The prognostic value of ferritinemia level in patients with chronic hepatitis C by N. C. Sargsyants, E. H. Grigoryan

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Enhancing student nurses’ ethical skills via simulation-based learning: barriers and opportunities by Richard M. Rasesemola, Manoko P. T. Molabe

“…Lack of efficient strategies to facilitate ethical competence create threats to ethical values in healthcare with a potential to jeopardise patients’ health outcomes. …”
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Erratum to ‘Role of nanotechnology in neurosurgery: A review of recent advances and their applications’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024)100298)] by Javed Iqbal, Evan Courville, Syed Faraz Kazim, Michael Kogan, Meic H. Schmidt, Christian A. Bowers

“…The use of nanotechnology in medicine and healthcare is known as nanomedicine. These nanoparticles exhibit significant potential in medicine, including in imaging techniques and diagnostic tools, tissue-engineered constructs, drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical therapeutics, and implants. …”
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Assessing the quality, reliability, and transparency of YouTube videos on spiritual palliative care: a content analysis by Fhaied Almobarak

“…., educational institutions, healthcare providers, etc.), dominant video formats (documentaries, testimonials, lectures, etc.), and overall quality and transparency of the content.MethodsOn 19th April 2024, a sample of 50 spiritual palliative care YouTube videos was compiled and examined for quality, reliability, and transparency assessment. …”
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Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study by Darren M Ashcroft, Richard N Keers, Jonathan Cooke, Steven D Williams

“…The working environment was implicated when nurses lacked healthcare team support and/or were exposed to a perceived increased workload during ward rounds, shift changes or emergencies. …”
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Stability of parenteral drugs in hospital circuit by Sarah BOUAMEUR, Aicha BRAHMI, Mimouna BOUNAB, Aicha KHELLIFI

“… Introduction- Drug stability in healthcare establishments is a recurring problem in practice of hospital pharmacists. …”
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The Motives behind the Skepticism of Conventional Medicine Advocates towards Traditional Persian Medicine: An Expert Opinion by Majid Nimrouzi, Zahra Salehi, Faranak Alembizar

“…Traditional and conventional medicine share many abilities, but they cannot address all healthcare requirements alone. If we delineate medicine as a distinct system, it is a knowledge-based art for palliating physical and mental pains, and the traditional/conventional classification of medicine and separating these two schools is the first terrible impediment. …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…Hikikomori  is  associated  with  malnutrition[1],  mood  disorders,  self-neglect,  and  reduced  access  to  healthcare.  Although  initially  observed  and  described  in  Japan,  this  psychiatric  condition  has  become  a  global  phenomenon  in  recent  years,  with  an  important  burden  on patients  and  their  families.  …”
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Process industry disrupted: AI and the need for human orchestration by M.W. Vegter, V. Blok, R. Wesselink

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Insights into prostate cancer awareness and perceptions among men in Tshwane by L Nzombe, J Shirinde, S Patrick

“…Educational campaigns targeting diverse age and education groups are recommended, along with smoking cessation programmes, improved PCa screening access, tailored messaging, healthcare collaborations, and cultural sensitivity to enhance awareness and early detection. …”
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Career Perspectives for Pediatric Orthopaedic Trainees and Early Practitioners: A Panel Discussion by Jeffrey B. Peck, MD, William Cutchen, MD, Lee Haruno, MPH, Dustin Greenhill, MD, Karen Bovid, MD, Brandon Ramo, MD

“…Key Concepts: (1) When selecting a fellowship, it is valuable to understand one's learning style and to consider family needs. (2) After discovering what positions may be available, match each potential position's professional and personal opportunities with your needs. (3) Your initial practice will evolve to your ideal professional endpoint over years of effort and development. (4) The optimal work-life relationship is possible with good communication with your partner/family and with a good team of supporting healthcare staff around you. (5) Regular attendance at the POSNA annual meeting and involvement in committee work can be a resource and provide tremendous professional satisfaction.…”
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Perceptions and attitudes towards AI among trainee and qualified radiologists at selected South African training hospitals by Ayanda I. Nciki, Linda T. Hlabangana

“…Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, but its adoption in healthcare, especially radiology, remains contentious. …”
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The impact of organised educational campaigns on understanding of needle sticks injuries and related post-exposure HIV/AIDS prophylaxis by Ram Kumar Garg, Pooja Koundal, Poonam Sharma, Yogesh Kumar, Ram Niwas, Jitendra Singh

“…Approximately 385,000 healthcare professionals stab themselves unintentionally each year. …”
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A Health Economic Analysis Exploring the Cost Consequence of Using a Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Germany by Rhodri Saunders, Rafael Torrejon Torres, Henning Reuter, Scott Gibson

“…Reducing SSIs can enhance healthcare efficiency. # Objective This study explores the cost consequences of implementing an SSI prevention bundle (SPB) in total hip and knee arthroplasty (THKA)…”
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Copper strontium phosphate glasses with high antimicrobial efficacy by Roman Golovchak, Bohdan Mahlovanyi, Yaroslav Shpotyuk, Malgorzata Kus-Liskiewicz, Julia Kozianska, Renata Zadrag-Tecza, Grzegorz Zagula, Malgorzata Trzyna-Sowa, Andriy Kovalskiy, Agnieszka Gala-Bladzinska, Jozef Cebulski

“…The basic physical properties of the material are studied, and its antimicrobial effect is evaluated on Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, known to be the most common problem in hospital environments because of healthcare-associated infections. The glass powders demonstrate strong antibacterial efficacy with a concentration of only a few mg/mL, sufficient to eradicate the entire bacterial colonies within 24 h. …”
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The work of return to work. Challenges of returning to work when you have chronic pain: a meta-ethnography by Martin Underwood, Mary Grant, Kate Seers, Robert Froud, Joanne O-Beirne-Elliman

“…All were influenced by societal expectations in relation to work, self (self-belief, self-efficacy, legitimacy, autonomy and the meaning of work for the individual), health/illness/pain representations, prereturn to work support and rehabilitation, and system factors (healthcare, workplace and social security). A mismatch of expectations between the individual with pain and the workplace contributed to a feeling of being judged and difficulties asking for help. …”
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In pursuit of evidence: A need to transform Ayurvedic education by Sruthi G, Megha

“…Ayurveda, like other traditional systems, is often criticized for its lack of evidence upto the standard expected for modern day healthcare drugs and practices. This gap in evidence has led to Ayurveda being viewed as inferior to biomedicine. …”
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Towards developing new private sector obstetric care and contracting models in South Africa: Insights from public hospitals using private general practitioners to provide caesarean... by G C Solanki, T Doherty, V Brijlal, E Daviaud, S Fawcus

“… Maternal healthcare in South Africa faces huge private and public health systems challenges. …”
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Burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990–2021 by Saeid Safiri, Fikrettin Şahin, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Reza Shekarriz-Foumani, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…These findings underscore the need for tailored public health policies and strategies to enhance early detection, prevention, and management of BPH, thereby reducing its impact on healthcare systems and individuals.…”
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Smartphone-based health monitoring in India: Data collection and evaluation for pulse rate estimation by Achal Shetty, Sanjana S. Narasimhamurthy, KS Nataraj, Srilakshmi M. Prabhu, Neha Jagadeesh, Kunal Katre, Sumit Kumar, Neelesh Kapoor, Sudhir P. Haladi, Sankalp Gulati

“…Results: The smartphone-based PPG algorithm provides reasonably accurate estimations of pulse rate when compared to traditional pulse oximeters under varied healthcare settings (mean absolute error < 5, intraclass correlation coefficient > 0.90). …”
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