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Early risk prediction of necrotizing enterocolitis using 48-hour laboratory indicators and pre-symptom clinical-course variables: a single-center retrospective study

This single-center retrospective study developed and internally validated a nomogram incorporating five early postnatal predictors (5-minute Apgar score, parenteral nutrition, feeding advancement rate, neutrophil percentage, and procalcitonin) to effectively stratify the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates, achieving an AUC of 0.839.

Yu Lang, Yuedi Hu, Ling Yan, Leilei Shen2026-07-07
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Practical infection prevention and control in Madagascar: initial assessment via IPCAF

An initial assessment of 24 healthcare facilities in Madagascar using the IPCAF tool reveals that infection prevention and control implementation is currently at a basic to intermediate level, with significant disparities across facility types and health zones and critical deficiencies in surveillance and practice monitoring.

Vatsiharizandry MANDROSOVOLOLONA, Amandine OLEFFE, Mamy Andrianirina RAKOTONDRATSARA, Volatiana ANDRIANANJA, Rija ANDRIA (…)2026-07-07
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Italian validation and Measurement Invariance of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory (FASI)

This study validates the Italian version of the Food Addiction Symptom Inventory (FASI) in a sample of eating disorder patients, confirming its one-factor structure, internal consistency, and partial measurement invariance across diagnostic groups while highlighting the need for further research to distinguish addictive-like eating from restraint-driven behaviors in restrictive subtypes.

Elvira Anna Carbone, Lavinia Rotella, Serena Maria Garofalo, Giorgia Francesca Vizza, Daria Quirino, Renato de Filippis (…)2026-07-07
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Severity-Driven Endothelial Dysfunction in Post-COVID-19 Patients: Association of Flow-Mediated Dilation and Vasoactive Biomarkers

This study demonstrates that endothelial dysfunction in post-COVID-19 patients, characterized by impaired flow-mediated dilation and an imbalance of vasoactive biomarkers, persists three months after recovery and correlates directly with the initial clinical severity of the infection.

Svitlana Palii, Boryslav Selskyy, Svyatoslav Kostiv, Anastasia Voitovych, Kateryna Kozak, Oksana Shevchuk, Mykhaylo Kord (…)2026-07-07
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Albumin-Corrected Anion Gap and Congestive Heart Failure Predict 90-Day Readmission in Sepsis Survivors with COPD: A Competing Risk Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database

In a competing risk analysis of 3,678 sepsis survivors with COPD from the MIMIC-IV database, lower albumin-corrected anion gap and congestive heart failure were identified as independent predictors of 90-day hospital readmission, with the latter's statistical significance attenuated by the high competing risk of death.

Xiaoming Yang, Zunjing Zhang, Zhongda Liu, Hui Huang, Tao Sun2026-07-07
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Listening to Learners: A Resident-Driven Approach to Program-Wide Curriculum Reform in General Surgery

This study demonstrates that applying Kern's Six-Step framework to a resident-driven, mixed-methods needs assessment across didactic, simulation, and clinical domains successfully guided comprehensive curriculum reforms in a general surgery residency program, resulting in measurable improvements in educational quality.

Abigail J. Hatcher, Blake T. Beneville, Nikki E. Rossetti, Paul E. Wise, Jennifer Yu, Michael M. Awad2026-07-07