Another Report of Acalculous Cholecystitis in a Greek Patient with Infectious Mononucleosis: A Matter of Luck or Genetic Predisposition? by Theocharis Koufakis, Ioannis Gabranis

“…Whether this is a result of physicians’ high index of suspicion due to previous reports or a consequence of genetic predisposition is an issue that deserves further investigation in the future. …”
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Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in Gynecology Clinic: Tertiary Center Experience by Gulnihal Reyhan Toptas, Eylem Unlubilgin, Tugba Kinay, Ali Riza Dogan, Mehmet Akif Akgul, Sitare Aslanova, Emel Ebru Ercan, Vakkas Korkmaz, Sezin Erturk Aksakal, Yaprak Ustun

“…During the study, 107 physicians worked in our clinic alternately. Two (1.8%) of these physicians were diagnosed with COVID-19 and completely recovered without the need for intensive care. …”
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Impact of #PCOSweightloss: A global X hashtag analysis study of weight loss narratives in the PCOS community by Munaza Afaq, Kumar Vashisht, Areen Al-Dhoon, Divya Abraham, Atanas G. Atanasov, Maima Matin, Zara Arshad, Rahul Kashyap, Faisal A. Nawaz

“…The involvement of physicians is particularly noteworthy, as it emphasizes the importance of expert-guided discussions in the online health discourse. …”
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Italian Expert Opinion on Chronic Hand Eczema: from Guidelines to Clinical Practice by Luca Stingeni, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, Fabrizio Guarneri, Anna Balato, Monica Corazza, Anna Belloni Fortina, Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton, Antonio Costanzo, Silvia Mariel Ferrucci, Luigi Naldi, Giovanni Pellacani, Ketty Peris, Francesca Prignano, Giampiero Girolomoni

“…Experts emphasized the need for effective and well-tolerated long-term therapies, improved disease awareness, and communication among physicians and patients.…”
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Exploring the significance of medical humanities in shaping internship performance: insights from curriculum categories by Chao Ting Chen, Anna Y.Q. Huang, Po-Hsun Hou, Ji-Yang Lin, His-Han Chen, Shiau-Shian Huang, Stephen J. H. Yang

“…Background Medical Humanities (MH) curricula integrate humanities disciplines into medical education to nurture essential qualities in future physicians. However, the impact of MH on clinical competencies during formative training phases remains underexplored. …”
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Glucose Metabolic Brain Network Differences between Chinese Patients with Lewy Body Dementia and Healthy Control by Danyan Chen, Jiaying Lu, Hucheng Zhou, Jiehui Jiang, Ping Wu, Qihao Guo, Jingjie Ge, Huiwei Zhang, Kuangyu Shi, Chuantao Zuo

“…The results of this paper may help physicians to better understand and characterize DLB patients.…”
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Triple Active Antiretroviral Regimen Including Enfuvirtide Via the Biojector is Effective and Safe by Mona Loutfy, Colin Kovacs

“…The patient received support from physicians and clinic staff in the introduction and use of enfuvirtide. …”
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A Case of Rituximab-Induced Necrotizing Fasciitis and a Review of the Literature by Abdullateef Abdulkareem, Ryan S. D’Souza, Oluwaseun Shogbesan, Anthony Donato

“…Despite immediate intravenous antimicrobial therapy and emergent fasciotomy with extensive debridement, his hospital course was complicated by septic shock and he required an above-the-knee amputation. Physicians need to be aware of the possibility of necrotizing fasciitis in patients presenting with skin infections after rituximab therapy.…”
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A False Case of Clozapine-Resistant Schizophrenia by J. P. Maia-de-Oliveira, J. P. Pinto, V. Alexandre, J. P. Machado-de-Sousa, S. L. Morais, C. Chaves, A. C. Sakamoto, A. W. Zuardi, J. A. S. Crippa, J. E. Hallak

“…One of the subjects that most concerns physicians is treatment-resistance. About 30%–60% of schizophrenia patients do not respond adequately to antipsychotic treatment and are known as refractory schizophrenia patients. …”
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The Dual Innervation of the Gluteus Maximus Associated with Other Anatomical Variations of the Gluteal Region by Punnapa RAVITEJA, Mrudula CHANDRUPATLA, Alka V BHINGARDEO, Surraj SUSAI

“…The anatomical variations of the gluteal region are important to surgeons, physicians, anatomists, and nurses.…”
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Unusual Etiology of Acute Wrist Pain: Acute Calcific Tendonitis of the Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Mimicking an Infection by Man R. Shim

“…This case underscores the need for the physicians to be aware of this less common but important cause of acute wrist pain in order to prevent misdiagnosis and avoid unnecessary medical treatments.…”
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Epidemiology of Lyme Disease by Dennis J White

“…Human disease surveillance can be conducted by both passive and active means involving physicians, public health agencies and laboratories. …”
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Classification of Autism Disorder Severity Using Fuzzy Methods Based on Soft Computing by Nahid Saberipour, Mahdi Mazinani, Rahil Hosseini

“…The system designed in this article can be used as a medical diagnostics help tool for physicians.…”
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Slowly Progressive and Painless Thoracic Aortic Dissection Presenting with a Persistent Fever in an Elderly Patient: The Usefulness of Combined Measurement of Biochemical Parameter... by Shunsuke Yamada, Masanori Tokumoto, Toshiaki Ohkuma, Yasuo Kansui, Yoshinobu Wakisaka, Yuji Uchizono, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono, Hiroaki Ooboshi

“…Because acute aortic dissection often manifests as sudden onset excruciating chest pain, physicians can easily reach a proper diagnosis. However, some patients with aortic dissection present with varied clinical manifestations without exhibiting typical chest pain, leading to a delayed diagnosis and possible fatality. …”
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The impact of obesity: a narrative review by Benjamin Chih Chiang Lam, Amanda Yuan Ling Lim, Soo Ling Chan, Mabel Po Shan Yum, Natalie Si Ya Koh, Eric Andrew Finkelstein

“…However, people with obesity may not perceive their weight to be a significant problem and less than half of patients with obesity are advised by their physicians to lose weight. The purpose of this review is to highlight the importance of managing overweight and obesity by discussing the adverse consequences and impact of obesity. …”
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Posterior Cord Syndrome and Trace Elements Deficiency as an Uncommon Presentation of Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Yuri Silva Macedo, Ananda dos Santos Mota, Priscila Morais Monteiro, Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho, Barbara Fernandes Diniz, Pedro Gemal Lanzieri, Ricardo Carneiro Ramos, Luis Otavio Mocarzel, Ronaldo Altenburg Gismondi

“…Treatment was initiated with parenteral replacement of trace elements and intravenous human immunoglobulin and the patient improved clinically. In conclusion, physicians must be aware that gastrointestinal and neurologic disorders may be related to each other and remember to request trace elements laboratory assessment.…”
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How to Become an Obstetric Authority? Demarcation Dispute between Midwives and Doctors in German Midwifery Manuals from the Early Modern Period by Hana Jadrná Matějková

“…A characteristic manifestation of the dispute was an enormous production of midwifery manuals written by physicians and surgeons. At the same time, three German midwives (Justina Siegemund, Anna Elisabeth Horenburg and Barbara Wiedemann) published their treatises on childbirth. …”
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Acute Appendicitis: An Extracolonic Manifestation of Clostridium difficile Colitis by Ali Ridha, Shoaib M. Safiullah, Sarah Al-Abayechi, Amin Ur Rehman Nadeem

“…This report reminds physicians to consider the medical approach to managing acute appendicitis given the possibility of underlying C. difficile colitis as the causative factor.…”
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Life-threatening Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia with Cytomegalovirus Coinfection in a Follicular Lymphoma Patient During Rituximab-based Chemotherapy by Mu-Chun Yang, Sheng-Kang Chiu, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Woei-Yau Kao

“…Here, we report a follicular lymphoma patient who suffered from PJP with CMV coinfection after receiving three cycles of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone regimen and was successfully rescured after timely identification and treatment. We emphasize that physicians should be alert for the coinfection of PJP and CMV in lymphoma patients receiving rituximab-based chemotherapy and the timely recognition, and treatment that may avoid a deadly outcome.…”
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Psychological fitness for work: do we still have a long way to go? by Giuseppe Ferrari

“…In Italy, the absence of adequate regulatory instruments and guidelines for the proper classification of psychiatric disorders in occupational medicine denies occupational physicians the opportunity to adequately evaluate employees’ psycho-physical fitness for work through health surveillance. …”
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