Financial Literacy and Wellbeing Among Medical Students, Residents, and Attending Physicians in Lebanon: Results From a Nationwide Multi-Centered Survey.

Financial wellbeing and financial literacy are crucial aspects of personal and professional lives, particularly in graduate medical education. Low financial literacy among healthcare professionals, including physicians, has been identified as a concern, impacting job satisfaction, productivity, and burnout. Few studies have used validated methods, assessed financial wellbeing, or compared financial outcomes across the continuum of medical education and practice.

Isolated Respiratory Failure as the Presenting Symptom of Muscle-Specific Kinase Myasthenia Gravis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Introduction: Anti-MuSK antibodies obstruct MuSK binding sites, leading to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) displacement within the postsynaptic membrane. MuSK MG patients often exhibit bulbar involvement and respiratory crises, setting them apart from other MG subtypes.

Case Presentation: A case of a 51-year-old male with MuSK MG that presented as isolated respiratory failure was compared to similar cases in the literature.

Characteristics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Lebanon-a chart review.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily manifesting as motor deficits. It is caused by motor neuron death and leads to progressive disability and demise. It can present at any age, manifest as several phenotypes, and may have a variable progression pattern.

JC virus seroprevalence and seroconversion in multiple sclerosis cohort: A Middle-Eastern study.

Objectives: To estimate JCV seroprevalence and risk of seroconversion against JCV among MS patients in the Middle East.

Methods: This multicenter study was conducted by implementing a cross-sectional design to assess JCV seroprevalence, and a longitudinal design to assess the risk of JCV seroconversion. Multivariable logistic and Poisson regression analyses were used to assess the relationship between clinical variables and JCV seropositivity and risk of seroconversion.

Changing frequency of equivocal HER-2/neu scores and factors predictive of negative HER 2/neu fluorescent in situ hybridisation in invasive carcinomas of the breast.

Background: Analysis of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) status has become standard of care in breast cancer patients due to its important prognostic and therapeutic implications. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is the most commonly used primary method for detection of HER-2 overexpression. Controversy exists on the interpretation of samples that are equivocal for HER 2 status (IHC 2+).