Knowledge of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Among Adult Females in Al Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or first recognition during pregnancy; it does not include diabetics who become pregnant or women who become lactosuric. Knowledge of this problem among the public will promote its prevention, screening, and treatment strategies. This study aims to assess the knowledge of GDM regarding its risk factors, screening, treatment, and complications among women in the Al Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia.

Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Following Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Chart Review Study.

Medial pivot total knee arthroplasty (MP-TKA) is a relatively new design that simulates normal knee mechanics with the aim of enhancing postoperative recovery. Furthermore, it reduces postoperative complications in patients with end-stage osteoarthritis of the knee. No study has been done regarding this topic in Saudi Arabia yet, so we aimed to study the post-operative clinical and radiological outcomes of MP-TKA, as well as the postoperative complications.

Bisphenol A modified DNA: A possible immunogenic stimulus for anti-DNA autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus.

Anti-DNA antibodies are now considered as a universal diagnostic feature for the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) but the mechanism(s) involved in the generation of these autoantibodies remains to be investigated. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic phenol extensively used in the manufacturing of polycarbonated plastics. Upon mixing in the diet, it causes several health hazards.

Prevalence Refractive Errors among Medical Students of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.

Objective: To study the prevalence of various errors of refraction among the medical students studying at the college of medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at Qassim University clinics over a period of two months. The study population comprised 162 male and female students from different academic years.