College of Medicine: Recent submissions
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Construct validity of an instrument for assessment of reflective writing-based portfolios of medical students
( Dove Medical Press , 2020 , Article)Purpose: Assessment of reflective writing for medical students is challenging, and there is lack of an available instrument with good psychometric properties. The authors developed a new instrument for assessment of ... -
A Modification to Enhance the Survival of the Island FDMA Flap by Adding a Skin Bridge
( national library of medicine , 2021 , Article)Background: Distal thumb injuries are common in high construction load regions, and it is a challenging task for the plastic surgeon to find the optimum choice that preserves thumb length and provides a sensory substitute ... -
Dexamethasone induces the expression and function of tryptophan-2-3-dioxygenase in sk-mel-28 melanoma cells
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) is one of the key tryptophan-catabolizing enzymes with immunoregulatory properties in cancer. Contrary to expectation, clinical trials showed that inhibitors of the ubiquitously expressed ... -
Date Palm Thorn Injury: A Literature Review and a Case Study of Extensive Hand Haematoma.
( Cureus , 2021 , Article)Date palm thorn injuries require a high level of clinical suspicion and careful management as they can lead to severe complications, such as tissue inflammation, synovitis, and extensive haematoma. Although it is associated ... -
Ovarian Dysgerminoma in Pregnant Women with Viable Fetus: A Rare Case Report
( karger , 2021 , Article)Dysgerminoma is an uncommon malignant tumor arising from the germ cells of the ovary. Its association with pregnancy is extremely rare, with a reported incidence of about 0.2-1 per 100,000 pregnancies. Women in the ... -
Racing for COVID-19 Vaccine and Cure: Lessons and Tragedies in Human Subject Research.
( Medknow Publications , 2020 , Article)Pressured by the enormous human and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain countries and political figures have advocated the use of drugs and vaccines that did not go through the required regulatory stages of ... -
Hormones in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) animal models
( De Gruyter , 2021 , Article)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in which activated immune cells attack the CNS and cause inflammation and demyelination. While the etiology of MS is still ... -
Cucurbituril Ameliorates Liver Damage Induced by Microcystis aeruginosa in a Mouse Model
( Frontiers , 2021 , Article)Microcystis aeruginosa is a cyanobacterium that produces a variety of cyclic heptapeptide toxins in freshwater. The protective effects of the macromolecular container cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) were evaluated using mouse models ... -
Thromboinflammatory Processes at the Nexus of Metabolic Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer: The Emerging Role of Periprostatic Adipose Tissue
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The increased global prevalence of metabolic disorders including obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome and diabetes is mirrored by an increased incidence of prostate cancer (PCa). Ample evidence suggests that ... -
Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis: Literature Review and a Case Treated With Surgical Excision and Corticosteroid.
( Springer , 2020 , Article)Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disease with less than a hundred cases reported worldwide and is more prevalent in the middle east due to higher rates of interfamilial marriages. ... -
Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients: Pros and Cons
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2020 , Article)The pandemic of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has recently overwhelmed medical centers and paralyzed economies. The unparalleled public distress caused by this pandemic mandated an urgent quest for an effective approach ... -
Emotional and Clinical Challenges While Dealing With a Blind-Deaf-Mute Patient.
( Springer , 2020 , Article)A 43-year-old male, known to be deaf, mute, and blind, presented to the ED accompanied by his daughter. She said that he had multiple episodes of diarrhea and vomiting for two days. At first, it gave the impression of ... -
A culturally competent approach to teaching humanities in an international medical school: potential frameworks and lessons learned.
( national library of medicine , 2022 , Article): This paper describes the development of a culturally competent medical humanities course for second and third-year medical students at the ethnically diverse College of Medicine at Qatar University. First taught in 2016, ... -
Update on hepatorenal Syndrome: Definition, Pathogenesis, and management
( Arab J Gastroenterol , 2022 , Article)Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is acute kidney injury (AKI) that occurs without evidence of structural abnormalities in the kidneys in patients with liver disease. It is thought to be due to splanchnic vasculature dilatation ... -
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Pretreatment With Intravenous Fluid in Reducing the Risk of Developing Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
( cureus , 2022 , Article)Contrast media administration to patients during cardiac events increases the risk of developing contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). CIN is among some complications usually associated with the percutaneous coronary ... -
A LONG-TERM 10G-HYPERGRAVITY EXPOSURE PROMOTES CELL-CELL CONTACTS AND REDUCES ADHESIVENESS TO A SUBSTRATE, MIGRATION, AND INVASIVENESS OF MCF-7HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS.
( Exp Oncol , 2022 , Article)G-force is a fundamental force controlling human cells. Cancer is one of the 4 major health challenges in the Space missions. Cancer in Space project evaluates the reaction of human cancer cells to the conditions of the ... -
Sailing the boat together: Co-creation of a model for learning during transition
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)Purpose Medical students’ transition to postgraduate training, given the complexity of new roles and responsibilities, requires the engagement of all involved stakeholders. This study aims to co-create a transition ... -
Effect of Adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells on multiple Organ Injuries in diet-induced obese mice
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)Background: Obesity is a complex disease involving the accumulation of body fat that can inflict a substantial risk to health due to the potent role it plays in the development of a series of chronic diseases including ... -
The female medical workforce
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Other)As a female consultant anaesthetist, I fully support the remarks from Critchley et-al. in their article regarding females in leadership and the attribution of undesirable comments when women take authority, using agenic ... -
Drug-free holidays: Compliance, tolerability, and acceptability of a 3-day atovaquone/proguanil schedule for pretravel malaria chemoprophylaxis in australian travelers
( Oxford University Press , 2019 , Article)Background Poor compliance with chemoprophylaxis is a major contributing factor to the risk of malaria in travelers. Pre-travel chemoprophylaxis may improve compliance by enabling “drug-free holidays.” The standard treatment ...
