Factors Influencing Specialty and Training Center Choices Among Saudi Medical Residents.

Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to identify and quantify the factors influencing Saudi medical residents in selecting their desired specialty and primary training center, while examining the associations between these factors.

Methods: The study received approval from an institutional ethical committee at King Abdulaziz University. An electronic questionnaire was designed and validated via content, face validity, and the Content Validity Index.

Optimizing Antihypertensive Management for Hypertensive Patients With Secondary Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Primary Care Settings.

Despite significant pharmacological advancements, hypertension management remains challenging, with varying quality of primary care. Digital tools and other non-pharmacological interventions hold promise in addressing this challenge. Consequently, a thorough examination of these interventions is recommended.

Recurrence rates and long-term survival factors in young women with breast cancer.

Objectives: To evaluate the factors related to breast cancer (BC) recurrence as well as survival in women ≤40 years old.

Methods: This is a retrospective medical record review of women aged ≤40 years diagnosed with BC stages I to III between January 2009 and June 2017 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Demographic data collected included patients' initial presentation (including age and date of diagnosis), imaging studies, tumor characteristics, type of surgery, systemic therapy (if any) received, and site of first recurrence.