The role of CBT in enhancing health outcomes in coronary artery bypass graft patients: a systematic review.

Background: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) is a common intervention for managing coronary artery disease, which is often accompanied by postoperative psychological challenges such as anxiety and depression. This systematic review aims to evaluate the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing anxiety and depression symptoms and improving overall health outcomes in patients' post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Methods: A search of Science Direct, PsycINFO, PubMed, Google Scholar, VHL, Cochrane, and Scopus databases was conducted until October 2023.

Fatal Nocardia paucivorans Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in a Tuberculosis Suspect Who Worked as Gold Miner.

Nocardiosis is an opportunistic infection that affects both immunocompromised as well as immunocompetent patients. The main infections occur as soft tissue and lung infections although they might disseminate to various organs. This is a case study aimed to reflect the severity of the disease and the patient's risk factors associated with the infection.

Mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of microtubule-targeting agent-induced peripheral neuropathy from pharmacogenetic and functional studies.

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose-limiting toxicity that affects 30%-40% of patients undergoing cancer treatment. Although multiple mechanisms of chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity have been described in preclinical models, these have not been translated into widely effective strategies for the prevention or treatment of CIPN. Predictive biomarkers to inform therapeutic approaches are also lacking.

From Microcytosis to Macrodiagnosis.

A 12-year-old Hispanic girl presented with fatigue, lightheadedness, and intermittent headaches. She was depressed and appeared pale to her mother. Her examination was unremarkable except for palpebral conjunctival pallor and was otherwise noncontributory.