Publications by authors named "Yara Mouawad"
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- - A mass casualty incident (MCI) is defined as an event that causes a high number of injuries, overwhelming medical resources and requiring immediate emergency response beyond normal capacity.
- - Hospitals must quickly shift from their regular operations to crisis mode with an emergency preparedness plan (EPP) in place to handle the situation effectively.
- - The study focuses on the Lebanese American University Medical Center’s EPP in response to the MCI caused by the Beirut blast, highlighting the challenges faced due to Lebanon's low-resource environment compounded by previous crises like COVID-19.
On February 6, 2023, Turkey was struck by the most powerful earthquake recorded since 1939, leaving millions of people devastated and homeless with over 36,000 casualties. According to the Ministry of Health, at least 50% of the major health centers were damaged, with only about 30% of the pre-existing doctors able to help. The earthquake occurred during a harsh winter and amidst an ongoing humanitarian complex situation in Syria resulting from the Syrian civil war that started in 2011.
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- Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is becoming essential in emergency medicine, providing quick imaging at the bedside.
- A study in Lebanon found that a significant number of medical residents (58.3%) only have basic POCUS knowledge, while 19.6% lack any knowledge and only 21.6% are adequately proficient.
- To improve POCUS education, residency programs should implement standardized training, simulation exercises, and enhance faculty development to equip residents with the skills needed for effective clinical use.
After the beginning of the Syrian crisis, increased rates of infectious diseases were reported. Lebanon, a neighboring country with a major socioeconomic crisis, witnessed a measles outbreak since July 2023, with 519 reported suspected cases. Half of the cases were under 5 y of age, most of them were unvaccinated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAndrogenetic alopecia (AGA) is a common and benign cause of chronic hair loss that affects both males and females. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a safe and minimally invasive technique with promising outcomes in patients with AGA, alongside other therapeutics use. The currently available data in the literature assures that the rate of side effects is low but includes infection and localized reaction (Stevens and Khetarpal, Feb.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFB-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) remains a hard-to-treat disease with a poor prognosis in adults. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) is a para-caspase required for B-cell receptor (BCR)-mediated NF-κB activation. Inhibition of MALT1 in preclinical models has proven efficacious in many B-cell malignancies including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, mantle cell lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF"Accelerated" chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (A-CLL) is a rare histological variant of CLL/SLL, which tends to exhibit an aggressive clinical behavior compared to CLL. Due to the rarity of A-CLL (<1% of all cases), the optimal management remains ill-defined. We report two cases of A-CLL from our institution, in which both relapsed following initial chemoimmunotherapy regimens.
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