Comparison of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists vs. placebo on any cardiovascular events in overweight or obese non-diabetic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Raveena Kelkar, Nishad A. Barve, Rohan Kelkar, Sanjeev Kharel, Shalmi Khanapurkar, Rukesh Yadav

“…Randomized Controlled trails enrolling adult participants (age ≥ 18 years) who are overweight or obese (BMI > 25 Kg/m2) with a comparison of all cardiovascular events between patients taking GLP1-RA and placebo were included. …”
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Contribution of a virtual magic camp to enhancing self-esteem in children with ADHD: A pilot study by Hon K. Yuen, Kevin Spencer, Kimberly Kirklin, Lauren Edwards, Gavin R. Jenkins

“… # Method Six children with ADHD, age 8.6-14.3 years, who participated in a virtual magic camp program for children with disabilities, were included in this study. …”
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Persistent Health and Cognitive Impairments up to Four Years Post-COVID-19 in Young Students: The Impact of Virus Variants and Vaccination Timing by Ashkan Latifi, Jaroslav Flegr

“…The analysis also revealed that individuals who contracted COVID-19 after vaccination had better health and cognitive outcomes compared to those infected before vaccination. …”
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Depressive Symptoms among Fourth Form Students in St. Kitts and Nevis High Schools by Gillian A. Lowe, Garth Lipps, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke, Rosemarie N. Wilson

“…Additionally, 34% of females were in the moderate to severe or severe range of depressive symptoms, while 15% of males were in the same range. Students who were older than expected for their grade (i.e., 17 years or older) reported significantly higher BDI-II scores (F(2,740) = 2.88, p < 0.05) than students who were younger or at the expected age (i.e., 14–16 years). …”
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The Fake Diary of a Historical Figure: Klementyna Tańska-Hoffmanowa’s Journal of Countess Françoise Krasińska (1825) by Magdalena Ożarska

“…The long separation was largely due to the character of the Prince, who had hoped to become King of Poland, which however never materialised. …”
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The association of individual cognition and social environment of smoking with autonomy over tobacco: A survey from rural China by Jiaoyan Li, Yimei Zhu, Zhihong Zhang, Deyu Cai, Huinan Han, Jing Liang, Fang Wang, Beizhu Ye, Yuan Liang

“…After adjustment, WS score of having a greater awareness of smoking hazards to one's own health was lower than those who had no awareness (β=0.14; 95% CI: -0.31– 0.00), and the total score of AUTOS, the score of PD and CC for those who thought smoking was ‘more helpful (high)’ to interpersonal communication were higher than ‘not helpful (not at all)’ (β=0.14; 95% CI: 0.01–0.28 with β=0.16; 95% CI: 0.02–0.29; and β=0.14; 95% CI: 0.00–0.28; respectively). …”
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A Study of How Moral Courage and Moral Sensitivity Correlate with Safe Care in Special Care Nursing by Fateme Mohammadi, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Afsaneh Ghasemi, Mostafa Bijani

“…Nursing is a caring profession, and nurses who have moral sensitivity and moral courage presumably can provide safe and better care for patients. …”
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Perceptions of family physicians in Istanbul about e-cigarettes as smoking cessation aids: a qualitative study by Melis Selamoglu, Ayse Emel Onal, Bircan Erbas, Selma Karabey, Meryem Merve Oren, Mahmut Talha Ucar, Chris Barton

“…Abstract Background Family physicians (FPs) are the first point of contact for people who smoke who are seeking to quit smoking in Türkiye. …”
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The Relationship Between Self-treatment of Genital Infection and Ectopic Pregnancy by Shirin Parvinroo, Seyedeh Hajar Sharami, Ariadokht Ardeshiri, Maryam Shakiba, Soodabeh Ebrahimi

“…The frequency of individuals who used self-medication to eliminate the vaginal infection in the control group and the case group were 76.7% and 48.9%, respectively. …”
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Long-term outcomes of Fontan palliation; the influence of the dominant ventricle by Abdelmonem M. Helal, Jameel Al-Ata, Nashwa Mostafa Badawy, Ahmed Abdelwahed, Wejdan Khaled Ba-Atiyah, Anhar Ali Baeshen, Abdullah J. Alata, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Mohammad S. Shihata, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Samia Bekheet

“…Heterotaxy was more common in codominant patients who exhibited higher preoperative saturation levels. …”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health... by Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Fikir Alebachew Mengistu

“…Seven in ten of these deaths are due to acute respiratory infections (mostly pneumonia), diarrhea, measles, malaria or malnutrition. The WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH), in collaboration with eleven other WHO programmes and UNICEF, has responded to this challenge by developing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. …”
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Necriphysiphilia as a psychopathology of the anthropocene epoch and, a dissoanalytic political psychology perspective on the transformation of individual trauma to social trauma by Erdinc Ozturk

“…Within this manifesto, Ozturk&apos;s &quot;Dissoanalytic Political Psychology&quot; analyzes necriphysiphiliacs -who sacrifice their freedoms for pleasure, interests, and luxury- through the lens of &quot;dysfunctional mass psychology&quot;. …”
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum, a Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 Agonist, in Patients with Dermatomyositis with Refractory Skin Disease: Follow-Up Data from a 3-Year Open-... by Caroline J. Stone, Geeta Ahuja, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes, Joy Poroye, Daniella Forman Faden, Lillian Xie, Rui Feng, Barbara White, Victoria P. Werth

“…Subsequently, a follow-up retrospective chart review was performed on patients who completed the OLE as well as on control subjects with DM who did not participate in the lenabasum trial. …”
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Changes in Corneal Parameters after DMEK Surgery: A Swept-Source Imaging Analysis at 12-Month Follow-Up Time by Anna Machalińska, Agnieszka Kuligowska, Karolina Kaleta, Monika Kuśmierz-Wojtasik, Krzysztof Safranow

“…Results. In patients who underwent DMEK surgery, BCVA improved gradually at the subsequent visits during the 12-month follow-up. …”
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Patient and provider factors associated with follow-up for positive depression screens in adults: a retrospective review of University of Utah primary and specialty care clinics by Tess Battiola, Tanner Ellison, Danica Dummer, Rachel Weir, Katie Kaput, Deepika Reddy

“…Patient and provider variables were associated with rates of follow-up for positive depression screens.Setting University of Utah and University of Utah Health-affiliated primary care and specialty clinics.Participants Adults who screened positive for depressive symptoms (score≥10) on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at an ambulatory visit between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022. …”
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Assessing the disconnect between student interest and education in artificial intelligence in medicine in Saudi Arabia by Abeer F. Almarzouki, Alwaleed Alem, Faris Shrourou, Suhail Kaki, Mohammed Khushi, Abdulrahman Mutawakkil, Motasem Bamabad, Nawaf Fakharani, Mohammed Alshehri, Mohanad Binibrahim

“…Interestingly, students who had received more exposure to AI courses reported higher levels of skepticism regarding AI and were less eager to learn more about it. …”
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Quality of life in children with glaucoma: a qualitative interview study in Australia by Emmanuelle Souzeau, Jamie E Craig, Sandra E Staffieri, Lachlan S W Knight, Bronwyn Ridge, Mallika Prem Senthil

“…The prominence of QoL themes was determined by the number of children who raised issues connected to the corresponding theme.Setting Interviews were conducted via telephone or videoconferencing between April 2020 and July 2021.Participants Eighteen children with glaucoma, aged 8–17 years, who resided in Australia, were recruited from the Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma.Results Median child age was 12.1 years (IQR: 9.7–14.5 years) and 33% were female. …”
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Sublingual Sufentanil vs. Intravenous Fentanyl for the Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Aaron Berg, Jason Habeck, Michael Strigenz, Jonah Pearson, Alexander Kaizer, Jacob Hutchins

“…Patients aged 18–80 undergoing general anesthesia who developed a postoperative pain score of ≥ 4 were enrolled and randomized to receive either 30 mcg SST or 50 mcg IV fentanyl. …”
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Efficacy of aquatic exercises on balance in children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Omar Abd El-Hameed Abd El-Fattah Ghetas, Azza Abd El-Aziz Abd El-Hady, El-Sayed Ali Shaheen Ali, Amira El-Sayed El-Bagalaty

“…The control group (B) consisted of 30 children (18 boys and 12 girls) who received medical treatment (prescribed by physician) and balance exercises only. …”
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Are patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy at risk for cardiac events? Results from a retrospective cohort study by Juliette Degens, D De Ruysscher, Ruud Houben, Bastiaan Kietselaer, Gerben Bootsma, Lizza Hendriks, Ellen Huijbers, Annemie Schols, Anne-Marie C Dingemans

“…Pre-existent cardiac comorbidity (HR 1.96; p&lt;0.01) and WHO-performance score ≥2 (HR 2.71; p&lt;0.01) were significantly associated with developing a cardiac event. …”
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