As the number of older adults seeking care in emergency departments (EDs) continues to rise, it is imperative that we prioritize research and reforms to enhance geriatric emergency care. The challenges facing older patients in the ED are multifaceted and complex....

By Assad Touraj

Edentulism is a condition characterized by the absence of all teeth in the upper and/or lower jaw. The problem of edentulism can be solved using conventional removable complete dentures and by the increasingly common creation of fixed prosthetic restorations on implants. The aim of the paper was to present the case of a patient who underwent succes...

By Goran Jovanović, Marija Đorđević, Ermin Đerlek, Rodoljub Jovanović, Milena Kostić

Incremental cost/effectiveness ratio (ICER) of many drugs for rare diseases is often much higher that the accepted cost/effectiveness threshold for reimbursement, primarily due to their extremely high prices, raising the question of their availability. The aim of this article was to review necessary adjustments of methods used for cost/effectivenes...

By Branislava Raičević, Slobodan Janković

Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the Ixodes ticks and is manifested by damaging various organs and systems (most often-migrating erythema, damage to the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, heart, liver and eyes). According to various authors, heart damage in Lyme borreliosis ranges from 4% to 10% and is an understudied patho...

By Nadiya Yarema, Kateryna Myndziv, Volodymyr Dzhyvak

People with circadian rhythm disturbances are at an elevated risk of mental disorders, and conversely, those with mental disorders are more susceptible to the circadian disruption. A steady circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness that is phase-shifted relative to the prior local solar time may be characterized by a short endogenous circadian perio...

By Dmytro Boiko, Oksana Mats, Anastasiia Shkodina, Andrii Skrypnikov

Various psychological factors that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic could contribute to the development of chronic emotional stress which is the biggest contributor to the development of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). This research aimed to evaluate the corellation between TMD and COVID-19 pandemic among students. The authors conducted the s...

By Mirjana Bošković, Konstansa Lazarević, Nikola Milošević

Lemon balm has been used for centuries due to its strong sedative, antimicrobial and spasmolytic effects. Besides different types of extracts and essential oils, hydrolates (by-products obtained during essential oil extraction) are preparations of aromatic medicinal plants with potential pharmacological activity. To estimate Melissa officinalis lea...

By Nikola Stojanović, Sara Mladenović, Bogdan Stojiljković, Aleksandar Marković, Dragana Pavlović, Pavle Ranđelović, Jelena Zvezdanović, Ljiljana Stanojević

The aim of the paper was to evaluate the AgNOR parameters for the discrimination of benign from malignant breast tumors via a new approach - the total AgNOR area/nuclear area (TAA/NA). Three groups, consisting of control (n = 14), benign (n = 18) and malignant (n = 28) participants were included in the study. The AgNOR staining technique was perfor...

By Mehmet Koksal, Serap Dogan, Recep Eroz, Figen Ozturk, Ahmet Ozturk, Nurhan Cucer

Chronic granulomatous invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (CGIFRS) is an extremely rare form of invasive fungal sinusitis. The disease has a long-lasting and indolent course, so the invasion and destruction in the sinonasal and adjacent regions is progressing slowly. This disease has been reported primarily in Middle East, North Africa, India and Pakist...

By Milica Labus, Jelena Sotirović, Biserka Vukomanović-Đurđević, Aleksandar Perić

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. It is an uncontrollable neuronal activity of different parts of the brain leading to convulsion and/or fainting. Although epileptic seizure control and therapeutics have significant advances, 20% -30% of individuals still have uncontrolled seizures. Patients under the medication's control ar...

By Moghadam Zahedi, Rabi Atabaki, Hossein Khaleghzadeh-Ahangar