Assessment of acupuncture's effectiveness in mitigating fatigue among patients afflicted with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Purpose: Fatigue is a pervasive and debilitating symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) that severely impairs quality of life and daily functioning. This emphasizes the essential need for complementary therapies that go beyond conventional therapies. Although acupuncture is gaining popularity in MS management, there is a critical lack of rigorous research on its effectiveness in alleviating symptoms.

Short Term Side Effects Of Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines Among Pakistani Population: A Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: To assess the short-term adverse effects of two inactivated coronavirus disease-2019 vaccines, and the demographic factors associated with such events.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in Karachi from August to October 2021 after approval from the ethics review board of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and comprised adults of either gender who had received at least one dose of either Sinopharm or CoronaVac vaccine. Data was collected using online and printed survey forms.

Thoracostomy tube withdrawal during latter phases of expiration or inspiration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: In patients with thoracic injuries, tube thoracostomy is routinely employed. There is disagreement over which manner of tube withdrawal is best, the latter phases of expiration or inspiration. Considering several earlier investigations' inconsistent findings, their comparative effectiveness is still up for debate.

The association of antibiotic exposure with new-onset inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: The role of antibiotics in the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains controversial, primarily due to conflicting data from individual studies. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to study the effect of antibiotic exposure on IBD development.

Methodology: The MEDLINE and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were queried from their inception to April 2021 for published articles studying the association between antibiotic exposure and new-onset IBD.

Comparative effectiveness of calfactant and beractant in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome: A systemic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Animal derived surfactants are considered to be the standard treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS). However, their comparative effectiveness remains inconclusive given the multiple prior studies with inconsistent results. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta analysis to compare the effectiveness of two animal extract surfactants (calfactant and beractant) for the management of NRDS.