Cross-sectional survey on public attitudes and factors related to physician-assisted dying in Taiwan by Kevin Chien-Chang Wu, Chun-Tung Kuo, Duan-Rung Chen

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Medical negligence claims against Indian neurosurgeons and neurologists—A records review of National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) judgments by Aakash Ashishkumar Sethi, Gayatri Suvro Laha, Kalpita Samrat Shringarpure

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An Unusual Case of Solitary Osteochondroma of the Iliac Wing by Christopher Thomas, Brent Sanderson, Dennis G. Horvath, Michael Mouselli, Janet Hobbs

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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

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Identifying threshold concepts in postgraduate general practice training: a focus group, qualitative study by Katherine Hall, Anna Chae

“…Objective To identify threshold concepts (TCs) for physicians undergoing postgraduate medical education (PGME) in general practice.Design An explorative, qualitative study with 65 min focus group interviews and thematic analysis was used. …”
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Sleep Quality Among a Sample of Medical Students and the Association with Academic Performance: An Updated Data by Abdulrahman Almalki, Moayad Shehata, Khaled Siddiqui, Hamzah Albulushi, Nawaf Alshehri, Ahmed Aldumri, Saeed Alghamdi, Aya Khasati, Siraj Omar Wali, Omar Ayoub

“…These findings suggest that the demanding nature of medical education significantly impacts the sleep patterns and overall well-being of students.…”
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Psychological Stress and the Cutaneous Immune Response: Roles of the HPA Axis and the Sympathetic Nervous System in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Jessica M. F. Hall, desAnges Cruser, Alan Podawiltz, Diana I. Mummert, Harlan Jones, Mark E. Mummert

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The Role of ChatGPT and AI Chatbots in Optimizing Antibiotic Therapy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Ninel Iacobus Antonie, Gina Gheorghe, Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, Loredana-Crista Tiucă, Camelia Cristina Diaconu

“…<b>Results:</b> Current evidence highlights the ability of AI chatbots to assist in guideline-based antibiotic recommendations, improve medical education, and enhance clinical decision-making. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Putative Virulence Determinants in Burkholderia pseudomallei by Suat Moi Puah, S. D. Puthucheary, Jin Town Wang, Yi Jiun Pan, Kek Heng Chua

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Utility of a Wearable Tracker to Assess Sleep Quality in Nurses and Their Spouses: A Prospective Cohort Study by Tomohiro Ishinuki, Erika Goda, Hiroomi Tatsumi, Goro Kutomi, Toshio Ohyanagi, Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshiki Masuda, Thomas T. Hui, Toru Mizuguchi

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Spray drying of saffron extract-loaded coacervates by carboxymethyl cellulose/maltodextrin/saffron petal anthocyanins by Hamid Rajabi, Samineh Sedaghati, Hamidreza Farajnezhad, Seid Mahdi Jafari

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Bone Mineral Density is Decreased in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Correlates With Serum Intact Parathormone Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shefali Sharma, Aadhaar Dhooria, Tulika Singh, Varun Dhir, Arghya Chattopadhyay, Debashish Mishra, Sanjay Jain

“…Methods: Adult patients suffering from systemic sclerosis (as per the 2013 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic sclerosis) attending the rheumatology clinic at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India were recruited. …”
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Challenging Gender Norms: Male Physicians' Perspectives on Family Planning in Rural Islamabad by Junaid Jamshed, Rida Shakil, Muhammad Hassan Laique

“…Many reported that their medical education placed minimal emphasis on FP, reinforcing the perception that it falls outside their professional scope. …”
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Adolescent and young adult-friendly primary health care services in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Retno Asti Werdhani, Dessie Wanda, Husain Muhammad Fajar Surasno, Mariska Anindhita, Vican Sefiany Koloi, Fitriana Murriya Ekawati, Indah Suci Widyahening, Lena A. Sanci

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The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Hyperlipidemia: A Systematic Review by Khalid Al Khalifa, Ahmed Al Ansari, Abdul Rahim Alsayed, Claudio Violato

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Feasibility of the Epiduroscopy Simulator as a Training Tool: A Pilot Study by Jong Joo Lee, Junho Ko, Yeomin Yun, Seong-Wook Jang, Yoon Ha, Yoon Sang Kim, Dong Ah Shin

“…Surgery simulator has been shown to be a promising modality for medical education. To develop the epiduroscopy simulator and prove its usefulness for epiduroscopy training, we performed a case-control study including a total of 20 physicians. …”
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Analysis of macular retinal thickness in polyarteritis nodosa using spectral domain optical coherence tomography by Che-Ning Yang, Chia-Ping Chen, Yi-Ting Hsieh

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Real-Time Needle Force Modeling for VR-Based Renal Biopsy Training with Respiratory Motion Using Direct Clinical Data by Feiyan Li, Yonghang Tai, Qiong Li, Jun Peng, Xiaoqiao Huang, Zaiqing Chen, Junsheng Shi

“…A virtual basic surgical training framework integrated with real-time force rendering has been recognized as one of the most immersive implementations in medical education. Yet, compared to the original intraoperative data, there has always been an argument that these data are represented by lower fidelity in virtual surgical training. …”
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Sulfatase modifying factor 2 as a predictive biomarker for urothelial carcinoma by Wei-Ting Kuo, Yi-Chen Lee, Jia-Bin Liao, Ching-Jiunn Tseng, Yi-Fang Yang

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DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY MEANS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN JAPAN by Lyubov V. Gutor, Pavlo A. Sodomora, Oleh H. Vasylenko, Halyna I. Zalutska

“…DST has a confirmed positive influence on public health and medical knowledge development. In higher medical education it can be used as a new type of virtual patients. …”
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