Streamlining Thyroidectomy Treatment with a Multidisciplinary Approach: A Case Report by Avilash Mohapatra, Deepanshi Vashishtha, Srikanta Padhan

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COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world by Lukoye Atwoli, Gregory E. Erhabor, Aiah A. Gbakima, Abraham Haileamlak, Jean-Marie Kayembe Ntumba, James Kigera, Laurie Laybourn-Langton, Robert Mash, Joy Muhia, Fhumulani M. Mulaudzi, David Ofori-Adjei, Friday Okonofua, Arash Rashidian, Maha El-Adawy, Siaka Sidibé, Abdelmadjid Snouber, James Tumwine, Sahar Yassien Mohammad, Paul Yonga, Lilia Zakhama, Chris Zielinski

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Importance of different electronic medical record components for chronic disease identification in a Swiss primary care database: a cross-sectional study by Rahel Meier, Thomas Grischott, Yael Rachamin, Levy Jäger, Oliver Senn, Thomas Rosemann, Jakob M. Burgstaller, Stefan Markun

“…METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 120,608 patients of 128 general practitioners in the Swiss FIRE (“Family Medicine Research using Electronic Medical Records”) primary care database in 2019. …”
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Excessive daytime sleepiness and adherence to antihypertensive medications among Blacks: analysis of the counseling African Americans to control hypertension (CAATCH) trial by Williams NJ, Jean-Louis G, Pandey A, Ravenell J, Boutin-Foster C, Ogedegbe G

“…Natasha J Williams,1 Girardin Jean-Louis,1 Abhishek Pandey,2 Joseph Ravenell,1 Carla Boutin-Foster,3 Gbenga Ogedegbe1 1Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Division of Internal Medicine, NYU Medical Center, New York, 2Department of Family Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, 3Center of Excellence in Disparities Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA Background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) often occurs as a result of insufficient sleep, sleep apnea, illicit substance use, and other medical and psychiatric conditions. …”
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Patterns of Antipsychotic Prescribing by Physicians to Young Children by Huskamp, Haiden A., Horvitz-Lennon, Marcela, Normand, Sharon-Lise T., Donohue, Julie M., Berndt, Ernst R

“…The sampl included all U.S. psychiatrists and a random sample of 5 of family medicine physicians who wrote at least te antipsychotic prescriptions per year from 2008 to 201 (N=31,713). …”
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Caring for Caregivers (C4C) : study protocol for a pilot feasibility randomised control trial of Positive Written Disclosure for older adult caregivers of people with psychosis by Hazell, Cassie M., Jones, Christina J., Hayward, Mark, Bremner, Stephen A., O'Connor, Daryl B., Pinfold, Vanessa, Smith, Helen Elizabeth

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Use of smartphones for detecting diabetic retinopathy : a protocol for a scoping review of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Tan, Choon Han, Quah, Willie-Henri, Tan, Colin S. H., Smith, Helen, Tudor Car, Lorainne

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Patient and public involvement and engagement in a doctoral research project exploring self-harm in older adults by Troya, M. Isabela, Chew-Graham, Carolyn A., Babatunde, Opeyemi, Bartlam, Bernadette, Higginbottom, Adele, Dikomitis, Lisa

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The contribution of physician assistants in primary care: a systematic review by Halter, M, Drennan, V, Chattopadhyay, K, Carneiro, W, Yiallouros, J, de Lusignan, S, Gage, H, Gabe, J, Grant, R

“…Eligibility criteria: PAs with a recognised PA qualification, general practice/family medicine included and the findings relevant to it presented separately and an English language journal publication. …”

Internet-based vestibular rehabilitation for older adults with chronic dizziness: A randomized controlled trial in primary care. by Geraghty, A, Essery, R, Kirby, S, Stuart, B, Turner, D, Little, P, Bronstein, A, Andersson, G, Carlbring, P, Yardley, L

Oral and topical antibiotics for clinically infected eczema in children: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in ambulatory care. by Francis, NA, Ridd, MJ, Thomas-Jones, E, Butler, CC, Hood, K, Shepherd, V, Marwick, CA, Huang, C, Longo, M, Wootton, M, Sullivan, F

What are the barriers faced by patients using insulin? A qualitative study of Malaysian health care professionals’ views by Khoo, E.M., Lee, Y.K., Ng, C.J., Lee, P.Y., Abdullah, K.L., Low, W.Y., Abdul Samad, A., Chen, W.S.

“…Forty-one health care professionals participated in the study, consisting of primary care doctors (n = 20), family medicine specialists (n = 10), government policymakers (n = 5), diabetes educators (n = 3), endocrinologists (n = 2), and one pharmacist. …”
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A pilot design of a protocol for a university-wide community-based occupational health screening project: HUMS2U by Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping, Sofeinah Didora Judip, Jeanny John, Erwani Minin, Noor Rajrinnie Rajak, Luqman Ridha Anwar, Helen Benedict Lasimbang, Mohd Nazri Mohd Daud, Sahipudin Saupin

“…Methods: A Primary Care Condition Assessment Questionnaire was designed by family medicine physicians, mental health doctors, and public health physicians. …”
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The Global Landscape of Domestic Violence against Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review by Priya Dharishini Kunasagran, Khalid Mokti, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim1, Freddie Robinson, Adora J Muyou, Sheila Miriam Mujin, Nabihah Ali, Gary Goh Chun Chao, Rudi Nasib, Abraham Chiu En Loong, Nachia Banu Abdul Rahim, Mohd Hafizuddin Ahmad, Prabakaran Solomon Dhanaraj, Pathman Arumugam, , Jamilah Yusof

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Prevalence of clustering of lifestyle cardiovascular risks and its association with cardiovascular screening activities among apparently healthy government servants in ‘Wisma Perse... by Mat Hassan, Nurulhuda

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Understanding Dieting and Previous Weight Loss Attempts among Overweight and Obese Participants: Insights into My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at Work Program by Ismail, Tengku Alina Tengku, Jalil, Rohana Abdul, Ishak, Wan Rosli Wan, Hamid, Noor Fadzlina, Nik, Wan Suriati Wan, Mohamed, Hamid Jan Jan, Mohd, Nor Haslina, Arifin, Wan Nor, Mohamed, Wan Mohd Izani Wan, Ibrahim, Mohd Ismail, Ismail, Rohaida, Hassim, Tengku Fatimatul Tengku, Aris, Tahir, Muda, Wan Manan Wan

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Psychological status and well being among emergency medical officers in hospitals in Malaysia by Yahaya, Siti Nasrina

“…Contradicting to this, a study among Canadian family medicine residents reported that the prevalence of depression was 20% (Earle and Kelly, 2005), which is higher as compared to the emergency residents.…”
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Validation of Menstrual Disorders Questionnaire (MDQ) among medical students in Universiti Sains Malaysia by Lin, Yee Siau

“…It started in July 2010 and ended in December 2010 using the structured self-administered questionnaire developed by a group of experts from Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Family Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The questionnaire comprised 62 items in knowledge domain and 14 items in attitude domain related to menstrual disorders. …”
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Diagnostic performance of point-of-care ubiquitin carboxy-terminal Hydrolase-L1 assay in distinguishing imaging abnormalities in traumatic brain injury: A TRACK-TBI cohort study by Kevin K. Wang, Jennifer C. Munoz-Pareja, Lauren A. Lautenslager, J. Adrian Tyndall, Zhihui Yang, Maria R. Kerrigan, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Frederick K. Korley, David Okonkwo, Ava M. Puccio, John K. Yue, Sabrina R. Taylor, Pratik Mukherjee, Esther L. Yuh, Nancy R. Temkin, Claudia S. Robertson, Xiaoying Sun, Sonia Jain, Amy J. Markowitz, Geoffrey T. Manley, Opeolu Adeoye, Neeraj Badjatia, Kim Boase, Yelena Bodien, M. Ross Bullock, Randall Chesnut, John D. Corrigan, Karen Crawford, Sureyya Dikmen, Ann-Christine Duhaime, Richard Ellenbogen, V Ramana Feeser, Adam R. Ferguson, Brandon Foreman, Raquel Gardner, Etienne Gaudette, Joseph Giacino, Luis Gonzalez, Shankar Gopinath, Rao Gullapalli, J Claude Hemphill, Gillian Hotz, Joel Kramer, Natalie Kreitzer, Harvey Levin, Chris Lindsell, Joan Machamer, Christopher Madden, Alastair Martin, Thomas McAllister, Michael McCrea, Randall Merchant, Lindsay Nelson, Laura Ngwenya, Eva Palacios, Daniel Perl, Miri Rabinowitz, Jonathan Rosand, Angelle Sander, Gabriella Satris, David Schnyer, Seth Seabury, Arthur Toga, Alex Valadka, Mary Vassar, Paul Vespa, Ross Zafonte

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Development and Validation of a Novel Generic Health-related Quality of Life Instrument With 20 Items (HINT-20) by Min-Woo Jo, Hyeon-Jeong Lee, Soo Young Kim, Seon-Ha Kim, Hyejung Chang, Jeonghoon Ahn, Minsu Ock

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