Refractory myasthenia gravis treated with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Benjamin Beland, Jan Storek, Liam Quartermain, Christopher Hahn, C. Elizabeth Pringle, Pierre R. Bourque, Michael Kennah, Natasha Kekre, Christopher Bredeson, David Allan, Kareem Jamani, Christopher White, Harold Atkins

“…However, HSCT‐related mortality in medically complex MG patients may be high. Prospective studies investigating the efficacy and safety of HSCT in the treatment of refractory MG are warranted.…”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Factors Associated with Retention in HIV Care among Women with HIV in a Large HIV Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, after Implementing the Test and Treat Poli... by Omoladun O. Odediran, Oluwakemi O. Odukoya, Mobolanle R. Balogun, Jonathan A. Colasanti, Alani S. Akanmu

“…The identified themes were as follows: being aware of the antiretroviral medications and their benefits, the household’s awareness of the respondents’ HIV status, and the presence of social support. …”
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Assessment of greenness, blueness, and whiteness profiles of a validated HPLC-DAD method for quantitation of Donepezil HCl and Curcumin in their laboratory prepared co-formulated n... by Mennah M. Abd Elwahab, Samar Saad, Zeinab A. Sheribah, Nahed El-Enany

“…The validated HPLC-DAD approach was adopted to analyse both medications in laboratory prepared nano-liposomal formulation in which the analytes were successfully quantified with good recovery values and no disrubtion from the added excipients. …”
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Clinical benefits of central pancreatectomy for a patient with pancreatic schwannoma and diabetes by Long Cheng Zhao, Zi Ye Li, Fan Wu, Yue Hu, Bai Lin Wang

“…At the same time, the patient’s blood glucose remained basically stable by insulin therapy, which was adjusted to oral antidiabetic medications in about 40 days after surgery. At a 32-month follow-up after discharge, no tumor recurrence was observed, and the patient’s blood glucose was controlled below 11.1mmol/L with only oral antidiabetic drugs. …”
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The Effect of Diabetes Management Shared Care Clinic on Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Compliance and Self-Management Abilities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Tian Jiang, Chao Liu, Ping Jiang, Wenjun Cheng, Xiaohong Sun, Jing Yuan, Qiaoling Wang, Yanlei Wang, Shihui Hong, Haiyan Shen, Dongchun Zhu, Yi Zhang, Fang Dai, Jing Hang, Jiguo Li, Honglin Hu, Qiu Zhang

“…SDSCA-6 showed significant improvement in physical activity, glycemic monitoring, smoking (P < 0.01), and taking medication (P < 0.05). DES-DSF suggested a greater willingness to try to effectively treat diabetes (P < 0.05). …”
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Efficacy of dexamethasone or clonidine as adjuvants in interscalene brachial plexus block for preventing rebound pain after shoulder surgery: a randomized clinical trial by Layana Vieira Nobre, Leonardo Henrique Cunha Ferraro, Juscelino Afonso de Oliveira Júnior, Vitória Luiza Locatelli Winkeler, Luis Flávio França Vinhosa Muniz, Hiago Parreão Braga, Plínio da Cunha Leal

“…The primary outcome was rebound pain, defined as sudden onset of pain, moderate to severe intensity (VAS ≥7) without improvement with oral medication, followed by VAS pain at rest, required rescue analgesia, the occurrence of adverse events or complications, and satisfaction survey assessments between groups. …”
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The Dietary Use of Pigeon Pea for Human and Animal Diets by Belete Kuraz Abebe

“…PP’s green leaves, roots, seeds, and pods are high in phenolic compounds, which have anti-inflammation, antibacterial, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and antidiabetic properties, as well as the ability to cure diseases like measles, smallpox, chicken pox, sickle cell anemia, fever, dysentery, hepatitis, and antimalarial medications for the body. Furthermore, the addition of pigeon pea and its by-products improves ruminant and nonruminant animal feeding performance significantly. …”
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Targeting epithelial-mesenchymal transition signaling pathways with Dietary Phytocompounds and repurposed drug combinations for overcoming drug resistance in various cancers by A.N.K.V. Sravani, John Thomas

“…Thus, there is a need for medications that are both highly effective and with low cytotoxic for modulating EMT transitions at ground level. …”
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Generalizability of Randomized Clinical Trial Outcomes for Diabetes Control Resulting From Bariatric Surgery by Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, Hila Zelicha, RD, PhD, Erik P. Dutson, MD, Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, Matthew L. Maciejewski, PhD, Yijun Chen, MD

“…All patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) between January 8, 2018 and May 19, 2023 had their baseline characteristics, weight change, and diabetes control compared with those enrolled in the surgical treatment and medications potentially eradicate diabetes efficiently (STAMPEDE) and diabetes surgery study (DSS) RCTs of bariatric surgery’s effect on diabetes control. …”
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The Impact of Electrophysiological Diversity on Pattern Completion in Lithium Nonresponsive Bipolar Disorder: A Computational Modeling Approach by Abraham Nunes, Selena Singh, Anouar Khayachi, Shani Stern, Thomas Trappenberg, Martin Alda

“…These cognitive deficits may not be fully corrected by medications that minimize excitability. Future studies should test our predictions by examining behavioral correlates of pattern completion in lithium‐responsive and ‐nonresponsive BD patients.…”
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Assessment of Patients Adherence to Oral Regimen of Drug-Resistant   Tuberculosis among Iraqi Patients by Noor Alaa Jasim, Manal Khalid Abdulridha, Ahmed Asmar Mankhy, Ahmed Hadi Tarish

“… Background: Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an airborne chronic infectious disease that has evolved resistance to at least two anti-TB medications (isoniazid and rifampin). For the drug-resistant tuberculosis epidemic to be controlled, it is essential that patients be cured. …”
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Anti-obesity mechanisms elucidation of essential oil components from Artemisiae Argyi Folium (Aiye) by the integration of GC-MS, network pharmacology, and molecular docking by Yongxiang Liu, Jinhai Luo, Maninder Meenu, Baojun Xu

“…Obesity is treated with anti-obesity medications and surgery and complications related to these treatments prompt the search of phytochemicals that confer anti-obesity effects. …”
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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

“…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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Holocord syringomyelia in 18 dogs by Despoina Douralidou, Lorenzo Mari, Sophie Wyatt, Juan Jose Minguez, Patricia Alvarez Fernandez, Carlo Anselmi, Christoforos Posporis

“…One dog (6%) was treated surgically, 11 (61%) medically, and six (33%) received no treatment. Over a median follow-up of 12 months (range 2–65 months) in 16 dogs, one dog (6%) improved, nine (56%) deteriorated, four (25%) were static, and two (13%) remained free of HSM-associated signs. …”
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Association between self-reported eye conditions in patients at rural federally qualified health centers and vision-targeted health-related quality of life: the AL-SIGHT study by Thomas A. Swain, Thomas A. Swain, Gerald McGwin, Gerald McGwin, Lindsay A. Rhodes, Christopher A. Girkin, Cynthia Owsley

“…BackgroundFederally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are safety-net primary health care clinics in the US serving medically underserved areas and populations. We administered the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire – 9 (VFQ-9), a vision-targeted, health-related quality of life questionnaire, to patients in 3 FQHCs in rural Alabama at risk for glaucoma. …”
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Clonidine Use for the Treatment of Nightmares in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by Jill S. Bange, Kelly E. Melvin

“…Current proposed mechanisms of action for clonidine’s ability to control nightmare symptoms in PTSD include that clonidine may alter the proportions of REM and non-REM sleep in a dose-dependent manner or that clonidine may play a role in memory consolidation. Further formal medication trials are the ideal future direction for establishing this role for clonidine.…”
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Spectroscopic, DFT, anti-bacterial, and in-silico investigations of novel semicarbazone and thiosemicarbazone synthesised from asymmetrical chalcones by Nikita Sharma, Har Lal Singh

“…Through resulting antibacterial activity, results were compared to standard medications and it was discovered that a couple of synthesized compounds had nearly the same value as standard drugs. …”
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Advancements in nanosensors for cancer detection by Dinesh Bhatia, Tania Acharjee, Monika Bhatia

“…BrCyS-Q and NanoLiposomes provide improved photodynamic treatment and targeted medication delivery, respectively. Improved patient outcomes and early intervention are anticipated using the i-Genbox, a colorimetric sensor based on LAMP technology, and DNA-SWCNT-based sensors that further improve biomarker identification for gynecologic tumors.…”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

“…ABSTRACT Therapeutic inertia (TI), or failure to escalate or initiate BP lowering medications when BP is uncontrolled, increases with advancing age and may in part be due to perceived fall risk. …”
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Analysis of the Responsiveness of Latanoprost, Travoprost, Bimatoprost, and Tafluprost in the Treatment of OAG/OHT Patients by Ziyan Cai, Mengdan Cao, Ke Liu, Xuanchu Duan

“…No serious adverse events occurred during treatment with any medication we studied.…”
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