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What is needed for improved uptake and adoption of digital aftercare programs by cancer survivors: a mixed methods study applying the COM-B model
IntroductionCancer survivors face physical, lifestyle, psychological, and psychosocial challenges. Despite the availability of aftercare services,...
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A formative evaluation to inform integration of psychiatric care with other gender-affirming care
BackgroundTransgender, non-binary, and/or gender expansive (TNG) individuals experience disproportionately high rates of mental illness and unique...
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Healthcare use of young finnish adults with mental disorders – profiles and profile membership determinants
BackgroundComprehensive, timely, and integrated primary care services have been proposed as a response to the increased demand for mental health and...
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Job satisfaction and turnover of the first group of rural-oriented tuition-waived medical students in Guangxi, China: a mixed-method study
BackgroundIn 2010, China launched a rural-oriented tuition-waived medical education (RTME) programme to train more general practitioners (GPs) to...
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Prolonged water-only fasting in the management of low-grade follicular lymphoma: a case series
BackgroundFollicular lymphoma typically follows an indolent and relapsing course often requiring several treatment cycles to achieve remission. Some...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of health tapestry, a complex primary care program for older adults: a post-hoc analysis
BackgroundWe initially reported on the cost-effectiveness of a 6-month randomized controlled implementation trial which evaluated Health TAPESTRY, a...
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Diagnosing and managing prescription opioid use disorder in patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain in Australian general practice settings: a qualitative study using the theory of Planned Behaviour
BackgroundChronic pain is a debilitating and common health issue. General Practitioners (GPs) often prescribe opioids to treat chronic pain, despite...
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Inappropriate treatment of pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus flavus in susceptible pediatric patients: a case series
BackgroundPulmonary aspergillosis is a prevalent opportunistic fungal infection that can lead to mortality in pediatric patients with underlying...
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Fear of cancer recurrence and change in hair cortisol concentrations in partners of breast cancer survivors
PurposePartners of breast cancer (BC) survivors report high rates of psychological distress including fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). Research...
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Factors influencing health-related quality of life in patients with bladder or kidney cancer: a prospective cohort study of the impact of nutritional status and frailty phenotype
PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the impact of nutritional status and frailty phenotype and the predictors of temporal changes on...
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Diabetic myonecrosis complicated by emphysematous pyomyositis and abscess caused by Escherichia coli: a case report
BackgroundNecrotizing myopathies and muscle necrosis can be caused by immune-mediated mechanisms, drugs, ischemia, and infections, and differential...
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U.S. primary care physician perceptions on barriers to providing guideline-driven care for UTI and recurrent UTI: a qualitative study
BackgroundUrinary tract infections (UTI) affect almost two-thirds of all women during their lives and many experience recurrent infections. There are...
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Social integration and long-term physical and psychosocial quality of life among prostate cancer survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
PurposeProstate cancer survivors may benefit from a supportive social environment. We investigated associations of social integration and long-term...
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Pulmonary metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma following an uncomplicated term pregnancy: a case report
BackgroundChoriocarcinoma is a highly malignant pregnancy-related trophoblastic neoplasm, characterized by early metastasis to the lungs. Therefore,...
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Sigmoid and cecum colon volvulus: a case report
IntroductionColon volvulus is the twisting of a segment of colon on its mesenteric axis, which can lead to the obstruction of the lumen and the blood...
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Right perirenal urinoma and urinothorax in an infant after neonatal ablation of posterior urethral valve: A rare complication diagnosed by pleural aspiration and treated with perinephric drainage: a case report
ObjectiveUrinothorax and urinoma are rare complications of obstructive uropathy. They might occur due to persistent high back pressure on the renal...
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Deploying an asthma dashboard to support quality improvement across a nationally representative sentinel network of 7.6 million people in England
Every year, there are ~100,000 hospital admissions for asthma in the UK, many of which are potentially preventable. Evidence suggests that carefully...
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An exploratory randomised trial investigating feasibility, potential impact and cost effectiveness of link workers for people living with multimorbidity attending general practices in deprived urban communities
BackgroundSocial prescribing link workers are non-health or social care professionals who connect people with psychosocial needs to non-clinical...
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Diagnosis and management of COVID toes in outpatients: a case report
BackgroundSince the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the most common skin lesions observed due to infection with the severe acute...
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Pseudomyxoma peritonei leading to “jelly belly” abdomen: a case report and review of the literature
BackgroundPseudomyxoma peritonei is an infrequent condition with a global annual incidence of only one to two cases per million people. Mucinous...
