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Feb 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-23-4879
Shih-Ping LinCorresponding author
Background Cancer and diabetes are risk factors for COVID-19 mortality rates. Remdesivir, dexamethasone, and vaccines are used to improve clinical outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the factors associated with COVID-19 mortality rates. Methods This retrospective study enrolled moderate to critical COVID…
Jan 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-23-4809
Kadiatou SamakeCorresponding author
Introduction People living with HIV (PLHIV) are susceptible to developing non- communicable chronic respiratory diseases. Our objective was to study the spirometric profile of this population. Material and methods This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional retro-prospective study conducte…
Jan 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-24-4890
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Knee joint osteoarthritis, a chronic condition resulting in considerable disability, particularly in later life, not only impacts life quality significantly and severely, but is also strongly associated with the persistence of intractable pain, depression, helplessness, and a high falls injury risk.…
Sep 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-23-4722
Patrick J. ConwayCorresponding author
Background Patients with distant metastatic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC) have an estimated 40% ten-year survival rate. Gain of function mutations in the REarranged during Transfection or RET gene in MTC can result in an aggressive phenotype resistant to traditional therapy. In this case report,…
Sep 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-23-4713
Rachana BhoiteCorresponding author
A global increase in incidence of chronic liver disease (CLD) indicated the necessity of dietary and lifestyle modification. Low glycemic index (GI) diet was reported to have a significant role in controlling diabetes caused by liver dysfunction. The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has st…
Sep 2023
Daniel StenbergCorresponding author
Groove pancreatitis (GP) is a rare type of segmental chronic pancreatitis that affects the anatomical area between the pancreatic head, the duodenum, and the common bile duct, referred to as the groove area. Most patients with groove pancreatitis are males aged 40–50 years with a history of alcohol…
Sep 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862x.jwrh-23-4601
Samrawit Ali JemalCorresponding author
Background The novel coronavirus COVID-19 has created massive challenges to public health worldwide. Pregnant women are an immune-depressed status which makes pregnant women generally more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection and severe illness. The present preventive measure practices have gaps. Theref…
Jul 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-23-4654
Stephanie HodgesCorresponding author
Background Nearly 40% of the adult population in the United States are considered obese by current standards, which equates to approximately 93 million people. Obesity is a chronic disease that is linked to more than 40 other diseases, including hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and at…
Apr 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-22-4259
Damtew BekeleCorresponding author
Asthma is a chronic disease of airways; that is widely characterized by an increased responsiveness to a large variety of stimuli, airway inflammation and obstruction. It is the most common respiratory disorder disease in developed and developing countries. The study was aimed to assess the factors…
Mar 2023
Md. Shafat KarimCorresponding author
Moyamoya disease is a very rare chronic circulatory occlusive disorder of the blood vessels of the brain, in which patients complain of headache, seizure, weakness, and sometimes paralysis. A 5 years old female child with a complaint of headache and seizure was admitted elsewhere and during the trea…
Dec 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-22-4397
Ralph J JohnsonCorresponding author
Despite vast improvements in chemo-therapeutic interventions extensively extending the life span of patients with chronic and terminal diseases, there also is the unhappy extension of side- effects and adverse events. Thus, Health-Related Quality of Life (HR-QoL) becomes equally as important as leng…
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2690-4721.ijcm-22-4341
Léa Gwladys GangoueCorresponding author
Bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus are pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria responsible for various infections, including skin suppuration, which can be severe or chronic. The objective of this study was to confirm Staphylococci strain’s identification isolated by bacteriological methods from biologi…
Aug 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-22-4271
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Older adults suffering from chronically painful disabling osteoarthritis of one or more joints such as the hip joint continue to experience multiple health issues, commonly progressive debility, and excess disability. This mini review strove to examine current perspectives in the realm of hip joint…
Jun 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-22-4171
Hamdy Dosoky ElayoutyCorresponding author
Purpose Is it safe to excise only the external portion of the pacemaker wires? This presentation aims to find out the proper way to manage pacing wires postoperatively. Methods We report 5-cases of sub-xiphoid abscesses and sinuses after valve surgery. Each case presented with a recurrent abscess th…
Apr 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-22-4133
Xin QingCorresponding author
Background Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are diseases of different lineages. The diagnosis of both MGUS and CML in the same patient is a rare occurrence and has not been reported in much literature. Case Presentation We describe a 56-yea…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-22-4096
Julian Iñaki L. GarciaCorresponding author
Introduction Benign duodenocolic fistula (DCF), also known as a non-malignant fistula between the duodenum and colon, with or without cecum-involvement, is an unusual complication of different gastrointestinal (GI) diseases 12. Case This is a case of a 28-year-old Filipino female who presented with…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-22-4117
Jianqing WuCorresponding author
Several mRNA vaccines are used on the population in the U.S. I started predicting the dangers of mRNA vaccines before March 2021 and update my findings periodically. My prior model study enabled me to identify many flaws in clinical trials, side-effect evaluation methods and mechanism studies, and I…
Dec 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-4025
Allen M. QuiritCorresponding author
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect a large swath of the global population. The Philippine records four hundred seventy-four thousand sixty-four (474, 064) confirmed COVID 19 cases since December 31 2020. The COVID 19 pandemic recently highlighted the role of systemic hyperferrite…
Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2471-2140.jaa-21-3996
Sushila SinghCorresponding author
Plants are an important source of medicines since ancient times. The traditional system medicine’s use a variety of native plants to diagnose, prevent, and eliminate acute and chronic diseases.Asparagus racemosus(Willd.), also have been widely used for medicinal purpose and its extensively distribut…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-21-3970
Joao Dias Toledo Arruda-NetoCorresponding author
Microcystins (MCs) are toxins profusely synthesized by cyanobacteria, causing livestock poisonings and endangering human health. We design and execute an experiment to investigate the attenuation (degradation) of microcystins by exposing them to gamma radiation and electron beams at doses of 0 (cont…