Building resilience against cholera: lessons from the implementation of integrated community strategy for cholera control in Zambia by Nyuma Mbewe, Fred Kapaya, Moses Mwale, Peter Jay Chipimo, Precious Kalubula, Ladislas Hibusu, Stella Mumba Chomba Mulima, Kafusha Kapema, Kelvin Mwangilwa

“…The recent outbreak, which began in October 2023 and is ongoing as of June 2024, is the most severe in Zambia’s history and part of the larger 2022–2024 Southern Africa cholera outbreak, which has affected multiple countries in the region. …”
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Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit and its Association with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score – A Cross-sectional Observational Study by Medha Gayatri Tiruvuri, K. Varsha Reddy, Merugu Satya Pratik, Krishna Chaitanya Alam

“…Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out among 100 patients admitted to ICU. Detailed history, thorough physical examination, serum magnesium measurement, and routine investigations were performed. …”
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Healthy Chilean Adolescents with HOMA-IR ≥ 2.6 Have Increased Cardiometabolic Risk: Association with Genetic, Biological, and Environmental Factors by R. Burrows, P. Correa-Burrows, M. Reyes, E. Blanco, C. Albala, S. Gahagan

“…Fat and fat-free mass were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Family history of type 2 diabetes (FHDM) was reported. We determined the optimal cutoff of HOMA-IR to diagnose MetS (IDF criteria) using ROC analysis. …”
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in lupus nephritis and beyond by Elisabet Svenungsson, Iva Gunnarsson, Andreas Jönsen, Ting Wang, Anders A Bengtsson, Christian Lood, Marina Barguil Macedo

“…In the validation cohort, plasma levels of NGAL were elevated in patients with a history of LN (p=0.0048), as well as in patients with SLE with secondary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) compared with those without (p=0.0022). …”
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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Adult Patients with Psoriasis in Malaysia: 10-Year Review from the Malaysian Psoriasis Registry (2007–2016) by Azura Mohd Affandi, Iman Khan, Nooraishah Ngah Saaya

“…Male to female ratio was 1.3 : 1. 23.1% of patients had positive family history of psoriasis. The most common clinical presentation was chronic plaque psoriasis (85.1%), followed by guttate psoriasis (2.9%), erythrodermic psoriasis (1.7%), and pustular psoriasis (1.0%). …”
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An Approach to the Investigation of Thrombocytosis: Differentiating between Essential Thrombocythemia and Secondary Thrombocytosis by Ala Almanaseer, Benjamin Chin-Yee, Jenny Ho, Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Laila Schenkel, Pratibha Bhai, Bekim Sadikovic, Ian H. Chin-Yee, Cyrus C. Hsia

“…Clinical factors predictive of ET included history of arterial thrombosis (p<0.05); active malignancy, chronic inflammatory disease, splenectomy, and iron deficiency were associated with secondary thrombocytosis (p<0.05). …”
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The Two-Tier Fecal Occult Blood Test: Cost-Effective Screening by Andrew J Rae, Iain GM Cleator

“…One component of the study enrolled 573 high risk patients while the second arm recruited an additional 1301 patients (52% asymptomatic/48% symptomatic) stratified according to personal history and symptoms. The two-tier test produced fewer false positives than traditional tests in both groups evaluated in the study. …”
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Implications for the diagnosis of aspiration and aspergillosis in critically ill patients with detection of galactomannan in broncho-alveolar lavage fluids by Simon Dubler, Michael Etringer, Christoph Lichtenstern, Thorsten Brenner, Stefan Zimmermann, Paul Schnitzler, Bettina Budeus, Fabian Rengier, Paulina Kalinowska, Yuan Lih Hoo, Markus A. Weigand

“…In surgical patients with a positive GM in BALF, aspiration is more likely if there’s no corticosteroid therapy, negative Aspergillus culture, and a history of aspiration events. Diagnosis of pIPA requires Aspergillus culture or prior corticosteroid therapy in this cohort of critically ill patients.…”
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Practitioners’ perspective: a mixed-methods study on dealing with suicidality from the perspective of oncological healthcare professionals by Tamara Schwinn, Judith Hirschmiller, Jörg Wiltink, Rüdiger Zwerenz, Elmar Brähler, Manfred E. Beutel, Mareike Ernst

“…Abstract Purpose Healthcare professionals (HCPs) play a critical role in suicide prevention and clinical guidelines recommend inquiring about suicidality as part of medical history and diagnosis. Emerging evidence indicates a lack of implementation of such policies in clinical practice. …”
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Serotonin Syndrome after Sertraline Overdose in a Child: A Case Report by Joana Grenha, Ana Garrido, Hernani Brito, Maria José Oliveira, Fátima Santos

“…In our patient, the diagnosis was made early due to the history of overdose with serotonin reuptake inhibitors and the triad of mental, neurological, and autonomic signs. …”
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Role of Ketamine in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Sahar Derakhshanian, Maxine Zhou, Alexander Rath, Rachel Barlow, Sarah Bertrand, Caroline DeGraw, Christopher Lee, Jamal Hasoon, Alan D. Kaye

“…It provides background on the mechanism of action of ketamine, its history, current approved and off-label indications in the field of psychiatry, and then provides an overview of the existing evidence for the use of ketamine in the treatment of TRD…”
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Impacts of anemia and its determinants among 6–59 months age children residing in Dayniile internally displaced person’s camps, Banadir region, Somalia by Abdirasak Sharif Ali Mude, Farhia Abdullahi Ali, Sumaya Hassan Ali

“…However, the presence of income from other relatives was statistically significant (P = 0.046*), indicating that financial support from extended family members may reduce the incidence of severe anemia in young adults. Children with a history of malaria had notably higher rates of mild and moderate anemia (25.0% and 75.0%, respectively) than those without. …”
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Impact of Ramadan Fasting on Metabolic Syndrome Criteria: Among Treated Hypertensive and Diabetic Females of Halabja by Halgord Ali Farag

“…Conclusions This study shows a significant improvement in cardiovascular risk factors such as lipids profile, systolic blood pressure, weight, BMI and waist circumference in subjects with a previous history of hypertensions and hyperglycemia.   …”
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Crossing Virtual Doors: A New Method to Study Gait Impairments and Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease by Luis I. Gómez-Jordana, James Stafford, C. (Lieke) E. Peper, Cathy M. Craig

“…A group of healthy controls (N = 10) and a group of idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) patients without any FOG episodes (N = 6) and with a history of freezing (PD-f, N = 4) walked under three different virtual conditions (no door, narrow doorway (100% of shoulder width) and standard doorway (125% of shoulder width)). …”
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Harnessing the anticancer potential of Piper nigrum: a synergistic approach to chemotherapy enhancement and reduced side effects by Hesti Lina Wiraswati, Ilma Fauziah Ma’ruf, Nur Akmalia Hidayati, Julia Ramadhanti, Daniela Calina, Javad Sharifi-Rad

“…Piper nigrum, a widely available spice with a rich history in traditional medicine, contains bioactive compounds such as piperine, which have demonstrated significant anticancer activities including cell cycle arrest, apoptosis induction, and inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis. …”
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Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes by Muhammad Irfan, Fatima Abid, Sassi Kanwal, Aliya Jafri, Padma Rathore, Noor un Nisa Memon

“…The 670 male participants were interviewed randomly primarily on demographics and complete medical history with 350 athletes and 320 non-athletes from the general population of the same approved and recruited athletes. …”
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Proportions of Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Important Predictors of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients by Yachung Jeng, Paik Seong Lim, Ming Ying Wu, Tien-Yu Tseng, Chang Hsu Chen, Hung Ping Chen, Tsai-Kun Wu

“…The CD16+ monocytes were associated with both mortalities after adjusting for a preexisting CVD history. Compared to the reference group (CD16+ monocytes within [15.6–18.6], the first and second quartile), patients with CD16+ monocytes above the highest quartile level (>21.5) had an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 30.85 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.12–133.8) for CVD mortality and 5.28 (2.07–13.49) for all-cause mortality, and those with CD16+ monocytes below the lowest quartile ≤15.6), had significantly elevated death risks after 3.5-year follow-up (HR [95% CI]: 10.9 [2.42–48.96] and 4.38 [1.45–13.24] for CV and all-cause mortalities, respectively). …”
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The relationships among positive coping style, psychological resilience, and fear of falling in older adults by Siqi Liu, Han Xiao, Peiyao Qi, Mi Song, Yuan Gao, Hongying Pi, Qingqing Su

“…Older individuals with a history of falls or fractures had a significantly higher fear of falling (P < 0.05). …”
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Hepatitis C Prevalence on the Rise but Screening at Safety Net Institutions Lagging behind by Jarin Prasa, Syed S. Karim, Bobby Jacob, Paul Mustacchia

“…We reviewed their demographics, including age, gender, and ethnicity, as well as their history of intravenous drug use and HIV coinfection status. …”
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Tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as a locally advanced thyroid gland carcinoma by Mariam Ben Ayed, MD, Makram Tbini, MD, Inès Riahi, MD, Sarra Idriss, MD, Mamia Ben Salah, MD

“…We report the case of a 65-year-old male who presented to our department due to a 3-month history of mild dysphagia without other associated symptoms. …”
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