Efficacy comparison of five antidepressants in treating anxiety and depression in cancer and non-cancer patients.

Introduction: Cancer patients have a heightened susceptibility to anxiety and depressive disorders, which significantly impact the effectiveness of cancer treatments and long-term quality of life. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of different antidepressants in cancer and non-cancer patients.

Methods: A total of 610 patients diagnosed with depressive episodes and/or anxiety disorders were retrospectively included and divided into a cancer group and a non-cancer control group.

Advances in stress-tolerance elements for microbial cell factories.

Microorganisms, particularly extremophiles, have evolved multiple adaptation mechanisms to address diverse stress conditions during survival in unique environments. Their responses to environmental coercion decide not only survival in severe conditions but are also an essential factor determining bioproduction performance. The design of robust cell factories should take the balance of their growing and bioproduction into account.

The path from task-specific to general purpose artificial intelligence for medical diagnostics: A bibliometric analysis.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many fields, and its potential in healthcare has been increasingly recognized. Based on diverse data sources such as imaging, laboratory tests, medical records, and electrophysiological data, diagnostic AI has witnessed rapid development in recent years. A comprehensive understanding of the development status, contributing factors, and their relationships in the application of AI to medical diagnostics is essential to further promote its use in clinical practice.

Considering Context-Specific microRNAs in Ischemic Stroke with Three "W": Where, When, and What.

MicroRNAs are short non-coding RNA molecules that function as critical regulators of various biological processes through negative regulation of gene expression post-transcriptionally. Recent studies have indicated that microRNAs are potential biomarkers for ischemic stroke. In this review, we first illustrate the pathogenesis of ischemic stroke and demonstrate the biogenesis and transportation of microRNAs from cells.

Coping with Epidemic-Related Job Stressors in Healthcare Workers During the Late Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects of Reflective Functioning and Cognitive Emotion Regulation.

Background: Healthcare workers encountered novel job stressors during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. These stressors possessed potential deleterious effects on mental health outcomes, yet the underlying mediating and moderating mechanisms remained relatively unexplored.

Objective: The current study aimed to examine the role of cognitive emotion regulation as a mediator in the association between pandemic-related job stressors and the psychological symptoms of healthcare professionals in the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role of reflective functioning as a resilience factor moderating both the associations of pandemic-related job stressors and cognitive emotion regulation, as well as psychological symptoms.

Chinese medical students reflections on medical professionalism: A qualitative thematic analysis.

There is no common medical professionalism framework in China, mandating work to conceptualize professionalism from various perspectives. Studies on students viewpoints about medical professionalism are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate how Chinese medical students perceive professionalism to provide a reference for future medical education reform and policy development.

Disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection after scarification wet cupping therapy: a case report and literature review.

Background: Cupping therapy is a complementary and alternative medical therapy used especially in pain management. It is generally considered a safe procedure, but complications, including life-threatening infection, may still occur. Understanding these complications is essential to safe and evidence-based use of cupping in practice.

Hepatitis A virus-associated acute acalculous cholecystitis in an adult-onset Still's disease patient: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC) is inflammation of the gallbladder without evidence of calculi. Although rarely reported, its etiologies include hepatitis virus infection (, hepatitis A virus, HAV) and adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). There are no reports of HAV-associated AAC in an AOSD patient.

Cancer-related psychosocial challenges.

Over the past decade, cancer incidence has increased globally while its mortality has decreased. Accordingly, healthcare practitioners aim to provide comprehensive care to cancer patients. The biopsychosocial model suggests medical professionals' understanding of how psychosocial factors influence the entire course of cancer is critical.

Effects of working pressure on the material and defect properties of SbS thin-film solar cells achieved by the VTD method.

Antimony sulfide (), an emerging material for photovoltaic devices, has drawn growing research interest due to its inexpensive and high-throughput device production. In this study, the material and defect properties of thin films prepared by the vapor transport deposition (VTD) method at different working pressures were studied. Solar cells based on a structure of //// were fabricated.

Myocarditis as an extraintestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis: A case report and review of the literature.

Background: Although extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are well documented, myocarditis has only rarely been reported as an extraintestinal manifestation, and it can be fatal. The various clinical presentations and causes of myocarditis in IBD patients complicate making a correct and timely diagnosis.

Case Summary: Here we report a 15-year-old boy who presented with myocarditis as the initial presentation of a relapse of ulcerative colitis.

Effects of working pressure and power on photovoltaic and defect properties of magnetron sputtered SbSe thin-film solar cells.

Antimony selenide (${\text{Sb}_2}{\text{Se}_3}$SbSe) is an emerging material with potential applications in photovoltaics, while magnetron sputtering is an important method in material growth. In this study, ${\text{Sb}_2}{\text{Se}_3}$SbSe thin films, prepared by the magnetron sputtering technique with varied working pressures and sputtering powers, were fabricated into solar cells with a structure of $\text{glass}/\text{ITO}/\text{CdS}/{\text{Sb}_2}{\text{Se}_3}/\text{Au}$glass/ITO/CdS/SbSe/Au. The current density versus voltage measurements and x-ray diffraction were introduced to compare the photovoltaic and structural properties of the cell samples.