How effective is undergraduate palliative care teaching for medical students? A systematic literature review by Jason W Boland, Jane Gibbins, Megan E L Brown, Gabrielle M Finn, Angelique Duenas

“…The effect of teaching on clinical practice and patient outcomes was not evaluated in any study.Conclusions The majority of palliative care teaching interventions reviewed improved knowledge of medical students. …”
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Stroke in the newborn. Clinical report and literature review by R. Jakuškienė, V. Joneliūnaitė, U. Jucevičiūtė

“…Therefore, the diagnostics in clinical practice can become tricky due to misleading expression of this clinical syndrome. …”
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Complementary Approaches to Postoperative Pain Management: A Review of Non-pharmacological Interventions by Emery Niyonkuru, Muhammad Asad Iqbal, Xu Zhang, Peng Ma

“…However, it identified workload constraints and insufficient training as barriers to effective utilization in clinical practice. Integrating non-pharmacological interventions into multimodal pain management regimens can improve postoperative pain control and reduce reliance on opioids. …”
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Collective Expert Perspectives on the Use of Safinamide as Adjunctive Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: Online-Based Delphi Survey by Atsushi Takeda, Yoshio Tsuboi, Masahiro Nomoto, Hideki Mochizuki, Nobutaka Hattori

“…The panel comprised doctors from Japan with extensive clinical practice experience in the use of safinamide (n = 46 at the final round). …”
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Research progress of Traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques for constipation in stroke patients (中医护理适宜技术在卒中后便秘患者中的应用进展) by WANG Fang (王芳), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文)

“…Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques has been widely used in clinical practice in recent years. This paper reviewed the studies on Traditional Chinese medicine nursing techniques including moxibustion, auricular acupoint pressing, acupoint application and abdominal massage in treating post-stroke constipation, and provided reference for clinical practice of constipation management in stroke patients. …”
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External validation of population pharmacokinetic models of gentamicin in paediatric population from preterm newborns to adolescents by Črček Mateja, Grabnar Iztok, Zdovc Jurij Aguiar, Grosek Štefan, Kos Mojca Kerec

“…Retrospectively collected data from a routine clinical practice (512 concentrations from 308 patients) were used for validation. …”
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Authentication of Processed Epimedii folium by EA-IRMS by Fengyan He, Mengyi Li, Yi He, Zhe Dong, Jin Cao, Zhong Dai, Shuangcheng Ma

“…Processing of crude drug is a key character of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which could enhance the efficacy and/or reduce the toxicity of crude drugs to fulfill different requirements of TCM clinical practice. Epimedii folium (EF) is a widely used TCM. …”
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Bile Acids and the Microbiome: Making Sense of This Dynamic Relationship in Their Role and Management in Crohn’s Disease by Aditi Kumar, Hafid O. Al-Hassi, Helen Steed, Oliver Phipps, Matthew J. Brookes

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Trazodone Addition to Paroxetine and Mirtazapine in a Patient with Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Pros and Cons of Combining Three Antidepressants by Rui Lopes, José Carlos Alves, Raquel Garcia Rego

“…Dual antidepressant combination for treatment-resistant depression is a strategy well supported by literature and accepted in clinical practice. Rather, the usefulness of the combination of more than two antidepressants is controversial. …”
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The Utility of Fecal Calprotectin in the Real-World Clinical Care of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Esmail Abej, Wael El-Matary, Harminder Singh, Charles N. Bernstein

“…To determine the relationship between fecal calprotectin (FCAL) and imaging studies and other biochemical inflammatory markers and the impact of FCAL measurements on decision-making in IBD patient management in usual clinical practice. Methods. 240 persons with IBD were enrolled. …”
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Literature review of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: risk factors, diagnostic features, and complications (Part I) by J. Grigaitė, G. Rutkauskaitė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…PHASES and other scales covering the most important influencing factors have been introduced into clinical practice to assess the risk of aneurysm rupture. …”
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Malnutrition-Sarcopenia Syndrome: Is This the Future of Nutrition Screening and Assessment for Older Adults? by Maurits F. J. Vandewoude, Carolyn J. Alish, Abby C. Sauer, Refaat A. Hegazi

“…The objective of this review paper is to characterize Malnutrition-Sarcopenia Syndrome to advance clinical practice, by providing clinicians with the necessary background information to integrate nutritional assessment along with loss of muscle mass and functionality in their everyday clinical practice.…”
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The interdependent hemodynamic influence between abdominal aortic aneurysm and renal artery stenosis by Jiaqi Lim, Hung Dong Truong, Tae Yoon Song, Wilkin Jing Han Giam, Evelyn Linyi Koh, Justin Kok Soon Tan

“…Our findings prompt a paradigm shift in the understanding and treatment of AAA and RAS in clinical practice.…”
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Molecular genetic methods for intestinal microbiome investigation by O. L. Kardymon, A. V. Kudryavtseva

“…Results of scientific activity is gradually translated into clinical practice and become the standard for diagnosis and a basis for development of new treatment methods.…”
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Measurement properties of instruments to assess insight in psychosis: A systematic review protocol. by Hadar Hazan, Melissa C Funaro, Vinod H Srihari

“…The findings will inform future research and clinical practice, facilitating the selection of the most appropriate tools for assessing insight and ultimately contributing to improved care for individuals with psychosis. …”
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Effectiveness of Clinical Training in Influencing the Outcome of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid in Selected Facilities at a County in Kenya by Evah Maina, Abednego Ongeso, Nancy Maingi

“…Enhanced provider confidence and competency contribute to better screening uptake and patient outcomes, highlighting the importance of integrating clinical practice with VIA training for sustainable cervical cancer prevention.…”
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Exploring diagnostic frontiers in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A comprehensive review from immunohistochemistry to genomic profiling by Hema Suryawanshi, Alka Hande, Kaladhar Reddy Aileni, Manisha Sahu, Santosh R. Patil, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

“…Although diagnostic markers hold promise for revolutionizing surgical margin assessment in OSCC, addressing challenges, validating efficacy, and collaborative efforts are imperative for their successful translation into routine clinical practice.…”
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Comfortable knowing little about lymphoedema? A qualitative study of medical interns in Australia by Samantha Bunzli, Sandra Hayes, Peter Window, Melanie Plinsinga, Natalie Kruger

“…This qualitative study explored the thoughts and feelings of Australian interns (medical graduates in their first postgraduate year) towards (i) their understanding of the lymphatic system and lymphoedema, (ii) curricula pertaining to lymphoedema within their Australian medical degree and (iii) how they perceive that their understanding and medical training in lymphoedema influence their clinical practice.Study design and methods Qualitative semistructured interviews were conducted with interns employed within their first postgraduate year in Australia. …”
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Research progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing of acute mastitis during lactation (哺乳期急性乳腺炎中医护理研究进展) by LI Yajing (李亚静), CHEN Hong (陈宏)

“…Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing techniques have the advantages and characteristics of “simple, convenient, inexpensive and effective”, and have been widely used in clinical practice in recent years. This paper reviews the definition and characteristics of syndrome differentiation of acute mastitis, summarizes Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of acute mastitis, discuss the prospect of the future development in research and clinical practice, and provided reference for development a diversified, targeted and integrated nursing plan. …”
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Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choice... by Yvonne Tse, David Armstrong, Christopher N. Andrews, Alain Bitton, Brian Bressler, John Marshall, Louis W. C. Liu

“…In a national survey, we aimed to evaluate (1) Canadian physician practice patterns in the utilization of therapeutic agents listed in the new ACG and AGA guidelines; (2) physicians satisfaction with these agents for their CIC and IBS-C patients; and (3) the usefulness of these new guidelines in their clinical practice. Methods. A 9-item questionnaire was sent to 350 Canadian specialists to evaluate their clinical practice for the management of CIC and IBS-C. …”
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