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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38351027/molecular-diagnosis-of-taenia-saginata-from-two-patients-in-palestine-two%C3%A2-case-reports
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Mohammad Asees, Issam Jawabreh, Omar Hamarsheh, Ziad Abdeen, Ayoub Assi, Kifaya Azmi
BACKGROUND: Taeniasis, is a worldwide foodborne zoonotic disease caused by two principal species; Taenia saginata and Taenia solium. The tapeworm infects the intestine causing taeniasis in humans. Taeniasis is a very rare parasitic infection in Palestine with very few annual cases of unknown species. The infection rate and the disease status are not clear due to the lack of reports about the actual number of patients. CASE PRESENTATION: Two Palestinian patients; one male of 22 years old from Hebron and the other is female of 33 years old from Ramallah were referred to Palestinian Health Services in the West Bank, Palestine, complained of weight loss, abdominal pain and presence of motile segments of creamy color in the their stool...
February 14, 2024: Journal of Medical Case Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38351006/association-of-inherited-thrombophilia-mutations-and-their-combinations-among-palestinian-women-with-unexplained-recurrent-miscarriage
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Ayman A Najjar, Imam Hassouna, Mahmoud A Srour, Hany M Ibrahim, Randa Y Assi, Heba M Abd El Latif
BACKGROUND: Inherited thrombophilia (IT) has a complex pathophysiology and is associated with recurrent miscarriage (RM) by causing placental insufficiency and inhibiting fetal development. However, thrombophilia screening in unexplained RM cases is still questionable. This study aimed to investigate the association between the common eight IT mutations and their combinations among Palestinian women with unexplained RM. METHODS: This is an unmatched case-control study with 200 women (100 unexplained RM cases, 100 controls)...
February 13, 2024: Thrombosis Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38333487/sagliker-syndrome-in-a-patient-with-secondary-hyperparathyroidism-and-chronic-kidney-disease-a-case-report-from-palestine
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Ibtihal Ahmad, Saja Alkomi, Rula Sharaha, Shaheera Manasrah, Osama N Dukmak
Sagliker syndrome (SS) is a rare complication in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on prolonged dialysis due to uncontrolled secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). SS manifests with a constellation of clinical manifestations, including short stature, craniomaxillofacial abnormalities, hearing loss, and neuropsychiatric disorders. This article reports a 33-year-old male patient with CKD who complained of progressive disfiguring facial changes, multiple recurrent fractures, and shortened height. The condition affects his quality of life...
January 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38332586/burden-and-epidemiology-of-mental-disorders-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-from-1990-to-2019-findings-from-the-global-burden-of-disease-study
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Mohammad Effatpanah, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Fateme Gorgani, Samaneh Tanhapour Khotbehsara, Shakiba Seifi, Hadis Nasoori, Amir Hossein Memari, Seyed Reza Darijani
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have mainly focused on individual mental disorders, and there is no study addressing the total burden of mental disorders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). AIMS: This study evaluated the burden of mental disorders in the MENA region from 1990 to 2019. STUDY DESIGN: Epidemiological. METHODS: We utilized global burden of disease data to examine the burden of 12 mental disorders from 1990 to 2019 across age groups, genders, and the 21 MENA countries...
February 9, 2024: Balkan Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38326766/anticipated-time-to-seek-medical-advice-for-possible-lung-cancer-symptoms-and-barriers-to-timely-presentation-in-palestine-a-national-cross-sectional-study
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Mohamedraed Elshami, Nawras Sawafta, Ahmad Mansour, Mohammed Alser, Ibrahim Al-Slaibi, Hanan Abukmail, Hanan Shurrab, Shahd Qassem, Faten Darwish Usrof, Malik Alruzayqat, Wafa Aqel, Roba Nairoukh, Rahaf Kittaneh, Yousef Mahmoud Nimer Habes, Obaida Ghanim, Wesam Almajd Aabed, Ola Omar, Motaz Daraghma, Jumana Aljbour, Razan E M Elian, Areen Zuhour, Haneen Habes, Mohammed Al-Dadah, Shurouq I Albarqi, Bettina Bottcher, Nasser Abu-El-Noor
BACKGROUND: Lung cancer (LC) has poor survival outcomes mainly due to diagnosis at late stages. This study explored the anticipated time to seek medical advice for possible LC symptoms and barriers to early presentation in Palestine. METHODS: This cross-sectional study recruited adult participants from hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public spaces of 11 governorates using convenience sampling. A modified, translated-into-Arabic version of the validated LC awareness measure was used to assess LC symptom awareness, the time needed to seek medical advice and barriers to early presentation...
February 7, 2024: BMC Cancer
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38322623/effect-of-nitro-counseling-on-lifestyle-of-obese-adolescence
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Mustafa Mohammad Shouli, Khaila Mohammad Shouli, Ibrahim Aqtam, Ahmad Ayed
INTRODUCTION: Obesity during adolescence represents a strong predictor of higher mortality in adulthood; thus, lifestyle interventions represent the recommended therapy. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of nitro counseling on lifestyle of obese adolescence, and develop life changing program. METHOD: Quasi-experimental design was conducted between October 2021 and January 2022. A total of 117 university nursing students participated from two universities in Palestine...
2024: SAGE Open Nursing
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38322021/urgent-humanitarian-appeal-protecting-the-lives-of-women-and-children-in-the-gaza-strip-palestine
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Helmi Ben Saad
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
January 2024: Journal of Public Health Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38321071/epidemiology-and-clinical-characteristics-of-patients-with-healthcare-acquired-multidrug-resistant-gram-negative-bacilli-a-retrospective-study-from-a-tertiary-care-hospital
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Banan M Aiesh, Mustafa Natsheh, Mohammad Amar, Shatha AbuTaha, Mohammad Qadi, Adham AbuTaha, Ali Sabateen, Sa'ed H Zyoud
The numbers of infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and those that are carbapenem resistant, especially Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae), are increasing, and these infections are becoming a global public health problem. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of infections caused by ESBL-producing and carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in patients hospitalized at An-Najah National University Hospital in Nablus, Palestine, and to provide healthcare workers with valuable information on the treatment of these infections...
February 6, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38317853/case-report-successful-r0-resection-in-locally-advanced-retroperitoneal-sarcomas
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Peter Bael, Bayan Alqtishat, Khaled Alshawwa
We present a case series of three successfully resected tumors in our center at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem, Palestine, all of which primarily involved or invaded adjacent structures and needed a multidisciplinary approach to achieve R0 resection. Our first patient is a 42-year-old previously healthy female with intermittent attacks of dull aching abdominal pain. Her tumor was a leiomyosarcoma that involved major vessels and other adjacent vital structures. Ultimately, she needed major highly advanced surgery necessitating the need for vascular reconstruction of the IVC, as well as R0 resection...
2024: Frontiers in Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38313821/guideline-directed-medical-therapy-in-heart-failure-patients-with-reduced-ejection-fraction-in-palestine-retrospective-clinical-audit-study
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Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Sabaa Saleh Al-Hemyari, Moyad Shahwan, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Maimona Jairoun
OBJECTIVES: To assess the characteristics of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF), as well as the current application of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in Palestine. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study involved a population of heart failure (HF) patients who visited cardiology clinics at An-Najah National University Hospital and the National Hospital, Palestine...
March 2024: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal: SPJ: the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38306353/understanding-coverage-of-antenatal-care-in-palestine-cross-sectional-analysis-of-palestinian-multiple-indicator-cluster-survey-2019-2020
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Masako Horino, Salwa Massad, Saifuddin Ahmed, Khalid Abu Khalid, Yehia Abed
INTRODUCTION: Antenatal care is an essential component of primary healthcare, providing opportunities to screen, prevent, and treat morbidity to preserve the health of mothers and offspring. The World Health Organization now recommends a minimum of eight antenatal care contacts, instead of four, which is challenging in countries exposed to political violence and structural disparities in access to social, economic and healthcare resources as exist in Palestine. This study examines the compliance of the recommend standard of antenatal care in Palestine...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38302196/israeli-necropolitics-and-the-pursuit-of-health-justice-in-palestine
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Layth Hanbali, Edwin Jit Leung Kwong, Amy Neilson, James Smith, Sali Hafez, Rasha Khoury
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 1, 2024: BMJ Global Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38296910/risk-factors-for-failing-sub-tenon-s-triamcinolone-acetonide-for-uveitic-macular-edema
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Amit K Reddy, Jennifer L Patnaik, Alan G Palestine
BACKGROUND: Sub-Tenon's triamcinolone acetonide (STA) is less effective than intravitreal corticosteroids in the treatment of uveitic macular edema (ME), but does have some relative advantages, including substantially lower cost and decreased risk of post-injection ocular hypertension. It would be useful for clinicians to know which eyes may respond well to STA and not necessarily require intravitreal therapy. The objective of this study is to identify risk factors for failing STA for the treatment of uveitic ME...
February 1, 2024: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38292755/western-medical-acupuncture-perception-and-use-for-pain-management-among-athletes-a-systematic-review
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Karima Chaabna, Anupama Jithesh, Jibrail Cheema, Jasmine Aboughanem, Ravinder Mamtani
PURPOSE: This systematic review aims to assess the use and perception of "Western" medical acupuncture-based on conventional biomedical mechanisms and evidence-based medicine for diagnosis and needle placement-for pain management among athletes and their healthcare providers. METHODS: A systematic review is reported based on the PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Allied and Complementary Medicine databases, and Google Scholar were searched (search: from database inception to July 2023)...
2024: Journal of Pain Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38286039/infection-control-measures-at-diagnostic-imaging-departments-in%C3%A2-governmental-hospitals-gaza-strip
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M I Tabash, A A S Abu Saada, M AbuQamar, H H Mansour, Y Alajerami, K Abushab
INTRODUCTION: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial in safeguarding patient safety and minimizing the risk of healthcare-associated infections. AIM: The study investigated infection prevention and control measures for diagnostic imaging departments at governmental hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. METHODS: The study design was a cross-sectional analytical study. The sample included all radiographers (81) and radiologists (40) working at Al Shifa Medical Complex and European Gaza Hospital (EGH)...
January 28, 2024: Radiography
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38279862/epidemiology-of-scorpion-stings-in-the-west-bank-occupied-palestinian-territory
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elias N Handal, Mohammad Abu Serhan, Mazin B Qumsiyeh, Rihan Bani Hani, David A Warrell, Zuhair S Amr
BACKGROUND: Scorpionism (scorpion sting envenoming) is an endemic public health concern in many Arab Middle Eastern countries. However, our knowledge of the epidemiology of scorpion stings in the West Bank is limited. AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of scorpion stings in 4 districts of the West Bank over a specified period. METHODS: We obtained scorpion sting records from the main hospitals in 4 districts of the West Bank for 2012 and 2014-2020...
December 21, 2023: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38273101/knowledge-and-attitudes-toward-the-use-of-anabolic-androgenic-steroids-among-physical-education-university-students-a-cross-sectional-study-from-palestine
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Suhaib Hattab, Bashar Saleh, Laith Qasarweh, Mahmoud Draidi, Sa'ed H Zyoud
The use of androgenic-anabolic steroids (AASs) has increased in recent years, especially among athletes, due to their effect on body shape and performance. These agents could have serious side effects on this highly susceptible population, which tends to use these substances frequently to promote muscle growth and physical performance. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes toward the use of anabolic androgenic steroids among physical education university students in Palestine. A cross-sectional study of physical education students from November 2020 to January 2021 was conducted using an electronic questionnaire...
January 25, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38272690/responding-to-the-war-in-israel-and-palestine
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gene Feder Obe, Anwar Khan, David Jewell, Sabena Jameel
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 2024: British Journal of General Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38271442/exploring-the-relation-between-interleukin-6-and-high-sensitive-cardiac-troponin-t-in-asymptomatic-hemodialysis-patient-a-cross-sectional-study
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Leen Ibrahim, Katreen Yasin, Leen Abbas, Yahya Ismael, Ahmed Mousa, Mohammad Alkarajeh, Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal
BACKGROUND: High-sensitive cardiac troponin T (h-cTnT), which serves as a marker for myocardial damage, has also been linked to adverse outcomes in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients. This study aims to explore the correlation between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and h-cTnT in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients to unravel the relationship between inflammation and cardiovascular risk. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 81 patients was conducted from November 2022 to March 2023 at An-Najah National University Hospital in Palestine...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38271082/optic-disc-edema-is-an-under-recognized-feature-of-birdshot-chorioretinitis
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Sharon Sabapathypillai, Victoria J Miller, Akbar Shakoor, Alan G Palestine, Jennifer E Thorne, Debra A Goldstein, Paul A Gaudio, Naomi Goldberg, Albert Vitale, Ariel Schlaen, Akshay Thomas, Pauline T Merrill, Veena Raiji, Phoebe Lin, Armando L Oliver, Ramana S Moorthy, Gaurav Chandra, Ester Carreno, Wendy M Smith, Gregory Van Stavern, Lynn M Hassman
BACKGROUND: Optic disc edema is a feature of many ophthalmic and neurologic conditions. It remains an underappreciated feature of birdshot chorioretinitis (BSCR), leading to delay in diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of our study was to identify clinical features that are concomitant with optic disc edema and suggest a diagnosis of BSCR. METHODS: Retrospective multicenter case series of 29 patients who were referred to a neuro-ophthalmologist or uveitis specialist for evaluation of disc edema and were ultimately diagnosed with BSCR...
January 25, 2024: Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology: the Official Journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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