Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pregnant and Postpartum Women With Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
CONCLUSION: Among pregnant women with acute respiratory distress syndrome attributable to critical COVID-19 who were managed with ECMO, maternal survival and live-birth rates were high.SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO, CRD42023442800.PMID:37944145 | DOI:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005452 (Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Source: Obstetrics and Gynecology - November 9, 2023 Category: OBGYN Authors: Amir A Shamshirsaz John J Byrne Patrick S Ramsey Alison G Cahill Mark A Turrentine Source Type: research
Cross-national Validation of the Arabic Version of the Cannabis Use Intention Questionnaire (CUIQ) Among University Students from Egypt, Kuwait, and Tunisia
AbstractDespite the widespread use of cannabis and its relative acceptance among Arab young adults, there still remains high social stigma in addressing these issues and providing treatment options. In addition, research on cannabis use among young adults from Arab nations is still scarce, which is in part due to the lack of valid and reliable measures that are tailored to the Arab social-cultural contexts. This leaves young cannabis users, health care providers, researchers, legislators and policy makers without the evidence needed to make informed decisions about cannabis use. For these reasons, this study aimed to trans...
Source: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction - November 9, 2023 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
In Service to Their Patients and Their Country
Caring. Effective. Dutiful. Supportive. Serving. Protective. Leading. Responsible. These words easily describe a hospitalist or a soldier—and sometimes both. In honor of Veteran’s Day, we talked with four SHM members, working hospitalists, who also have served, or currently serve, in the military. While their paths differ, their commitment to their patients and their country is the same.
Jon Sweet, MD, FACP (@jonmsweet)
Dr. Sweet
Chair of medicine and senior vice president, Carilion Clinic, professor, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va., former major, United States Air Force
Dr. Sweet began his ...
Source: The Hospitalist - November 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Career People in HM Source Type: research
Multi-country self-controlled study of exacerbation rates in severe asthma patients treated with mepolizumab: NEST interim analysis
Conclusion: This interim analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of mepolizumab in patients with SA with eosinophilic phenotype in different countries.Funding: GSK (Study ID: 213475) (Source: European Respiratory Journal)
Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bavbek, S., Fernandez, P., Mahboub, B., Al-Lehebi, R. O., Maturu, V. N., Cano Rosales, D. J., Soares, C., Dos Santos, D., Abreu, G., Menezes, P., Valladares, R., Queiroz, J., Raimondi, A., Aziz, F., Laucho-Contreras, M., Pizzichini, E., Noibi, S. Tags: Airway pharmacology and treatment Source Type: research
A Survey Study on Knowledge and Attitude Toward the Ethics Committee and Research Ethical Practices Among Researchers From Kuwait
AbstractThe integrity of research findings and the safety of participants who voluntarily consent to participate in research studies must be assured through ethical approaches. Additionally, ethical guidelines and the ethics committee protect participants from unfair practices by the research team. Therefore, this study aims to assess the knowledge and attitudes toward the ethics committee and research ethical practices among the researchers of a diabetes institute in Kuwait. An anonymous survey was conducted through an online questionnaire using Microsoft Forms. The study had a response rate of 86%. Among the 55 participa...
Source: Science and Engineering Ethics - October 26, 2023 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research
ONECUT1 variants beyond type 1 and type 2 diabetes: exploring clinical diversity and epigenetic associations in Arab cohorts
ONECUT1 gene, encoding hepatocyte nuclear factor 6, is involved in pancreas and liver development. ONECUT1 mutations impair the function of pancreatic β-cells and control a transcriptional/epigenetic machinery regulating endocrine development. Homozygous nonsense and missense mutations at ONECUT1_p.E231 and a homozygous frameshift mutation at ONECUT1_p.M289 were reported in neonatal diabetes individuals of French, Turkish, and Indian ethnicity, respectively. Additionally, heterozygous variants were observed in Northern European T2D patients, and Italian patients with neonatal diabetes and early-/late-onset T2D. Examining ...
Source: Frontiers in Genetics - October 24, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: research
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in vitamin D binding protein and 25-hydroxylase genes affect vitamin D levels in adolescents of Arab ethnicity in Kuwait
In this study, we investigated the association of two SNPs from GC (rs4588 and rs7041) and three SNPs from CYP2R1 (rs10741657, rs11023374 and rs12794714) with vitamin D levels and VDD in a nationally representative sample of adolescents of Arab ethnicity from Kuwait. Multivariable linear regression, corrected for age, sex, parental education, governorate, body mass index, and exposure to sun, demonstrated that each of the 5 study variants showed significant associations with plasma 25(OH)D levels in one or more of the additive, recessive, and dominant genetic models - the rs10741657 under all the three models, rs12794714 u...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - October 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
The economic impact of obesity in Kuwait: A micro-costing study evaluating the burden of obesity-related comorbidities
ConclusionsOur study confirms that ORCs generate significant financial burden to the public payer. The study provides an economic case for policymakers to recognize the exigency for obesity prevention and control in accordance with the ORC prevalence, and the need for sustainable investments towards body-mass index management to prevent individuals from developing multiple comorbidities.PMID:37853705 | DOI:10.1080/13696998.2023.2265721 (Source: Journal of Medical Economics)
Source: Journal of Medical Economics - October 19, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: None Salman Al-Sabah Amr ElShamy Sharanya Jois Kaywei Low Adrien Gras Ece Parali Gulnar Source Type: research
