To Assess Caregiver Burden of Patients with Dementia: Its Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates by Vijay Raghuwanshi, Pali Rastogi, Vijay Niranjan, Prashant Maravi, Virendra S. Pal

“…Factors related to the patients affecting the BAS score was total duration of illness and number of hospitalization. Both factors played a key role in the addressed the overall care burden among the caregivers. …”
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Outcomes of people with TB reported to the WHO Global Clinical Platform of COVID-19 by M. Bastard, D. Falzon, S. Bertagnolio, R. Silva, S.S. Thwin, C. Siquiera Boccolini, J. Rylance, J. Diaz, M. Zignol

“…Of people with current TB, 31.4% were admitted with severe illness, and 24.5% died. Current TB was independently associated with higher mortality when adjusted for age, sex, HIV status, illness severity at hospital admission, and underlying conditions (adjusted RR 1.47, 95% CI 1.35–1.61). …”
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Feasibility of a pharmacist-led physical health monitoring for patients on antipsychotic medications: protocol for a longitudinal study by Fiona Kelly, Tien Ngoc Thi Bui, Elizabeth Hotham, Vijayaprakash Suppiah

“…Introduction Physical health conditions are the leading causes of death in people living with severe mental illness. In particular, the risk of metabolic syndrome; the constellation of abnormalities in weight, blood pressure, blood glucose and lipid levels, is high in this cohort. …”
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Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…Objective To understand the perspectives of women with severe mental illness concerning the use of psychotropic medicines while pregnant.Design Interviews conducted by female peer researchers with personal experience of making or considering decisions about using psychotropic medicines in pregnancy, supported by professional researchers.Participants 12 women who had had a baby in the past 5 years and had taken antipsychotics or mood-stabilisers for severe mental illness within the 12-month period immediately prior to that pregnancy. …”
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Falciparum Malaria in Febrile Patients at Sentinel Sites for Influenza Surveillance in the Central African Republic from 2015 to 2018 by Romaric Nzoumbou-Boko, Brice Martial Yambiyo, Carine Ngoagouni, Ulrich Vickos, Alexandre Manirakiza, Emmanuel Nakouné

“…Malaria was consistently the most frequent cause of febrile illness. Including sites in different climate zones in the CAR will allow for a more representative study.…”
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A critical evaluation of religious syncretism among the Igbo Christians of Nigeria by E.C. Anizoba

“…The findings reveal that lifethreatening factors such as illness, disease, insecurity, and fear are some of the principal causes of religious syncretism among the Igbo Christians. …”
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Pathways to Psychiatric Help among Tribal Patients with Mental Disorders in India by Chittaranjan Subudhi, Ramakrishna Biswal, Abhijit Pathak

“…Background: The pathways of mental illness treatments are mostly uncertain. Previous studies have agreed on sociodemographic and cultural factors in determining a patient’s and their family’s health-seeking pathways. …”
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The Function of Necroptosis and Its Treatment Target in IBD by Francis Atim Akanyibah, Yi Zhu, Tao Jin, Dickson Kofi Wiredu Ocansey, Fei Mao, Wei Qiu

“…Eventually, understanding the pathogenesis of necroptosis in IBD will enable the development of additional therapeutic approaches for the illness.…”
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Successfully Treated Norovirus- and Sapovirus-Associated Diarrhea in Three Renal Transplant Patients by Noha Ghusson, Gustavo Vasquez

“…In all three renal transplant patients, improvement of diarrheal illness was witnessed within one week of nitazoxanide initiation. …”
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Modelling for the Reduction and Spread Transmission of the Dynamics and Control of Zika virus Disease: Using Ordinary Differential Equations by G. Adamu, A.S. Ndagara, M. Mamuda, I.U. Omatola

“… The Zika virus is a flavivirus which upon infection in humans causes an illness known as Zika fever. It is commonly identified by popular rash, mild fever and arthritis. …”
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Probability of Escherichia coli contamination spread in ground beef production by Petko M. Kitanov, Allan R. Willms

“…Recent outbreaks of such illness sourced from ground beef production motivates the work in this paper. …”
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Catatonia as a Result of a Traumatic Brain Injury by Jessica Berthelot, Jacob Cambre, Madeline Erwin, Jennifer Phan

“…It has historically been associated with psychiatric illness, but acute medical illness, neurocognitive disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders can cause catatonia as well. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Sacroiliitis following an Uncomplicated Pregnancy by Maryam Ahmadi, Farid Abiri, Somaieh Ahmadiani, Ensiyeh Jenabi

“…We reviewed a case that experienced an acute illness during pregnancy. The illness was manifested by localized pain in the hips or buttocks, sacroiliac joint tenderness, and debilitating hip pain during ambulation. …”
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Pathways to mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study from rural tertiary government mental health facilities in India by Jithin Jaise, Kannappa V. Shetty, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Urmila Bamney

“…Background: Understanding the routes individuals take to access mental health care facilities for treatment is crucial for developing effective treatment strategies and policies for those grappling with mental illness. These routes are commonly referred to as pathways to mental health services. …”
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An Outbreak of Foodborne Botulism in Ontario by Mona R Loutfy, John W Austin, Burke Blanchfield, Ignatius W Fong

“…Botulism is a rare paralytic illness resulting from a potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulinum. …”
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The Psych Behind Psychedelics: Exploring Hallucinogen Use as a Marker for Untreated Mental Health Disorders by Liyana Ahmed, Sanjana Konda, Latha Ganti

“…# Objective Are individuals who use hallucinogens self-medicating their mental illness and are they more likely to abuse other illegal substances? …”
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Case report: Acute Hepatitis E Infection with Co-Existent Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency by Amitabh Monga, Ravinder PS Makkar, Anju Arora, Surabhi Mukhopadhyay, Ajay K Gupta

“…Despite both hepatitis E infection and G6PD deficiency being common, their impact on patient illness has only recently been reported. The present study reports a case of severe hemolysis in a patient with G6PD deficiency and hepatitis E infection.…”
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Challenges of Diagnosing Severe Ehrlichiosis in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients by Melissa Parkinson, Spandana Vuyyuru, Jay Patel, Chinelo Animalu

“…In recent solid organ transplant recipients, acute febrile illness is usually a source of grave concern and a diagnostic dilemma, especially if no response is noted after initiation of broad antimicrobial therapy. …”
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Perception and Facts Regarding Electroconvulsive Therapy at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi by Muhammad Azeem Rao, Fareed Aslam Minhas, Shumaila Tasleem, Syed Rafay Hussain Zaidi, Bahjat Najeeb, Manzoor Ali

“…Keywords: electroconvulsive therapy, psychiatric illness. …”
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Impact of clinical pharmacist integration on diabetes management: a prospective cohort by Nur Burcu Kutluay, Muhammed Yunus Bektay, Betul Sumbul-Sekerci, Abdusselam Sekerci, Fikret Vehbi Izzettin

“…The effects were assessed by comparing fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, the homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lipid profile, BMI, waist circumference, illness perception, and diabetes knowledge. Diabetes and preDiabetes knowledge was measured using the Diabetes and preDiabetes Knowledge Measurement Questionnaire (DKMQ and PKMQ), and illness perception with the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) The effect of pharmacist on diabetes care was assessed with a pre-post intervention comparison. …”
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