College of Medicine: Recent submissions

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    • An elective Front-of-neck-access as an escape room in a case of tumour obstructing the airway in a child: a case report 

      Baykuziyev, Temur; Thomas, Preethi; Thankamony, Aneesha; Al Khelaifi, Mashael; Majid, Abdulla; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Little agreement exists on how to perform emergency front of the neck access (eFONA) in children less than 8 years old in cannot intubate-cannot oxygenate (CICO) situations. This uncertainty arises due to the scarcity of ...

    • Evaluating large language models for renal colic imaging recommendations: a comparative analysis of Gemini, copilot, and ChatGPT-4.0 

      Yigit, Yavuz; Ozbek, As?m Enes; Dogru, Betul; Gunay, Serkan; Al Kahlout, Baha Hamdi ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: The field of natural language processing (NLP) has evolved significantly since its inception in the 1950s, with large language models (LLMs) now playing a crucial role in addressing medical challenges. Objectives: ...

    • Pediatric rhabdomyolysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of etiologies, management, and outcomes 

      Zaki, Hany A.; Elmelliti, Hussam E.; Malik, Waseem Ahmad; Shaban, Eman E.; Shaban, Amira; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially fatal disorder that occurs due to various causes. Therefore, the aim of this meta-analysis was to identify the underlying causes, evaluate the treatment options, and determine ...

    • The impact of virtual reality (VR) on pain management in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Zaki, Hany A.; Elmelliti, Hussam E.; Ponappan, Benny Remi; Abosamak, Mohammed Fawzi; Shaban, Ahmed Nureddin Ben; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article Review)
      Background: Although pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy are available, pain management in the emergency department (ED) may be difficult. In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a practical ...

    • Long-term symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection in a cohort of healthcare workers in Qatar 

      Reagu, Shuja Mohd; Alabdulla, Majid Ali; Kader, Nisha Kalariparambil Abdul; Ajmal, Nighat Ara; Abdelgafar, Sara Kamal Hassan; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, healthcare workers faced a significantly elevated risk of exposure and infection compared to the general population due to their frontline roles in patient care. ...

    • Idiopathic granulomatous lobular mastitis emulating breast carcinoma: a case report 

      Ahmed, Hanof; Steinhoff, Martin S.; Al-Merekhi, Haya; Abu Shaikha, Samya ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Idiopathic granulomatous lobular mastitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the breast. Idiopathic granulomatous lobular mastitis is a benign entity of unknown etiology occurring mainly in women of ...

    • Uterine fibroids in women of childbearing age: a cross-sectional study at the primary health care corporation in Qatar 

      Ahmed, Wafa Mohammed; Maatoug, J. Maaloul; Al-Dahshan, Ayman; Sweilim, Ahmed Bahieeldin Mohamed Hassan; Bougmiza, Mohamed Iheb ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Uterine fibroids are a major cause of hysterectomy and morbidity among women of childbearing age, yet data in Qatar are limited. Objectives: This study examines the epidemiology, health-related characteristics, ...

    • Retraction note: Inhibition of alpha-synuclein seeded fibril formation and toxicity by herbal medicinal extracts (BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, (2020), 20, 1, (73), 10.1186/s12906-020-2849-1) 

      Ardah, Mustafa Taleb; Ghanem, Simona S.; Abdulla, Sara A.; Lv, Guohua; Emara, Mohamed M.; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      The authors have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding high similarity between the electron microscopy images in this article and several earlier articles [1, 2-3], as well as image ...

    • Monocyte-to-HDL ratio (MHR) as a novel biomarker: reference ranges and associations with inflammatory diseases and disease-specific mortality 

      Arabi, Ahmed; Abdelhamid, Alaa; Nasrallah, Dima; Al-Haneedi, Yaman; Assami, Deemah; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Monocyte-to-HDL Ratio (MHR) biomarker reflects monocyte-driven inflammation and HDL's anti-inflammatory properties. MHR's reference ranges and prognostic utility remain undefined. We establish normal MHR reference ...

    • Mycoplasma-pneumonia-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome in an adult: a case report 

      Yoosuf, Fathima Thesleem; Al Hariri, Bassem N.; Illahi, Memon Noor; Sharif, Muhammad; Yousaf, Muhammad Nadeem; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Stevens-Johnson syndrome epitomizes an acute, exceptionally rare, and capricious immunological phenomenon marked by potentially life-threatening skin reactions, involvement of mucous membranes, and concomitant ...

    • The association between magnesium intake and circadian syndrome among US adults attending NHANES 2005-2016 

      Alsheikh, Raneem Alnassif; Aldulaimi, Haneen; Lathief, Shalima; Bassil, Maya S.; Liu, Jianghong; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Circadian Syndrome (CircS) expands on metabolic syndrome (MetS) by including circadian rhythm disturbances and depression. It has been shown to be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than MetS. ...

    • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic respiratory diseases and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 1990-2023: a Global Burden of Disease study. 

      Oh, Jiyeon; Kim, Soeun; Yim, Yesol; Kim, Min Seo; Il Shin, Jae; ... more authors ( nature medicine , 2026 , Article)
      Chronic respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumoconiosis, interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary sarcoidosis, are major global causes of mortality and morbidity. ...

    • Global Prevalence and Cancer Risk of Epstein–Barr Virus and Human Papillomavirus Coinfection in Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

      Karen, Abdelrahman A.; Elkhalaf, Albara S.; Tluli, Omar; Sorour, Omar; Fakhrou, Abdulnaser; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and a dominant cause of cancer mortality among women worldwide. Alongside established risk factors, recent studies highlight oncoviruses like ...

    • Quantifying the fatal and non-fatal burden of disease associated with child growth failure, 2000–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 

      Christopher E, Troeger; Arndt, Michael Benjamin; Aalruz, Hasan; Abdoun, Meriem; Abdullahi, Auwal; ... more authors (2026 , Article)
      BackgroundChild growth failure (CGF), which includes underweight, wasting, and stunting, is among the factors most strongly associated with mortality and morbidity in children younger than 5 years worldwide. Poor height ...

    • The Neurogenic Inflammation Mediator Endothelin-1 Causes Human Skin Barrier Disruption in Atopic Dermatitis via an ETAR/TRPA1-Axis 

      Leo, Rari; Jochebeth, Anh; Abdulrahman, Nabeel; Agha, Maha Victor; Joy, Febu Elizabeth; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2025 , Article)
      Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, relapsing inflammatory skin disease driven by an immune imbalance, microbial dysbiosis, and skin barrier impairment, culminating in (neurogenic) inflammation and itch. We ...

    • N-Lactoyl amino acids: insights from metabolite genome-wide association studies and phenome-wide association analysis 

      Elashi, Asma A.; Razzaq, Aleem; Anwardeen, Najeha; Naja, Khaled; Alshafai, Mashael; ... more authors ( Oxford University Press , 2025 , Article)
      N-lactoyl-amino acids (Lac-AA) are emerging as important metabolites with diverse physiological roles. This study integrates metabolomics and genomics to investigate the genetic determinants and clinical relevance of three ...

    • Attenuating amygdalin (vitamin B17) toxicity for potential therapeutic uses: insights into controlled release technology-based formulations as a strategy for improving clinical safety 

      Moghal, Zubair Khalid Baig; Nair, Rajesh Sreedharan; Akhtar, Saghir; Billa, Nashiru ( Taylor and Francis , 2025 , Article)
      Introduction: Amygdalin, is arguably, one of the most controversial molecules found in nature, with several therapeutic properties, including anticancer, but there are concerns over its toxicity in healthy tissue alike, ...

    • Os Styloideum and Third Metacarpal Partial Coalition Nonunion After Traumatic Fracture: A Report of Three Cases 

      Azócar, Camila; Gulde, Maria Lua; Hagert, Elisabet ( SAGE , 2025 , Article)
      The Os Styloideum (OS) is an accessory carpal bone located in the dorsal aspect of the wrist between the base of the second and third metacarpal bones and the trapezoid and the capitate. It is frequently partially coalited ...

    • Blue laser as a safe option in laser airway surgery 

      Dardeer, Abdulrahman; Shallik, Anas N.; Shallik, Nabil A. ( Australian Society of Anaesthetists , 2025 , Article)
      Shortly after Theodore Mainman invented the ruby laser in 1960, it was quickly adopted by otolaryngologists to remove cancerous lesions with precision. Early lasers, however, caused significant tissue damage, and finding ...

    • Comparing the accuracy of AI-assisted data extraction versus human double extraction in evidence synthesis: a randomised controlled trial protocol 

      Peng, Zhen; Fan, Shiqi; Tian, Yuan; Wang, Yingxia; Qin, Zongshi; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2025 , Article)
      Introduction Traditional data extraction strategies, such as human double extraction, are both time consuming and labour-intensive. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising tool for facilitating data extraction. ...