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Clin Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School ofMedicine Farmington, CT, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address:
The rise of predatory journals has created a pressing ethical dilemma in academic publishing, exploiting researchers' urgency to publish while prioritizing profits over quality. These journals, characterized by deceptive practices and inadequate peer review, often undermine scientific integrity and disproportionately affect early-career academicians and those from underfunded institutions. While open-access publishing aims to democratize knowledge, its reliance on high processing charges (APCs) poses accessibility challenges, particularly in resource-limited settings.
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December 2024
Department of Oral Medicine & Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 11527 Athens, Greece.
The etiology of diffuse gingival enlargement is multifactorial, and the definitive diagnosis may be challenging. To highlight the nuances of the differential diagnosis, we present two cases of generalized gingival overgrowth and discuss the diagnostic dilemmas. In the first case, an 82-year-old male with a medical history of hypertension and prostatitis had a chief complaint of symptomatic oral lesions of a 20-day duration, accompanied by fever and loss of appetite.
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December 2024
Department of Psychiatry, Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
The perspective article explores systemic issues in psychiatric care, particularly the barriers to timely treatment and the ethical dilemmas involved in involuntary interventions. It further examines the impact of anosognosia-lack of disease insight-on treatment, noting the difficulties in managing care for those unaware of their illness, and scrutinizes training materials from international organizations that might mislabel necessary psychiatric practices as human rights violations, thereby complicating the care landscape. The discussion extends to the legal and societal implications of psychiatric interventions, using Massachusetts' Rogers Guardianship as a case study to highlight the consequences of legalistic approaches to mental health treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Rheum Dis
January 2025
Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder that can affect various organs. Juvenile-onset SLE (jSLE) may be more severe than the adult-onset form, but the diagnosis and classification remain challenging due to the complex nature of the condition and its resemblance to other conditions. Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are the immunological hallmark of SLE, but their limited specificity poses challenges.
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November 2024
Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Sweden.
Objective: Autoethnography combines personal experiences with cultural analysis, emerging as a response to the limitations of traditional ethnography. This review aimed to explore, describe, and delineate the utilization of autoethnography by nurses published in peer-reviewed journals.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted according to the Arksey and O'Malley framework.
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