Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710066

Survival and Predictors of Mortality among HIV Infected Adults Receiving ART in Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Sidama Regional State, Ethiopia

Bargude Balta and Amanuel Fanta

Article Type: Research Article | Publication Updated: November 27, 2022

HIV/AIDS continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed. The rapidly expanding access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is increasing survival of global HIV epidemic dramatic ways and AIDS-related mortality rates are declining fastly. The aim of this study was to determine survival status and predictors’ of mortality among ART patients attending Hawassa Comprehensive Specialized Hospital 2020....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510058

An Alarming Turn of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) among the Youth of Turkey

Muhammad Arslan

Article Type: Review Article | Publication Updated: November 23, 2022

The study was aimed to screen obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); a progressively burdensome, highly prevalent, untreated, poorly detectable psychic condition in general population of Turkey, of around 401 participants, mainly focusing on two parameters (Age groups and Gender). Screening Questions were asked through online questionnaire regarding different attributes of the disorder. In this study we consider a screening measure, a Questionnaire that is not actually designed to diagnose OCD but...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510140

Pathological Changes in Postmortem Covid-19 Biopsies

Alexis J Leon-Guerrero, MD, Nazario A Ortiz-Muchotrigo, MD, Paola G Gutierrez-Gutierrez, MD, Alejandra M Bahamonde-Pacheco, MD, Lis N Zelada-Hernandez, MD, Daniela I Medina-Valdivia, MD, Cesar A Chian-Garcia, MD and Fiorella Rosas, MD

Article Type: Case series and literature review | Publication Updated: November 23, 2022

The COVID-19 epidemic has caused thousands of deaths all over the world. This virus is known to produce an atypical pneumonia that can lead to death. There are few studies concerning pathological examination of tissues from COVID-19 patients. To describe the pathological findings in tissues from deceased patients with COVID-19 infection....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5807/1510139

Expression of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in Urinary Bladder Carcinoma: Immunohistochemical and Histopathological Study

Rehab Mohamed Sharaf Eldin, MD, Basma Mostafa Mahmoud Abdalla, MSc, Samia Ibrahim El Naggar, MD and Wesam Ismail Moustafa, MD

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: November 19, 2022

Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of the urinary tract. Calcitriol [1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3] has anticancer effects mediated through binding to vitamin D receptor (VDR). The expression of VDR is present in many normal and cancer tissues. But there is little information about its expression in urinary bladder carcinoma. This study aimed to analyze VDR immunohistochemical expression in 74 Egyptian patients with urinary bladder carcinoma and to evaluate its association with different clinic...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4563/1710047

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Lung Cancer Management Process at the Mohamed VI Center for the Treatment of Cancer in Morocco

PANANDTIGRI Souleymane, BENCHAKROUN Nadia, SYLLA Abdou El Karim, CHEKRINE Tarik, BOURHAFOUR Mouna, BOUCHBIKA Zineb, JOUHADI Hassan, TAWFIQ Nezha, NANI Samira and SAHRAOUI Souha

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: November 06, 2022

Lung cancer being one of the main causes of mortality in Morocco, the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has changed the processes of diagnosis and referral of lung cancer cases to oncology services. The objectives of this study were to describe the changes in the process of caring for lung cancer and to identify the activities affected during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Mohamed VI center for the treatment of cancers of the CHU IBN ROCHD of Casablanca in Morocco....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410145

Association of Demographic Characteristics and Behavioral Risk with the Type and Severity of Injury of Ocular Trauma among Patients Presenting in a Provincial Level III Government Hospital: A 5-Year Analytic Cross-Sectional Study

Mark Anthony T Sanchez, MD and Mariel Angelou A Parulan, MD, MBA, DPBO

Article Type: Analytic Cross-Sectional Study | Publication Updated: November 17, 2022

We want to determine if there is an association between demographic characteristics and behavioral risk with the type and severity of the injury of ocular trauma among patients in a level III provincial government hospital. We did a 5-year retrospective chart review among patients who presented at the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital in the Outpatient Department....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-346X/1410144

Features of Uveitis in Lomé

Kokou Vonor K, Roger Ahlonko Kuaovi, Mawuli Santos, Yaovi Tété, Yawa Nagbé, Koffi Didier Ayéna, Méba Banla and Komi Patrice Balo

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: November 12, 2022

Data on uveitis is rare in Africa. This study aims to describe the epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis in Lomé (Togo). We carried out a retrospective and descriptive study based on patients’ records between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2018, a period of 5 years. The clinical, biological, and therapeutic characteristics of uveitis were analyzed. The Khi 2 test was used to compare percentages and Student’s t-test to compare averages with a 5% threshold.....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3664.1410037

Therapeutic Application of Nanomaterials in the Management of Health Care: ‘An Updated Review’

Pooja Mishra, Irum, Akhtar Hussain and Abu Baker

Article Type: Review Article | Publication Updated: November 14, 2021

The provision of healthcare, which is a fundamental human right, has frequently been the subject of cutting-edge technology development. The availability of high-quality, timely, acceptable, and reasonably priced healthcare has greatly benefited from technological advancement. A new generation of nanostructures has emerged as a result of developments in nanoscience. They each have a distinct set of characteristics that contribute to their amazing uses....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410160

Diabetic Complications and Associated Factors among Diabetic Patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Melak Gedamu, Camilla Mulusew and Mamo Feyissa Senbeta

Article Type: Original Research | Publication Updated: November 17, 2022

Diabetes mellitus is a rapidly increasing chronic disease associated with complications resulting in long-term damage and failure of various organ systems. In Ethiopia, there is a dearth of evidence on the prevalence of Diabetic complications....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510149

Reduced Length of Stay after Implementation of a Clinical Pathway following Repair of Ventricular Septal Defect

Tracey L Ogdon, DNP, Rohit S Loomba, MD and Jamie S. Penk, MD

Article Type: Original Article | Publication Updated: November 16, 2022

There is variation in care and hospital length of stay following surgical repair of ventricular septal defects. The use of clinical pathways in a variety of pediatric care settings have been shown to reduce practice variability and overall length of stay without increasing the rate of adverse events....