Unity in Diversity and Diversity in Unity-Vaccination Policies in EU Countries.

Background/objectives: This article emphasizes the comprehensive importance of vaccination, exploring its role in disease prevention, addressing growing concerns around vaccine hesitancy, and underscoring the crucial need for high vaccination coverage rates.

Methods: Our review examines EU-level and national policies on vaccination, utilizing EU sources, with a specific focus on regulatory and policy documents. Vaccination calendars in the EU were reviewed through the ECDC Vaccine Scheduler webpage.

[ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION DEMAND FOR MEDICAL SERVICES ABROAD IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (2018-2023)].

The authors analyzed information of the demand for treatment abroad in search engines Yandex and Google the Russian audience of Internet users over the period from 2018 to 2023, covering the 3 stages of the development of international medical tourism market: before pandemia (2018-2019), pandemia (2020-2021) and sanctions (2022-2023). Based on dynamic indicators, a forecast is given for strengthening the positions of individual countries in the information Internet space of the Russian medical tourism market, and the main directions of integration processes in the medical tourism market in the space of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States are outlined.

Adverse Drug Reactions of Cardiovascular Classes of Medicines-Data for Bulgarian Population.

Hypertensionis one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting more than 20% of the population. The side effects experienced due to antihypertensive medications, such as tiredness, muscle pain, and insomnia, are often a significant predictor of poor adherence to therapy. The goal of the current study is to present the frequency, type, seriousness, and severity of adverse drug reactions reported to the BDA via Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs) and following differentiation of messages found in more than one patient.

Approved and Commercialized Antidiabetic Medicines (Excluding Insulin) in Seven European Countries-A Cross-Sectional Comparison.

Diabetes mellitus is a complex, multifactorial, progressive condition with a variety of approved therapeutic options. The purpose of this study was to offer an overview of the authorized antidiabetic medicines (excluding insulin) compared with marketed products in seven European countries. Data were obtained from primary sources, including the websites of national authorities and directly from specialists in the countries of interest.

Netherton syndrome-A therapeutic challenge in childhood.

Key Clinical Message: High-dose intravenous immunoglobulin exhibits great potential in the treatment of Netherton syndrome.

Abstract: Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis (OMIM #256500) characterized by superficial scaling, atopic manifestations, and multisystemic complications. It is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SPINK5 gene, which encode a key kallikrein protease inhibitor.