Impact of acupuncture on mortality in patients with disabilities and newly diagnosed heart failure: a nationwide cohort study by Hyungsun Jun, Dasol Park, Jae-Uk Sul, Moon Joo Cheong, Haerim Kim, Inae Youn, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem, Jungtae Leem

“…The subgroup analysis showed a consistent reduction in mortality across most groups, particularly in women, older adults, higher-income individuals, and those with severe disabilities.ConclusionThis study suggests that acupuncture exposure is associated with reduced mortality in people with disabilities who are newly diagnosed with heart failure. While several limitations exist, we highlight the potential role of acupuncture in managing cardiovascular diseases in this population and encourage further research to support healthcare policies.…”
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Correlation of the cycle threshold value of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR with biomarker levels in the prognosis of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 by Shweta Singhal, Geetika Rana, Atul K. Singh, Shekhar Pal, Shweta Thaledi

“…Background and Objective: The COVID-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 was declared as pandemic by WHO soon after its emergence in 2019. This virus was known to cause serious clinical symptoms and severe illness. …”
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Smoking prevalence, exposure to secondhand smoke, and factors associated with smoking among medical, dental, and pharmacy students in a public university in Malaysia by Rashidi Mohamed, Isa Naina-Mohamed, Jaya Kumar, Nadzmi Teh

“…Results The overall smoking prevalence was 4.6% among the medical, dental, and pharmacy students who participated in this study; 46.7% of current smokers were exposed to secondhand smoke at home compared to 17.6% of non-smokers (p=0.011); and 66.7% of smokers were exposed to secondhand smoke in public compared to 40.3% of non-smokers (p=0.043). …”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally and second most common in India. As per WHO, almost 90% of new cases and deaths worldwide occurred in low- to middle-income countries in 2020. …”
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Developing a virtual reality application for online arts and psychomotor therapies using action research by Nathalie Jans, Nathalie Jans, Hans Wouters, Joep Kolijn, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen, Suzanne Haeyen

“…Of the arts and psychomotor therapists who participated in the workshops, four out of five acknowledged the potential of acting and experiencing with the VRhExp (79%).ConclusionThe VRhExp is a promising tool for patients with psychological disorders as it enables the continuity of care provision by therapists. …”
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Rhythm and Movement for Self-Regulation (RAMSR) intervention for preschool self-regulation development in disadvantaged communities: a clustered randomised controlled trial study p... by Kate E Williams, Sally Savage, Rebecca Eager

“…The study aims to establish the effectiveness of RAMSR, which is designed to translate the cognitive benefits that accrue from rhythm participation to address self-regulation for children who do not typically access high-quality music programmes.Methods and analysis We will recruit 237 children from up to eight kindergartens in low socioeconomic areas. …”
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Comparison of survival outcomes and anatomically specific severe injuries following traffic accidents among occupants of standard and K-car vehicles: A retrospective cohort study a... by Yuko Ono, Tasuku Uzawa, Jun Sugiyama, Nozomi Tomita, Takeyasu Kakamu, Tokiya Ishida, Joji Kotani, Kazuaki Shinohara

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving patients who were injured in four-wheeled vehicle accidents between 2002 and 2023 and admitted to a community teaching hospital in Japan. …”
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To Evaluate the Relationship between Overweight/Obesity Status, Sugar Consumption, and Dental Caries among 12–15-year-old School Children of Moradabad City by Supurna Pandit, Pradeep Tangade, Jeevan Josh, Sanchit Pradhan, Mohnish Muchhal, Aditya Veer Singh

“…Children with more than once a day sugar consumption had higher chance of caries than who consumed once per day (OR = 3.23, CI = 1.20–7.92). …”
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Application of Spectral Computed Tomography Single-energy Technique to Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Pengfei WU, Chuanbing WANG

“…Methods: Data from 43 patients with Crohn’s disease who underwent enterography using spectral CT between January 2023 and July 2024 were retrospectively collected. …”
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Focal therapy of prostate cancer: Use of artificial intelligence to define tumour volume and predict treatment outcomes by Wayne G. Brisbane, Alan M. Priester, Anissa V. Nguyen, Mark Topoozian, Sakina Mota, Merdie K. Delfin, Samantha Gonzalez, Kyla P. Grunden, Shannon Richardson, Shyam Natarajan, Leonard S. Marks

“…Subjects/patients and methods Subjects were 204 men with prostate cancer (PCa) of grade groups 2–4 (GG ≥ 2), who were enrolled in a trial of partial gland cryoablation (PGA) at UCLA from 2017 to 2022. …”
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Juxtahepatic venous injuries are not AAST Grade V injuries if there is no contrast extravasation by Vijayan Purushothaman, Kirthi Sathyakumar, Vignesh Kumar, Srujan Lam Sharma

“…The aim of the study was to compare the outcomes of patients classified as AAST-OIS Grade V liver injuries based purely on JHV location, with patients who had AAST-OIS Grade I–III liver injuries. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 121 patients with liver injury from the TReCS database (June 2020–May 2023) was conducted. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and prognostic implications of intraoperative bleeding during CF-LVAD implant by Ibrahim Mortada, MD, Christos Kourek, MD, PhD, Rupesh Kshetri, MD, Arun Singhal, MD, Anthony Panos, MD, Alexandros Briasoulis, MD, PhD, Mohammed Mhanna, MD, MPH, Shareef Mansour, MD, Kristine Yumul, MD, Paulino Alvarez, MD, Ernesto Ruiz Duque, MD

“…A single-center retrospective cohort study of adult patients older than 18 years old who underwent CF-LVAD implantation between 2009 and 2024. …”
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Impaction bone grafting for acetabular bone defects replacement in revision hip arthroplasty: biomechanical aspects by Vadim N. Golnik, Natalia V. Fedorova, Alexey Y. Larichkin, Svetlana V. Boyko, Andrey A. Panchenko, Alexandr M. Kosinov, Vladimir A. Peleganchuk, Vitaliy V. Pavlov

“…Clinical interpretation of biomechanics was carried out basing on the dynamic radiography data of two patients who underwent revision hip arthroplasty with the use of impaction bone grafting (IBG). …”
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Analyses of urogenital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections and drug sensitivity in 296 patients by CHEN Junwei, HUANG Sheng, QIU Wei, XIAO Yupeng

“…[Methods] Clinical data were collected from 296 patients with Mycoplasma infections who visited the First Hospital of Putian City from September 2022 to August 2023. …”
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Advanced Machine Learning to Predict Coronary Artery Disease Severity in Patients with Premature Myocardial Infarction by Yu-Hang Wang, Chang-Ping Li, Jing-Xian Wang, Zhuang Cui, Yu Zhou, An-Ran Jing, Miao-Miao Liang, Yin Liu, Jing Gao

“…This system can swiftly identify PMI patients who also have severe coronary artery lesions before the coronary intervention, thus offering valuable guidance for clinical decision-making.…”
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Ultrasound-guided ablation for T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma adjacent and non-adjacent danger triangle area: a retrospective comparative study by Jianchuan Yang, Lingpeng Tang, Yuhan Qiu, Yucheng Lin, Ting Hu, Xiaoying Lin, Songsong Wu

“…Objectives To compare the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in the treatment of T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with adjacent and non-adjacent danger triangle area (DTA).Materials and methods This retrospective study involved collecting clinical data of all T1N0M0 PTC patients who underwent RFA between January 2018 and December 2020 at the hospital. …”
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Cross-sectional study of workplace violence on work engagement among Chinese nurses: the mediating role of psychological resilience by Miao Chen, Xiaoli Liao, Hao Xie

“…Descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and mediation analysis were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics software.Results This cross-sectional investigation recruited a convenience sample of 1571 clinical registered nurses, who encountered multiple types of workplace violence in the past year. …”
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Expected features of the course leader in the rehabilitation healthcare professionals' higher education: A qualitative study on students' perspectives. by Benedetto Giardulli, Laura Furri, Marco Testa, Andrea Dell'Isola, Gianluca Bertoni, Simone Battista

“…Five themes were generated from the analysis: 1) 'A Collaborative Manager', as students perceived course leaders as non-authoritarian managers who involved all the stakeholders in the decision-making process addressing aspects such as curriculum adjustments, program improvements, and any challenges faced; 2) 'A Diplomatic yet Honest Communicator', as students needed course leaders capable of communicating transparently; 3) 'A Flexible Mediator', as course leaders should actively listen to all stakeholders, mitigating conflicts; 4) 'An Empathic and Available Guide', as students need course leaders available and ready to help; 5) 'An Experienced Healthcare Professional', as students felt course leaders should have a clinical background related to the course they lead. …”
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5-year outcomes of salvage endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Andrew Thamboo, Vishal S. Patel, Peter H. Hwang

“…Thus, we report 5-year outcomes following endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for rNPC. Methods Patients who underwent endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for rNPC between January 2000 and January 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Social Institute of tutoring in educational rehabilitation of disabled people based on Internet technologies by P. V. Razov, A. Yu. Kibakina

“…An interpretation of the significance of the category of disabled people who can successfully master higher education © The Author(s), 2020. …”
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