How Hospital Credentialing Services Integrate with Electronic Health Records
Integrating hospital credentialing services with Electronic Health Records (EHRs) has become a strategic focus as hospitals move to a completely clinical and administrative ecosystem. Manual credentialing workflows, isolated provider data, and delayed privilege updates can impact patient care, compliance, and operational efficiency. Modern credentialing HER integration bridges these gaps by ensuring the accurate, real-time provider […]
2025 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
The 2025 ACC/AHA/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI Guideline for management of adults with congenital heart disease represents a comprehensive, updated replacement of the 2018 guidelines approved by major cardiovascular associations. It uses a refined modular format and rigorous evidence review process to address the growing and increasingly complex population of adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). A main structural feature […]
Second WHO Global Summit Aims to Transform Traditional Medicine Through Evidence and Innovation
The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Government of India, has launched the second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine (TM). This summit brings together practitioners, ministers, and indigenous leaders as well as researchers from >100 countries. It declares new global commitments and scientific initiatives that support the WHO global TM strategy from 2025 […]
A lightweight network for phone surface defect detection with industrial deployment on RK3568 edge devices
PLoS One. 2025 Dec 19;20(12):e0336971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336971. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT In smartphone production, detecting small defects on screens remains challenging due to low detection accuracy, high missed detection rates, and slow processing speeds. To address these issues, this paper presents a Lightweight Network Based on YOLOv8 (LNB-YOLO) for defect detection, with several key enhancements. First, […]
Association Between Average Annual US Medical Specialty Compensation and Percentage of Trainees in the Specialty Who Are Female
J Grad Med Educ. 2025 Dec;17(6):749-752. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-25-00312.1. Epub 2025 Dec 16. ABSTRACT Background Female physicians have lower incomes than male physicians. While overall sex-based income disparities are dramatic, compensation differs considerably across specialties. A better understanding of the relationship between anticipated specialty-specific annual incomes and the proportion of females entering that specialty might help […]
Evaluating the effects of two parental self-management eHealth applications on antibiotic use, number of primary care visits and gut microbiota of febrile Dutch children with acute, uncomplicated upper respiratory tract infections: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 19;15(12):e101463. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101463. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Phase-specific fever management (ie, tailoring care to the rising, plateau and defevering stages of fever) and the cautious use of evidence-based natural medicinal products (NMPs, eg, herbal preparations with demonstrated evidence of safety and effectiveness) are hypothesised to reduce antibiotic (AB) use for acute, uncomplicated upper […]
Validity, reproducibility, and reliability of the Brazilian version of the smartphone addiction scale-short version in children
Rev Paul Pediatr. 2025 Dec 12;43:e2025126. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2025/43/2025126. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the validity, reproducibility, and reliability of the Brazilian version of the smartphone addiction scale in children. METHODS: The sample included 194 children (105 girls), aged 8-10 years, enrolled in the public school system of the […]
App-Based Myofunctional Therapy to Improve Adherence and Outcomes of Mandibular Advancement Devices in Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Multicenter Randomized Trial Protocol
JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Dec 19;14:e80521. doi: 10.2196/80521. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are a valid alternative for patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who do not tolerate continuous positive airway pressure. Despite their efficacy, both adherence and long-term results remain a challenge. Myofunctional therapy (MT) has shown potential to improve upper airway […]
Forging Online Community Among People in Recovery From Substance Use: Natural Language Processing and Deep-Learning Analysis of The Phoenix App User-Generated Data
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Dec 19;13:e68438. doi: 10.2196/68438. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Mobile apps are powerful tools for promoting and sustaining healthy behaviors, including supporting diverse recovery pathways from substance use, including alcohol use disorder. Indeed, prior research strongly supports the notion that social connection through mobile platforms, supplemented by an in-person interaction, is vital in helping […]
Smartphone addiction among adolescents: associations with mental health, physical inactivity, daytime sleepiness, and consumption of ultra-processed foods
Rev Paul Pediatr. 2025 Dec 15;43:e2025019. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2025/43/2025019. eCollection 2025. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of smartphone addiction and identify associated factors among high school adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, part of the first phase of the project “Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Behavior in Physical Activity and Health,” was conducted with 1,616 adolescents of […]
