Historical Pathways for Opioid Addiction, Withdrawal with Traditional and Alternative Treatment Options with Ketamine, Cannabinoids, and Noribogaine: A Narrative Review by Amber N. Edinoff, Natalie W. Wu, Catherine A. Nix, Bryce Bonin, Rama Mouhaffel, Stephen Vining, William Gibson, Elyse M. Cornett, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…These include, but are not limited to epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain conditions, anxiety disorders, and addiction. …”
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Correlation of Vitamin B12 Levels with Clinical and Laboratory Features in Patients of Dengue Fever by Asma Abdul Razzak

“… Introduction:  Dengue fever, sometimes known as break bone fever, is a virus-borne disease that is transmitted by mosquitos which causes fever, headache, muscle pain and cramps.1 The world's subtropical and tropical regions are home to a large population of Aedes mosquitoes, which are responsible for the disease transmission. …”
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Spontaneous splenic rupture associated with Q fever and portal hypertension: A case report by Cecil Mustafiz, Cecil Mustafiz, Deloshaan Subhaharan, Deloshaan Subhaharan, Daniel Chorley, Tariq Masood

“…The patient was a man in his late 30 s who presented with severe abdominal pain, vomiting and hypovolemic shock who required emergency splenectomy due to unstable splenic hemorrhage. …”
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Survey on Knowledge, Use, and Diagnostic Applicability of Special Tests for Rotator Cuff Involvement in Clinical Practice by Steven W. Forbush, William D. Bandy, Gabrielle L. Back-Kremers, Mollie Renfroe, Haley F. Downey

“…# Background Recently, researchers have commented that shoulder special tests cannot identify the structure causing rotator cuff symptoms and should only be considered pain provocation tests. Others have disagreed, reporting that special tests were able to accurately detect the presence of rotator cuff involvement…”
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Combination of Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Intelligence Algorithm for Diagnosing Diabetes by Cillian Thompson, Oscar Higgins

“…The usual method for diagnosing this disease is to perform a blood test, which, despite its high accuracy, has disadvantages such as pain, cost, stress, and limited availability of laboratory facilities. …”
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Roma & Sinti Culture as Modern German Studies by Arushi Nair

“…I argue  that these perspectives are invaluable to the discipline of German Studies and that there is much more to this group than the discrimination and pain they have faced. Although the injustices of past and present have indeed been formative in the lives of so many Roma & Sinti, it limits the scope of what we know and can learn from them.  …”
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Bilateral adrenal infarction and secondary haemorrhage in pregnancy: implications of factor V Leiden heterozygosity. A review of the literature and a case report by Wiaam Elradi, Samreen Innayat, Ahmed Hanafy, Sharifah Naseem, Abuzar Awadelkareem, Deepika Meneni

“…We present the case of a 25-year-old woman in her second pregnancy, who was admitted at 34 + 4 weeks of gestation with severe abdominal pain. Despite initial unremarkable assessments, further imaging revealed a left adrenal haemorrhage, with evidence of prior right adrenal infarction, resulting in primary adrenal insufficiency. …”
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Treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: the past, present and future by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Lyashenko, D. V. Reykhart

“…Agonists of peripheral opioid receptors normalize motility of gastro-intestinal tract and increase a threshold of pain sensitivity mediated by glutamate synaptic receptors of spinal cord posterior horns that prevents development of central and peripheral sensitization. …”
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Stand-Alone Cervical Cage for Cervical Radiculopathy: A Retrospective Study by I Ketut Martiana, Reyner Valiant Tumbelaka

“…Background: Cervical radiculopathy is a clinical condition characterized by unilateral arm pain, numbness and tingling in a dermatomal distribution in the hand, and weakness in specific muscle groups. …”
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Reconstructive surgery to preserve ankle function in a 5-year-old girl with bilobed distal tibia in an unclassified case of tibial hemimelia: a case report by Alireza Ghaznavi, Miad Nosratpour, Seyed Mohammadmisagh Moteshakereh, Ava Parvandi, Shayan Amiri

“…Case presentation This case study presents a novel case of tibial hemimelia characterized by a bilobed distal tibia, a shortened first ray, and an equinovarus deformity in a 5-year-old Iranian (Lur) girl. She experienced pain, limping, and cosmetic concerns. The surgical procedures performed for preservation are thoroughly described and discussed. …”
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Generalized pustular psoriasis: a multicentric study on patient characteristics and clinical burden by Cristina Bulai Livideanu, Jérémy Gottlieb, Denis Jullien, Thierry Passeron, Sophie Vildy, Emmanuel Delaporte, Carle Paul, Julien Chollet, Marie Najean, Denis San, Charles Taieb, Bénédicte Charles, Emmanuel Mahe, Pierre-André Becherel, Laurent Misery

“…High scores for fatigue, stress, skin and joint pain were reported, with 65% of patients at risk of mild to severe depression. …”
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Comparison of saliva and blood derived cell free RNAs for detecting oral squamous cell carcinoma by Yuan Hu, Manbin Xu, Muyuan Liu, Hanwei Peng

“…Although OSCC can be diagnosed or monitored through tissue biopsy, this invasive procedure could cause considerable pain and discomfort to patients. As a preferable alternative, liquid biopsy offers less invasive diagnostics. …”
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Advanced AI-driven detection of interproximal caries in bitewing radiographs using YOLOv8 by Mahsa Bayati, Berhrouz Alizadeh Savareh, Hojjat Ahmadinejad, Farzaneh Mosavat

“…Abstract Dental caries is a very common chronic disease that may lead to pain, infection, and tooth loss if its diagnosis at an early stage remains undetected. …”
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Clinical Diagnosis of Scapular Dyskinesis in a Youth Softball Pitcher: A Case Report by Connor Skoumal, Matt Dewald

“… # Discussion This case matches previous research that endorses scapular dyskinesis being a normal finding in overhead athletes with and without shoulder pain. Neuromuscular control and functional training after a period of scapular strengthening were beneficial in improving symptoms in this athlete…”
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Complications of the Nonoperative versus Operative Treatment of Displaced and Reduced Distal Radius Fractures in Adults: A Systematic Review by Eva A.K. van Delft, Emilien C.J. Wegenrif, Ralph de Vries, Jefrey Vermeulen, Niels W.L. Schep, Frank W. Bloemers

“…No difference was found between both treatment options regarding tendon injuries, poor patient-reported outcome, distal radioulnar joint laxity-instability, and persistent pain after 1 year. The intensity of complications and patient-related factors were in general not analyzed in any of the included studies. …”
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Short bowel syndrome: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment by Anna F. Sheptulina, O. Z. Okhlobystina, O. S. Shifrin

“…Most frequently disease manifests by malabsorption signs: diarrhea, weight loss, macro - and micronutrients deficiency, meteorism and abdominal pain. Nevertheless the spectrum and severity of signs considerably vary among patients. …”
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Poorly differentiated biphasic synovial sarcoma of the vulva, displaying SS18::SSX1 fusion and weak to absent (mosaic) INI1/SMARCB1 immunostaining: A rare case with literature revi... by Bharat Rekhi, Sheenal Bhatia, Omshree Shetty, Amita Maheshwari

“…A 62-year-old lady presented with a progressively increasing lump and pain over her right groin, for 6-month duration. …”
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Real world perspectives on endometriosis disease phenotyping through surgery, omics, health data, and artificial intelligence by Camran R. Nezhat, Tomiko T. Oskotsky, Joshua F. Robinson, Susan J. Fisher, Angie Tsuei, Binya Liu, Juan C. Irwin, Brice Gaudilliere, Marina Sirota, David K. Stevenson, Linda C. Giudice

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Health and quality of life promotion for old people using bodily practices by Rosé Colom Toldrá, Renata Guimarães Cordone, Bruna de Almeida Arruda, Ana Cristina Fagundes Souto

“…There were statistically significant improvements in SF36’s physical, emotional and bodily pain domains. The effects on the mind-body relationship were identified by positive results in all domains of the SF-36 and the semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Role of depression in development of functional dyspepsia symptoms by D. B. Kolesnikov, S. I. Rapoport, L. A. Voznesenskaya, M. I. Rasulov

“…Overall 53 patients with complaints of pain, burning, nausea, eructation, flatulence, early satiety, heaviness and distension in epigastrium were investigated. …”
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