with Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis by Carmel Moazez, Vicken Zeitjian, Christian Breburda, Ranjini Roy

“…Our patient is a 43-year-old male with a history of intravenous heroin abuse who presented to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath and lower extremity edema. …”
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“INTEGRITY, DISCIPLINE AND HUMBLE, CONSTANT HARD WORK – THESE ARE THE SECRETS OF A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL CAREER” by Adél FEKETE

“…Throughout her career, she performed many prima donna roles (such as Saffi in The Gypsy Baron by Johann Strauss II, Countess Liza in The Land of Smiles by Franz Lehár, Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Victoria etc.) and has achieved well-deserved recognition for her interpretation of Verdi’s heroines – Abigaille, in Nabucco, Leonora in Il Trovatore, Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera, Amerlia Grimaldi in Simon Boccanegra as well as Lady Macbeth, but also for the roles of Micaëla (from Carmen by Georges Bizet), Santuzza (from Cavaleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni), Elisabeth (in Wagner’s Tannhäuser) or Puccini’s Tosca. …”
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Exploring the impact of xenobiotic drugs on forensic entomology for accurate post-mortem interval estimation by Sapna Jain, Jonathan J. Parrott, Gulnaz T. Javan

“…This systematic overview delves into the influence of drugs such as Morphine, heroin, Opiates, and cocaine on the variables affecting the use of forensically significant insects as evidence tools. …”
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"[T]he rising silhouette of the city" : une poétique des choses urbaines dans "Coming, Aphrodite !" et "The Diamond Mine" de Willa Cather by Céline Manresa

“…Elaborating an analogy between the partially veiled and yet carnal silhouettes of the heroines and the hazy yet concrete contours of the city, Cather’s writing moves from a pictorial to a sculptural dimension. …”
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Reproductive Politics and Parental Economies in Titus Andronicus by Burzyńska Katarzyna

“…Her pregnant embodiment has generated less critical interest than the pregnancies and maternities of later tragic heroines. In this paper I wish to reread Tamora’s non-normative pregnancy and her maternal authority against a tenuously established consensus on reproduction and maternity in the period. …”
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A Mysterious Gram-Positive Rods by Javzandulam Natsag, Zaw Min, Yasir Hamad, Bassel Alkhalil, Atiq Rahman, Richard Williams

“…Interestingly, the patient admitted using tap water occasionally for mixing heroin when her sterile water ran out, which we thought was the likely source of M. fortuitum.…”
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Historical Pathways for Opioid Addiction, Withdrawal with Traditional and Alternative Treatment Options with Ketamine, Cannabinoids, and Noribogaine: A Narrative Review by Amber N. Edinoff, Natalie W. Wu, Catherine A. Nix, Bryce Bonin, Rama Mouhaffel, Stephen Vining, William Gibson, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…Even as prescription opioid dispensing rates have begun to decrease, the use of illicit opioids such as heroin and fentanyl has increased. Thus, the end of the opioid epidemic is not in sight, and treating patients that are addicted to opioids remains of utmost importance. …”
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Sex, Gore and Provocation: the Influence of Exploitation in John Waters’s Early Films by Elise Pereira Nunes

“…Many exploitation filmmakers have had a strong impact on the filmmaker’s aesthetics and politics—among them, American filmmaker Russ Meyer, a master of sexploitation, whose strong female characters inspired the creation of Waters’s lead female heroines embodied by American drag queen Divine. A pioneer of the gore subgenre, Herschell Gordon Lewis and his exploitation of graphic violence and blood in order to take the horror genre one step further has influenced the gruesome aesthetics of Waters’s films. …”
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SCRUTINIZING KEY ELEMENTS OF GREEN LITERATURE ON THE CHILDREN’S BOOK TATA KATA: KUMPULAN CERITA ANAK COMPOSED BY YOUNG WRITERS OF THE TIN ISLAND by Bob Morison Sigalingging, Dini Wulansari

“…It means that Bangkanese children are expected to be environmental heroes/heroines in the next few years. …”
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Evaluation of a Smoking Cessation Program for HIV Infected Individuals in an Urban HIV Clinic: Challenges and Lessons Learned by Debra Chew, Michael B. Steinberg, Polly Thomas, Shobha Swaminathan, Sally L. Hodder

“…A history of cocaine or heroin use was predictive of continued smoking (odds ratio [OR] adjusted 0.20, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.07–0.55) while smokers in the preparation stage of change were more likely abstinent at six months (OR adjusted 8.26, 95% CI 1.02–66.67). …”
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The Economic Burden of Infective Endocarditis due to Injection Drug Use in Australia: A Single Centre Study—University Hospital Geelong, Barwon Health, Victoria by Ohide Otome, Alexander Wright, Vanika Gunjaca, Steve Bowe, Eugene Athan

“…The gender distribution was equal. Heroin (71%) and methamphetamine (33%) were the most frequently used. 74% (17/23) required intensive care unit (ICU) admission. …”
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Identification of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> Strains from Animal Cases in Ethiopia and Genetic Characterization by Whole-Genome Sequencing by Abebe Olani, Domenico Galante, Matios Lakew, Bayeta Senbeta Wakjira, Getnet Abie Mekonnen, Tesfaye Rufael, Tsegaye Teklemariam, Wondwosen Kumilachew, Shimalis Dejene, Ayele Woldemeskel, Adanech Wakjira, Getachew Abichu, Baye Ashenafi, Nigatu Kebede, Aklilu Feleke Haile, Fufa Dawo Bari, Laura Del Sambro, Tadesse Eguale

“…Three strains (BA2, BA5, and BA6) belonged to the A.Br.034 subgroup (A.Br.005/006), and two strains (BA1 and BA4) belonged to the A.Br.161 (Heroin) clade of the Trans-Eurasian (TEA) group. The findings of this study will contribute to expanding the current understanding of the anthrax hotspots in Ethiopia, and the phylogenetic correlation and/or diversity of the circulating strains.…”
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