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Staged orthoplastic reconstruction of an 8-cm open Achilles tendon defect after crush trauma in a 7-year-old child: a case report

This case report describes the successful staged orthoplastic reconstruction of a complex, contaminated 8-cm open Achilles tendon defect with extensive soft-tissue loss in a 7-year-old child using a free semitendinosus autograft and a reverse sural flap, which resulted in stable coverage and a functional return to age-appropriate activity despite minor postoperative flap complications.

Esteban Salgar-Saieh, Santiago Otero-Parra, Carlos A. Salgar-Villamizar, Ángel Barreto Castilla, Alejandro Corrales-Vale (…)2026-07-17
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MRI Radiomics Meets Artificial Intelligence: Development and Validation of a Random Forest Model for Brain Tumor Classification in Sudanese Patients

This study developed and validated a Random Forest model using MRI-based radiomic features to classify brain tumors in Sudanese patients, achieving an accuracy of 71% and demonstrating the feasibility of this non-invasive approach for improving diagnostic decision-making in resource-limited settings.

Mustafa Ahmed, Razan Ballah, Marwa Izzaldeen, Hani Abdul-Aziz, Ahmed Abdelrahim, Khadija Ahmed2026-07-17
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Covid 19 awareness and behavioural adaptations: An analytical study among the Tea Garden workers of Assam

This mixed-method study of tea garden workers in Assam demonstrates that strategic communication campaigns combining mass media and trusted local interpersonal channels effectively increased COVID-19 awareness, accurate symptom reporting, and treatment-seeking behaviors, while highlighting the critical role of institutional support in mitigating health risks within precarious plantation communities.

Gulshan Borah2026-07-17
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Medicinal plants for the treatment of vulvovaginitis: a comparative systematized review of ethnopharmacological and pharmacological studies

This systematized comparative review of Brazilian ethnobotanical surveys and pharmacological studies (2010–2026) reveals that while 87.1% of medicinal plants traditionally used for vulvovaginitis have supporting preclinical evidence of relevant biological activities, the current data is overwhelmingly in vitro and lacks sufficient clinical validation to confirm therapeutic efficacy.

Tales Alexandre Aversi Ferreira2026-07-17
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Survey of Medicinal Plants Used as Hypotensives in Brazil: A Critical Review of Ethnopharmacological and Pharmacological Data

This critical review of 114 Brazilian medicinal plants used for hypertension reveals that while 65.8% possess pharmacological evidence supporting their popular hypotensive use and none contradict it, the reliance on indirect or preclinical data for most species highlights significant evidence gaps that warrant caution before clinical recommendation.

Tales Alexandre Aversi Ferreira, Marina Paolillo Barboza, Giovanna Felipe Cavalcante, Ariane Cavalcante Soares, Maria Te (…)2026-07-17
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Reforming Nigeria's Commercial Seasoning Standards: Addressing Bouillon Cubes as a Primary Dietary Vector for Hypertension

This paper argues that reforming Nigeria's commercial bouillon cube sodium standards through mandatory industrial ceilings, fiscal restructuring, and public education is a critical strategy to significantly reduce population-level sodium intake, lower systolic blood pressure, and prevent thousands of cardiovascular deaths annually.

Christopher Enasor Fregene, Dike Bevis Ojji, Abimbola Opeyemi Adegboye2026-07-17