Search Results - "Medicine (Baltimore)"

Students’ perception of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A survey study of Polish medical students by Bączek, Michał, Zagańczyk-Bączek, Michalina, Szpringer, Monika, Jaroszyński, Andrzej, Wożakowska-Kapłon, Beata

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted teaching in a variety of institutions, especially in medical schools. Electronic learning (e-learning) became the core…”
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Clinical remission of a critically ill COVID-19 patient treated by human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: A case report by Liang, Bing, Chen, Junhui, Li, Tao, Wu, Haiying, Yang, Wenjie, Li, Yanjiao, Li, Jianchun, Yu, Congtao, Nie, Fangang, Ma, Zhaoxia, Yang, Mingxi, Xiao, Mingying, Nie, Panrong, Gao, Yanfeng, Qian, Chuanyun, Hu, Min

“…The COVID-19 cases increased very fast in January and February 2020. The mortality among critically ill patients, especially the elder ones, is relatively…”
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Prevalence and determinants of depression in caregivers of cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Geng, Hai-Mei, Chuang, Dong-Mei, Yang, Fang, Yang, Yang, Liu, Wei-Min, Liu, Li-Hui, Tian, Hong-Mei

“…Aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of depression in cancer patient caregivers and to identify factors affecting depression and quality of…”
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Physical activity programs for balance and fall prevention in elderly: A systematic review by Thomas, Ewan, Battaglia, Giuseppe, Patti, Antonino, Brusa, Jessica, Leonardi, Vincenza, Palma, Antonio, Bellafiore, Marianna

“…Due to demographic changes the world's population is progressively ageing. The physiological decay of the elderly adult may lead to a reduction in the ability…”
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Nonadherence to antihypertensive drugs: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Abegaz, Tadesse Melaku, Shehab, Abdulla, Gebreyohannes, Eyob Alemayehu, Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Elnour, Asim Ahmed

“…Hypertension drives the global burden of cardiovascular disease and its prevalence is estimated to increase by 30% by the year 2025. Nonadherence to chronic…”
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Association of elevated inflammatory markers and severe COVID-19: A meta-analysis by Ji, Pan, Zhu, Jieyun, Zhong, Zhimei, Li, Hongyuan, Pang, Jielong, Li, Bocheng, Zhang, Jianfeng

“…Our study aimed to assess the existing evidence on whether severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with elevated inflammatory markers.The…”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation therapy for Parkinson's disease: A preliminary study by Xue, Liu-Jun, Yang, Xiao-Zhong, Tong, Qiang, Shen, Peng, Ma, Shi-Jie, Wu, Shang-Nong, Zheng, Jin-Long, Wang, Hong-Gang

“…Imbalances in the gut microbiota mediate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)…”
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Sarcopenia is an Independent Predictor of Severe Postoperative Complications and Long-Term Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Analysis from a Large-Scale Cohort by Zhuang, Cheng-Le, Huang, Dong-Dong, Pang, Wen-Yang, Zhou, Chong-Jun, Wang, Su-Lin, Lou, Neng, Ma, Liang-Liang, Yu, Zhen, Shen, Xian

“…Currently, the association between sarcopenia and long-term prognosis after gastric cancer surgery has not been investigated. Moreover, the association between…”
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Cancer stem cells: Role in tumor growth, recurrence, metastasis, and treatment resistance by Chang, Jenny C.

“…Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a class of pluripotent cells that have been observed in most types of solid and hematologic cancers. CSCs have been shown in…”
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Child–Pugh Versus MELD Score for the Assessment of Prognosis in Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Peng, Ying, Qi, Xingshun, Guo, Xiaozhong

“…Child-Pugh and MELD scores have been widely used for the assessment of prognosis in liver cirrhosis. A systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the…”
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Prevalence of mental health problems among medical students in China: A meta-analysis by Zeng, Wen, Chen, Ruiqi, Wang, Xingyue, Zhang, Qin, Deng, Wei

“…The prevalence of mental health problems in medical students has continuously increased and is higher than the prevalence of mental health problems in students…”
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Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors associated with autism: A meta-analysis by Wang, Chengzhong, Geng, Hua, Liu, Weidong, Zhang, Guiqin

“…The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors for children autism. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science were…”
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Prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis by Dai, Wenjie, Ye, Ling, Liu, Aizhong, Wen, Shi Wu, Deng, Jing, Wu, Xin, Lai, Zhiwei

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a public health issue worldwide and is highly prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus…”
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Inspiratory muscle training for recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from mechanical ventilation: A pilot control clinical study by Abodonya, Ahmed M., Abdelbasset, Walid Kamal, Awad, Elsayed A., Elalfy, Ibrahim E., Salem, Hosni A., Elsayed, Shereen H.

“…To the best of our knowledge, no studies have evaluated the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from…”
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Chronic constipation: A review of literature by Forootan, Mojgan, Bagheri, Nazila, Darvishi, Mohammad

“…Chronic constipation is described as a common complication determined by difficult and/or rare passage of stool or both. The difference in definition of…”
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The relationship between smoking and stroke: A meta-analysis by Pan, Biqi, Jin, Xiao, Jun, Liu, Qiu, Shaohong, Zheng, Qiuping, Pan, Mingwo

“…Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability for adult men and women worldwide, and a number of studies have explored the influences of smoking…”
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Sleep quality and mood symptoms in conscripted frontline nurse in Wuhan, China during COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study by Tu, Zhi-hao, He, Jing-wen, Zhou, Na

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sleep problems, depression and anxiety symptoms among conscripted frontline nurses fighting…”
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Current perspectives on the opioid crisis in the US healthcare system: A comprehensive literature review by Stoicea, Nicoleta, Costa, Andrew, Periel, Luis, Uribe, Alberto, Weaver, Tristan, Bergese, Sergio D.

“…The administration of opioids has been used for centuries as a viable option for pain management. When administered at appropriate doses, opioids prove…”
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The association between vitamin D deficiency and community-acquired pneumonia: A meta-analysis of observational studies by Zhou, Yun-Fang, Luo, Bang-An, Qin, Lu-Lu

“…Emerging evidence has shown that vitamin D deficiency may be related with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), but individually published studies showed…”
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Interventions to reduce burnout of physicians and nurses: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Zhang, Xiu-jie, Song, Yingqian, Jiang, Tongtong, Ding, Ning, Shi, Tie-ying

“…Numerous systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the interventions to reduce burnout of physicians and nurses have been published nowadays. This study aimed to…”
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