Oral Findings in Hemodialyzed Patients Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus and/or Hypertension-A Systematic Review.

Chronic kidney disease is classified as a civilization disease and is being diagnosed in an increasing number of patients. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus often coexist in hemodialyzed patients. The aim of the present study was to identify publications on the oral cavity status of multimorbid hemodialyzed adult patients additionally diagnosed with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus, published between 2012 and 2022 to establish evidence of the impact of hypertension and diabetes mellitus on the oral status of hemodialyzed patients.

Reflections on internal medicine in Poland on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Polish Archives of Internal Medicine.

Dynamic development of medicine in the 20th and 21st centuries has only been possible due to its split into narrow specialties. The increasingly complicated and costly technologies used in clinical practice can only be mastered by small groups of highly‑ qualified specialists; however, diagnosis and treatment are not about matching a patient with the latest and most sophisticated technologies but about finding an optimal patient‑ oriented solution, as it is the human being as a whole that needs help. To achieve this goal, a close collaboration of different specialists is required, but the key role rests with a physician with good general internal medicine skills and the right motivation to act.

Efficacy of oral amantadine among patients hospitalised with COVID-19: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre study.

Background: Amantadine has been proposed as a treatment for COVID-19 because it shows anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in vitro. However, to date, no controlled study has assessed the safety and efficacy of amantadine in COVID-19.

Research Question: Whether amantadine is effective and safe among patients with different COVID-19 severity classifications.