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{"title":"Comment on \"Sex differences in the association between error-related negativity and harm avoidance during emotional Stroop task\".","authors":"Ying Jin","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment on \"Risk of colon polyps and colorectal cancer in primary biliary cholangitis, a population-based retrospective cohort study in Taiwan\".","authors":"Liang Wu, Yalin Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Replying to the comment on \"The mediated model of PTSD between ADHD symptoms and alcohol abuse in a population of college students in Taiwan\".","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144086299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Joint position statement of the diagnosis and management of light chain amyloidosis and light chain cardiac amyloidosis by the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) and the Hematology Society of Taiwan (HST).","authors":"Yen-Wen Wu, Chao-Hung Wei, Yen-Hung Lin, Shang-Yi Huang, Yen-Wen Liu, Tran-Der Tan, Wen-Chung Yu, Chia-Jen Liu, Chung-Lieh Hung, Po-Shen Ko, Ning-I Yang, Shih-Feng Cho, Chun-Yao Huang, Chun-Kai Liao, Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng, Tsai-Yun Chen, Wen-Jone Chen, Bor-Sheng Ko","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Light chain (AL) amyloidosis, defined by the organ deposition of misfolded and aggregated amyloid light chain, is the most common subtype of systematic amyloidosis with an incidence rate of around 1 case per 100,000 person-years in Taiwan. Due to its rarity, and heterogeneous initial presentation depending on the affected organs, diagnosis and management of AL amyloidosis are challenging. To increase the awareness of AL amyloidosis across clinical specialties and provide evidence-based recommendations, the Taiwan Society of Cardiology (TSOC) and Hematology Society of Taiwan (HST) have jointly developed a position statement. The joint statement provides diagnosis and management recommendations for systematic AL amyloidosis and AL cardiac amyloidosis under Taiwan's medical context.</p>","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of clinical features and associated comorbidities of vestibular migraine in Taiwan.","authors":"Yu-Hsi Liu, I-Jung Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Vestibular migraine (VM) has become the most common diagnosis among patients with complicated dizziness in the last decade. Also, associated comorbidities such as sensory hyperreflexia may play an important role in affecting patient's quality of life. We reviewed a Taiwan series of patients diagnosed with VM to better understand the features and comorbidities associated with VM and also to determine whether there are regional differences in the presentation of VM.</p><p><strong>Material and patients: </strong>We retrospectively reviewed medical records from all patients diagnosed with VM between 2020.04 and 2023.03 and extracted data on chief complaints, interview records, and physical, laboratory and imaging results. VM was re-categorized according to the International Headache Society-Bárány (IHS- Bárány) diagnostic criteria as definite or probable VM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 393 Taiwanese patients diagnosed with VM, 74.3 % had definite VM, and 25.7 % had probable VM. Dizziness was most frequently associated with recurrent migraine headaches (91.6 %) and phonophobia (60.3 %). Chronic cervicalgia (58.0 %) was the most common non-criteria symptom. While 36.6-54.5 % of patients had otologic symptoms suggestive of Meniere's disease, only 5.1 % had both \"definite\" VM and \"definite\" Meniere's disease by diagnostic criteria. Beyond the VM diagnostic criteria, symptoms like chronic cervicalgia, osmophobia, brain fog, and chronic or fluctuating tinnitus significantly correlated with \"definite VM\" in a multivariate regression model.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>VM is not solely due to vestibular or central issues; it is closely linked to various systemic comorbidities that can worsen VM and significantly impact quality of life. This study aims to deepen understanding of VM symptoms in Taiwanese and identify potential gaps in interpreting diagnostic criteria, accounting for cultural and linguistic variations. By examining these aspects, we aim to gain insights into the complex nature of VM and advance more effective diagnostic and treatment approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144078863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cost-utility evaluation of mammography screening program in Taiwan based on real-world data accounting for false positives.","authors":"Chia-Ni Lin, Kuo-Ting Lee, Jung-Der Wang, Li-Jung Elizabeth Ku","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.04.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.04.033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We estimated stage-specific loss of quality-adjusted life expectancy (loss-of-QALE) and weighted by stage distributions considering false-positive (FP) costs for cost-utility evaluation of mammography screening in Taiwan.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>FP costs included related reimbursements by the National Health Insurance for inpatients' and outpatients' services within one year after positive screening without BC diagnosis. Using the EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L), we collected the utilities from 1,181 women who visited a medical center with 2,247 repeated measurements in 2011-2021. We used a rolling-over algorithm to extrapolate survival to lifetime to estimate QALEs by multiplying survival probability with utilities and the loss of QALEs by comparing with age- and calendar year-matched referents. We calculated the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) yearly by comparing the stage proportion weighted sums of loss-of-QALE between women detected by screening versus non-screening within six-month observed intervals in 2004-2013.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>QALEs of stages I, II, III, and IV were 29.4, 25.0, 18.2, and 4.5 years, respectively, while loss-of-QALEs were 0.3, 4.2, 10.6, and 22.9 quality-adjusted life year (QALYs), respectively. A total of 355,489 (11.1 %) FP were found with an average cost of US$ 2,126 per screen-detected BC. After the nationwide promotion of mammography in 2010-2013, ICER was US$ 855 per QALY.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The mammography screening, which exceeded 530,000 women with a 22 % coverage rate, showed promising cost-utility; the ICER was about one-third of the willingness-to-pay (WTP) of one gross domestic product per QALY. Future studies are warranted to explore the saving of productivity loss from a societal perspective.</p>","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144032863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comment on \"Paracentesis exceeding three liters increases risks of acute kidney injury even in cirrhotic patients with albumin infused refractory ascites\".","authors":"Junfeng Wang, Renrui Wan","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143970907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predictive factors and clinical outcomes in decompensated non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B patients treated with entecavir or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.","authors":"Yi-Jie Huang, Jun-Sing Wang, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Chung-Hsin Chang, Szu-Chia Liao, Shou-Wu Lee, Yen-Chun Peng, Teng-Yu Lee, Tsai-Chung Li","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>Little is known about the short-term and long-term outcomes of non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients who experience hepatic decompensation. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of decompensated non-cirrhotic CHB patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective study and enrolled a total of 304 decompensated non-cirrhotic CHB patients. Cox regression model was used to analyze factors associated with all-cause mortality. Additionally, the incidence of HBsAg seroclearance and its associated factors were estimated by the competing risk analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median follow-up time was 4.36 years (IQR 1.04-7.16). Out of the total enrolled patients, 63 (20.72 %) patients either died or underwent liver transplantation, and 14 patients achieved HBsAg seroclearance. Risk factors associated with 1-month, 3-month, and long-term all-cause mortality were the presence of ascites and hepatic encephalopathy, baseline HBV DNA levels, and MELD scores. The cumulative incidence of HBsAg seroclearance was 1.78 %, 3.72 %, 4.25 %, 5.68 %, 5.68 %, 8.28 %, and 8.28 % at the 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, 4-year, 5-year, 6-year, and 7-year follow-up, respectively. Independent predictors for HBsAg seroclearance were baseline alanine aminotransferase (ALT)≧ 25 times upper limit of normal (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR] = 5.97; 95 %CI, 1.82-19.63; p = 0.0032) and HBV DNA <5 log₁₀ IU/ml (sHR = 4.43; 95 %CI, 1.55-12.63; p = 0.0054).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The presence of ascites and hepatic encephalopathy, baseline HBV DNA levels, and MELD scores were associated with short-term and long-term all-cause mortality. Additionally, lower HBV DNA levels and higher ALT levels at baseline were independently predictive of sequential HBsAg seroclearance.</p>","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144028179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recovery from severe herb-induced liver injury: A case report.","authors":"Kuan-Yu Chen, Po-Huang Lee, Cheng-Maw Ho","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Response to \"Comment on: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: Consensus on diagnosis and management in Taiwan\".","authors":"Tai-Chung Huang, Tsen-Fang Tsai","doi":"10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2025.05.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17305,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Formosan Medical Association","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143998696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}