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South Med J
February 2025
the Department of Public Health Sciences.
Objectives: Sickle cell disease (SCD), which disproportionately affects minorities, increases complications during pregnancy. Severe maternal mortality is increased in women with SCD, including morbidity related to the disease and other nondisease-related complications. It also can have devastating complications for fetuses, with increases in premature birth and low birth weight.
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January 2025
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Patients with kidney failure require dialysis or kidney transplantation. Kidney transplantation offers great benefits, including reduced mortality; however, many patients who wish to undergo kidney transplantation are unable to do so due to a shortage of donor organs. This shortage is a global issue, and xenotransplantation has emerged as a potential solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify clinical features of girls referred to a pediatric endocrinology clinic for suspected precocious puberty, differentiate true precocious puberty from other variants, evaluate treatment status, and identify distinguishing factors between patient groups.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the records of 275 consecutive girls aged 0-10 years referred for suspected precocious puberty.
Results: Among the patients, 30 (10.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
January 2025
Hospital Nuestra Señora de Fátima, Vithas Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
Objectives: This study aimed to develop an anamnesis checklist for oral contraceptive (OC) choice focused on their safety profile and associated risk factors.
Study Design: This study involved eight health care professionals in Spain, including six gynecologists and two internists, selected for their expertise in contraception counseling. We employed the design-thinking process, structured in five phases: empathizing with patients' needs, defining key areas of impact, devising innovative solutions, prototyping ideas into testable proposals, and validating prototypes.
Front Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Urology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Purpose: To analyze the clinical data of five patients involving intravesical magnetic beads, summarizing diagnostic and therapeutic experiences.
Methods: From January 2018 to November 2023, five pediatric patients were treated for intravesical magnetic beads at Shenzhen Children's Hospital. We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the records of these patients, including demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, imaging studies, and treatment methods.
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