Comprehensive case report and literature review on perioperative management of multiple pheochromocytoma in a pediatric patient by Shenghua Yu, Tianxiao Zou, Sisi Wei, Yani Yu, Guili Ding

“…Subsequent genetic testing identified a mutation in the VHL gene. After further medical management, the left adrenal tumor was also successfully removed. …”
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Psychological and neuropsychological clinical impact in brain cancer patients and evidence-based psychological intervention: a systematic review of the literature by Pasquale Caponnetto, Giulia Schilirò, Marilena Maglia, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Chris Baeken, Maria Catena Quattropani

“…# Background Cancer patients may suffer from psychological disorders related to their health condition. Various medical, surgical, and interventional procedures, alongside the distinct tumor localization, have been linked to an elevated predisposition towards psychological disorders, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and cognitive impairments…”
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Morbidity and Mortality Rates from Digestive Diseases in the RF Northwestern Federal District (NWFD) and Measures to Reduce Them by Andrey Yu. Baranovsky, Alexey M. Belyaev, Elina A. Kondrashina

“…A statistical analysis was carried out on the basis of the 2007–2017 annual reports of the Medical Information and Analytical Center (MIAC) in St. …”
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Treatment of biliary cysts of the liver and polycystic liver disease: a surgical view by M. P. Kochieva, N. N. Bagmet, A. G. Abdullayev, O. G. Skipenko

“…At present there is no uniform medical approach in relation to diameter of cysts that results in application of various methods of treatment. …”
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Gemcitabine combined with baicalein exerts antiviral activity against PEDV by inhibiting the entry and replication phases by Yingge Zheng, Yanfei Zhang, Fangying Xiong, Dehua Luo, Yuxiang Wang, Yijia Zhang, Dengguo Wei

“…Abstract Cocktail therapy significantly reduces the development of resistance to individual medications due to viral mutations. However, for effective inhibition of a particular virus, a customized approach to combination pharmacotherapy may be essential. …”
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Dehumanization and burden of care among caregivers of terminally ill patients by Ines Testoni, Giulia Sicari, Lucia Ronconi, Gianmarco Biancalani, Chiara Franco, Paolo Cottone, Robert Crupi

“…All of the participants were given a questionnaire comprising the Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) to determine caregivers' burden in their roles, the *questionario post mortem (QPM)* (post mortem questionnaire) for the effectiveness of and their trust in the medical nursing team of palliative care services, the Testoni death representation scale (TDRS) to detect their ontological representations of death and the humanity attribution test (HAT) to investigate their attributions of humanity to terminally ill patients. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of Needle-Tissue Interaction Applied to Soft Tissue Damage During Needle Extraction by Erick D. Chavez Pereda, Hernan A. Gonzalez Rojas, Antonio J. Sanchez Egea

“…The interaction between the needle and the soft tissue during medical procedures can damage tissue, hindering performance. …”
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New insights into anti-depression effects of bioactive phytochemicals by Ruohan Zhao, Jingwen Wang, Sookja Kim Chung, Baojun Xu

“…Contemporary treatments for depression involve various synthetic drugs, which have limitations such as side effects, single targets, and slow onset of action. Unlike synthetic medications, phytochemicals offer the benefits of a multi-target and multi-pathway mode of treatment for depression. …”
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Patient's Heart Beat and Temperature Monitoring System. by Mbabazi Caleb

“…It also triggered an alarm and send SMS to a mobile phone of medical expert or health personnel, if the threshold value of the heartbeat rate is exceeded. …”
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Assessing the Impact of TASO on HIV Persons: A case Study of Kambuga Hospital. by Rukundo, Amos

“…TASO Uganda has failed to attract and retain medical doctors, mainly due to challenges in remunerating them and over 30% of the doctors and clinicians recruited by TASO leave for better-paying jobs within 6 months (TASO HMIS, 2015). …”
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Pegilated interferon alpha 2b «Pegaltevir» chronic hepatitis C treatment (randomized clinical trial) by Marina V. Mayevskaya, Ye. N. Bessonova, P. O. Bogomolov, N. I. Geyvandova, K. V. Zhdanov, V. G. Morozov, V. D. Pasechnikov, I. Yu. Khomenko, A. V. Yagoda, V. T. Ivashkin

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Barriers to 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys by Maria Carmen Viana, Alan E. Kazdin, Meredith G. Harris, Dan J. Stein, Daniel V. Vigo, Irving Hwang, Sophie M. Manoukian, Nancy A. Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Laura Helena Andrade, Guilherme Borges, Brendan Bunting, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida, Giovanni de Girolamo, Peter de Jonge, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G. Karam, Viviane Kovess-Masfety, Jacek Moskalewicz, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, Daisuke Nishi, Marina Piazza, José Posada-Villa, Kate M. Scott, Cristian Vladescu, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Zahari Zarkov, Ronald C. Kessler, Timothy Kessler, World Mental Health Survey collaborators

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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

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The Use of L-Menthol in Endoscopic Transpapillary Interventions. Prospective Randomized Dual-Center Study by M. A. Anishchenko, M. A. Nazmeev, S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Budzinsky, A. V. Rogov, R. R. Zaynutdinov, A. S. Melnikova, E. D. Fedorov, E. N. Platonova

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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

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Self-Perceived Barriers to Pediatric Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Multinational Study by Ole Stoeter, Nikolaus C.S. Mezger, Tamara Koenig, Eric Chokunonga, Girum Tessema, Adugna Fekadu Damise, Alda Stevy Makouanzi, Esther Majaliwa, Mahine Ivanga, Bakarou Kamate, Franck Gnahatin, Sarah Nambooze, Ima-Obong A. Ekanem, Toralf Bernig, Biying Liu, Sumit Gupta, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt

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