Physical activity and survival in chronic comorbidity among adult HIV patients in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study by Yadessa Tegene, Selamawit Mengesha, Andargachew Kassa, Alemayehu Toma, Mark Spigt

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Transnationalism and caring for vulnerable-status, migrant women and their families during pregnancy and early-childhood by Lisa Merry, Meghry Kevork, Jennifer Hille

“…We conducted a small, qualitative descriptive study and interviewed 7 care-providers (nursing, social work, family medicine, psycho-education) and 3 administrators/support personnel from LMB to gather data on their experiences and perspectives on “transnationalism” in care with vulnerable-status migrant women and their families. …”
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Adaptations of Clinical Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Medical Students and Faculty Members by Hassan AB, El-Agroudy A, Shehata MH, Almoawda MA, Atwa HS

“…Adla Bakri Hassan,1 Amgad El-Agroudy,1 Mohamed Hany Shehata,2,3 Maryam Abdulla Almoawda,4 Hani Salem Atwa5,6 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; 2Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; 3Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt; 4Medical Intern, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; 5Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; 6Medical Education Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EgyptCorrespondence: Hani Salem Atwa, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Tel +973 35635809, Email hanysma@agu.edu.bh; doctorhani2000@yahoo.comBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic had serious implications on medical schools’ programs that necessitated lots of adaptations of teaching, learning, and assessment to guarantee continuity of education in medical schools. …”
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Does the relative importance of the OxCAP-MH’s capability items differ according to mental ill-health experience? by Timea Mariann Helter, Alexander Kaltenboeck, Josef Baumgartner, Franz Mayrhofer, Georg Heinze, Andreas Sönnichsen, Johannes Wancata, Judit Simon

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Liquid Nitrogen Efficiency in Treatment of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone and Prevention of Recurrence by Cosmin Ioan Faur, Ahmed Abu-Awwad, Daniel Laurențiu Pop, Carmen Lăcrămioara Zamfir, Daniela Gurgus, Teodora Hoinoiu, Andrei Motoc, Carmen Haivas, Mirela Loredana Grigoraș, Roxana Folescu

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What Program Characteristics Are Associated with Resident Racial Diversity in Orthopaedic Surgery? An Analysis of Association of American Medical Colleges Data by Kalpit Shah, MD, Thompson Zhuang, BA, Brandon Scott, BA, Andrew Sobel, MD, Edward Akelman, MD, FAOA

“…In orthopaedic surgery, there are fewer Black or African American (4%) and Hispanic or Latino (4%) residents compared with general surgery, internal medicine, family medicine, and pediatrics (5%-7% Black residents and 7%-9% Hispanic/Latino residents, respectively). …”
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A population study on factors associated with unintentional falls among Iranian older adults by Gholam Reza Sotoudeh, Reza Mohammadi, Zahra Mosallanezhad, Eija Viitasara, Joaquim J.F. Soares

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HPV Vaccination Adherence in Working-Age Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Carlotta Amantea, Nazario Foschi, Filippo Gavi, Ivan Borrelli, Maria Francesca Rossi, Valerio Spuntarelli, Pierluigi Russo, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Paolo Emilio Santoro, Umberto Moscato

“…Among the eight studies included, four (50%) examined the vaccination adherence in young adults through data registered in nationwide insurance or private companies’ databases, three (37.5%) in young adults in different settings through data collected from surveys and questionnaires, and one (12.5%) an HPV vaccination campaign in a family medicine residency practice. Conclusion: Adherence to HPV vaccination in men of working age (18–30 years) does not appear to be adequate (pooled prevalence 11%). …”
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Reported COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Associated Factors among Members of Athens Medical Association: Results from a Cross-Sectional Study by Georgios Marinos, Dimitris Lamprinos, Panagiotis Georgakopoulos, Georgios Patoulis, Georgia Vogiatzi, Christos Damaskos, Anastasia Papaioannou, Anastasia Sofroni, Theodoros Pouletidis, Dimitrios Papagiannis, Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Kostas Konstantopoulos, Georgios Rachiotis

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Expanding access to HIV testing through Canadian community pharmacies: findings from the APPROACH study by Deborah V. Kelly, Jason Kielly, Christine Hughes, Jacqueline Gahagan, Shabnam Asghari, Stephanie Hancock, Kimberley Burt, Petra Smyczek, Carmen Charlton, Hai Nguyen

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FIP1L1–PDGFRα-Positive Loeffler Endocarditis—A Distinct Cause of Heart Failure in a Young Male: The Role of Multimodal Diagnostic Tools by Andreea Varga, Diana Andreea Moldovan, Marian Pop, Istvan Benedek, Attila Kövecsi, Robert Adrian Dumbrava, Dragos Gabriel Iancu, Liviu Cristescu, Laurentiu Huma, Ioan Tilea

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in seven provinces of Chinese mainland: A cross-sectional survey from 2015 to 2016 by Jie Zhang, Xiaoqing Liu, Huiting Liang, Shengyuan Xu, Xiaohua Wang, Renshi Xu

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Psychoactive substance abuse among commercial bus drivers in Umuahia, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria: an uncontrolled “epidemic” with attendant road traffic crashes by Roseline Oluyemisi Akande, Joel Olufunminiyi Akande, Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Adeola Olajumoke Ajayi, Akindele Amos Ajayi, Roseline Olabisi Ige, Ajedotun Shittu Saliu, Abayomi Akande, Muideen Babatunde Olatunji

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Effects of Electric Cortical Stimulation (ECS) and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Rats With a Traumatic Brain Injury by Ki Pi Yu, Yong-Soon Yoon, Jin Gyeong Lee, Ji Sun Oh, Jeong-Seog Lee, Taeyong Seog, Han-Young Lee

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Utilising community volunteers can increase the detection and referral of Buruli ulcer cases in endemic communities in Southeast, Nigeria by Chihurumnanya Alo, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Ifeyinwa Maureen Okeke, Chidinma Ihuoma Amuzie, Nneamaka C. Alo

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Knowledge and attitude toward eye disorders in children among pediatricians and family physicians: a survey study by Reem M. Hersi, Nada K. Naaman, Amer M. Alghamdi, Wejdan A. Alnahdi, Ziad M. Bukhari, Hashem S. Almarzouki

“…Therefore, awareness efforts should be incorporated in both family medicine and pediatrics residency programs to limit the number of cases of ocular disorders going undiagnosed in children.…”
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Racial Differences in the Use of Aortic Valve Replacement for Treatment of Symptomatic Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Era by J. Matthew Brennan, Martin B. Leon, Paige Sheridan, Isabel J. Boero, Qinyu Chen, Angela Lowenstern, Vinod Thourani, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Kevin Thomas, Tracy Y. Wang, Eric D. Peterson

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Effectiveness and clinical application of multidisciplinary combined exercise and nutrition intervention for sarcopenic older adults with metabolic syndrome: study protocol for a m... by Chang Won Won, Jae-Young Lim, Sang Yoon Lee, Hak Chul Jang, Miji Kim, Jaewon Beom, Jun Hwan Choi, EunYoung Kim, Keewon Kim, Ga Yang Shim

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Effect Modification by Age and Gender in the Correlation Between Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and Obesity by Ashraf El-Metwally, Faris Fatani, Nouf Binhowaimel, Badr F. Al Khateeb, Hanan M. Al Kadri, Awad Alshahrani, Aljohrah I. Aldubikhi, Mona I. Bin Amer, Abdulrahman Almuflih, Abdulaziz S. Alangari

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Predictive factors of clinical success after adrenalectomy in primary aldosteronism: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Worapaka Manosroi, Pichitchai Atthakomol, Pichitchai Atthakomol, Phichayut Phinyo, Phichayut Phinyo, Piti Inthaphan

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