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Approved Mental Health Professionals’ (AMHPs) lived experience of the roleand factors that could support improved recruitment, retention, and wellbeing: a qualitative study

This qualitative study of 23 Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) in Wales utilizes the Job Demands-Resources framework to identify systemic challenges affecting recruitment, retention, and wellbeing, ultimately proposing five key areas for improvement including shift design, supervision, interagency collaboration, infrastructure, and professional development.

Francesca Mazzaschi, Abubakar Sha'aban, Rebecca Roberts, Muawiyah Sheraz, Anthony Cope, Adrian Edwards, Natalie Joseph-W (…)2026-07-08
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Workplace Bullying Among Nursing Students: Prevalence, Consequences, and the Bullying-to-Attrition Cascade Framework

This cross-sectional study of 102 nursing students in Kenyan hospitals reveals a 79.4% prevalence of workplace bullying primarily perpetrated by qualified staff, which significantly harms mental health and learning while prompting the authors to propose the Bullying-to-Attrition Cascade Framework (BACF) as a theoretical model for intervention.

Winfridah Wangui Njung'e, Stanley Bwire2026-07-08
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Chalcone Derivative B8HA as A Novel Histone Deacetylase and Tubulin Dual-targeting Inhibitors, Inhibits Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells Proliferation

The study demonstrates that the novel chalcone derivative B8HA acts as a potent dual-targeting inhibitor of histone deacetylase and tubulin, effectively suppressing triple-negative breast cancer cell proliferation, inducing apoptosis, and inhibiting metastasis and angiogenesis both in vitro and in vivo.

Yi Su*, Ling Li*, kangkang li, qiuling zheng, shulei qi, yi xie, Xuehong Chen, Yong Fan2026-07-08
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Dramatic Improvement Followed by Rapid Deterioration after Glucocorticoid Pulse Therapy in a Case of Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with Hashimoto's Encephalopathy Features: A Case Report

This case report describes a patient with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) who initially presented with Hashimoto's encephalopathy features and showed dramatic but transient improvement following glucocorticoid pulse therapy before rapid deterioration, ultimately confirming the CJD diagnosis through positive 14-3-3 protein and RT-QuIC assays.

Tianchen Wu, Yan Liang, Zhengzheng Wu, Jinbin Chen, Zhennian Zhang, Hui Yang2026-07-08
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Community-based malaria mass drug administration in a moderate transmission setting in Ghana: Pilot randomise control trial

This pilot cluster-randomized trial in rural Ghana demonstrates that nine rounds of community-based mass drug administration with artemether–lumefantrine significantly reduced malaria parasite prevalence by 94% and markedly improved anaemia outcomes, particularly among children under 15 years.

Ndong Ignatius Cheng, Chuo Ennestine Chu, Xue Wu, Ndong Henry Ndang, Brandon Nji Amambua-Ngwa, Nana Yaw Peprah, Keziah M (…)2026-07-08
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The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training Given to Young Girls Experiencing Fear of Childbirth on Fear of Childbirth, Coping Strategies with Stress, and State Anxiety Levels

This study demonstrates that a six-session Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) training program significantly reduces fear of childbirth and state anxiety while improving stress coping strategies among young girls compared to a control group.

HACER UNVER KOCA, FADİME BİÇER ŞAHİN, ZEYNEP UNVER, LALE UNVER AYDIN, FUNDA KAVAK BUDAK2026-07-08
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Clinical and Biological Outcomes in School and Community-Based Sexual Health Interventions for Youth: An Umbrella Review

This umbrella review of 19 systematic reviews finds that while school and community-based sexual health interventions for youth aged 10–30 effectively improve knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported behaviors, they demonstrate limited impact on critical biological and clinical outcomes such as STI incidence, pregnancy rates, and viral load.

Salar Riyadh Jassim, Shaymaa Hadi Najm, Haider Nasser Jabber, Shukur Abdulkareem Mahmood, Atheer Amjad Rashad2026-07-08
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Integrative Oncology: a descriptive survey on healthcare providers of a tertiary cancer centre in Italy

This descriptive survey conducted at an Italian tertiary cancer center reveals that while a majority of healthcare providers lack formal training in Integrative Medicine, they demonstrate a strong interest in education and maintain a positive attitude toward caring for incurable patients, highlighting an urgent need for structured educational pathways to better support patient needs.

Romina Rossi, Todor Vassilev Paskov, Monia Dall’Agata, Lucia Angelini, Paola Cravero, Marianna Ricci, Margherita Currà (…)2026-07-08
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Effect of combined piperine and amoxicillin as an efflux pump inhibitor for metal-tolerant and antibiotic – resistant E. coli in broilers

This study demonstrates that combining the phytogenic bioenhancer piperine with amoxicillin effectively mitigates antibiotic resistance in metal-tolerant *E. coli* within broiler chickens by inhibiting efflux pumps, enhancing amoxicillin pharmacokinetics, and reducing heavy metal accumulation without compromising safety.

Reham A. Hosny, Amera F. Ebrahem, Mai F. Abdelaty, Amany Adel, Zeinab A. El-badiea, Mai A. Fadel2026-07-08