Factors associated with in men who have sex with men: A systematic review.

Background: parasites are an important cause of diarrhoea globally and sexual transmission may occur in men who have sex with men (MSM). We aimed to systematically review the literature to explore any factors associated with transmission of in MSM to provide insight for future guidelines and public health strategies.

Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Web of Science for manuscripts published up to July 2023.

Wilderness Medicine Simulation-Based Teaching Program for Medical Students in the UK.

Introduction: The UK undergraduate medicine curriculum provides insufficient opportunities for medical students to explore the field of wilderness medicine, despite interest in the area. The student-led Cambridge University Wilderness Medicine Society devised a low-cost wilderness medicine teaching weekend that can be replicated at other institutions.

Methods: The weekend course consisted of small-group lessons introducing the roles of the expedition doctor and expedition leader and the assessment and management of acute conditions in remote environments.

Clinical frailty independently predicts early mortality after ischaemic stroke.

Background: Clinical frailty is an important syndrome for clinical care and research, independently predicting mortality and rates of institutionalisation in a range of medical conditions. However, there has been little research into the role of frailty in stroke.

Objective: This study investigates the effect of frailty on 28-day mortality following ischaemic stroke and outcomes following stroke thrombolysis.

Disrupted avoidance learning in functional neurological disorder: Implications for harm avoidance theories.

Background: Functional neurological disorder (FND) is an elusive disorder characterized by unexplained neurological symptoms alongside aberrant cognitive processing and negative affect, often associated with amygdala reactivity.

Methods: We examined the effect of negative conditioning on cognitive function and amygdala reactivity in 25 FND patients and 20 healthy volunteers (HV). Participants were first conditioned to stimuli paired with negative affective or neutral (CS +/CS -) information.