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Curr Probl Diagn Radiol
December 2024
Columbia University Irving Center, NY, NY, USA.
Pursuing medical careers like radiology is challenging even for those with high levels of commitment, discipline, and resilience. Many rely on the guidance and support from mentors whose experiences serve as the roadmap for new generations. Unfortunately, finding a mentor can be difficult in certain parts of the world or when physicians decide to live and practice medicine outside their country of origin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Dent
December 2024
College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P. O. Box 68004, Riyadh 11527, Saudi Arabia.
XP-endo files are composed of Max-Wire alloy, which was developed by FKG Dentaire (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland). This alloy, known as Martensite-Austenite Electropolish Flex, is the first NiTi alloy used in endodontics to combine the shape memory effect with superelasticity for use in clinical practice. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge and evidence regarding different XP-endo files and systems, XP-endo Finisher (XPEF), XP-endo Shaper (XPES), XP-endo Retreatment (XPER), XP-endo Rise (XPE-Rise), and XPE-Rise Retreatment (XPE-Rise-R), to help clinicians understand their different properties and recommended clinical uses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIUBMB Life
January 2025
Centre to Impact AMR, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the top 10 global public health challenges of our age by the World Health Organization, and the World Bank describes AMR as a crisis affecting the finance, health, and agriculture sectors and a major threat to the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. But what is AMR? It is a phenotype that evolves in microbes exposed to antimicrobial molecules and causes dangerous infections. This suggests that scientists and healthcare workers should be on the frontline in the search for sustainable solutions to AMR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Health Serv Res
December 2024
Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Performance measurement is vital for hospitals to become service-oriented, operate efficiently, attract customers, increase revenue, and improve both clinical and non-clinical outcomes, enabling them to succeed in the competitive healthcare sector. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) play a crucial role in monitoring, assessing, and enhancing care quality and service delivery. However, identifying suitable KPIs for performance measurement can be challenging for hospitals due to a lack of comprehensive sources.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Saudi Med
December 2024
From the Department of Surgery, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background: The prevalence of trauma necessitates effective training for healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia. The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program is pivotal, yet localized success rate data are lacking.
Objectives: Determine the failure rate and identify factors influencing ATLS course success rates among physicianss in Saudi Arabia.
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