Mindfulness influences the psycho-social dimension of chronic pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial in Indian context by Anirban Pal, Purnava Mukhopadhyay, Rajasree Biswas, Dipasri Bhattacharya

“…Background and Aims: In India, the awareness about the psycho-social dimension of chronic pain is minimal among physicians and patients. The research with community-based group therapies (like mindfulness) to address the psycho-social aspects in chronic pain patients remains limited. …”
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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

“…However, to date, no consensus recommendations have been available to guide physicians in Asia on the optimal use of safinamide in clinical practice. …”
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Health Experts’ Perspectives on Barriers, Facilitators, and Needs for Improvement of Hospital Care in the Dying Phase by Sukhvir Kaur, Kathleen Boström, Anneke Ullrich, Nikolas Oubaid, Karin Oechsle, Holger Schulz, Raymond Voltz, Kerstin Kremeike

“…Of n = 65 experts, 52% work as nursing staff and 30% as physicians. We identified facilitators, barriers, and needs for improvement regarding 11 topics on the following three levels: institutional level (general institutional conditions, hospital culture, and integration of specialist palliative care), team level (attitude towards and dealing with death and dying, competencies, communication, and teamwork) and care level (dying phase, symptom control, patient centredness, and involvement of informal caregivers). …”
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Evaluating Malaria Prevalence Using Clinical Diagnosis Compared with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria by M. N. Wogu, F. O. Nduka

“…A cross-sectional randomized study was conducted to evaluate the validity of clinical malaria diagnosis through comparison with microscopy and rapid diagnostic test kits (RDTs) using 1000 consenting outpatients of a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Physicians conducted clinical diagnosis, and blood samples were collected through venous procedure and analyzed for malaria parasites using Giemsa microscopy and RDT kits. …”
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Misuse of prescription medicines is as prevalent as the use of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances in Singapore: an unrecognised public health issue? by Wui Ling Chan, Paul Ivor Dargan, Colleen Michelle Haynes, Jody Lynn Green, Joshua Curtis Black, Richard Charles Dart, David Michael Wood

“…A common source for misused drugs was physicians. Further studies are required to determine whether this is more widespread in Singapore and establish the different forms of drug diversion, so that appropriate prevention strategies can be implemented.…”
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Rehabilitation of the knee following ACL repair and reconstruction: A review of clinical best practices by Muhammad Daffa Haidar, Rizki Mulyawan, Julian Dewantara, Joanna Michalina Jurek

“…Periodization theory should be fundamentally understood by sports rehabilitation professionals, especially physical therapists and sports medicine physicians. So that a safe and organized postoperative procedure can be established.…”
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Stroke Subtype Clustering by Multifractal Bayesian Denoising with Fuzzy C Means and K-Means Algorithms by Yeliz Karaca, Carlo Cattani, Majaz Moonis, Şengül Bayrak

“…Regarding stroke data there are subtle details not easily detectable by eye physicians. For the stroke subtypes diagnosis, details are important due to including hidden information concerning the possible existence of medical history, laboratory results, and treatment details. …”
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Addressing all the psychosocial risk factors in the workplace requires a comprehensive and interdisciplinary strategy and specific tools by Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriele GIORGI, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…Multidisciplinary teams, including physicians, psychologists, and ergonomists, are vital to address complexity. …”
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Prevalence of Postpartum Depression among Women in Childbearing Age Attending Primary Health Care Centres, Qassim Region. by Huda G. Alonazi, Saulat Jahan

“… # Conclusion More than a quarter of women were likely to have PPD needing monitoring, diagnostic assessment and possible treatment by primary health care physicians or specialists. Comprehensive post-natal care including screening for PPD in primary health care centers is recommended.…”
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COMPOUND ENGLISH ANATOMICAL TERMS AND THEIR LATIN EQUIVALENTS IN THE TEXTBOOK HUMAN ANATOMY (VOL. I) by Nijolė Litevkienė

“…Anatomical terminology is the foundation of medical terminology, so it is extremely important for physicians and scientists worldwide to use uniform terms for each anatomical entity. …”
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Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Depression in a Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1 Patient by Eric Black

“…Conclusion. Awareness among physicians, particularly psychiatrists and neurologists, regarding IOP programs as a treatment option for comorbid depression in the clinical setting of progressive SCA or other neurological conditions can be beneficial to patients requiring an increased level of psychiatric treatment.…”
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Lay views in Southern France of the acceptability of refusing to provide treatment because of alleged futility by María Teresa Muñoz Sastre, Paul Clay Sorum, Etienne Mullet

“…These positions have been analyzed in terms of what physicians and medical ethicists would see as the four principles of medical ethics. …”
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Obstetric Simulation Training to Breech Delivery, Shoulder Dystocia, Forceps, and Vacuum Experience by Jule Eric Horasanlı, NUR DEMİRBAS, Seyma Cıcek

“…The change in the post-training skill scores of the physicians was significantly higher than that of the midwives (p<0.001). …”
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Invalid Self-Assessment of Olfactory Functioning in Parkinson’s Disease Patients May Mislead the Neurologist by Nele Schmidt, Laura Paschen, Karsten Witt

“…Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a prominent nonmotor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and OD is a supportive diagnostic criterion for PD. Physicians often ask their patients if they have noticed a smell disorder. …”
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Evidence-Based Guideline on Critical Patient Transport and Handover to ICU by Tesfaye Belaneh Agizew, Henos Enyew Ashagrie, Habtamu Getinet Kassahun, Mamaru Mollalign Temesgen

“…Involvement of senior physicians, use of standard monitoring, and appropriate transfer of information have been shown to decrease critical patient morbidity and mortality.…”
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Early Stroke Prediction Methods for Prevention of Strokes by Mandeep Kaur, Sachin R. Sakhare, Kirti Wanjale, Farzana Akter

“…The findings can certainly assist the physicians to detect the stroke at early stages to save the lives of the patients.…”
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Support for a Common Metric for Pediatric Pain Intensity Scales by Carl L von Baeyer, Carrie L Hicks

“…Responses (n=37) were from nurses (49%), physicians (24%), psychologists (7%) and others/unlisted (20%) on four continents. …”
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Welcome Note by Faisal Masud Faisal Masud

“…Pakistan is lucky to have a glorious reputation for its medical colleges and physicians, many of whom are now at leading positions at international institutions. …”
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Sevelamer Carbonate Crystal-Induced Colitis by T. Lai, A. Frugoli, B. Barrows, M. Salehpour

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Urinary BA Indices as Prognostic Biomarkers for Complications Associated with Liver Diseases by Wenkuan Li, Jawaher Abdullah Alamoudi, Nagsen Gautam, Devendra Kumar, Macro Olivera, Yeongjin Gwon, Sandeep Mukgerjee, Yazen Alnouti

“…Therefore, the mixed BA and non-BA model could be used to predict the development of ascites in patients diagnosed with liver disease at early stages of intervention. This will help physicians to make a better decision when treating hepatobiliary disease-related ascites.…”
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