The estimated prevalence of osteoporosis in Bahrain: a multi-centered-based study.

Objectives: the primary aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of low bone mineral density in Bahrain.

Methods: this was a retrospective study, which targeted a cohort of 4822 Bahraini subjects (mean age 59.36 years: 93% females).

Adaptations of Clinical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Medical Students and Faculty Members.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had serious implications on medical schools' programs that necessitated lots of adaptations of teaching, learning, and assessment to guarantee continuity of education in medical schools. Our study aimed to evaluate perspectives of clerkship students and faculty members regarding clinical teaching adaptations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, survey-based study was conducted and targeted 5 and 6 year clerkship students and full- and part-time clinical faculty.

Therapeutic and maintenance regimens of vitamin D3 supplementation in healthy adults: A systematic review.

Studies carried out assessing the effect of different doses of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) on correcting serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in healthy adults are limited and review studies are lacking. Moreover, the maintenance dose and its duration offered by these few studies are inconsistent. We performed a systematic review of randomized clinical controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effect of different doses of vitamin D3 on serum 25(OH)D in healthy adults.