The association between childhood hunger experiences and health in middle and old age: a longitudinal study over 10 years by Dongxu Li, Xi Guo, Weile Zhang, Wenhui Li, Tianjiao Zhang, Zelin Liu, Min Su, Zhengrong Li

“…Thus, the health status of individuals who experience childhood hunger warrants attention.…”
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No impairment of quality of life after radiotherapy for prostate cancer by Maria M. Meier, Oliver Koelbl, Isabella Gruber

“…This study enrolled 247 patients with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer who received external radiotherapy between 2011 and 2021. …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…There was no significant difference in developing vasculitis, dermatopolymyositis, and psoriatic arthritis when compared to patients who did not receive ICIs. The prevalence of ACs remained true after propensity score matching, except that there was no difference compared with the prevalence of SLE (0.37% [n = 391] vs 0.393% n = 415], OR 0.942 [0.82–1.082]; P = 0.3970). …”
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Association between Clinical Characteristics and Laboratory Findings with Outcome of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Northeast Iran by Sahar Sobhani, Reihaneh Aryan, Elham Kalantari, Salman Soltani, Nafise Malek, Parisa Pirzadeh, Amir Yarahmadi, Atena Aghaee

“…Headache was a more common feature in patients who survived (p=0.017). It was also related to a shorter stay in the hospital (p=0.032) as opposed to patients who experienced chest pain (p=0.033). …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety study of vNOTES for benign ovarian tumors in obese patients by Fei Wang, Yuqin Liu, Yue Xing, Dongdong Wang, Xue Bai, Linlin Li, Chunhua Ma, Yongjuan Sun, Yufang Bai, Liehong Wang

“…A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 35 obese patients who underwent vNOTES for benign ovarian tumor resection and 41 obese patients who underwent multi-port laparoscopic surgery (MPLS) during the same period from January 2021 to June 2024 at Qinghai Red Cross Hospital. …”
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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…To study the association between osteoporosis and sarcopenia and determine the prevalence of osteosarcopenia in patients who attended a rheumatology center in Ecuador. Methods. …”
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Availability, pricing, and affordability of antithrombotic medicines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: implications for health policy by Selam Birhanu, Melaku Tileku Tamiru, Hanan Muzeyin Kedir, Tamrat Assefa Tadesse

“…This study utilized the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Health Action Organization methodology. …”
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Associations between physical exercise patterns and pain symptoms in individuals with endometriosis: a cross-sectional mHealth-based investigation by Ipek Ensari, Suzanne Bakken, Sharon Lipsky-Gorman, Emma N Horan, Noémie Elhadad

“…These findings can inform exercise recommendations for endometriosis pain management, especially for those who are at greater risk of lack of regular exercise due to acute exacerbation in their pain after exercise.…”
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Nurturing a New Industry Rooted in Geoscience: Stakeholder Insights on Minewater Thermal in Scotland by K. B. Deeming, J. Dickie, J. J. Roberts, Z. K. Shipton

“…Through interviews with twelve key stakeholders in Scotland, this study aims to determine the level of awareness of this technology among stakeholders who require heat for their developments, and stakeholders who would be involved in the development or construction of such schemes. …”
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Investigation of 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency prevelance in healthy adults aged 18-65 years in Istanbul, Türkiye by Ülfer Gözde

“…Background: This paper aimed to determine the prevalence of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency in healthy adult patients who presented to our hospital in Istanbul province and to present the difference between vitamin 25(OH)D levels by gender, age group, season, and month. …”
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Long-Term Survival in a Patient with Multiple Brain Metastases from Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Gamma Knife Radiosurgery on Four Occasions: A Case Report by Ameer L. Elaimy, Sudheer R. Thumma, Andrew F. Lamm, Alexander R. Mackay, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Robert K. Fairbanks, John J. Demakas, Barton S. Cooke, Christopher M. Lee

“…Further analysis and clinical research will be valuable in assessing the durability of multiple GKRS for brain metastases patients who experience long-term survival.…”
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Efficacy and safety of selective laser trabeculoplasty for uveitic glaucoma by Minako Suzuki, Masaki Takeuchi, Akira Meguro, Jutaro Nakamura, Mamoru Tateishi, Miki Fukuda, Akihiro Kamata, Yuki Mizuki, Kayoko Yamada, Etsuko Shibuya, Norihiro Yamada, Mami Ishihara, Nobuhisa Mizuki

“…This study found that SLT had a positive IOP-lowering effect and was safe in patients with uveitic glaucoma who had not responded to medical treatment.…”
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Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluation Studies by Koffi Alouki, Hélène Delisle, Clara Bermúdez-Tamayo, Mira Johri

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Biodegradable Polymer DES (Ultimaster) vs. Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS Magmaris) in Diabetic Population with NSTE-ACS: A One-Year Clinical Outcome of Two Sirolimus-Elutin... by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Karol Turkiewicz, Katarzyna Woźnica, Maciej Lesiak, Adrian Doroszko

“…The second arm was composed of 193 patients with ACS who underwent PCI with a magnesium bioresorbable scaffold Magmaris (Biotronik, Berlin, Germany). …”
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Colonic Wall Thickening Reported in Abdominal CT: Does It Always Imply Malignancy? by A. Akbas, H. Bakir, M. F. Dasiran, H. Dagmura, E. Daldal, Z. Ozsoy, Z. Ozmen, O. Demir, I. Okan

“…The study included 116 patients between the ages of 18 and 95 who had CT examination where the colon wall could be evaluated and who also had colonoscopy. …”
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Influencing Factor Analysis and Prediction Model of Emergency Caesarean Delivery for Advanced-Age Nulliparous Women at the Time of Hospitalization by Ryosuke Arakaki, Wataru Isono, Hiroaki Fukuda, Junya Tanaka, Arisa Minamino, Shiko Hayashi

“…Materials and methods: The medical records of 1,521 pregnant women who were nulliparous between 2017/4/1 and 2024/3/31 at our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking by Dan Huang, Dan Huang, Huilin Wang, Yiwei Tang, Hanyue Lei, Denise Koh

“…We implemented training interventions on athletes who had experienced choking to assess their impact on fear of failure and self-criticism. …”
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Psychological empowerment after presbyopia correction: A narrative from Zanzibari women and men by Christine Graham, Omar Juma Othman, Adam Ali, Eden Mashayo, Ronnie Graham, Fatma Omar, Ving Fai Chan

“…Purpose: To explore the empowerment experiences of Zanzibari craftswomen (n = 19) who received presbyopia correction, as well as perspectives from their husbands (n = 5) and male community leaders (n = 4). …”
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Comparison of the trend of suicide before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Southeast Iran from 2016 to 2023 by Ehsan Movahed, Asma Afsharmanesh, Hadiseh Aqarabi, Rasoul Raesi, Kiavash Hushmandi, Salman Daneshi

“…Methods This descriptive-analytical study was conducted through a census method on 5676 individuals who attempted suicide from 2016 to 2023. Medical records of those who attempted suicide were collected from the integrated system of the Ministry of Health (SIB) during the specified years. …”
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Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective by Susan Heward-Belle, Sarah Ciftci, Renee Lovell

“…A total of 877 records were screened by the author and a research assistant independently who examined titles and abstracts and selected 27 for in-depth analysis. …”
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