Healthcare workers as a sentinel surveillance population in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by Indumathi Venkatachalam, Edwin Philip Conceicao, May Kyawt Aung, Molly Kue Bien How, Liang En Wee, Jean Xiang Ying Sim, Ban Hock Tan, Moi Lin Ling

“…HCW monitoring comprised staff contact logs in high-risk locations, twice-daily temperature monitoring, assessment of HCWs with acute respiratory illnesses (ARIs) in the staff clinic and, in the event of an exposure, extensive contact tracing, detailed risk assessment and risk-based interventions. …”
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Characterization and genomic analysis of a Herelleviridae bacteriophage UHP46 infecting mastitis-causing Staphylococcus aureus by Sara Najeeb, Imran Khan, Javed Muhammad, Muhammad Jahangir, Iqbal Ahmad Alvi, Anza Abbas, Aman Ullah, Arif Ullah, Wajiha Sajjad, Hashir Khan, Amjad Khan, Amjad Khan

“…Phage treatment is thus being investigated as an effective replacement for reducing contaminants and illnesses caused by bacteria. In this study, we identified a phage UHP46, that effectively targets mastitis-causing S. aureus.MethodsS. aureus S46 was used to screen for the wastewater lytic phages. …”
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Aflatoxin Susceptible Food Consumption Frequency, Prevalence, and Levels in Household Foodstuffs in Southwestern Uganda by Biryomumaisho Justus Murokore, Agnes Nandutu Masawi, Alex Paul Wacoo, Raphael Wangalwa, Clement Olusoji Ajayi, Peter Vuzi California

“…Contamination of household foodstuffs by aflatoxins has been associated with many illnesses, especially hepatocellular cancer and malnutrition. …”
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Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with temporal lobe epilepsy: A narrative review by Pietro Cappelletto, Claudia Accolla, Martina Preti, Tiziana Pisano, Carmen Barba, Renzo Guerrini

“…Similarly to adults, younger people with epilepsy have higher rates of psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety, than healthy peers or children with other chronic illnesses such as diabetes and asthma. Contributing risk factors include epilepsy duration and severity, and the effects of antiseizure medications, as well as psychological challenges, sociocultural influences, and family dynamics. …”
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Exploring the psychological impact of working during COVID-19 on medical and nursing students: a qualitative study by Ruth Riley, Louise Griffin

“…Study undertaken between January and May 2020.Participants A purposive sample of eight medical (six women and two men) and seven nursing (all women) students who worked >2 weeks in a healthcare setting during the COVID-19 pandemic (from 1 March 2020 onwards).Results Four core themes with corresponding subthemes were identified: (1) COVID-19 sources of distress—working conditions, exposure to suffering, death and dying, relationships and teams, individual inexperience and student identity, (2) negative impact on mental health and well-being—psychological and emotional distress, delayed distress, exhaustion, mental ill health, (3) protective factors from distress—access to support, environment, preparation and induction, recognition and reward, time for breaks and rest and (4) positive experiences and meaningful outcomes.Conclusions Student pandemic deployment has had a significant negative impact on students’ psychological well-being, as a result of demanding working conditions, unprecedented exposure to death and suffering and lack of preparation for new job roles. …”
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Identification of unmet palliative care needs of nursing home residents: A scoping review protocol. by Patrice Crowley, Mohamad M Saab, Nicola Cornally, Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Nursing home residents often have life limiting illnesses in combination with multiple comorbidities, cognitive deficits, and frailty. …”
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Ruellia tuberosa L. Extract Improves Histopathology and Lowers Malondialdehyde Levels and TNF Alpha Expression in the Kidney of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Anna Roosdiana, Fajar Shodiq Permata, Riera Indah Fitriani, Khairul Umam, Anna Safitri

“…Ruellia tuberosa L. is a therapeutic plant that is generally consumed in Indonesian traditional medicine to prevent or cure various illnesses, i.e., diabetes. The current study was conducted to investigate the effects of hydroethanolic root extracts of Ruellia tuberosa L. on the kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar rats. …”
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Mycological Profile and Associated Factors Among Patients with Dermatophytosis in Astana, Kazakhstan by Alma Aimoldina, Ainura Smagulova, Gulnar Batpenova, Nellie Konnikov, Togzhan Algazina, Zulfiya Jetpisbayeva, Dinara Azanbayeva, Darkhan Amantayev, Vladimir Kiyan

“…This dermatophyte infection may be more serious in individuals with underlying somatic diseases, immunodeficiencies, endocrine disorders, or chronic illnesses. This study analyzed 313 patients with suspected dermatophytosis. …”
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Exploring the perspectives of new-in-practice specialists about the Health Advocate role: “I didn’t even know where to start” by Jacqueline Dorothy Cochrane, Nancy Dudek, Kelsey Crawford, Lindsay Cowley, Kori A LaDonna

“… Introduction: Current approaches to health advocate (HA) training leave many physicians feeling ill-equipped to advocate effectively. Likewise, faculty perceive the HA role as challenging to teach, role model, evaluate and assess. …”
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Overcrowding in prisons: Health and legal implications by Eva Nudd, Maha Aon, Kalliopi Kambanella, Marie Brasholt

“…It is often associated with violations of human rights, including, among others, the right to be free from torture and ill-treatment, the right to health, and the right to liberty and security. …”
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Recognition model for major depressive disorder in Arabic user-generated content by Esraa M. Rabie, Atef F. Hashem, Fahad Kamal Alsheref

“…Depression, as reported by the WHO, is the second-largest factor in the worldwide burden of illnesses. As these issues grow, social media has become a tremendous platform for people to express themselves. …”
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Relationships between the menstrual cycle and neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms in females with Tourette syndrome by Daisy T. Noriega-Makarskyy, Evan Realbuto, Ariadne Kaylor, Lisa Osiecki, Angela Essa, Dongmei Yu, Dongmei Yu, Cornelia Illmann, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Carol A. Mathews, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jeremiah M. Scharf

“…BackgroundThe effects of the menstrual cycle on neuropsychiatric and physical symptoms have been examined in multiple psychiatric illnesses, but research on Tourette syndrome (TS) and menstruation is limited and inconclusive. …”
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Under-Five Mortality in Buea Health District, Southwest Cameroon: Evidence from a Community-Based Birth Cohort Study of Rate, Causes, and Age-Specific Patterns by Ettamba Agborndip, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Domin Sone Majunda Ekaney, Lawrence Tanyi Mbuagbaw, Marie Therese Obama, Julius Atashili

“…Malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoeal illnesses accounted for the majority of child deaths. …”
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Individualized drug therapy and survival prediction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury: construction and validation of a nomogram by Rui Yang, Xiaozhe Su, Ziqi Liu, Shuai Shao, Yinhuai Wang, Hao Su, Haiqing He

“…Hence, it is necessary to investigate the potential of medication history as a predictor of survival outcomes among AKI patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods Critically ill AKI patients were sourced from the MIMIC-IV database. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) practices in Southern Africa: A scoping review. by Nkeka P Tseole, Tafadzwa Mindu, Chester Kalinda, Moses J Chimbari

“…Key barriers to improved WaSH practices identified include rurality, climate change, low investments in WaSH infrastructure, inadequate knowledge on water-borne illnesses and lack of community engagement.…”
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Design and Performance Analysis of ISFET Using Various Oxide Materials for Biosensing Applications by Sankararao Majji, Asisa Kumar Panigrahy, Depuru Shobha Rani, Muralidhar Nayak Bhukya, Chandra Sekhar Dash

“…The healthcare industry is constantly changing because of technological breakthroughs that spur new methods of diagnosing and treating illnesses. This study investigates the development of Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) sensors for DNA-based blood cancer diagnosis. …”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“…Constantly operating in high-risk environments and managing the surge of critically ill patients, these professionals' psychological resilience has been sternly tested, necessitating robust assessment tools…”
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Relationship between the ultrasound features of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and positive PD-1/PD-L1 expression by Ruiqian Yan, Haixia Li, Junxi Gao

“…Among 112 PD-1-positive cases, most luminal B cases exhibited ill-defined margins, while distant metastasis was more common in triple-negative cases. …”
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Molecular docking of ferulic acid, bakuchiol and niazirin on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) as anti-diabetic agents by Anjar Hermadi Saputro, Riri Fauziyya, Sarmoko, Iwan Syahjoko Saputra

“… Background: Diabetes mellitus remains one of the most dangerous illnesses worldwide. The PPAR-gamma protein plays a crucial role in lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, making it a key target for diabetes therapy. …”
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Cryptic transmission of a SARS-CoV-2 variant detected by wastewater surveillance in Panama by Melissa Gaitán, Yamitzel Zaldivar, Michelle Hernandez, Jessica Góndola, Oris Chavarría, Brechla Moreno, Danilo Franco, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Santiago Mirazo, Florencia Cancela, Maria Eugenia Barnett, Alexander A. Martinez, Juan Miguel Pascale, Sandra López-Vergès

“…The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical role of viral genomic surveillance, prompting numerous countries to enhance their monitoring systems for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially influenza-like illnesses (ILIs). Given the significance of asymptomatic cases in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, cases often undetected by the ILI surveillance, a more comprehensive approach was essential to track the circulation of SARS-CoV-2 variants in the population. …”
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