The Role of Credentialing in Malpractice Risk Management
Medical malpractice affects patient safety, hospital reputation, and financial stability, making it challenging for healthcare organizations. For practitioners and institutions alike, even one claim can have long-term repercussions and significant legal expenses. Managing malpractice risk proactively is crucial, and an important tactic to reduce exposure is credentialing. Hospitals can avoid mistakes, guarantee compliance, and bolster […]
The impact of smartphone addiction and posture on the prevalence of hand pain among university students
BMC Public Health. 2025 Oct 22;25(1):3573. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23824-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Excessive smartphone use among students may cause pain in the hands and fingers. This study aimed to investigate the association between smartphone addiction scores, commonly used smartphone holding postures, and the occurrence of wrist and finger pain in university students. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included […]
BlaCancer: a mobile health solution for enhancing bladder cancer care
BMC Urol. 2025 Oct 22;25(1):262. doi: 10.1186/s12894-025-01956-8. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Bladder cancer (BC) ranks among the most prevalent ten cancers globally. Current management for BC has seen limited innovation, particularly for advanced stages. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies offer an opportunity to improve BC management by engaging, educating, and empowering patients and assisting physicians, yet available apps […]
Impact of Donor Diabetes on 1-Year Outcomes After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Diabetes mellitus is an increasingly prevalent condition among corneal donors and recipients, with more than one-third of donor corneas originating from individuals with diabetes. This disease can impact mitochondrial function, corneal endothelial cells, and Descemet’s membrane. It can lead to higher rates of tissue damage during Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Many surgeons and eye […]
Targeting ROCK Signaling: A Virulence Strategy of Enteric Pathogens
Human caspase-4 and mouse caspase-11 detect bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the cytoplasm, triggering gasdermin D-mediated pyroptosis to remove infected cells. Pathogens counter this through various effectors, such as Shigella IpaH7.8, which degrades GSDMD/GSDMB, OspC3 blocks caspase-4/11, and E. coli NleL inhibits epithelial extrusion by degrading Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase (ROCK)2, caspase-4, and ROCK1. This […]
Requirements and Concerns of Remitted Individuals With Depression for an Early Relapse Detection mHealth App: Focus Group Study
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Oct 23;13:e67141. doi: 10.2196/67141. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder is often a recurrent condition, with a high risk of relapse for individuals remitted from depression. Early detection of relapse is critical to improve clinical outcomes. Mobile health (mHealth) technologies offer new opportunities for real-time monitoring and prevention of relapse, if the […]
Smartphone-related pain and discomfort in hand osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis: results from the monocentric cross-sectional PHONERIC study
Rheumatol Int. 2025 Oct 23;45(11):258. doi: 10.1007/s00296-025-06010-2. ABSTRACT Despite numerous reports of finger pain by young healthy smartphone users, no study to date evaluated the impact of hand joint diseases on smartphone use. The study assessed the prevalence and determinants of smartphone-related pain and discomfort in patients with hand osteoarthritis (HOA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or […]
Pilot microrandomized trial of a brief digital intervention for suicidal thoughts
J Consult Clin Psychol. 2025 Oct;93(10):690-704. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000978. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to conduct a pilot microrandomized trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a brief digital intervention aimed at promoting in-the-moment coping strategy use for suicidal thoughts after psychiatric hospitalization. METHOD: Seventy-one adults hospitalized for suicide risk (Mage = […]
Advanced Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations
Resuscitation. 2025 Oct;215 Suppl 2:110806. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110806. ABSTRACT The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation conducts continuous reviews of new, peer-reviewed published cardiopulmonary resuscitation science and publishes more comprehensive reviews every 5 years. The Advanced Life Support Task Force chapter of the 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations addresses all […]
European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025 Adult Advanced Life Support
Resuscitation. 2025 Oct;215 Suppl 1:110769. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110769. ABSTRACT These European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Guidelines 2025 Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS) are based on the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR). The evidence informing the ALS Guidelines is also included. When ILCOR has not addressed a specific […]
