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Curr Psychiatry Rep
December 2024
Atrium Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest University-Charlotte Region, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Purpose Of Review: This review aims to provide an updated overview of trends in firearm- related deaths, the mental health impact on communities, and clinical and legislative interventions. We examine existing interventions and highlight lesser-known yet impactful strategies, such as incorporating appropriate training in medical education on firearm safety. Additionally, we explore the broader impacts of firearm violence on community mental health and address the disputed topic of whether mental illness is a driving factor behind mass shootings.
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November 2024
National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan.
Background: Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) impairs anti-pathogen and anti-tumour immunity. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) modulate immunity via IDO but also suppress IFN-γ. While MSC IDO induction by IFN-γ is established, other drivers in this immunosuppressive setting remain unknown.
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December 2024
Faculty of Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Objective: To explore how it feels to be a burnt out GP in the NHS.
Design: In depth qualitative interviews with 16 UK GPs with self-declared 'lived experience' of burnout.
Setting: United Kingdom Primary Care.
BMC Med Ethics
November 2024
University of Iceland, Faculty of Medicine, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Background: In 2021, a survey was conducted among doctors and nurses at Landspítali Iceland University Hospital (LIUH) regarding their views on medical assistance in dying (MAID) and the underlying arguments, the inclusion criteria and modality of implementation. Surveys on identically defined study groups in 1995 and 2010 were used for comparison.
Methods: The survey was sent to 357 doctors and 516 nurses working at LIUH.
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