The relationship between social media dependency and psychological distress due to misunderstanding and fear of COVID-19 in medical students.

Improper use of social media during the COVID-19 outbreak, leading to fear and misunderstanding, can contribute to psychological disorders in vulnerable populations. This descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 on 511 medical students of Babol University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using demographic, psychological distress, fear and misunderstanding questionnaires related to COVID-19 and social media dependency.

Phase II study of single-agent arsenic trioxide for the front-line therapy of acute promyelocytic leukemia.

Purpose: The long-term follow-up results of patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) treated with all-trans retinoic acid and chemotherapy show high cure rates. Several studies have shown high efficacy of single-agent arsenic trioxide in newly diagnosed APL. However, long-term follow-up results are needed.

Treatment of relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia by arsenic trioxide in Iran.

Background: Although standard first line treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia is All trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and chemotherapy, some patients relapse and need a second line of treatment. Relapsed cases of promyelocytic leukemia can be salvaged with arsenic trioxide.

Methods: Between May 1999 and Jan.

Status of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO).

Several centers are now performing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) but the availability is still limited due to high cost and the need for multi-disciplinary team and an advanced laboratory support. Special issues including compatible donor availability, potential for alternate donor programs, differences in pattern of disease, pre-HSCT general status particularly for patients with BM failure, high sero-positivity for CMV, Hepatitis B and C infection and specific observations about GVHD with its relation to genetically homogeneous community are discussed. A total of 17 HSCT programs (performing five or more HSCTs annually) exist in nine countries of the EM region.