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Sci Total Environ
January 2025
College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China. Electronic address:
The increasing prevalence of cancer has been linked to various environmental factors associated with modern industrial and societal advancements. Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a commonly used plasticizer, is one such environmental contaminant with potential carcinogenic effects. While epidemiological studies have suggested a positive association between DEHP exposure and cancer risk, the specific role of DEHP in cancer initiation and progression requires further clarification.
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January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Electronic address:
A current study by Kitai et al. found that ovariectomy before estrogen/female sex hormone sensitization at puberty provided protection against kidney ischemia reperfusion injury, challenging the general consensus within the field that estrogen provides renoprotective function. These results are intriguing and could have important clinical implications, while requiring some clarification and substantiation of the conclusions reported.
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December 2024
Institut für Allgemeinmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Deutschland. Electronic address:
Background: Strategies to counteract the impending and in some places already existing shortage of general practitioners (GPs) are being discussed in Germany. One approach could be to establish interprofessional teams in GP practices by integrating physician assistants (PAs).
Question: Can GPs imagine employing a PA in their practice and if so, under what conditions?
Methods: In March/April 2023, about 5,000 GPs in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), who work in a region with a care level of < 100 %, and about 1,000 GPs from Saxony-Anhalt were asked to take part in an online-based survey.
J Cardiothorac Surg
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, Shengli Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fujian Provincial Hospital, No. 134 Dongjie, Fuzhou, 350001, China.
The letter to the editor was written in response to the recent article by Wang et al. "The influence of low-dose s-ketamine on postoperative delirium and cognitive function in older adults undergoing thoracic surgery", which is published in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2024; 19(1):324.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi
December 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiliated Children Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou450052, China.
To investigate the pathogenic variants and function of a pedigree with syndromic hearing loss using high-throughput sequencing. Detailed medical history and pedigree history were inquired, and a pedigree chart was drawn. Hearing examinations were performed on this pedigree, and whole-exome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis were performed to screen for suspected pathogenic variants.
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