Emotion recognition in doctor-patient interactions from real-world clinical video database: Initial development of artificial empathy.

Background And Objective: The promising use of artificial intelligence (AI) to emulate human empathy may help a physician engage with a more empathic doctor-patient relationship. This study demonstrates the application of artificial empathy based on facial emotion recognition to evaluate doctor-patient relationships in clinical practice.

Methods: A prospective study used recorded video data of doctor-patient clinical encounters in dermatology outpatient clinics, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital, and Taipei Medical University Hospital collected from March to December 2019.

Ten-year trends in depression care in Taiwan.

Background/purpose: The number of psychiatrists working in community clinics in Taiwan has increased dramatically in the recent decade. This study aimed to investigate the trend of prevalence and incidence of depressive disorders and assess the quality of depression care between 2007 and 2016 in Taiwan.

Methods: We used the claims database derived from Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) program, in which approximately 23.

Assessing Physicians' Recall Bias of Work Hours With a Mobile App: Interview and App-Recorded Data Comparison.

Background: Previous studies have shown inconsistencies in the accuracy of self-reported work hours. However, accurate documentation of work hours is fundamental for the formation of labor policies. Strict work-hour policies decrease medical errors, improve patient safety, and promote physicians' well-being.

Correction: Artificial Intelligence-Based Prediction of Lung Cancer Risk Using Nonimaging Electronic Medical Records: Deep Learning Approach.

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Risk factors for poorly controlled and recurrence-prone ingrown toenails treated with nail braces: A retrospective observational study of 238 cases.

Background Nail braces are reportedly effective for treating both acute inflamed and chronic dystrophic type ingrown toenails. Aims In this study, risk factors for poorly controlled and recurrence-prone ingrown toenails treated with nail braces were identified. Methods We performed a retrospective study on patients with ingrown toenails between June 1, 2015, and May 31, 2018.

Treating toxic epidermal necrolysis with systemic immunomodulating therapies: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Various systemic immunomodulating therapies have been used to treat toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), but their efficacy remains unclear.

Objective: To perform a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) evaluating the effects of systemic immunomodulating therapies on mortality for Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/TEN overlap and TEN.

Methods: A literature search was performed in online databases (from inception to October 31, 2019).

User satisfaction with a smartphone-compatible, artificial intelligence-based cutaneous pigmented lesion evaluator.

Introduction: Melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, and it may arise from a cutaneous pigmented lesion. As artificial intelligence (AI)-based teledermatology services hold promise in redefining the melanoma screening paradigm, a study that evaluates user satisfaction with a smartphone-compatible, AI-based cutaneous pigmented lesion evaluator is lacking.

Methods: Data was collected between April and May 2019 in Taiwan.

Serum Homocysteine, Folate, and Vitamin B Levels in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.

Background: Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have elevated cardiovascular risk. Hyperhomocysteinemia may be one of the contributing factors to this phenomenon. This study therefore aimed to compare the serum homocysteine levels and the levels of folate and vitamin B12, cofactors for homocysteine metabolism, between individuals with and without SLE.

Efficacy of Nail Braces for Acute and Chronic Ingrown Toenails: A Prospective Study.

Background: Nail braces are an alternative treatment for ingrown toenails.

Objective: This study aimed to prospectively examine the efficacy of nail braces for treatment of acute inflamed (AI)-type and chronic dystrophic-type ingrown toenails.

Materials And Methods: The authors conducted a prospective study of patients with ingrown toenails treated at Wan Fang Hospital between January 1, 2017, and July 31, 2018.

A Novel, Optimized Method to Accelerate the Preparation of Injectable Poly-L-Lactic Acid by Sonication.

Current consensus for preparing injectable poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) suggests adequate hydration (less than equal to 2-24 hours of reconstitution) of the lyophilized particles before injection, but the volume of reconstitution and the duration of hydration time varies. This study established a method to evaluate the distribution of PLLA particles after hydration and found that longer hydration time increased the effective portion (particles less than 60 μm) of PLLA products. Further investigation of the feasibility of reconstitution with sonication revealed that 2-hour hydration of PLLA powders with additional 5-minute-sonication could yield a comparable particle distribution with 48-hour-hydration of PLLA.

Whether CD44 is an applicable marker for glioma stem cells.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most malignant and aggressive brain tumors with great amount of hyaluronan (HA) secretion and CD44 overexpression (HA receptor). CD44 has been suggested as a cancer stem cells (CSCs) marker. However, several clinical studies have indicated that CD44 glioma cell exhibit CSCs traits.

GADD45A plays a protective role against temozolomide treatment in glioblastoma cells.

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive cancers. Despite recent advances in multimodal therapies, high-grade glioma remains fatal. Temozolomide (TMZ) is an alkylating agent used worldwide for the clinical treatment of GBM; however, the innate and acquired resistance of GBM limits its application.

Early application of low-level laser may reduce the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).

Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is difficult to treat, and currently there are no available treatments that effectively reduce its incidence. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been proposed for indirect virus deactivation in treating recurrent herpes simplex infections.

Objective: This study seeks to investigate whether LLLT could reduce the incidence of PHN.

Efficacy of rituximab for pemphigus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of different regimens.

This meta-analysis examined the efficacy of different dosing regimens containing rituximab (RTX) in treating pemphigus. The analysis included 578 patients with pemphigus from 30 studies. Seventy-six percent of patients achieved complete remission (CR) after 1 cycle of RTX.

Hypokalemia, its contributing factors and renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Background: In the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population, the impact of serum potassium (sK) on renal outcomes has been controversial. Moreover, the reasons for the potential prognostic value of hypokalemia have not been elucidated.

Design Participants & Measurements: 2500 participants with CKD stage 1-4 in the Integrated CKD care program Kaohsiung for delaying Dialysis (ICKD) prospective observational study were analyzed and followed up for 2.