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Suggested Screening Criteria for Gardnerella vaginalis Based on Established Risk Factors.
Cureus
October 2024
Rheumatology, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA.
Article Synopsis
- Vaginal infections, particularly bacterial vaginosis (BV), arise from a decrease in beneficial lactobacilli and an increase in harmful bacteria, with various risk factors identified including smoking, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
- A scoping review analyzed 438 articles and included 31, finding that sexually active women engaging in unprotected or frequent vaginal sexual activities had higher instances of BV, with education level and socioeconomic status also influencing risk.
- The study suggests the need for an updated screening tool for clinicians to assess a patient's risk of BV, particularly in high-risk groups like pregnant or immunocompromised women.
Meeting people where they are: Crowdsourcing goal-specific personalized wellness practices.
PLOS Digit Health
November 2024
Project LEMURS (Lived Experience Measured Using Rings), University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States of America.
Objectives: Despite the development of efficacious wellness interventions, sustainable wellness behavior change remains challenging. To optimize engagement, initiating small behaviors that build upon existing practices congruent with individuals' lifestyles may promote sustainable wellness behavior change. In this study, we crowd-sourced helpful, flexible, and engaging wellness practices to identify a list of those commonly used for improving sleep, productivity, and physical, emotional, and social wellness from participants who felt they had been successful in these dimensions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSurgical Considerations in the Management of Constriction Ring Syndrome.
J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol
December 2024
Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Medical Centre & Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Surgical management of constriction ring syndrome (CRS) is individualised due to the heterogenic presentation of the condition. CRS includes constriction rings, acrosyndactyly, nubbins and short digits. Involvement of more than one limb is common and children often need multiple surgeries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGame-Based eHealth Interventions for the Reduction of Fatigue in People With Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
JMIR Serious Games
October 2024
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Sophia Children's Hospital, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background: Fatigue is a common and debilitating side effect of chronic diseases, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. While physical exercise and psychological treatments have been shown to reduce fatigue, patients often struggle with adherence to these interventions in clinical practice. Game-based eHealth interventions are believed to address adherence issues by making the intervention more accessible and engaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral regimen for patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Gastroenterol
September 2024
State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China.
Background: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) show high cure rates in treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, the effect of DAAs on patients infected with genotype 2 (GT2) is difficult to determine despite the availability of several DAA regimens.
Methods: A systematic search of six databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, and Clinicaltrial.
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