Lived experiences of life with newly diagnosed advanced cancer – a qualitative interview study by Johanna Swenne, Ricko Damberg Nissen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen, Jens Søndergaard, Mette Stie

“…As their understanding of their illness deepened, the patients experienced a shift towards reconciliation. …”
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Addressing the mental health needs of India’s aging population: Understanding depression prevalence and social risk factors in tertiary care outpatients by Joanne Lydia Rajkumar, Surekha Viggeswarapu, Suja Kurian, Munaf B. Nandyal, Mahasampath Gowri

“…Apart from traditional risk factors, medical comorbidities, chronic illness, and social factors can contribute to depression in the older person. …”
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Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and HIV/AIDS Patients in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daniel Getacher Feleke, Angesom Gebreweld, Gashaw Zewde

“…Although Toxoplasma gondii infection in immune-competent individuals is usually asymptomatic or causes a mild flu-like illness, it may become severe and can occasionally be fatal in immune-compromised people, such as AIDS patients or pregnant women. …”
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College Students’ Mental Health Education Consulting Management System Design Based on Big Data Algorithms by Xuezhen Song

“…These people have no concept of mental illness prevention and mental health education development. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Defined Parkinson’s Disease: An Updated Review of Literature by Paloma Macías-García, Raúl Rashid-López, Álvaro J. Cruz-Gómez, Elena Lozano-Soto, Florencia Sanmartino, Raúl Espinosa-Rosso, Javier J. González-Rosa

“…Here, we conducted a literature review of the prevalence and type of NPS experienced by PD patients with a clinically defined course of their illness. Methods. We identified reports of NPS in patients with PD and mean disease duration over 3 years. …”
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Household Food Insecurity and the Factors Influencing Growth and Nutrition Among Under-5 Children in Hubballi, India: A Case-Control Study by Anjana R Joshi, Rizwana B Shaikh, Kashavva B Andanigoudar, Rohit D Teli, Saiprasad Tilagul

“…Food insecurity, low birth weight, illness, weaning initiation < 6 months of age, children without deworming, and the children who did not attend the under-5 clinic had higher odds of being malnourished. …”
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Iron and ferroptosis in kidney disease: molecular and metabolic mechanisms by Wenjie Wang, Jingdi Chen, Liying Zhan, Handong Zou, Lu Wang, Mengmeng Guo, Hang Gao, Jing Xu, Wei Wu

“…We also explore the possible targets of ferroptosis in the therapy of renal illness, as well as their existing limitations and future strategies.…”
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Structural Analysis of Inhibitor Binding to Enterovirus-D68 3C Protease by Vincent N. Azzolino, Ala M. Shaqra, Akbar Ali, Nese Kurt Yilmaz, Celia A. Schiffer

“…Enterovirus-D68 (EV68) continues to present as a global health issue causing respiratory illness and outbreaks associated with long-lasting neurological disease, with no antivirals or specific treatment options. …”
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Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…His hospital course was complicated by critical illness myopathy and respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy. …”
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Antioxidants and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia by T. V. Sapozhnikova, S. A. Parfenov, T. E. Yesina, K. V. Sapozhnikov, A. N. Smirnov, A. A. Paulov, D. M. Rizakhanov, O. A. Rizakhanova

“…Based on the collection of a small amount of anamnestic information (the duration of functional dyspepsia, the presence of an acute stress factor in the anamnesis), the assessment of the presence of an overlap syndrome and disadaptation in relation to the patient to his illness, the value of the discriminant function is calculated. …”
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The roles of impulsivity, comorbid ADHD, and borderline personality disorder in patients with bulimia nervosa by Susanne Gilsbach, Julia Leuchtenberger, Beate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Ulrich Voderholzer, Kerstin Konrad, Georg von Polier, Jochen Seitz, Manfred Fichter

“…Abstract Background Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious mental illness with impulsivity as a cardinal symptom. Impulsivity contributes to various other, often comorbid, mental disorders, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD). …”
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The prevalence and evidence-based management of needle fear in adults with chronic disease: A scoping review. by Emily Duncanson, Richard K Le Leu, Lisa Shanahan, Luke Macauley, Paul N Bennett, Rick Weichula, Stephen McDonald, Anne L J Burke, Kathryn L Collins, Anna Chur-Hansen, Shilpanjali Jesudason

“…The following chronic diseases were included: arthritis, asthma, chronic back pain, cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and mental illness, or kidney failure. Literature concerning dentistry, vaccination, intravenous drug users and paediatric populations were excluded.…”
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Assessment of Microbiological Safety and Quality of Minced Meat and Meat Contact Surfaces in Selected Butcher Shops of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Kibrom Zerabruk, Negussie Retta, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh T. Tefera

“…Food-borne pathogens are one of the leading causes of illness and death particularly in developing countries. …”
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Treatment of tardive dyskinesia caused by long-term antipsychotic use: case reports and literature review by I. Pabarčiūtė, M. Karnickas

“…These agents include most of antipsychotics, which are widely used to treat mental illness. This disabling condition will remain a clinical part of modern psychiatry, and the large number of publications on tardive dyskinesia that have appeared in the literature in recent years is a huge step forward in this area. …”
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Modifications of the maximum expiratory flow in bronchial asthma treatment using Intal and Ketotifeno. by Belkis M. Vicente Sánchez, Nallelys Villanueva Bravo, Luis M. Padrón Velásquez, Marylin Aroche Quintana

“…The sample was constituted for 37 patients, to those that were applied a form of data where it was included the age, sex, clinical characteristics of its illness and the current treatment. In the second stage two groups were created selected by the simple random method. …”
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A comprehensive insight of innovations and recent advancements in nanocarriers for nose-to-brain drug targeting by Naeem Mubarak, Muhammad Ahsan Waqar, Asad Majeed Khan, Zainab Asif, Aima Subia Alvi, Aqsa Arshad Virk, Sakeena Amir

“…Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders are the leading cause of illness and affect the everyday lives of people all around the globe and are predicted to increase tremendously in the upcoming decades. …”
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Prevalence, correlates and explanatory models of cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia—A cross sectional study by Chithra Uppinkudru, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Joseph Noel, Anju Kuruvilla

“…The Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Tamil version (ACE III) and Observable Social Cognition – A Rating Scale (OSCARS) and Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS) were used to assess cognitive functioning and symptom profile, respectively. Beliefs about illness were recorded using the modified Short Explanatory Model Interview (SEMI). …”
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A Rare Case of Fatal Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Young Female with Early Mixed Connective Tissue Disease by James R. Agapoff IV

“…Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) often presents as a slow progressive illness with low morbidity and mortality. Serious central nervous system disease is uncommon, and fatal outcomes are rarely seen. …”
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HPV vaccination knowledge, attitude, and practices among physicians in a teaching hospital, Karachi by Sehrish Habib Memon, Bhombhal Swaleha Tariq

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has reduced the incidence of HPV-related illness in the past decade. However, for the vaccination programs to be successful, recommendation by the primary care physicians is essential. …”
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The First Record of an Aggressive Form of Ocular Tumour Enhanced by Marek’s Disease Virus Infection in Layer Flock in Al-Najaf, Iraq by Aoula Al-Zebeeby, Ali Hadi Abbas, Haider Abas Alsaegh, Furkan Sabbar Alaraji

“…Marek’s disease (MD) is a highly infectious poultry illness with a tendency to form tumours in peripheral nerves and internal organs of affected birds. …”
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