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Clara Steitz

The L-shape relationship between hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet score and the risk of diabetic retinopathy in the US population

Background: The primary aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the HALP score (hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet) in individuals with diabetes within the United States population. Methods: This cross-sectional investigation was based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database

Artificial intelligence to enhance prehospital stroke diagnosis and triage: a perspective

As health systems organize to deliver the highest quality stroke care to their patients, there is increasing emphasis being placed on prehospital stroke recognition, accurate diagnosis, and efficient triage to improve outcomes after stroke. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel currently rely heavily on dispatch accuracy, stroke screening tools, bypass protocols

Retinal microglia express more MHC class I and promote greater T-cell driven inflammation than brain microglia

Macrophage function is determined by microenvironment and origin.Brain and retinal microglia are both derived from yolk sac progenitors, yet their microenvironments differ.

Composition and influencing factorsof professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues: A qualitative study

Objectives: To explore the composition and influencing factors of professionals' capacity in public health emergency rescues.Methods: The study adopted a descriptive qualitative method.

Towards self-regulated learning: Effects of different types of data-driven feedback on pupils' mathematics

Mathematical word problems refer to word problems where the information that is presented needs to be integrated, typically into a mathematical formula, to arrive at a solution to the problem.

The relationship between health literacy and blood sugar control in rural areas among diabetes patients

Background: Although the relationship between health literacy and glycemic control has been explored in patients with diabetes, little is known about the relationship between different categories of diabetes health literacy and glycemic control in rural areas. Therefore, this study focused on the relationship between different categories of health literacy and

Reducing the risk of suicidal behaviors in medical graduate students: exploration of student-supervisor relationship and subjective family socioeconomic status

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between the risk of suicidal behaviors and student-supervisor relationships and subjective family socioeconomic status (SFSS) in medical graduate students, and to propose preventive strategies to reduce the suicidal risk among medical graduate students. Materials and methods: A total of 1,310 validated

Tips and Tricks to Resolve Common Sleep Problems

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint.

Post-traumatic stress disorder in the Ethiopian population dwelling in war-affected communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant mental health concern globally, particularly prevalent in populations exposed to war and conflict.

Leo program, a short multi-family skill-based psychoeducational program for caregivers of relatives living with a severe mental disorder: a retrospective pilot study

Background: Caring for a relative with a severe mental disorder (SMD) is associated with high levels of burden and poor physical and mental health.

Preclinical characterization of a novel investigational monoclonal antibody CM313 with potent CD38-positive cell killing activity

Introduction: CM313 is currently under clinical investigation for treatments of multiple myeloma, systemic lupus erythematosus, and immune thrombocytopenia.

Advances in Determining the Gross Tumor Target Volume for Radiotherapy of Brain Metastases

Brain metastases (BMs) are the most prevalent intracranial malignant tumors in adults, and are the leading cause of mortality attributed to malignant brain diseases.

SSRI Drugs Can Cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Serotonin — also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine or 5-HT — is typically referred to as “the happiness hormone” and deﬁciency is thought to be the source of depression.

Enhancing immigrant families' mental health through promotion of structural and community-based support

Immigrant communities in the US are diverse and have many assets.Yet, they often experience stressors that can undermine the mental health of residents.

Inhibition of interferon gamma impairs induction of experimental epidermolysis bullosa acquisita

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a muco-cutaneous autoimmune disease characterized and caused by autoantibodies targeting type VII collagen (COL7).