A history of asthma is associated with susceptibility to hidradenitis suppurativa: a population-based longitudinal study.

The association of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) and asthma remains to be investigated. To assess the bidirectional association between HS and asthma. A population-based study was conducted to compare HS patients (n = 6779) with age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched control subjects (n = 33,259) with regard to the incidence of new onset and the prevalence of preexisting asthma.

The burden of gout in acne keloidalis nuchae-Insights from a population-based study.

Background: The risk of gout amid patients with acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) has not been investigated in the past.

Objective: To assess the risk of developing gout among patients with AKN relative to control subjects.

Methods: A population-based retrospective study followed patients with AKN (n = 2677) and age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched control subjects (n = 13 190).

Vitiligo and systemic sclerosis: Are they associated?- Lessons from a population-based study.

Background: The epidemiological relationship of vitiligo with systemic sclerosis (SSc) remains to be precisely evaluated.

Objective: To investigate the bidirectional association between vitiligo and SSc.

Methods: A population-based study was carried out to compare vitiligo patients (n = 20,851) with age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched control subjects (n = 102,475) regarding the incidence of new-onset and the prevalence of preexisting SSc.

Vitiligo and Crohn's disease form an autoimmune cluster: insights from a population-based study.

Background: While the coexistence of vitiligo and Crohn's disease (CD) has been reported in individual patients, the epidemiological association between these autoimmune conditions remains inconclusive.

Objective: To assess the bidirectional association between vitiligo and CD.

Methods: A population-based study was performed to compare vitiligo patients ( = 20,851) with age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched control subjects ( = 102,475) regarding the incidence of new-onset and the prevalence of preexisting CD.

Nineteen months into the pandemic, what have we learned about COVID-19-related outcomes in patients with psoriasis?

Background: The impact of psoriasis on the outcomes of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to be precisely delineated.

Objectives: To assess the risk of COVID-19, COVID-19-associated hospitalization, and mortality among patients with psoriasis as compared with age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched control subjects. In addition, we aim to delineate determinants of COVID-19-associated hospitalization and mortality in patients with psoriasis.

Investigating the epidemiological relationship between vitiligo and psoriasis: a population-based study.

Background: The association of vitiligo with psoriasis is inconsistent in the current literature.

Objective: To assess the bidirectional association between vitiligo and psoriasis.

Methods: A population-based study was performed to compare vitiligo patients (n = 20,851) with age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched control subjects (n = 102,475) regarding the incidence of new-onset and the prevalence of preexisting psoriasis.

Determinants and Effectiveness of BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination Among Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: A Population-Based Study.

Background: The effectiveness of messenger RNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) is yet to be delineated. It remains largely unknown how AD-related immunosuppressive medications affect the development of vaccine-induced immunity.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the BNT162b2 messenger RNA vaccine among patients with AD and to assess its effectiveness in protecting against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalization, and mortality.

Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV inhibitor (DPP4i) confers increased odds of bullous pemphigoid even years after drug initiation.

The timing pattern in which dipeptidyl-peptidase IV inhibitors (DPP4i) confer the risk of bullous pemphigoid (BP) is unknown. To investigate the odds of BP following exposure to DPP4i and to perform a duration-response analysis evaluating the risk of BP in relation to the duration of exposure to the culprit drug. A population-based nested case-control study was performed comparing diabetic patients with BP (n = 1458) with age-, sex- and ethnicity-matched diabetic control subjects (n = 6051) with respect to the prevalence of exposure to DPP4i.

Risk of COVID-19 and its complications in patients with atopic dermatitis undergoing dupilumab treatment-a population-based cohort study.

The risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection and its complications among patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) treated by dupilumab is yet to be determined. We aimed to assess the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalization, and mortality among patients with AD treated by dupilumab. A population-based cohort study was conducted to compare AD patients treated by dupilumab (n = 238) with those treated by prolonged systemic corticosteroids (≥ 3 months; n = 1,023), phototherapy (n = 461), and azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF; n = 194) regarding the incidence of COVID-19 and its complications.

The Association of Bullous Pemphigoid With Atopic Dermatitis and Allergic Rhinitis-A Population-Based Study.

Background: Although bullous pemphigoid (BP), atopic dermatitis (AD), and allergic rhinitis (AR) are associated with shared pathogenic mechanisms the epidemiological relationship between these conditions remains to be investigated.

Objective: To evaluate the bidirectional association of BP with AD and AR.

Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study was performed comparing BP patients (n = 3924) with age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched control subjects (n = 19,280), with respect to incident cases of AD and AR.

Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors are associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19-associated hospitalization in patients with psoriasis-A population-based cohort study.

The risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its complications among patients with psoriasis treated by tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFis) remains to be decisively delineated. We aimed to assess the risk of COVID-19 infection, COVID-19-associated hospitalization, and mortality among Israeli patients with psoriasis treated by TNFi relative to other systemic agents. A population-based cohort study was conducted to compare psoriasis patients treated by TNFi (n = 1943), with those treated by methotrexate (n = 1929), ustekinumab (n = 348), and acitretin (n = 1892) regarding COVID-19 outcomes.

Risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality in patients with psoriasis treated by interleukin-17 inhibitors.

Background: The risk of the infection and its complications under this drug class remains to be determined.

Objective: To evaluate the risk of COVID-19, COVID-19-associated hospitalization, and mortality among patients with psoriasis treated by IL-17I.

Methods: A population-based cohort study was performed to compare psoriasis patients treated by IL-17I ( = 680) with those treated by methotrexate ( = 2153) and non-systemic/non-immunomodulatory treatments ( = 138,750) regarding the incidence of COVID-19 and its complications.

[PADEH-PORIYA - A CULTURE OF QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE IN THE GALILEE].

A culture based on quality and excellence is the cornerstone to a successful healthcare system. Padeh-Poriya Medical Center integrates clinical activity with extensive research, including basic research, clinical research and research in the field of nursing, while ensuring high standards expressed in the accreditation survey of the Joint Commission International, national quality indicators and patient satisfaction surveys of the Ministry of Health. As a general medical center, it provides medical services to residents of the Galilee, along with continuous development and improvement in quality and range, as well as implementation of new technologies.

De-freezing frozen patient management.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of two methods in encouraging the consideration of a leap from one patient management routine to another: (i) real-time review of the facts by an external medical team (ii) implementation of the 're-thinking-protocol' ('de-Freezing') by both treating and external medical teams.

Design: Students accompanied doctors, nurses and patients as non-interrupting observers. When an obvious gap between the expected and actual findings occurred, it was discussed four times: by two teams (treating team, external medical team) in two discussion modes (real-time review, de-Freezing-questionnaire).

Time to follow guidelines, protocols, and structured procedures in medical care and time to leap out.

Present medical practice encourages management according to written guidelines, protocols, and structured procedures (GPPs). Daily medical practice includes instances in which "leaping" from one patient management routine to another is a must. We define "frozen patient management", when patient management leaping was required but was not performed.

The significance of a small, level-3 'semi evacuation' hospital in a terrorist attack in a nearby town.

Terrorist attacks can occur in remote areas causing mass-casualty incidents MCIs far away from level-1 trauma centres. This study draws lessons from an MCI pertaining to the management of primary and secondary evacuation and the operational mode practiced. Data was collected from formal debriefings during and after the event, and the medical response, interactions and main outcomes analysed using Disastrous Incidents Systematic Analysis through Components, Interactions and Results (DISAST-CIR) methodology.

Physician versus paramedic in the setting of ground forces operations: are they interchangeable?

Background: The setting of military ground force operations can be demanding and requires a matched medical assistance plan. A major consideration is the type of medical caregiver that is assigned to the mission. We studied the similarities, differences, advantages, and disadvantages of physicians versus paramedics in this scenario.

Comparison of stress fractures of male and female recruits during basic training in the Israeli anti-aircraft forces.

Background: In military basic training, stress fractures are a common orthopedic problem. Female recruits have a significantly higher incidence of stress fractures than do male recruits. Because the Israeli Defense Forces opened traditionally male roles in combat units to female recruits, their high risk for stress fractures is of concern.

The changing prevalence of myopia in young adults: a 13-year series of population-based prevalence surveys.

Purpose: To determine the changing prevalence of myopia during the years 1990 through 2002 among the 16- to 22-year age group and identify possible risk factors.

Methods: A retrospective study, based on 13 repeated prevalence surveys conducted over a 13-year period. The study subjects were all Israeli nationals belonging to the 16- to 22-year age group from the years 1990 to 2002.

The prevalence of common cardiovascular diseases among 17-year-old Israeli conscripts.

Background: There are only few reports on the prevalence of common cardiovascular disorders among adolescents. The previous studies focused on specific diseases, and screened relatively small samples.

Objective: The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of different common cardiovascular disorders among 17-year-old Israeli conscripts.

Application of Porter's generic strategies in ambulatory health care: a comparison of managerial perceptions in two Israeli sick funds.

A number of typologies have been developed in the strategic management literature to categorize strategies that an organization can pursue at the business level. Extensive research has established Porter's generic strategies of (1) cost leadership, (2) differentiation, (3) differentiation focus, (4) cost focus, and (5) stuck-in-the-middle as the dominant paradigm in the literature. The purpose of the current study was to research competitive strategies in the Israeli ambulatory health care system, by comparing managerial perceptions of present and ideal business strategies in two Israeli sick funds.