JMIR Res Protoc
September 2025
Background: Sexually transmitted infections are a significant public health concern, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where their prevalence remains high. Promoting awareness and reducing stigma are essential strategies for addressing this challenge, but those affected often have limited access to accurate and culturally appropriate health information. Therefore, innovative solutions are essential to enhance sexual health literacy and encourage informed health-seeking behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The learning curve for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using "single-shot" pulsed-field ablation (PFA) is thought to be short. 3D electro-anatomical mapping (3D-EAM) might provide adjunctive information to shorten the learning curve and improve lesion durability.
Objective: To analyze procedural performance markers over time for PVI using PFA and 3D-EAM.
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive large B-cell lymphoma (ALK+ LBCL) is a rare, aggressive subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with poor outcomes using standard chemotherapy. In this multi-institutional retrospective study, we analyzed 39 cases of ALK+ LBCL identified at six US academic centers from 2002 to 2024, with treatment including conventional cytotoxic regimens in frontline and biologically informed and nonchemotherapy-based strategies in the relapsed setting. Ninety-two percent of patients received frontline anthracycline-based chemotherapy; 43% received intensified regimens, and 15% underwent upfront autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiopsychosoc Sci Med
August 2025
Objective: A comprehensive systematic review of the relationship between somatic symptom and related disorders (SSRD) and mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
Methods: Searches for SSRD, mTBI and related terms were performed and combined from the following databases on March 7th, 2024: Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO, Embase, and Scopus. Studies were included if they met the following criteria: (a) recruitment of human participants; (b) diagnosis of SSRD or validated measure of somatization (c) reported on patients meeting diagnostic criteria for mTBI; (d) evaluated an association between mTBI and SSRD as a main outcome (e) published in a peer-reviewed journal; (f) published before March 7th, 2024.