College of Medicine: Recent submissions

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    • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific burden of diarrhoeal diseases, their risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2021, for 204 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Hmwe Hmwe, Kyu; Vongpradith, Avina; Dominguez, Regina-Mae Villanueva; Ma, Jianing; Albertson, Samuel B; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundDiarrhoeal diseases claim more than 1 million lives annually and are a leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years. Comprehensive global estimates of the diarrhoeal disease burden for specific age ...

    • Burden of disease scenarios by state in the USA, 2022–50: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Ali H, Mokdad; Bisignano, Catherine; Hsu, Johnathan M; Bryazka, Dana; Cao, Shujin; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundThe capacity to anticipate future health issues is important for both policy makers and practitioners in the USA, as such insights can facilitate effective planning, investment, and implementation strategies. ...

    • National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050 

      Marie, Ng; Dai, Xiaochen; Cogen, Rebecca M; Abdelmasseh, Michael; Abdollahi, Arash; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)
      BackgroundOver the past several decades, the overweight and obesity epidemic in the USA has resulted in a significant health and economic burden. Understanding current trends and future trajectories at both national and ...

    • Navigating the evolving landscape of atopic dermatitis: Challenges and future opportunities: The 4th Davos declaration 

      Traidl-Hoffmann, Claudia; Afghani, Jamie; Akdis, Cezmi A.; Akdis, Mübecel; Aydin, Handan; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Article)
      The 4th Davos Declaration was developed during the Global Allergy Forum in Davos which aimed to elevate the care of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) by uniting experts and stakeholders. The forum addressed the high ...

    • Modified transanal minimally invasive surgery procedure for an ultralow rectal lesion—A video vignette 

      Kurer, Mohamed; Toffaha, Ali; Abu Nada, Mohamed; Al Dhaheri, Mahmood ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Other)
      Management of rectal lesions, benign or malignant, has evolved with the improvement of surgical tools and techniques. Total mesorectal excision (TME) and proctectomy remain the gold standard curative procedures [1, 2]. ...

    • Exploring student perceptions on virtual reality in anatomy education: insights on enjoyment, effectiveness, and preferences. 

      Al-Hor, Mohammed; Almahdi, Hamad; Al-Theyab, Majed; Mustafa, Ayman G; Seed Ahmed, Mohammed; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      The dynamic landscape of medical education demands innovative teaching methods. This study introduces virtual reality (VR) technology to anatomy courses at Qatar University, aiming to assess students' receptiveness to ...

    • Metabolomics analyses reveal the crucial role of ERK in regulating metabolic pathways associated with the proliferation of human cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells treated with Glabridin 

      Khan, Abdul Q.; Agha, Maha Victor; Ahmad, Fareed; Anver, Rasheeda; Sheikhan, Khalid Sultan A.M.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Article)
      Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTC) are a heterogeneous group of T-cell lymphoproliferative malignancies of the skin with limited treatment options, increased resistance and remission. Metabolic reprogramming is vital in ...

    • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 

      Michael, Brauer; Roth, Gregory A; Aravkin, Aleksandr Y; Zheng, Peng; Abate, Kalkidan Hassen; ... more authors ( Elsevier Ltd. , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to ...

    • Successful treatment of pachyonychia congenita with simvastatin 

      Iqneibi, Mariam; Al-Khawaga, Sara; Wafi, Omar; Steinhoff, Martin ( John Wiley and Sons , 2023 , Other)
      Pachyonychia congenita (PC) is a rare autosomal-dominant genodermatosis. It is an ectodermal, dysplastic disorder of keratinization that typically arises at birth or early infancy due to keratin-specific gene mutations, ...

    • Atopic dermatitis: A global health perspective 

      Faye, Ousmane; Flohr, Carsten; Kabashima, Kenji; Ma, Lin; Paller, Amy S.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2023 , Article)
      The International Society of AD (ISAD) organized a roundtable on global aspects of AD at the WCD 2023 in Singapore. According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) consortium, at least 171 million individuals were affected ...

    • Severe atopic dermatitis in an Asian-Arabic population treated with dupilumab: A retrospective observational study 

      Al Chalabi, Radi; Sherbash, Mohamed; Al-Marri, Fahad; Iqneibi, Mariam; Joy, Febu Elizabeth; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Other)
      Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common, inflammatory skin disease characterized by a TH2-deviated immune response in the acute phase and a TH2/TH1/TH17/TH22-skewed immune response in the chronic phase1 associated with pruritus. ...

    • Retrospective evaluation of a TEN/SJS series managed with a new treatment protocol 

      Steinhoff, Martin; Buddenkotte, Joerg; Al-Shafi, Wadha; Al-Marri, Hissa; Emam, Fatima; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons , 2024 , Other)
      Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are rare, life-threatening diseases without standardized treatment. The mortality rate ranges from 20% to 50%, and can reach up to 90%, based on the ...

    • Cytochrome P450 Enzymes: The Old Pandora's Box with an Ever-Growing Hope for Therapy Optimization and Drug Development-Editorial 

      El-Yazbi, Ahmed F.; Eid, Ali H. ( American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET) , 2024 , Other)
      In 1841, the notion of drug metabolism in the body was coined with the discovery of hippuric acid as a metabolite of benzoic acid in urine of human subjects (Ure, 1841). Since then, there has been an explosive growth in ...

    • Student perspectives on student-led family medicine clinics in Qatar: a descriptive qualitative study 

      Daher-Nashif, Suhad; Al-Mutawa, Noora Ahmed A.M.; Kalathingal, Mohammed Ali; Saad, Rahma; Bashir, Khalid ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Student-led clinic is an educational-professional training environment where students are leading the care of patients under the supervision of licensed health care professionals. This study aims to explore ...

    • Potential impact of rotavirus vaccine introduction in India’s Universal Immunisation Programme on private sector vaccine utilisation: an interrupted time series analysis 

      Farooqui, Habib Hasan; Karan, Anup; Mehta, Aashna; Babu, Giridhara Rathnaiah; van Schayck, Onno C.P. ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Despite free immunisation services through the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP), around 14% of Indian households seek immunisation in the private sector. We examined the potential impact of rotavirus ...

    • Group dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents with emotional dysregulation and maladaptive coping: pilot implementation in Qatar 

      Khan, Yasser Saeed; Mathew, Sruthi; AlMeraisi, May Jasem; Alabdulla, Majid ( Cambridge University Press , 2024 , Article)
      This paper presents a pioneering pilot implementation of group dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) for adolescents with maladaptive coping in Qatar’s child and adolescent mental health services. The project highlights the ...

    • Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonists in Post-Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Complicated by Prolonged Thrombocytopenia: A Comprehensive Review 

      Elsayed, Abdelrahman; Elsayed, Basant; Elmarasi, Mohamed; Elsabagh, Ahmed Adel; Elsayed, Engy; ... more authors ( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2024 , Book Review)
      Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a well-established procedure that has become a therapeutic mainstay for various hematological conditions. Prolonged thrombocytopenia following HCT is associated with a significant ...

    • Sanguinarine Triggers Apoptosis in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells through Reactive Oxygen Species-Dependent c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Signaling Pathway 

      Patil, Kalyani; Khan, Abdul Q.; Ahmad, Fareed; Kuttikrishnan, Shilpa; Anver, Rasheeda; ... more authors ( IMR Press Limited , 2024 , Article)
      Background: The benzophenanthridine Sanguinarine (Sng) is one of the most abundant root alkaloids with a long history of investigation and pharmaceutical applications. The cytotoxicity of Sng against various tumor cells ...

    • Unmasking hemoglobin Köln: a rare cause of discrepancies between pulse oximetry and arterial oxygen saturation—a case report 

      Alshurafa, Awni; Elsabagh, Ahmed; Obaid, Koutaibah Rida; Elhaji, Youssef; Yassin, Mohamed A. ( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)
      Discrepancies between pulse oximetry and arterial oxygen saturation can pose challenges in clinical assessment. Possible underlying causes include poor peripheral perfusion, skin pigmentation, motion artifacts, and conditions ...

    • Editorial: Itch treatments 

      Steinhoff, Martin; Kwatra, Shawn; Misery, Laurent ( Frontiers Media SA , 2024 , Article)
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