The recommended patient syndrome: Charting new frontiers.

Introduction: Very important person (VIP) syndrome, or recommended patient syndrome (RPS), is a phenomenon in healthcare where well-intentioned efforts to enhance care inadvertently result in harm. Celebrities, physicians, and political leaders often receive preferential treatment, leading to potentially unnecessary interventions. This review delves into its causes, manifestations, consequences, real-life instances, prevention, and management, considering the shifting paradigm of recent advances in the medical field.

Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Refugees in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is mainly linked to infection with a high-risk oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), with 85% of deaths occurring in developing countries. Refugees are less likely to be aware of screening methods and to have routine gynecological examinations.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving a total of 359 women aged 19-64 living in the Jerash camp in Jordan.