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Knowledge, awareness and training needs for stroke care among primary healthcare providers in a Ghanaian municipality: A cross-sectional study

This cross-sectional study of 267 primary healthcare providers in Kwabre East Municipality, Ghana, reveals that while most possess basic stroke knowledge, there are significant gaps in understanding specific risk factors and management protocols, highlighting an urgent need for structured, simulation-based training and strengthened referral pathways to improve frontline stroke care.

Mary Magdalene Amoo-Fynnbah-Mensah, Frank Agyei Bediako, Reginald Kofi Sefah Nkansah, Yaw Manu Boateng, Mustapha Bin Usm (…)2026-07-03

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Feasibility, acceptability and educational signal of a congress-based gamified challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: a cross-sectional telemetry and survey study

This cross-sectional study demonstrates that a brief, congress-based gamified challenge in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases was feasible and well-accepted, successfully attracting new users to the ToREIMC platform while generating objective performance metrics and positive educational signals regarding knowledge gaps and motivation.

Andrés Blanco-Di Matteo, María Riesgo-Magaña, Marta Martín-García, José Baeza-Ros, Andrea Castellano-Verdasco, María Mar (…)2026-07-03

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Effect of Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

This randomized controlled trial found that while the erector spinae plane block with levobupivacaine did not significantly reduce the overall 12-hour pain area under the curve compared to saline, it effectively lowered early postoperative pain intensity and morphine consumption in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

P. D. Nijk, T. A. Trenning, T. Reniers, P. G. Noordzij, F. N. Hofman, L. Timmerman2026-07-03

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Propensity-Matched Case Control Study of Anti-Interleukin-23 Therapies in Clostridioides difficile Infection

This propensity-matched case-control study utilizing the Epic Cosmos database suggests that antecedent anti-IL-23 therapy is associated with a significantly reduced 30-day all-cause mortality in patients with *Clostridioides difficile* infection, particularly among those with higher baseline disease severity.

Gregory R. Madden, Jennie Z. Ma2026-07-03

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Penicillin-clavulanate susceptibility in clinical MRSA bloodstream infection strains from the CAMERA2 trial

This study of MRSA bloodstream isolates from the CAMERA2 trial reveals that penicillin-clavulanate susceptibility is common (62%) and strongly predicted by oxacillin disk susceptibility and specific genetic backgrounds, including *mecA* alleles and community-associated lineages.

Neta Petersiel, Maria Duarte-Aguilera, Diane Daniel, Ashleigh Hayes, Joshua Davis, Benjamin Howden, Stefano Giulieri, St (…)2026-07-03

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Towards implementing value-based healthcare in Dubai: a qualitative framework analysis

This qualitative study of Dubai's healthcare stakeholders identifies four interdependent mechanisms—trust-based data governance, clinician-owned standardization, staged payment reform, and institutionalized patient-reported outcomes—necessary to transform existing system assets into a credible value-based healthcare model.

Yamen Elgeneadi, Sara Al Dallal2026-07-03

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Dataset of survey responses on Artificial Intelligence adoption in the healthcare sector of Bangladesh: Stakeholder perspectives from patients, providers, and administrators

This study presents a dataset of survey responses from Bangladeshi healthcare stakeholders, revealing moderate to positive perceptions and readiness for AI adoption driven by technological awareness, personal innovativeness, and social media influence, thereby offering evidence to support policy formulation and implementation of AI-driven healthcare services in Bangladesh.

Md. Hasan Tarek, Mohammad Rakibul Islam Bhuiyan, Saiful Islam2026-07-03

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Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Psyllium Fiber in Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders in Children

This randomized placebo-controlled trial demonstrates that a 12-week course of psyllium fiber significantly improves abdominal pain and quality of life in children with functional abdominal pain disorders (including IBS and FAP-NOS), with the majority of responders experiencing sustained relief after discontinuation.

Manjit Kaur, Ujjal Poddar, Anshu Srivastava, Moinak Sen Sarma, Prabhakar Mishra2026-07-03

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A Study on the Heterogeneous Effects of China’s Volume- Based Procurement on Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Medications

This study employs a multi-method approach to reveal that China's Volume-Based Procurement policy has exerted heterogeneous effects on the gastrointestinal and metabolic medication market, characterized by a drastic 82% decline in insulin sales versus a 50% growth in oral antidiabetics, with national policies and hospital channels demonstrating significantly stronger impacts than regional alliances and retail pharmacies.

Liping Wang, Yi Tao, Yiyuan Zhang, Linfang Deng2026-07-03

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Training the Next Generation of Minimally Invasive HPB Surgeons: Are Current Fellowships Crossing the Learning Curve?

A retrospective analysis of fellowship case logs reveals significant disparities in minimally invasive surgical exposure across HPB, CGSO, and transplant training pathways, with HPB fellows demonstrating superior robotic experience and highlighting an urgent need for standardized curricula to ensure technical proficiency across all HPB surgery pipelines.

Katharine E Caldwell, Dominic Sanford, Natasha Leigh2026-07-03

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