Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B by Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai

“…An early class switch to L-AMB was effective. Physicians need to consider the administration of L-AMB in cases suspected of R. mucilaginosa fungemia following the detection of salmon-pink colonies in blood cultures.…”
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Estimating the Burden of Cost in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Human Capital Approach by Chris A. Jones, Luca P. Fernandez, Peter Weimersheimer, Neil A. Zakai, Michael Sharf, Oscar A. Mesa, Christian Peters, Antonio di Carlo, Mitchell C. Norotsky

“…Our choice of a ten-year time horizon is novel to the field of rare disease and was determined to be meaningful after consultations with present co-authors, including five physicians, one of whom is a transplant surgeon. A total of 44 450 cGvHD patients in the United States were estimated to require treatment over the next decade (from 2015 to 2025). …”
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A Case of Persistent Generalized Retrograde Autobiographical Amnesia Subsequent to the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 by Yuji Odagaki

“…No abnormalities were detected by biochemical test and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Physicians and other professionals who take care of victims of disaster should be aware of dissociative spectrum disorders, such as psychogenic amnesia.…”
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What was Killing Babies in Amsterdam? A Study of Infant Mortality Patterns Using Individual-Level Cause of Death Data, 1856–1904 by Angélique Janssens, Tim Riswick

“…These observations suggest that physicians were increasingly better able and more prepared to formulate more precise disease terms by the 1900s. …”
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An Optimal Algorithm for Determining Risk Factors for Complex Diseases: Depressive Disorder, Osteoporosis, and Fracture in Young Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Curative Surg... by Chieh-Yu Liu, Chun-Hung Chang

“…In conclusion, the novel algorithm proposed in this study enables physicians and clinicians to identify risk factors for multiple diseases.…”
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The evolving spectrum of interstitial lung disease in myositis—Management pearls by Takahisa Gono

“…ILD is one of the leading causes of mortality in patients with IIMs. Thus, physicians need to manage patients with IIM-associated ILD (myositis-ILD) appropriately to prevent the development and progression of ILD. …”
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Probiotics to Prevent the Need for, and Augment the Use of, Antibiotics by Gregor Reid

“…Improvements in clinical studies, manufacturing and regulatory standards must coincide with this progress to ensure that physicians and consumers have reliable, proven products for safe and efficacious use.…”
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Expert Opinion on Fixed Dose Combination of Dapagliflozin Plus Sitagliptin for Unmet Cardiovascular Benefits in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Soumitra Ray, J Ezhilan, Rajiv Karnik, Ashish Prasad, Rajashree Dhar

“…This practical guidance document would support general physicians, endocrinologists, diabetologists, cardiologists, and nephrologists in selecting the appropriate regimen for superior patient outcomes.…”
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A Semi-supervised Deep Learning Method for Cervical Cell Classification by Siqi Zhao, Yongjun He, Jian Qin, Zixuan Wang

“…However, cervical cell labeling requires specialized physicians and the cost of labeling is high, resulting in a lack of sufficient labeling data in this field. …”
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Preventing Ophthalmia Neonatorum by Dorothy L Moore, Noni E MacDonald, Canadian Paediatric Society, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee

“…Applying medication to the eyes of newborns may result in mild eye irritation and has been perceived by some parents as interfering with mother-infant bonding. Physicians caring for newborns should advocate for rescinding mandatory ocular prophylaxis laws. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Recurrent Seizures, and Thrombocytopenia in a Young Patient with Lupus Nephritis: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Hector Alvarado Verduzco, Anjali Acharya

“…PRES is an important entity that must be recognized and treated early due to the potential reversibility in the early stages. Physicians must have high suspicion for these unusual presentations. …”
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A Methodology to Assess Diagnostic Competence in Anatomical Pathology Examinations for Pathology Residents by Caridad Socorro Castro, Margarita Roméu Escobar

“…<strong>Background</strong>: For years, the tools for learning assessment of physicians in specialization programs have had an empirical character, leading to problems in the quality of the process. …”
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Bile Reflux Gastritis: Insights into Pathogenesis, Relevant Factors, Carcinomatous Risk, Diagnosis, and Management by Xiaolan Shi, Zijiao Chen, Yi Yang, Su Yan

“…Primarily, making the pathogenesis of BRG clear contributes to a correct and general understanding of this disease for physicians. Next, although recently there has been an increasing awareness among researchers in terms of the relevant factors for BRG, further studies involving large samples are still required to certify the relationship between them explicitly. …”
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Prehospital management of earthquake crush injuries: A collective review by Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Kamal Idris, Arif Alper Cevik

“…Majority of emergency physicians who have worked in the field of the recent Kahramanmaraş 2023, Turkey, earthquakes, have acknowledged their lack of knowledge and experience in managing earthquake crush injuries. …”
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Test Performance Related Dysfunctional Beliefs by Recep T&Uuml;T&Uuml;NC&Uuml;, Ahmet &Yacute;NCE, M. Hakan T&Uuml;RK&Ccedil;APAR

“…Method: The subjects of the study were 30 female and 30 male physicians who were about to take the medical specialization exam (MSE) in Turkey. …”
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Physical and Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers, Including End of Life Care Providers by Toral Shastri, Kunal Gawri, Estelamari Rodriguez, Richa Dawar

“… # Methods A 10-minute electronic questionnaire was distributed to actively employed physicians, APRNs, and PAs affiliated with the University of Miami. …”
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Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion Sequence Diagnosed Late in the Third Trimester: A Case Report and Literature Review by Tafese Dejene, Abdi Kebede, Getahun Fetensa, Delayehu Bekele, Telila Mesfin, Kelil Hussen

“…However, in low‐resource settings, such as the case presented here, the condition may progress undiagnosed into the third trimester due to a lack of experienced physicians and/or obstetric ultrasound scans. This case report serves as an entry point for a comprehensive review of the literature on management options for the TRAP sequence, specifically focusing on factors to consider when managing patients conservatively in resource‐limited environments or in cases that are referred or diagnosed late.…”
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Mortality Predicted Accuracy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients with Hepatic Resection Using Artificial Neural Network by Herng-Chia Chiu, Te-Wei Ho, King-Teh Lee, Hong-Yaw Chen, Wen-Hsien Ho

“…It is suggested that physicians consider using data mining methods as supplemental tools for clinical decision-making and prognostic evaluation.…”
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Localization of the Vertical Part of the Facial Nerve in the High-Resolution Computed Tomography During Pediatric Cochlear Implantation by Mahmoud Mandour, Mohamed Amer, Saad Elzayat, Edoardo Covelli, Maurizio Barbara, Rasha Lotfy, Haitham H. Elfarargy, Mohamed Osama Tomoum

“…This study included 334 cases that underwent CI between 2015 and 2022 at multiple referral institutes. Two physicians evaluated the preoperative computed tomography images of 334 patients and determined the radiological type of the VPFN. …”
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Multiorgan Failure and Refractory Lactic Acidosis due to Pasteurella multocida Septicemia in a Patient with No Animal Exposure by Damaris Pena, Yaneidy Santana, Jose Perez Lara, Efrain Gonzalez, Misbahuddin Khaja

“…Although our patient had no known cat or dog exposure, physicians should enquire about a history of animal exposure when a patient presents with an infection with no obvious cause.…”
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