Family medicine viewed through the public lens: A national cross-sectional study in Lebanon.

Background: Family medicine (FM) is a medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and the family. This study aimed to describe Lebanese citizens' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward FM as a specialty.

Methods: This is a national cross-sectional phone-based survey targeting the knowledge of the public about FM and its scope of practice.

Gender-Based Violence and Women Reproductive Health in War Affected Area.

Manifestations of gender-based violence although many, and sometimes more pronounced in areas of armed conflict, go unnoticed due to multiple factors. Gender-based violence targeted towards women, affect their overall health negatively, particularly the reproductive well-being. Major conflicts arising in the Middle East over the past 10-15 years, ranging from the Arab uprising to the Syrian civil war, have drawn attention world-wide.

Together Till the End: Two Cases of Withdrawal of Life Support.

It's important to consider patients' wishes regarding treatment options, especially near the end of life to allow patients to die with dignity. Worldwide variability exists regarding the palliative extubation decision, which is performed to relieve suffering by the termination of mechanical ventilation and withdrawal of the breathing tube, consequently avoiding the prolongation of death. It is only performed when it is consistent with patients' values and prognosis.