Diagnostic accuracy of fat pad sign, X-ray, and computed tomography in elbow trauma: implications for treatment choices—a retrospective study by Mustafa Ahmet Afacan, Koray Kaya Kilic, Aytun Temiz, İsmail Tayfur, Fatih Doganay

“…The secondary aim focused on evaluating the precision of XR imaging in determining the necessity for surgical intervention among patients presenting with elbow trauma. …”
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Deep learning driven interpretable and informed decision making model for brain tumour prediction using explainable AI by Khan Muhammad Adnan, Taher M. Ghazal, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sajid Farooq, Chan Yeob Yeun, Munir Ahmad, Sang-Woong Lee

“…Conventional methods rely on MRI and CT scans and employ generic machine learning techniques, which are heavily dependent on feature extraction and require human intervention. These methods may fail in complex cases and do not produce human-interpretable results, making it difficult for clinicians to trust the model’s predictions. …”
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Prospective, multi-center post-marketing surveillance cohort study to monitor the safety of the human papillomavirus-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine in Chinese girls and women aged 9... by Qianhui Wu, Mengcen Qian, Sarah Welby, Adrienne Guignard, Dominique Rosillon, Kusuma Gopala, Yuan Xu, Keruo Liu, Yunkun He, Ning Jiang, Qin Tan, Jiamin Xie, Taoying Zhu, Qizhang Wang, Yingzi Pan, Ruikun Zeng, Jie Yang, Xiaoqian Zhao, Man Zhou, Adoración Navarro-Torné, Hongjie Yu, Dorota Borys

“…Following the approval of Cervarix for the immunization of girls and women in China against high-risk human papillomavirus types 16 and 18, a non-interventional post-authorization safety study was performed. …”
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Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Complicated by Invasive Systemic Candidiasis in Type 1 Diabetic Patient: A Case Report by Ponvijaya M Yadav, Vineetha Naga Lakshmi Giduturi, Mahabir Prasad Mishra, Divam Prakash Singh, Vijayashree S Gokhale

“…The patient had T1DM for two years and had missed her insulin doses, after which she developed DKA along with a vaginal Bartholin’s cyst that tested positive for fungi. …”
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Values and preferences of medication use in patients for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a mixed-methods exploratory study by Shenghan LI, Heyue DU, Kang AN, Longtao HE, Jing LI, Sheyu LI

“…Timely identification and intervention targeting the individual-level misconceptions and improper practices are critical to improve the adherence.…”
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Clinician and patient beliefs about diagnostic imaging for low back pain: a systematic qualitative evidence synthesis by Rachelle Buchbinder, Adrian C Traeger, Chris G Maher, Denise A O’Connor, Tammy C Hoffmann, Carissa Bonner, Sweekriti Sharma, Melanie Hamilton, Ben Reed

“…These beliefs could be important targets for intervention.PROSPERO registration number CRD42017076047.…”
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Identifying accurate methods of assessing blood pressure and health information by lay volunteers in the Philippines: Adapting a Canadian cardiometabolic health program to LMICs by Ricardo Angeles, Floro Dave Arnuco, Fortunato Cristobal, Lisa Dolovich, Janusz Kaczorowski, Dale Guenter, Kasthuri Selvarajah, Fiona Parascandalo, Jessica Gaber, Gina Agarwal

“…Phase 2 compared three data collection methods (tablet, cell phone, and paper) used by Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), the local volunteers who will implement the intervention. Errors, missed data, and BHW experiences were explored during each phase. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence in community-based diabetes care programmes: enhancing inclusiveness, diversity, equity and accessibility a realist review protocol by Valeria E Rac, Joanna Bielecki, Samah Hassan, Sarah Ibrahim, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Suja Mathew, Ryan Hooey, James Marshall Bowen

“…Although community-based programmes address cultural and accessibility barriers, their isolation from mainstream healthcare systems leads to fragmented care and missed opportunities for early intervention.Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies can enhance accessibility and personalisation, particularly for underserved populations. …”
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Real-world evaluation of ImmuCare-PRO patient-reported outcomes in melanoma patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by S. Belkaïd, S. Milley, R. Saux, M. Bonjour, A. Augros, P.-J. Souquet, D. Maillet, D. Maucort-Boulch, C. Dolla, L. Thomas, S. Dalle

“…Moderate/severe symptoms generated an alert score and an intervention by an oncology nurse or physician. The system’s performance in detecting grade 2 or above IrAEs, as well as reasons for missed detections, were retrospectively assessed. …”
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Acute fungal post-cataract endophthalmitis in the endophthalmitis management study: EMS report 7 by Umesh Chandra Behera, Taraprasad Das, Vivek Pravin Dave, Akash Belenje, Joveeta Joseph, Suchita Pandey, Dhanush Pandya, Rudvij Pandya

“…The C+ fungi had higher presenting IS (p=0.023), shorter time to symptoms, worse presenting vision, corneal abscess (p=0.030) and higher probability of repeat intervention (p=0.042) than the other two groups. In the C+ group, the final vision of >20/400 was less (p=0.046) and phthisis bulbi was higher (p=0.010). …”
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Predictors of failure to transition from pediatric to adult nephrology care by Laura Nishi, Jay Kang, Cybele Ghossein

“…Results Overall, 92% of patients successfully transitioned to adult care. 27% of patients missed their first adult center appointment and required execution of a prompt protocol. …”
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Innovations that helped with accessing and delivering primary care for infants and young children during COVID-19 by Kimberley McFadden, Helen Valkanas, Leslie Rourke, Patricia Li, Imaan Bayoumi

“…Abstract Background For children under age six, regular preventative primary care is needed for administration of vaccinations, surveillance of development, and early diagnosis and intervention for any potential health conditions or developmental delays. …”
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Protocol for Rhapsody: a longitudinal observational study examining the feasibility of speech phenotyping for remote assessment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders by Allan H Young, Rebecca Strawbridge, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Dag Aarsland, Aleksandra Podlewska, Ray Chaudhuri, Elliot Hampsey, Marton Meszaros, Caroline Skirrow, Rosie H Taylor, Lazarus Chok, Jack Weston, Emil Fristed, Olabisi Awogbemila

“…New, remotely delivered diagnostic assessments that can detect early stage NPDs by profiling speech could enable earlier intervention and fewer missed diagnoses. The feasibility of collecting speech data remotely in those with NPDs should be established.Methods and analysis The present study will assess the feasibility of obtaining speech data, collected remotely using a smartphone app, from individuals across three NPD cohorts: neurodegenerative cognitive diseases (n=50), other neurodegenerative diseases (n=50) and affective disorders (n=50), in addition to matched controls (n=75). …”
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Association between diffusion MRI-based measures of neurite microstructure and risk of Alzheimer's disease by Sasha Hakhu, Andrew Hooyman, Jennapher Lingo VanGilder, Sydney Y. Schaefer, Scott C. Beeman

“…Early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is crucial for intervention, but traditional MRI and cognitive assessments may miss pre-symptomatic changes. …”
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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…RAA features were characterised by comparing prenatal ultrasound data with anatomical casting results after pregnancy termination or postnatal imaging and surgical intervention to analyse the prognosis and misdiagnoses of fetal RAA.ResultsOf the 157 fetal RAA cases, 50 (31.8%) cases were isolated RAA and 107 (68.2%) cases were nonisolated RAA. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of sarcopenic obesity and normal weight obesity in Chinese women: a cross-sectional study based on body fat percentage by Rongshun Wu, Miaoyuan Li, Yanting Liao, Jing Zhang, Chenxia Xu, Xuewen Yan

“…Clinical assessments should incorporate both body composition and fat distribution indicators to better identify high-risk individuals and improve the precision of metabolic disease prevention and intervention strategies.…”
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Dual-energy computed tomography may reduce delayed diagnosis of occult hip fractures: Experiences at a single center by Hirotaka Kawakami, Hiromi Sasaki, Junichi Kamizono, Yuki Yasutake, Kana Yamada, Suguru Saho, Takehiro Kawauchi, Noboru Taniguchi

“…Objectives: Early surgical intervention within 48 h is critical for reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with hip fractures. …”
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“Sport is NOT a luxury.” The perceived impact of the cost-of-living crisis on sport and physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents in Northern Ireland (NI): A cro... by S. Maria O’Kane, Roisin McCafferty, Alison M. Gallagher, Marie H. Murphy, Ciara Fitzpatrick, Angela Carlin

“…For 37% of parents/guardians, their children had missed out on sport/physical activity because of the costs involved and 24% of parents/guardians reported using credit or borrowing money to cover sport and physical activity costs. …”
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Identifying gaps and optimising clinical practice and guideline of adrenal incidentaloma management by Chan Khin, Samriaz Nafees, Muhammad Haroon Riasat, Riya Raphael, Mojeed Adiat, Nicholas Mcwhirter, Fatima Ali

“…To optimise care and align with best practice guidelines, we recommend standardising endocrine evaluations to avoid missed diagnoses of hormone-secreting tumors, increasing MDT discussions for complex cases to enhance decision-making, implementing clear follow-up protocols for risk-based monitoring and improving clinician education on guideline adherence. …”
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Comparison of amblyopia in schoolchildren in Ireland and Northern Ireland: a population-based observational cross-sectional analysis of a treatable childhood visual deficit by Veronica O'Dwyer, Kathryn Saunders, Siofra Harrington, Karen Breslin

“…Children without obvious visible eye defects were less likely to access eye care in Ireland, resulting in missed opportunities for intervention where necessary.…”
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