Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510157

The Impact of Pharmacists Satisfying Quality Measures to Increase CMS Star Ratings

Ashani McDonald, PharmD, AAHIVP, Raechel Moore, PharmD, BCACP, Kim Finley, PharmD, BCACP, Bailey Scism, PharmD, BCACP and John Handshaw, PharmD

Article Type: Commentary Article | First Published: 2023/07/14

Quality, cost, and access are the three primary metrics of the healthcare system. In recent years, the healthcare system has begun to feel a greater push to provide a higher quality of care as payors have adopted Quality-Based metrics and incentive measures. With an expected shortage of up to 48,000 physicians by 2034 [1], a multidisciplinary approach will be crucial in continuing the push to provide high quality care. As the role of a pharmacist continues to evolve towards direct patient care, ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510156

The Role of Stigma and Revenge in HIV Prevalence

Moslem Ghaseminia

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: 2023/06/30

Many people are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) every year. Due to the unique properties of this virus, no effective vaccine has been approved to prevent this virus. HIV is transmitted to a healthy person in various ways, such as sex, using an infected syringe, etc. So far, various ways have been proposed to prevent the spread of this virus, however, the number of people infected with this virus continues to increase every year. Various factors play a role in this process of dis...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710073

Educational Intervention Package to Increase Knowledge on Minimizing the Delays in Seeking Treatment of Leptospirosis in a District of Sri Lanka

Kumari AMUP, Vidanapathirana J, Amarasekara J and Karunanayake L

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/07/15

Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic infection and often neglected due to lack of knowledge. As an occupational disease, it has become a global concern due to its disease burden in endemic countries and rural areas. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention for knowledge on minimizing the delays in seeking treatment of leptospirosis among farmers in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-461X/1710072

Assessment of Prevalence of Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases in a Rural Community and its Neighborhood in Enugu State, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Survey from a Health Outreach

Ogbonna N John Dike, Chinelo N Aguiyi-Ikeanyi, Abdulmuminu Isah, Adaobi U Mosanya, Nkechi J Okonkwo-Uzor, Ginikachukwu N Okeke, Ohagwu M Beatrice-zita, Onyia C Oluebube and Nchekwube Precious Ebubechukwu

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/07/10

Africa faces a double burden of communicable and chronic non-communicable diseases which have long-term public health impact. This study is to ascertain the disease prevalence, the degree, and the predisposing risk factors of communicable and non-communicable disease in Uvuru, in Uzo-Uwani Enugu State....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410154

Post Sleeve Gastrectomy Fistula: Experimental Model in Pigs

Maria Helena Wanderley Costa Dantas, Giuliana Fulco Gonçalves, Barbara Escarllet Coutinho Seabra, Irami Araújo-Filho, PhD and Amália Cinthia Meneses do Rêgo, PhD

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/07/13

Bariatric surgery is considered the primary treatment against severe obesity, as it is effective in sustained weight loss and reduces the prevalence of associated comorbidities. However, bariatric surgery is not free of complications observed at various postoperative stages, including fistulas....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410153

Post-Thyroidectomy Visual Loss in a Patient with Comorbidities - Case Report

Olufunmilola A OGUN, Oluwasanmi A AJAGBE and Adefemi O AFOLABI

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/07/12

We report a case of bilateral POVL in a 62-year-old female patient with multiple systemic comorbidities who had total thyroidectomy following acute respiratory obstruction from a huge compressive multinodular goitre. She had a difficult intubation complicated by cardiac arrest in the perioperative period. She noticed acute bilateral severe vision loss on the second day post-thyroidectomy....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410152

Giant Hydronephrosis Presented as a Huge Abdominal Mass in a 22-Year-Old Male: A Case Report

López Alvarado Mariela Itzayana, Martínez Villalpando Ricardo Ismael and Carmona Flores Oscar

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/06/25

Giant hydronephrosis (GH) is defined as a dilated collecting system containing more than one liter of fluid. In this case we reported a 22-year-old man who presented acute onset abdominal pain, so an extension study: Computed tomography (CT) is performed finding a giant hydronephrosis (9037 cc)....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4215.1510030

New Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Following Recent COVID-19 Infection

Adrian Oppong, MD, MS, Joe H Ghorayeb, DC, MHA and Anishinder Parkash, MD

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2023/07/16

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. There is evidence to support a link between herpesvirus infections and an associated increased risk of developing MS. Over the past two years, neurological complications associated with COVID-19 infection have been reported and are speculated to be caused by direct viral invasion. A relatively low connection between COVID-19 infection and MS development has been identified in the scientific literatur...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410171

Determinants of Glucose Imbalance and its Effects on Developing Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in an Urban and Rural Ghanaian Community

Shani Issah, Obed Akwaa Harrison, Angelina O Danquah, Kamal Sumani Mumuni, Iddrisu Salifu, Mutala Abdulai and Matilda Steiner Aseidu

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/06/30

Glucose imbalance or impaired fasting glycemia refers to a condition where there is imbalance in blood sugar levels in an individual. This is usually influenced by the inability of the kidneys to properly convert excess sugar into a form that can easily be eliminated from the body. Accumulation of excess sugar in the body leads to the occurrence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus with its associated complications. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410182

Epidemiological Study of Penile Cancer in Northeast Brazil

Thais Cristina Loyola da Silva, Érika Gabrielle Pinheiro Ximenes, Ythalo Hugo da Silva Santos, Rodrigo Jerônimo Araújo, Eurides Araújo Bezerra de Macedo, Irami Araújo-Filho, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros and Tirzah Braz Petta

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: 2023/07/10

All patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, mainly aged over 50 years, from the state's interior, brown, illiterate, or with incomplete primary education. At diagnosis, 68% of patients were classified as having tumors ≥ T2, and 30% had lymph node involvement. Distant metastases were detected in 2.1% of patients at diagnosis. Most patients received the diagnosis in the initial phase of the disease, but 20.2% were diagnosed in stage IV....