SURGERY UPDATE FOR NOVEMBER 2023

Impact of discontinuing oxytocin in active labour on neonatal morbidity: an open-label, multicentre, randomised trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01803-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Delaying umbilical cord clamping for two minutes cuts deaths in premature babies, studies show. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2680

Type 2 Diabetes and Colorectal Cancer Risk.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811815

Implementing maternal and newborn health quality of care standards in healthcare facilities to improve the adoption of respectful maternity care in Bangladesh, Ghana and Tanzania: a controlled before and after study. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e012673

Treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men in primary care using a conservative intervention: cluster randomised controlled trial. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-075219

The Need for Children’s surgical Care Prioritisation in national surgical Care policies: A Systematic Review of National Surgical Obstetric and Anaesthetic Plans (NSOAPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. https://www.jpedsurg.org/article/S0022-3468%2823%2900650-4/fulltext

A desktop review of evaluation of implementation of national medicines policies in SADC countries. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09426-4

Strengthening emergency care provision in a non-emergency physician run emergency department – Experience from the Eastern Cape, South Africa.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000526

Leadership and Impostor Syndrome in Surgery. https://tinyurl.com/5x99ah63

Damage-control resuscitation in pediatric trauma: What you need to know.https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2023/10000/damage_control_resuscitation_in_pediatric_trauma_.4.aspx

Damage control resuscitation in adult trauma patients: What you need to know. https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2023/10000/damage_control_resuscitation_in_adult_trauma.3.aspx

Approach to Extremity Vascular Injury. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Approach%20to%20Extremity%20Vascular%20Injury.pdf

Quick Naps Are Good for Your Brain. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/quick-naps-are-good-for-your-brain/

Effects of exercise therapy using elastic bands on strength and pain in women with non-specific neck pain: A randomised controlled trial. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09445-8

Gender differences and risk factors for acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: A single center retrospective cohort study. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09385-4

Spielberg’s Secret.  As physicians, we have been trained to praise our patients.  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2811334

I Am Worried I Have Sciatica—What Do I Need to Know? https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2811335

How should we prioritise global surgery? A capabilities approach argument for the place of surgery within every health system. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013100

Not new but highly recommended–‘But it’s just a spinal’: Combating increasing rates of maternal death related to spinal anaesthesia. http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/6308/4856

A hidden pandemic: the danger of donated respiratory devices to children in LMICs. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00497-7/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Effect of Dietary Sodium on Blood Pressure. A Crossover Trial.  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811931

It’s Not All in Your Head—You Do Focus Differently on Zoom. Virtual meetings and video calls don’t quite stack up to in-person interaction—and a new study proves it.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-not-all-in-your-head-you-do-focus-differently-on-zoom/

The effect of perioperative antithrombin supplementation on blood conservation and postoperative complications after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09474-4

Co-teaching in medicine and nursing in training nurse anesthetists: a before-and-after controlled study. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04827-8

LGBTQI content on obstetrics and gynecology residency websites.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04624-3

Elevated total and direct bilirubin are associated with acute complicated appendicitis: a single-center based study in Saudi Arabia.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02258-2

Management strategies for acute cholecystitis in late pregnancy: a multicenter retrospective study. https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02257-3

Tracheostomy care quality improvement in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10635432/

Addition by Subtraction in Mechanical Cardiac Support. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811937

Long-Term Blood Pressure Control After Hypertensive Pregnancy Following Physician-Optimized Self-Management. The POP-HT Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811976

Hostilities faced by people on the frontlines of sexual and reproductive health and rights: a scoping review. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e012652

Comparing proficiency of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees with general surgery trainees using simulated laparoscopic tasks in Health Education England, North-West: a prospective observational study. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e075113

The impact of HIV infection on surgical gastrointestinal diseases at the princess marina hospital, Gaborone, Botswana: a cross-sectional study. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/72/full/

Global Stage Distribution of Breast Cancer at Diagnosis. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2811796

‘It is the child with the big head’ – Primary healthcare providers’ perceptions of paediatric hydrocephalus in Blantyre, Malawi: A qualitative study.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2023.2276242

Optimizing ergonomics during open, laparoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgery: A review of surgical ergonomics literature and development of educational illustrations.https://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(23)00589-5/fulltext

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/currentissue

Impact of pre-pregnancy weight on the risk of premature rupture of membranes in Chinese women. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09179-X

Minimal fixed flow anesthesia for off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A parallel randomized trail. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09389-1#%20

Tracheostomy care quality improvement in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002294

Can cash transfer interventions increase contraceptive use and reduce adolescent birth and pregnancy in low and middle income countries? A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001631

Challenges and strategies to implement exclusive breastfeeding in the selected Districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa: professional nurses´ perspectives.https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/75/full/

Quality of life of patients one year after breast conserving surgery versus modified radical mastectomy for early breast cancer: a Kenya tertiary hospital five-year review.https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/46/69/full/

Prevalence and factors associated with lumbopelvic pain among pregnant women in their third trimester: a cross sectional study. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/46/68/full/

Optimising follow-up strategy based on cytology and human papillomavirus after fertility-sparing surgery for early stage cervical cancer: a nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00467-9/fulltext

Impact of discontinuing oxytocin in active labour on neonatal morbidity: an open-label, multicentre, randomised trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01803-2/fulltext

Effect of an artificial intelligence-assisted system on endoscopic diagnosis of superficial oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma and precancerous lesions: a multicentre, tandem, double-blind, randomised controlled trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(23)00276-5/fulltext

Efficacy and safety of second-line therapy of docetaxel plus ramucirumab after first-line platinum-based chemotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer (SCORPION): a multicenter, open-label, single-arm, phase 2 trial.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00480-7/fulltext

Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury Following Blunt Trauma in Children Younger Than 3 Years. The PEDSPINE II Study.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2809544?guestAccessKey=fbc660d1-befd-4950-b92d-646fab04f8fb&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_jamasurg&utm_term=11754446877&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=246996574

‘We were treated like we are nobody’: a mixed-methods study of medical doctors’ internship experiences in Kenya and Uganda. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013398

Development and validation of a new measurement instrument to assess internship experience of medical doctors in low-income and middle-income countries.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013399

Shared Decision-Making in the Surgical Sciences. https://tinyurl.com/4arhmtrf

A survey of bloodborne occupational exposure protection behavior among qualified Chinese midwives: A cross-sectional study. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08496-7

Outcome of intramedullary nail coated with antibiotic-impregnated cement in chronic osteomyelitis. https://www.annalsafrmed.org/article.asp?issn=1596-3519;year=2023;volume=22;issue=4;spage=434;epage=439;aulast=Sharma

Wound bed preparation using nonsurgical methods: A prospective comparative study of honey versus unripe papaya (Carica papaya).https://www.annalsafrmed.org/article.asp?issn=1596-3519;year=2023;volume=22;issue=4;spage=515;epage=519;aulast=Nnadozie

Uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening at a secondary level facility in Malawi.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002567

Outborn newborns drive birth asphyxia mortality rates—An 8 year analysis at a rural level two nursery in Uganda. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002261

Severe Immune-Related Enteritis after In Utero Exposure to Pembrolizumab.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2308135?query=featured_home

“Choose Your Own Threat”—A Modern Paradigm for Academic Surgery.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2811755

Trends in Use of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2811758

Artificial intelligence-based pathology as a biomarker of sensitivity to atezolizumab–bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicentre retrospective study. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00468-0/fulltext

Experiences and Interventions by Botswana police officers in providing emergency care in road traffic collisions in the greater Gaborone region. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000423

Development and delivery of a higher diploma in emergency medicine and critical care for clinical officers in Kenya. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000411

Epidemiology and outcomes of geriatric trauma patients consulting at the center hospitalier universitaire de Kigali emergency department.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000381

Challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency and quality of prehospital emergency care using an mHealth platform: Qualitative study in Rwanda. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X2300037X

Low-Value Surgical Procedures in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Systematic Scoping Review. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811460?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_jamajno&utm_term=11744262625&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=246748157

Sustainable practice: Optimising surgical instrument trays. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-076274?utm_campaign=usage&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=tbmj_sprout&utm_id=BMJ005

Emergency Department Volume and Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Appendicitis. A Retrospective Cohort Study. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/emergency_department_volume_and_delayed_diagnosis.1.aspx

Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendations For Pediatric Multisystem Trauma Care. A Systematic Review. https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/clinical_practice_guideline_recommendations_for.5.aspx

Management for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis During Pregnancy. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37132381/

National Trends and Patient Outcomes.https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/management_for_acute_uncomplicated_appendicitis.15.aspx

Improving Surgical Outcomes in Pelvic Exenteration Surgery. Comparison of Prone Sacrectomy With Anterior Cortical Sacrectomy Techniques.https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/improving_surgical_outcomes_in_pelvic_exenteration.17.aspx

Impact of Propofol-based Total Intravenous Anesthesia Versus Inhalation Anesthesia on Long-term Survival After Cancer Surgery in a Nationwide Cohort.https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/impact_of_propofol_based_total_intravenous.27.aspx

See One, Do One, Improve One’s Wellness: Resident Autonomy in US General Surgery Programs, A Mixed-methods Study.https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/see_one,_do_one,_improve_one_s_wellness__resident.30.aspx

Operative Time is Associated With Postoperative Complications After Pulmonary Lobectomy.https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/abstract/2023/12000/operative_time_is_associated_with_postoperative.50.aspx

Bidirectional Medical Training. Legislative Advocacy and a Step Towards Equity in Global Health Education. https://tinyurl.com/3uth2f9d

Sustaining Surgery for the Future. A New Frontier for Research.https://tinyurl.com/2m5drcm6

Surgical Ethics Training. Educational and Professional Opportunities.https://tinyurl.com/5n7pfsh7

Radiotherapy to regional nodes in early breast cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 14 324 women in 16 trials.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01082-6/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Early Integrated Palliative Care Within a Surgical Oncology Clinic.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811463 

Early-stage clinical evaluation of real-time artificial intelligence assistance for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. https://academic.oup.com/bjs/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/bjs/znad353/7343167?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

“We just don’t have the resources”: Supervisor perspectives on introducing workplace-based assessments into medical specialist training in South Africa.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04840-x

Precancerous cervical lesion screening acceptance among women in Eastern Ethiopia,https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e073721

Correction: Human papillomavirus testing using existing nucleic acid testing platforms to screen women for cervical cancer: implementation studies from five subSaharan African countries. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e065074corr1

Automated Electronic Frailty Index–Identified Frailty Status and Associated Postsurgical Adverse Events.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811392

Sustainable practice: what can I do? https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2461

How do I cope with the menopause at work?https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2551

Lymph Nodes in the Survival of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/fulltext/2023/12000/the_role_of_nonmetastatic_lymph_nodes_in_the.15.aspx?context=latestarticles

Adolescents’ experience of mistreatment and abuse during childbirth: a cross-sectional community survey in a low-income informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013268

Performance of the WID-qEC test versus sonography to detect uterine cancers in women with abnormal uterine bleeding (EPI-SURE): a prospective, consecutive observational cohort study in the UK.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00466-7/fulltext

Blockade of IL-6R prevents preterm birth and adverse neonatal outcomes.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(23)00431-0/fulltext

Orchidopexy and Orchiectomy for Testicular Torsion. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Orchiectomy%20and%20Orchipexy%20for%20Testicular%20Torsion.pdf

The combined HPV16-E2/E6/E7 T cell response in oropharyngeal cancer predicts superior survival. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(23)00439-1

Liability, risks, and recommendations for ultrasound use in the diagnosis of obstetrics diseases. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09037-0

Clinical practice of vitamin D screening and supplementation in pregnancy in Asia-pacific countries: A cross-sectional study. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08394-9

Extrauterine Placental Perfusion and Oxygenation in Infants With Very Low Birth Weight. A Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811323

Placental Perfusion Rather Than Placental Transfusion—Key to Umbilical Cord Management at Birth?https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811329

Tetrapodal textured Janus textiles for accessible menstrual health.https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(23)02301-5

Analysis of the Breast Cancer Journey in Namibia.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811318

An alternative negative pressure treatment for enteroatmospheric fistula resulting from small intestinal leakage caused by incision dehiscence.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09253-8

Risk factors for mortality in brain injury patients who have severe hypernatremia and received continuous venovenous hemofiltration.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09000-X

The transit of oral premedication beyond the stomach in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective observational multicentre study.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02246-6

Effect of spinal-pelvic sagittal balance on the clinical outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery. https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02240-y

Radiotherapy to regional nodes in early breast cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 14 324 women in 16 trials.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01082-6/fulltext

Short-term outcomes of Early versus conventional adjuvant chemotherapy in stage III colon cancer: randomized clinical trial. https://www.bjsacademy.com/short-term-outcomes-of-early-versus-conventional-adjuvant-chemotherapy-in-stage-iii-colon-cancer-randomized-clinical-trial

SURGICAL SCIENCE AND ROAD2IR JOIN FORCES TO BRING INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY TRAINING TO TANZANIA. https://surgicalscience.com/insights/news/surgical-science-and-road2ir-join-forces-to-bring-interventional-radiology-training-to-tanzania/

Climate variability, armed conflicts and child malnutrition in sub-saharan Africa: A spatial analysis in Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08880-1

Trauma as a Public Health Moment: Addressing Vaccine Uptake in Trauma Patients.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/fulltext/2023/12000/trauma_as_a_public_health_moment__addressing.12.aspx?context=latestarticles

Thalidomide for Recurrent Bleeding Due to Small-Intestinal Angiodysplasia.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2303706?query=featured_home

Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310307?query=featured_home

Clinical Features vs CT Findings to Estimate Need for Surgery in Small Bowel Obstruction. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811240

Vaginal Estrogen Therapy Use and Survival in Females With Breast Cancer. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2811413

Hospital care for critical illness in low-resource settings: lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013407

‘It’s about time’. Dissemination and evaluation of a global health systems strengthening roadmap for musculoskeletal health – insights and future directions.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/11/e013786

Divided: Annabel Sowemimo’s book on racism in medicine and coloniality in global health. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2547

Effects of a multimodal intervention in primary care to reduce second line antibiotic prescriptions for urinary tract infections in women: parallel, cluster randomised, controlled trial. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-076305

Associations of anaemia with bleeding and thrombotic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with warfarin: a registry-based nested case–control study.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e071342

Comparison of ultrasound-guided and traditional localisation in intraspinal anesthesia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/11/e071253

Accelerated versus standard epirubicin followed by cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil or capecitabine as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer (UK TACT2; CRUK/05/19): quality of life results from a multicentre, phase 3, open-label, randomised, controlled trial. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00460-6/fulltext

Understanding cancer risk in patients at lower risk to improve early cancer diagnosis.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00514-4/fulltext

Effects of trauma history on cancer-related screening, diagnosis, and treatment.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00438-2/fulltext

Starving cancer and other dangerous dietary misconceptions.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00483-7/fulltext

Retroperitoneal metastasis of breast cancer misdiagnosed as retroperitoneal fibrosis.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00414-X/fulltext

Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00421-7/fulltext

Research funding for newborn health and stillbirths, 2011–20: a systematic analysis of levels and trends. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00379-0/fulltext

Care, cure, and, if possible, prevent.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01415-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Global cancer surgery: a vital service to eliminate false economy.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(23)00533-8/fulltext?dgcid=twitter_organic_lanoncgcs23_lanonc&utm_campaign=lanoncgcs23&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Myopia Progression Interventions in Children.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811237?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_jamajno&utm_term=11701145331&utm_campaign=article_alert&linkId=245657654

Global Cancer Surgery: pragmatic solutions to improve cancer surgery outcomes worldwide. https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/global-cancer-surgery-2?dgcid=twitter_organic_lanoncgcs23_lanonc&utm_campaign=lanoncgcs23&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Researchers revolt against weekend conferences. Parents are pushing for employers to respect family time and keep meetings strictly to working hours. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03430-7

Should scientists include their race, gender, or other personal details in papers? Researchers clash over the growing practice of reflecting on one’s identity in a “positionality statement”. https://www.science.org/content/article/should-scientists-include-their-race-gender-or-other-personal-details-papers

Open access publishing of scientific research in Africa: a dalliance between poverty and paywalls. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/72/full/

Impaired gut microbiota-mediated short-chain fatty acid production precedes morbidity and mortality in people with HIV. https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(23)01348-7

Efficacy and safety of purified starch for adhesion prevention in colorectal surgery.Purified starch is a safe and effective anti-adhesion material that can significantly reduce the severity and extent of adhesion after colorectal surgery.  https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08865-5

The application of subcapsular saline injection to save the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08751-0

Evaluation of prescribing patterns using WHO core drug use indicators in a pediatric hospital of Kabul Afghanistan: A prospective cross-sectional study.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)09092-8

Effectiveness of blended learning basic life support module on knowledge and skills: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08888-6

Do clinical and communication skills scores on credentialing exams predict potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescribing?https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04817-w

Application of a new multi-element integrated teaching mode based on bite-sized teaching, flipped classroom, and MOOC in clinical teaching of obstetrics and gynaecology. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04494-9

Intellectual disabilities teaching for medical students: a scoping review. https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04766-4

Preoperative management comprising tube irrigation using a trans-anal indwelling tube for infants with hirschsprung disease can allow single-stage radical surgery,https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02232-y

Developments in Leishmaniasis diagnosis: A patent landscape from 2010 to 2022.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/authors?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002557

Iron status in early infancy is associated with trajectories of cognitive development up to pre-school age in rural Gambia. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002531

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV patients in Ghana: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002448

Evaluating the documentation of vital signs following implementation of a new comprehensive newborn monitoring chart in 19 hospitals in Kenya: A time series analysis. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/authors?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002440

Alcohol use among emergency medicine department patients in Tanzania: A comparative analysis of injury versus non-injury patients.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001900

Can Predictive AI Improve Early Detection of Sepsis and Other Conditions?https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811547

Common Statins Appear to Have Similar Effectiveness.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811553

Monoclonal Antibody Slowed Type 1 Diabetes Progression.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811551

Antivirals Might Preserve Insulin in New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811223?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=0

Mortality Risk for Docetaxel-Treated, High-Grade Prostate Cancer With Low PSA Levels. A Meta-Analysis. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811171

Extended infusion of β-lactams significantly reduces mortality and enhances microbiological eradication in paediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00470-4/fulltext

Training the next generation of Biostatisticians in West Africa: The Vanderbilt Nigeria Biostatistics Training Program (VN-BioStat). https://tinyurl.com/ca2yh83b

Prioritising actions to address stagnating maternal mortality rates globally.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02290-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Open-access reformers launch next bold publishing plan. The group behind Plan S has already accelerated the open-access movement. Now it is proposing a more radical revolution for science publishing. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03342-6

Serum albumin levels and stress urinary incontinence in females: A retrospective study based on NHANES 2007–2016. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08965-X

Implementing integrated care guidelines in asthma and COPD: It ain’t easy!https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08748-0

Research translation mentoring for emerging clinician researchers in rural and regional health settings: a qualitative study.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04786-0

Socioeconomic inequality in knowledge about HIV/AIDS over time in Ethiopia: A population-based study. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002484

Knowledge and perceptions of lymphatic filariasis patients in selected hotspot endemic communities in southern Ghana. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002476

Virtual Reality–Based Intervention to Reduce Preoperative Anxiety in Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811142

Postoperative Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Patients With and Without Preoperative Colonization.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811145

Association of Parental Status and Gender With Burden of Multidisciplinary Tumor Boards Among Oncology Physicians.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811140

Measuring Competency: Improving the validity of your procedural performance assessments.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/fulltext/2023/12000/measuring_competency__improving_the_validity_of.7.aspx?context=latestarticles

Evolution of Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Esophagostomies.https://journals.lww.com/aosopen/fulltext/2023/12000/evolution_of_treatment_outcomes_and_prognostic.8.aspx?context=latestarticles

The impact of UN high-level meetings on non-communicable disease funding and policy implementation. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e012186

The humanitarian, development and peace nexus (HDPN) in Africa: the urgent need for a coherent framework for health. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e013880

Pyrotinib versus placebo in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel as first line treatment in patients with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (PHILA): randomised, double blind, multicentre, phase 3 trial. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-076065

Global prevalence of psychiatric in- and out-patient treatment following hospital-presenting self-harm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00472-8/fulltext

Financial Toxicity: Unveiling the Burden of Cancer Care on Patients in Rwanda.https://academic.oup.com/oncolo/advance-article/doi/10.1093/oncolo/oyad291/7332137?searchresult=1&login=false

A single-center, single-blinded, randomized, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial to compare the efficacy of a 22-gauge needle versus a 15 blade to perform an Achilles tendon tenotomy in 244 clubfeet—study protocol.https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-023-07728-9?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oa_20231031&utm_content=10.1186/s13063-023-07728-9

Machine learning models to predict traumatic brain injury outcomes in Tanzania: Using delays to emergency care as predictors.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002156

Evaluation of a device to detect neonatal hypothermia in a clinical setting in Ghana. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001681

Measuring the cost-effectiveness of a home-visiting intervention to promote early child development among rural families linked to the Rwandan social protection system.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002473

A mixed-methods comparison of gender differences in alcohol consumption and drinking characteristics among patients in Moshi, Tanzania.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002009

Health care workers’ perceptions and bias toward men as HIV clients in Malawi and Mozambique: A qualitative study. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001356

The South African breast cancer and HIV outcomes study: Profiling the cancer centres and cohort characteristics, diagnostic pathways, and treatment approaches.https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002432

A cross-sectional analysis of publication of pediatric global health abstracts from seven major international conferences. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002523

Longitudinal ECG changes among adults with HIV in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002525

Open-access reformers launch next bold publishing plan. The group behind Plan S has already accelerated the open-access movement. Now it is proposing a more radical revolution for science publishing. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03342-6

Review: Predictive approaches to breast cancer risk.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08552-3

Factors influencing cancer patients’ caregivers’ burden and quality of life: An integrative review. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08451-7

The causal link between cardiometabolic risk factors and gray matter atrophy: An exploratory study. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08775-3

How Antiscience Creates Confusion About the Diagnosis of Abusive Head Trauma.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2811152

Equity in decline: illustrating fairness in a worse-off world.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e013274

Associations between 11 parental discipline behaviours and child outcomes across 60 countries. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e058439

Effectiveness of a community-based approach for the investigation and management of children with household tuberculosis contact in Cameroon and Uganda: a cluster-randomised trial. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00430-8/fulltext

Global prevalence of psychiatric in- and out-patient treatment following hospital-presenting self-harm: a systematic review and meta-analysis.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00472-8/fulltext

Leveraging remote consultations in resource-limited settings.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00455-2/fulltext

Pharmacological cerebrovascular accidents management in intensive care unit at Cocody University Hospital. https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJMHS

Cervical Cancer Screening. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811420

Effect of high-risk versus low-risk pregnancy at the first antenatal care visit on the occurrence of complication during pregnancy and labour or delivery in Kenya: a double-robust estimation. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e072451

Increasing blood pressure: could malaria have a role?https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00419-9/fulltext

Safety and upscaling of remote consulting for long-term conditions in primary health care in Nigeria and Tanzania (REaCH trials): stepped-wedge trials of training, mobile data allowance, and implementation.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00411-4/fulltext

Prevalence of molecular markers of resistance to sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine before and after community delivery of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country evaluation.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00414-X/fulltext

Clinical and regulatory development strategies for Shigella vaccines intended for children younger than 5 years in low-income and middle-income countries. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00421-7/fulltext

Efficacy of Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Correcting Anemia in Men With Hypogonadism. A Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811115

Global, regional, and national causes of death in children and adolescents younger than 20 years: an open data portal with estimates for 2000–21.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00496-5/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Severity assessment tools for dehydration associated with diarrhoea in a low-resource setting. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00452-7/fulltext

A comparison of the NIRUDAK models and WHO algorithm for dehydration assessment in older children and adults with acute diarrhoea: a prospective, observational study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00403-5/fulltext

Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. A Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811116

Medical Vacuum (Suction). OPEN MANUAL OF SURGERY IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS. https://www.vumc.org/global-surgical-atlas/sites/default/files/public_files/PDF/Medical%20Vacuum%20(Suction).pdf

Family engagement in care for medical trainees and early career clinicians.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04792-2

An effectiveness evaluation of a community-based course for medical students: a randomized controlled trial in the teaching of epidemiology.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04787-z

School-based healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa: When there’s a will, there’s a way. https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/4216

Continuing professional development training needs for primary care doctors in central Uganda. https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3983

Topical Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811421

A short-term high-sugar diet is an aggravating factor in experimental allergic contact dermatitis. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08433-5

Evaluation and Treatment of Knee Pain. A Review. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811009

Understanding the promising role of antibody drug conjugates in breast and ovarian cancer. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08633-4

Effect of a lifestyle intervention program’s on breast cancer survivors’ cardiometabolic health: Two-year follow-up. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08969-7

Assessment of the albumin-bilirubin score in breast cancer patients with liver metastasis after surgery. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08980-6

Quercetin as a possible complementary therapy in Multiple Sclerosis: Anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and remyelination potential properties.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08949-1

Are maternal vaccines effective and safe for mothers and infants? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e012376

Association of DCIS size and margin status with risk of developing breast cancer post-treatment: multinational, pooled cohort study. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-076022

Dietary diversity and associated factors among school-aged children and adolescents in Lokossa district of southern Benin: a cross-sectional study. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e066309

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with retention in care among adults living with HIV and severe mental illness and reasons for loss to follow-up in Uganda: a mixed-methods study. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e073623

Emotional intelligence, workplace conflict and job burn-out among critical care physicians: a mediation analysis with a cross-sectional study design in Egypt.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e074645

Association between opioid use during mechanical ventilation in preterm infants and evidence of brain injury: a propensity score-matched cohort study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00473-X/fulltext

Quality of life of patients one year after breast conserving surgery versus modified radical mastectomy for early breast cancer: a Kenya tertiary hospital five-year review.https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/69/full/

Prevalence and factors associated with lumbopelvic pain among pregnant women in their third trimester: a cross sectional study. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/68/full/

Pharmacological management of hypertension and outcome among patients on hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/67/full/

Direct Gloving vs Hand Hygiene Before Donning Gloves in Adherence to Hospital Infection Control Practices. A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811112

Magnitude and associated factors of chewing khat during pregnancy in eastern Ethiopia, 2022: a mixed method cross sectional study. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/66/full/

Changing the landscape of surgery for simple appendicitis.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01555-6/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Centring agency and norms to meet the health needs of pregnant adolescents.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02226-2/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Expanding access to breastmilk banks.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02395-4/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Primary brain tumours in adults. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01054-1/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

Tumor sequencing of African ancestry reveals differences in clinically relevant alterations across common cancers. https://www.cell.com/cancer-cell/fulltext/S1535-6108(23)00359-8

Prior antibiotic administration disrupts anti-PD-1 responses in advanced gastric cancer by altering the gut microbiome and systemic immune response.https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(23)00428-7

Development of a tool to estimate sugar and caloric contents in alcoholic beverages for a diabetes self-management program in Thailand.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08370-6

Willingness to pay for medical care and its determinants in private health care facilities among Gondar city residents, Northwest Ethiopia: Cross sectional study.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08351-2

Effectiveness and safety of 99Tc-Methylene diphosphonate as a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) in combination with conventional synthetic (cs) DMARDs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 randomized controlled trials. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08899-0

Thyroid dysfunction associated with iodine-contrast media: A real-world pharmacovigilance study based on the FDA adverse event reporting system.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08902-8

Early Life Gut Microbiome in Children following Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Maternal Preeclampsia. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(23)02388-X

MIRS: An AI Scoring System for Predicting the Prognosis and Therapy of Breast Cancer. https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(23)02399-4

Developing research skills in medical students online using an active research study.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04781-5

A palpable change in medical education post-COVID-19 pandemic.https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/70/full/

Ceftriaxone and the Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmia, Cardiac Arrest, and Death Among Patients Receiving Lansoprazole.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811108

Treatments During Pregnancy Targeting ERBB2 and Outcomes of Pregnant Individuals and Newborns. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811107

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants Screened for Retinopathy of Prematurity.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2810734

Advances in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus.https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2022-073980

Anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj-2023-074866

Higher versus lower nasal continuous positive airway pressure for extubation of extremely preterm infants in Australia (ÉCLAT): a multicentre, randomised, superiority trial. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(23)00235-3/fulltext

Natural history of human platelet antigen 1a-alloimmunised pregnancies: a prospective observational cohort study. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhae/article/PIIS2352-3026(23)00271-5/fulltext

A neuroimaging biomarker for Individual Brain-Related Abnormalities In Neurodegeneration (IBRAIN): a cross-sectional study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(23)00453-4/fulltext

Can Indigenous knowledge and Western science work together? New center bets yes. NSF commits $30 million for “two-eyed seeing” to combat climate change, food insecurity, and the loss of traditional culture.https://www.science.org/content/article/can-indigenous-knowledge-and-western-science-work-together-new-center-bets-yes

Spontaneous, idiopathic granulomatous mastitis in a pregnant patient: A case report and review of the literature. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08827-8

Research and application of a teaching platform for combined spinal-epidural anesthesia based on virtual reality and haptic feedback technology.https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-023-04758-4

Burden, risk factors, neurosurgical evacuation outcomes, and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients with expansive intracranial hematomas in Uganda: a mixed methods study design.https://bmcsurg.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12893-023-02227-9

Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2310307?query=featured_home

Sigh Ventilation in Patients With Trauma. The SiVent Randomized Clinical Trial. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811211

Hyperthyroidism. A Review. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2810692

β-Blockers in Patients With Sepsis: Putting the Puzzle Together, Piece by Piece.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811215

AI Will—and Should—Change Medical School, Says Harvard’s Dean for Medical Education. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811219

Primary Care Telemedicine Outcomes Similar to In-Person Visits in 2021.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2811228

Short-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic vs Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2811053

Personalized Initial Screening Age for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals at Average Risk.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810996

Effectiveness of Surgeon-Performed Paravertebral Block Analgesia for Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery.https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2811052

The Delineation of Another Standard for Postoperative Pain Management Following Thoracic Surgery. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2811056

Spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression: summary of updated NICE guidance. https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p1973

Scabies in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of prevalence, determinants, clinical presentation and community knowledge.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e075038

Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e080907

First malaria vaccine slashes early childhood mortality. Huge analysis of RTS,S in Africa shows it decreased toddler deaths by 13%. https://www.science.org/content/article/first-malaria-vaccine-slashes-early-childhood-deaths

Effectiveness of return-of-service schemes for human resources for health retention: a retrospective cohort study of four Southern African countries.https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e013687

Women in surgery: slow progress for mothers.https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2425

Performance Data Advocacy for Continuing Professional Development in Health Professions.https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/abstract/9900/performance_data_advocacy_for_continuing.588.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=acadmedjournal&utm_content=6100a4be-bf52-485e-8be6-932eace1b0f2

Scientists in diaspora are a powerful resource for their home countries. Networks of émigré researchers can be potent forces for good when they are member-driven, involve youth and connect with each other. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03300-2

An AI revolution is brewing in medicine. What will it look like? Emerging generalist models could overcome some limitations of first-generation machine-learning tools for clinical use. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03302-0

How I learned to nurture relationships in academia—and be more kind. https://www.science.org/content/article/how-i-learned-to-nurture-relationships-in-academia-be-more-kind

Mask Region-based CNNs for Cervical Cancer Progression Diagnosis on Pap Smear Examinations. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08596-1

Non-sentinel lymph node metastases risk factors in patients with breast cancer with one or two sentinel lymph node macro-metastases.https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)08462-1

Nigerian men and modern contraceptives: who are the non-users and what are their perceptions about family planning? https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/64/full/

Accreditation of a molecular HIV diagnostic laboratory following the Strengthening Laboratory Management Towards Accreditation (SLMTA)-Stepwise Laboratory Quality Improvement Process Towards Accreditation (SLIPTA) approach in Kenya: an implementation science study. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/60/full/

Usage and parental knowledge of antibiotics in children undergoing (adeno) tonsillectomy in northern Tanzania. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com//content/article/46/59/full/

How can global guidelines support sustainable hygiene systems?https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e013632

Gestational weight change in a diverse pregnancy cohort and mortality over 50 years: a prospective observational cohort study.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01517-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Long-term effects of gestational weight gain on mortality.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01837-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

A decolonised Commission agenda: the missing ingredients.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02054-8/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

A decolonised Commission agenda: the missing ingredients – Author’s reply.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02055-X/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email

Clinical decision support tools for paediatric sepsis in resource-poor settings: an international qualitative study. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e074458

Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Children aged 6–59 months in South Wollo Zone, East Amhara, Northeast Ethiopia: a Community-based cross-sectional study. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e062582

What is the future of artificial intelligence in obstetrics? A qualitative study among healthcare professionals. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e076017

Back pain: a target for reducing hospital admissions?https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanrhe/article/PIIS2665-9913(23)00266-7/fulltext

Donor aid and research funding for newborn babies and preventing stillbirths.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00459-X/fulltext

The Problem and Power of Professionalism: A Critical Analysis of Medical Students’ and Residents’ Perspectives and Experiences of Professionalism.https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/abstract/9900/the_problem_and_power_of_professionalism__a.528.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=acadmedjournal&utm_content=3d93389c-3d68-489c-a2ff-84e75d96aee9