Benign mature teratoma of the conus medullaris in a 57-year-old-female: case report and literature review by Daniel Yamba Yamba, Dramane Cissé, Oualid Mohammed Hmamouche, Faycal Lakhdar, Mohammed Benzagmout, Khalid Chakour, Mohammed El Faiz Chaoui

“…Case presentation We present a case of a 57-year-old woman who was referred from the neurology department for sudden weakness of the lower limbs. The patient has a medical history of chronic low back pain. …”
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Unlocking precision medicine: clinical applications of integrating health records, genetics, and immunology through artificial intelligence by Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Hung Hsiao, Ching-Heng Lin, Yang C. Fann

“…This comprehensive review explores the clinical applications of AI-driven analytics in unlocking personalized insights for patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Through the synergistic approach of integrating AI across diverse data sets, clinicians gain a holistic view of patient health and potential risks. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

“…Initially, the patient was diagnosed with allergic conjunctivitis, managed with 0.1 % fluorometholone eye drops, 4 times daily in both eyes, but the symptoms did not improve despite 27 weeks of treatment, ICI-related conjunctivitis was considered, and the patient was prescribed with, 0.1 % tacrolimus eye drops twice daily in both eyes. …”
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An institutional framework to support ethical fair and equitable artificial intelligence augmented care by Steven Dykstra, Matthew MacDonald, Rhys Beaudry, Dina Labib, Melanie King, Yuanchao Feng, Jacqueline Flewitt, Jeff Bakal, Bing Lee, Stafford Dean, Marina Gavrilova, Paul W. M. Fedak, James A. White

“…We present the PULSE framework, aimed to establish an integrative and ethically governed ecosystem for the patient-guided, patient-contextualized use of multi-domain health data for AI-augmented care. …”
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Ischemic monomelic neuropathy following arteriovenous fistula surgery: a case report by Da Woon Kim, You Hyun Jeon, Miju Bae, Sang Heon Song

“…Postoperatively, the patient complained of pain, motor weakness, and numbness in the left hand. …”
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Appropriate Use of Inpatient Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents by Chenghao Cui, Timothy Nguyen, Mohammad Rattu

“…One dose was dispensed when the Hb was 11.1 g/dL to a patient on renal replacement therapy, and one dose was dispensed when the Hb was 13.8 g/dL to a surgical patient who refused blood transfusions. …”
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Triple Local Recurrence of Synovial Sarcoma: A Case Report by Mouli Edward, Kukuh Ali Akbar

“…Two years after the third surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, the patient had no complaint about a lump and planned a radiograph evaluation. …”
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From data to diagnosis: leveraging deep learning in IoT-based healthcare by Miracle A. Atianashie, Chukwuma Chinaza Adaobi

“…Ethical and legal considerations are also critical as the deployment of artificial intelligence in healthcare necessitates careful consideration of patient consent and data security. The future of deep learning in healthcare IoT is geared toward enhancing data security, improving device integration, and creating patient-centric models through innovative technologies such as blockchain and edge computing. …”
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Antiphospholipid Syndrome as a Cause of Recurrent Portal Vein Thrombosis in a Man with a Medical History of other Thrombosis by R. G. Sayfutdinov, R. R. Saifutdinov, R. R. Akhunova, T. V. Saifutdinova, G. R. Absalyamova, T. V. Dvoryankina, G. R. Akhunova

“…However, the patient's liver function remained practically intact all the time. …”
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Surgical treatment of the fistulizing Crohn's disease with anterior abdominal wall reconstruction (Clinical case) by Yu. Ye. Kitsenko, O. S. Shifrin, P. V. Tsarkov

“…Repeated surgery for fistula elimination was unsuccessful, however allowed to establish Crohn's disease diagnosis. Patient refused from surgical treatment, therefore despite the lack of permanent remission at infliximab treatment, therapy was maintained until patient developed anaphylactic reaction. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Within over half a year patient had large antral ulcer of the stomach (periodically turning to giant) with signs of occult bleeding. …”
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Challenges and Solutions for Keeping Maternity and Gynecology Services Functioning Comprehensively in Secondary Level Health Care Facility in COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Using a Cl... by Jayanta Kumar Biswas, Pratistha Lall, Soumen Das Poddar, Vikas Srivastava, Ajith Nilakantan

“…Only limited COVID-19 testing was done and there was no mortality in patients or health care workers (HCW) in the obstetrics and gynecological department. …”
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Key drivers of medical crowdfunding success: a comprehensive analysis of 84,712 projects by Siyuan Zhang, Qing Zhang, Mengning Wang, Xin Tang, Xin Lu, Wei Huang

“…This study collects a large dataset from one of China’s largest crowdfunding platforms, encompassing 84,712 unique projects, and employs comprehensive analysis on investigating the impact of a variety of factors, including project features and patient characteristics. The results indicate that both project features and patient characteristics significantly affect the performance of medical crowdfunding projects, encompassing aspects like fundraising target amount, patient age, disease type, and geographic location. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of percutaneous spinal cord stimulation according to the single or double leads by Esra Ertilav, Osman Nuri Aydin

“…Method Follow-up data of 41 patients (20 patients with double lead, 21 patients with single lead) who underwent percutaneous SCS were analysed. …”
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Intracranial desmoid tumor simulating a trigeminal schwannoma: case report and literature review by Beatrice Silva Fernandes, Jessica Fernandes Vasconcelos, Paulo Eduardo Goncalves, Joilson Francisco de Souza Junior, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Arthur Maynart Pereira Oliveira

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 50-year-old male patient, complaining of pain in the region of the right ear and discomfort in the region of the maxilla on the same side for 5 months. …”
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The integration of hospital pharmacists into primary care settings in Shenzhen, China: a qualitative study by Zhiling Deng, Pengxiang Zhou, Yiting Lu, Zhengrong Li, Mi Yao, Yang Li, Chuan Zou, Haixin Li, Songtao Cai, Yi Guo, Yuling Tong, Yang Zhao, Zhijie Xu

“…Abstract Background Integrating hospital pharmacists into primary care settings can enhance the quality of patient care. However, the challenges vary across countries. …”
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Model Prognosis Masa Pengobatan Pasien Tuberkulosis Dengan Metode C4.5 by Rusdah Rusdah, Brian Agni Bregastantyo

“…This should be the concern of all parties so that the failure rate of the treatment process for tuberculosis patients must be kept to a minimum. The patient's habit factor and the patient's time to take medication must be closely monitored so that the treatment period can be shortened. …”
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A theory-based analysis of the implementation of online asynchronous telemedicine platforms into primary care practices using Normalisation Process Theory by Cara Leighton, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Annavittoria Porter, Adrian Edwards, Alison Cooper

“…Outcomes include changed roles and responsibilities for staff and patients and high patient satisfaction. There are concerns regarding confidentiality and health inequities. …”
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Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis by Matthew A. Pappas, Shoshana J. Herzig, Andrew D. Auerbach, Abhishek Deshpande, Eunice Blanchard, Michael B. Rothberg

“…Causal inference observational study designs can be used to estimate patient-level harms of interventions such as empiric antimicrobials. …”
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Combination of autoimmune hepatitis to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Clinical case) by A. A. Driga, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Blood pressure was 130/90 mm Hg, patient had hepatomegaly (+5 cm). Abdominal ultrasonography revealed liver and pancreatic steatosis. …”
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