{"title":"Is Democracy Good for Your Health?","authors":"Cary Wu","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Seizure clusters with typical \"evolution\" in EEG.","authors":"Miharuka Yokosaki, Shuichiro Neshige, Naoki Takahashi, Shiro Aoki, Hirofumi Maruyama","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reactivation of Latent Syphilis During Immunosuppressive Therapy in SLE.","authors":"Chuan-Peng Wang, Jia Zhou, Jun Li","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143123486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bei Xu, Xiangyuan Huang, Lei Pan, Rui Zhang, Yong Wu
{"title":"Novel compound heterozygous variants in DNAAF3 linked to primary ciliary dyskinesia.","authors":"Bei Xu, Xiangyuan Huang, Lei Pan, Rui Zhang, Yong Wu","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143071270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christos Tsagkaris, Stavros P Papadakos, Anna Loudovikou, Theodoros Filippou, Marios Papadakis
{"title":"Drawing a line: Do we live to work?","authors":"Christos Tsagkaris, Stavros P Papadakos, Anna Loudovikou, Theodoros Filippou, Marios Papadakis","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf032","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143067623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improving suicidal ideation assessment and prevention in healthcare workers.","authors":"Qianling Huang, Deyang Liu","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Positive tourniquet test in dengue fever.","authors":"Yumi Kawamura, Kiyoshi Shikino, Takushi Fujimoto","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human Metapneumovirus-Understanding a growing respiratory threat.","authors":"Vardhini Ganesh Iyer, Novonil Deb, Mubeena Javed, Vikash Jaiswal, Ranjit Sah","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143053480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemoprevention Strategies for Precancerous Gastric Lesions Beyond Helicobacter pylori Eradication.","authors":"Tai Zhang, Xudong Tang","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gastric cancer (GC) is a significant global health challenge, particularly in high-incidence regions like East Asia. Despite improvements in screening and treatment, the progressive nature of precancerous lesions-such as atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and dysplasia-necessitates effective prevention strategies. This review evaluates the role of chemoprevention in GC, focusing on agents designed to target these precancerous lesions. The interventions examined include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), COX-2 inhibitors, antioxidants, vitamins, folic acid, bioactive compounds, traditional herbal medicines, and emerging agents like metformin. Additionally, the potential of oxygen radical scavengers, anti-inflammatory agents, and pathway-specific inhibitors is explored. While promising, the clinical effectiveness of these agents varies, and significant challenges remain in translating preclinical successes into clinical practice. Large-scale clinical trials are essential to validate these strategies and determine their role in GC prevention, particularly for high-risk populations. Integrating chemoprevention with existing GC management protocols may offer a more comprehensive approach to reducing GC incidence and improving outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143067622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ian Eustace, Benjamin J R Buckley, Isik Kaya, Katie L Hoad, Madeleine France-Ratcliffe, Andrew R Hill, Gregory Y H Lip, Ian D Jones, Karen Higginbotham
{"title":"Integrated care management for patients following acute stroke: a systematic review.","authors":"Ian Eustace, Benjamin J R Buckley, Isik Kaya, Katie L Hoad, Madeleine France-Ratcliffe, Andrew R Hill, Gregory Y H Lip, Ian D Jones, Karen Higginbotham","doi":"10.1093/qjmed/hcaf029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcaf029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Contemporary stroke care is moving towards more holistic and patient-centred integrated approaches, however, there is need to develop high quality evidence for interventions that benefit patients as part of this approach.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims to identify the types of integrated care management strategies that exist for people with stroke, to determine whether stroke management pathways impact patient outcomes, and to identify elements of integrated stroke care that were effective at improving outcomes.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Systematic review with meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review was conducted using Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science and the Cochrane Database of randomised controlled trials from January 2012 to January 2024. Studies that evaluated interventions as part of integrated care against a control or standard treatment group were included. Primary outcomes included mortality, recurrent stroke and major bleeding. Secondary outcomes included quality of life, unplanned readmission, anxiety and depression, lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors, and adherence to intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 99 studies were included and 63 were meta-analysed. Patients receiving integrated stroke care had significant reductions in recurrent stroke (RR 0.79, 95% CI: 0.63-1.00, P = 0.05, I 2 = 39%), significant improvements in quality of life (SMD = 0.41, 95% CI: 0.26-0.56, P < 0.00001, I 2 = 91%) and reduced incidence of depression (RR 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92-0.99, P = 0.007, I 2 = 22%). There were no significant differences in mortality or major bleeding.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study showed that integrated care post-stroke is associated with better quality of life and reduced depression and recurrent stroke.</p>","PeriodicalId":20806,"journal":{"name":"QJM: An International Journal of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143034091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}