Evolution of Physical Self-Esteem During Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Observational Study.

: Patients with COPD have altered self-esteem, and good self-esteem promotes personal, health, and social success. Improving self-esteem could be a method for encouraging the maintenance of physical activity. Only one study has evaluated the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) on self-esteem in moderate COPD patients.

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants with complementary surveillance systems: risk evaluation of the Omicron JN.1 variant in France, August 2023 to January 2024.

BackgroundEarly detection and characterisation of SARS-CoV-2 variants have been and continue to be essential for assessing their public health impact. In August 2023, Santé publique France implemented enhanced surveillance for BA.2.

Toxoplasma gondii from Gabonese forest, Central Africa: First report of an African wild strain.

The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous and highly prevalent parasite that can theoretically infect all warm-blooded vertebrates. In humans, toxoplasmosis causes infections in both immunodeficient and immunocompetent patients, congenital toxoplasmosis, and ocular lesions. These manifestations have different degrees of severity.

Benefit of systematic "jailed wire" technique for bifurcation provisional stenting. A CABRIOLET sub-study.

Background: Jailed wire (JW) in the side branch (SB) is recommended during coronary bifurcation provisional stenting, but real benefit is unsure. Our objective was to evaluate benefit of a JW technique in the CABRIOLET registry.

Methods: In CABRIOLET, including 500 patients, we compared the primary composite endpoint poor final SB angiographic result (TIMI flowB, thrombosis, residual stenosis>70%, or additional SB stenting) whether JW was performed or not.