Background And Aims: The demand for medical writing is on the rise in academic and medical entities worldwide. However, a huge disparity in the perception of professional medical writing arises from inadequate education and regularity in service quality and potential ethical challenges. Hence, we aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude, and perception toward professional medical writing support (PMWS) of healthcare professionals at King Fahad Medical City (KFMC).
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December 2022
Background: Vaccination is considered to be the ideal way for population immunity, and willingness in taking the COVID-19 vaccine has been a controversial issue worldwide. The commonly reported adverse events of the COVID-19 vaccination have made people question the safety of the vaccine, especially for women with dermal filler and using cosmetics injections. It has been reported that some COVID-19 vaccines can cause side effects in women with dermal filler injections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The utilization of modern communication technology in the healthcare field is known as telemedicine, and it represents an advancement in the healthcare industry. For effective implementation of these technologies, healthcare professionals must possess the appropriate knowledge and hold a positive perspective toward the implementation of telemedicine. The current study aims to evaluate the knowledge and perspective of healthcare professionals in King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia toward telemedicine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Premarital, unfortunately, does not cover all possible genetic diseases, such as deafness and congenital heart diseases, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension, nor does it cover unknown genetic mutations that may cause severe defects in subsequent generations. However, the Saudi population has limited knowledge regarding premarital screening tests, which do not detect all genetic disorders or diseases. Hence, we aimed to explore the knowledge and attitudes among the population of Riyadh toward premarital screening.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine reported the safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines (AstraZeneca) to help control the disease. Few previous reports have shown various side effects associated with COVID-19 vaccines that vary in severity. The possibility of pericarditis and myocarditis has been observed in people who have received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine which we are reporting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 10-year-old boy presented with a right flank mass. Computed tomography, ultrasound scan, and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the presence of a multiloculated cystic mass. After right kidney nephrectomy, the biopsy proved the diagnosis of cystic renal cell carcinoma, which is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma in the pediatrics age group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires aggressive and rapid intervention. However, data on the association between antibiotic administration timing in neonatal sepsis and neonatal outcomes is limited, particularly in the gulf area.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the association between the timing of antibiotic administration and the outcome of neonatal sepsis.
SARS-CoV-2 causes respiratory illness with a spectrum of systemic complications. However, the mechanism for cardiac infection and cardiomyocyte injury in COVID-19 patients remains unclear. The current literature supports the notion that SARS-CoV-2 particles access the heart either by the circulating blood cells or by extracellular vesicles, originating from the inflamed lungs, and encapsulating the virus along with its receptor (ACE2).
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August 2021
: Cancer is the leading cause of death globally according to WHO in 2020. It is initiated by genetic mutations that occur due to numerous factors. : This review provides a clear view of the potential use of chromosome 6 open reading frame 106 () as a biomarker, based on previous studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Healthcare reform efforts focus on patient-centered care is measured by patient satisfaction. Emergency department (ED) satisfaction ratings are often the lowest. Since ED is the first point of contact for the patient care to receive primary care, we aimed to explore patient satisfaction related to ED healthcare services at our institution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To this end, the influence of COVID-19 on pregnant women and their neonates is not completely clear. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to investigate maternal and neonatal clinical outcomes with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Besides, it investigates the likelihood of vertical transmission of COVID-19 infection from pregnant women to their neonates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntigenic drift of the hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) proteins of the influenza virus cause a decrease in vaccine efficacy. Since the information about the evolution of these viruses in Saudi is deficient so we investigated the genetic diversity of circulating H1N1 viruses. Nasopharyngeal aspirates/swabs collected from 149 patients hospitalized with flu-like symptoms during 2014 and 2015 were analyzed.
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