Publications by authors named "Lina Taha Khairy"

Background And Aim: COVID-19 has shown how crucial awareness of the need to protect public health is to global security. Antibiotic resistance due to antibiotic misuse is seen as a worldwide health issue. Antibiotic use was significant during the COVID-19 epidemic, according to several nations.

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This meta-analysis assessed the association between gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone (GnRH) antibodies and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We defined a search strategy and implemented it with PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, and Web of Science databases for English language publications. The data were evaluated for acceptability, and randomized controlled studies as well as case-control, cross-sectional, and cohort studies reporting the prevalence of GnRH antibodies in IBS patients were included.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a prevalent condition and a significant cause of mental disability and poor quality of life. People with GAD have chronic worrying, restlessness, and discrimination from the general public; Little is known about the stigmatizing attitudes toward people with GAD among Syrian students. The questionnaires contained demographic data about age, gender, social status, personal stigma toward GAD scale, perceived stigma toward GAD scale, social distance with those with GAD, the participants' usual source of their knowledge about GAD, helpful interventions, and supporting information.

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Background: After the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and depression have reached high levels, especially after the last wave, Omicron. Healthcare workers in contact with COVID-19 patients or those who come in contact with them may exhibit high levels of anxiety and depression. Therefore, we aimed to assess anxiety and depression symptoms among ICU companions of COVID-19 patients.

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After the widespread of COVID-19 virus worldwide, vaccination targeted reducing spread of cases and mortality rates. However, vaccination hesitancy was observed among the communities worldwide. Vaccination hesitancy involved parents regarding the decision of vaccinating their children- After obtaining ethical approval, an online cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 March to 22 April 2021 to evaluate the parents' acceptance of vaccinating their children against the COVID-19 virus in Syria.

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is defined as unpleasant behavior that causes someone to feel disturbed or embarrassed, affecting their self-esteem. Based on this premise, we set out to investigate bullying among Syrian graduate medical education residents and fellows, estimate its prevalence among specific subgroups, and give recommendations to help validate the findings and enhance the graduate medical education training experience. A sample of 278 residents and fellows in Syrian graduate medical school were recruited for the study in a national cross-sectional survey, with 276 participants completing a Bullying survey in 2021 and two people refusing to participate.

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Introduction: Pulmonary tuberculosis is a disease that may effect on many organs such as the lung, peritoneum and spread to adjacent lymph nodes in advanced stages, but it is rarely to be as an isolated lymph node without accompanying pulmonary or extra pulmonary tuberculosis in healthy persons.

Case Presentation: A 40 -Years-female presented with a chief complaint of Pain in the lateral side of the Right humerus above the elbow, with no medical history, on clinical examination there was a painful palpable mass in mentioned place. The mass was removed surgically under local anesthesia and sent for pathological autopsy.

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Introduction: Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome 2(APS 2) is immune-mediated destruction that affects two or more endocrine glands and causes a constellation of multiple glands insufficiencies.

Case Presentation: we reported a rare case 9 years old male diagnosed with APS 2; he had adrenal insufficiency three years ago due to leak adherence to hydrocortisone. He was admitted to the hospital for adrenal crises after hemodynamic stability; laboratory evaluation showed that he had Hashimoto's thyroiditis, celiac disease, and the glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody (GAD) Anti-islet cell antibodies were positive, so he was also predisposed to DM 1 later.

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