Challenges in Medicine, Magnified by the Pandemic: A Dual Battle for Female Physicians.

Introduction:  We aimed to understand how the pandemic impacted work hours and employment status of female physicians.  Methods: An anonymous survey of female physicians was distributed through social media and email lists from 12/2021 to 2/2022. Primary outcomes were changes in physicians' work schedules and employment status.

Development of epoxy-based sandwich composite panel with hollow glass microspheres/clay hybrid core and banana fiber facesheet for structural applications.

This study focuses on improving the mechanical properties of sandwich composites by developing epoxy-based sandwich composite panels with hollow glass microspheres/nanoclay hybrid core and banana fiber facesheets for structural applications. The mechanical performance of sandwich composite panels made with hollow glass microspheres (HGM)/nanoclay hybrid core with banana fibers face-sheet composites panel is investigated in this work. The HGM content of the core was varied from 1 wt% to 3 wt% in the sandwich composites panel, while the nanoclay content of the core was varied from 1 wt% to 5 wt% in each of the HGM-filled series of the sandwich composite panel, these sandwich composite panels were fabricated using a conventional resin casting method.

Review of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes within the one health framework.

The interdisciplinary One Health (OH) approach recognizes that human, animal, and environmental health are all interconnected. Its ultimate goal is to promote optimal health for all through the exploration of these relationships. Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a public health challenge that has been primarily addressed within the context of human health and clinical settings.

Novel interactive text-messaging curriculum for endocrinology board review.

Background: The ABIM certification exam is one of the measures to ensure that physicians have the clinical skills for good care delivery. The 5-year average pass rate for ABIM Endocrinology exam is 82%. The pass rate significantly decreased to a nadir of 74% in 2021 and 2022, lowest of all medicine subspecialties.

Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Safety-Net Hospital.

Many adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) are associated with elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, APO data in the context of pre-existing CVD risk factors, and from diverse populations, are limited. We assessed the occurrence of APOs among individuals with and without prepregnancy CVD risk factors, overall and by race/ethnicity.

De Novo Postpartum Hypertension: Incidence and Risk Factors at a Safety-Net Hospital.

Background: Postpartum hypertension can be persistent, following a pregnancy complicated by hypertension, or new onset (de novo), following a normotensive pregnancy. The aim of this study is to estimate the incidence and identify risk factors for de novo postpartum hypertension (dn-PPHTN) among a diverse safety-net hospital population.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 3925 deliveries from 2016 to 2018.

Elevated serum β2-microglobulin in individuals coinfected with hepatitis B and hepatitis D virus in a rural settings in Southwest Nigeria.

Objective: Coinfection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with hepatitis D virus (HDV) has being reported to increase severity of progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis (LC). Beta microglobulin (2βM) which is present on the surfaces of blood cells in acceptable levels is a tumor marker which may become elevated in disease conditions. This study hence observed the prevalence of HBV and HDV coinfection in a rural population and their 2βM concentration.