A Systematic Review of Laser Treatment for Angiofibromas in Tuberous Sclerosis.

Background: While mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors have revolutionized the management of angiofibroma in tuberous sclerosis complex (TS), physical modalities such as laser are still indicated for recalcitrant lesions.

Objective: The authors performed a systematic review of the efficacy and safety of laser treatment for TS-related facial angiofibroma.

Methods: The electronic databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science were searched from inception to October 10, 2023, for eligible records.

What do women need to know about long-acting reversible contraception? Perspectives of women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Aim: To identify components of an online education intervention to improve preference for, and uptake of, long-acting reversible contraception in women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD).

Issue Addressed: Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds have greater rates of unintended pregnancies than those born locally and are less likely to use long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which are highly effective at reducing unintended pregnancy. Increasing the uptake of LARC in women from CALD backgrounds may reduce the burden of unintended pregnancy in this high-risk group.

Efficiency of Detecting New Primary Melanoma Among Individuals Treated in a High-risk Clinic for Skin Surveillance.

Importance: A previous single-center study observed fewer excisions, lower health care costs, thinner melanomas, and better quality of life when surveillance of high-risk patients was conducted in a melanoma dermatology clinic with a structured surveillance protocol involving full-body examinations every 6 months aided by total-body photography (TBP) and sequential digital dermoscopy imaging (SDDI).

Objective: To examine longer-term sustainability and expansion of the surveillance program to numerous practices, including a primary care skin cancer clinic setting.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective cohort study recruited 593 participants assessed from 2012 to 2018 as having very high risk of melanoma, with a median of 2.

Evolving role of Instagram in #medicine.

Social media has become an integral part of daily life and its use is becoming increasingly intertwined with the healthcare sector. Instagram is a free photo and video sharing social media application that has been utilised extensively in visually rich fields within medicine. Herein, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of its use in modern medicine.

Management of the cutaneous adverse effects of antimelanoma therapy.

The advent of targeted therapy and immunotherapy has revolutionized the management of advanced melanoma. However, these novel therapies are associated with adverse effects (AEs), of which cutaneous toxicities are the most frequently observed. These cutaneous AEs can exert significant morbidity and impact on patient quality of life, hence the recognition and management of AEs is fundamental in preventing interruption or cessation of survival-prolonging treatments.

Use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to enhance cognitive training: effect of timing of stimulation.

The capacity for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to increase learning and cognition shows promise for the development of enhanced therapeutic interventions. One potential application is the combination of tDCS with cognitive training (CT), a psychological intervention which aims to improve targeted cognitive abilities. We have previously shown that tDCS enhanced performance accuracy, but not skill acquisition, on a dual n-back working memory (WM) CT task over repeated sessions.

Can transcranial direct current stimulation enhance outcomes from cognitive training? A randomized controlled trial in healthy participants.

Computer-administered cognitive training (CT) tasks are a common component of cognitive remediation treatments. There is growing evidence that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), when given during cognitive tasks, improves performance. This randomized, controlled trial explored the potential synergistic effects of CT combined with tDCS in healthy participants.

Hypoglycaemia in sulphonylurea-treated subjects with type 2 diabetes undergoing Ramadan fasting: a five-country observational study.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of hypoglycaemia during Ramadan in Muslim subjects with type 2 diabetes treated with a sulphonylurea.

Methods: In an observational study, eligible subjects were Muslims with type 2 diabetes (age ≥18 years) who were treated with glimepiride, gliclazide, or glibenclamide with or without metformin and who expressed their intention to fast during Ramadan in 2009. Subjects were recruited by clinicians in India, Malaysia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia.