In late December 2019, Wuhan, China, became the center of an unknown outbreak of pneumonia that spread rapidly throughout China and around the world, including Iran, and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel disease a public health emergency with global concern. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many studies have been performed on epide...

By Zhilla Damanabad, Leila Valizadeh, Sadollah Yeghanedoost, Fariborz Roshangar

It is of particular importance to use validated questionnaires to remove fear of needles and blood collection, as this public health problem has been observed in a large number of patients and may inadequately affect medical healthcare. The aim of the study was to conduct a research on the reliability of the questionnaire on the fear of blood sampl...

By Suzana Milutinović, Ana Stanković, Sunčica Ivanović, Sanja Trgovčević, Tatjana Kilibarda

The infectious factor is etiological in the caries development. Early colonization of S. mutans is considered as a key point; another important caries-associated microorganism is Lactobacillus, which colonizes carious lesions later. Ecological shifts in the dental plaques against the background of weakened local immunity increase their cariogenicit...

By Loban' Andriivna, Faustova Oleksiivna, Chereda Volodymyrivna, Ananieva Mykolaivna

This is an open uncontrolled study about the positive effects of a four-week rehabilitation spa program on the quality of life of 74 patients with ankylosing spondylitis. We assessed the following health status parameters on admission and discharge from the Institute Igalo, Montenegro: BASFI, BASDAI, ASDAS-CRP, ASAS 20 improvement criteria and SF-3...

By Dušan Mustur

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) as a rare inflammatory gastrointestinal (GI) disorder is primarily characterized by long-term or recurrent abdominal pain. Peripheral eosinophilia is usually caused by eosinophilic infiltrations into the multiple layers of the GI tract. In this report, a case of EGE with an acute abdomen is presented. A 14-year-ol...

By Tahmineh Biazar, Parisa Sabbagh, Soheil Ebrahimpour, Masomeh Bayani

Acute myocardial infarction is the leading cause of premature morbidity and premature death worldwide. The aim of the paper was to determine the trends of acute myocardial infarction in the period between 2006 and 2019 in the population of the Nišava District. A descriptive study was performed. Data about acute myocardial infarction incidenc...

By Zorana Deljanin, Nataša Rančić, Mirko Ilić, Ivana Janićijević, Dejan Veljković

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which occurs in about 15% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), is a progressive vasculopathy and despite modern therapeutic options is still one of the leading causes of death in these patients. We presented a patient diagnosed with the overlap syndrome (systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis) with ...

By Ivana Aleksić, Sandra Šarić, Bojan Ilić, Sonja Stojanović, Marina Deljanin-Ilić

The aim of the research was a histological study of the tissue structure of experimental animals with burns in dynamics using various topical agents after the injury. Experimental simulation of burn injuries was performed on 40 rats, which were divided into the main and control groups. Depending on the nature of care provided, the animals of the ma...

By Roman Chornopyshchuk, Vasyl Nagaichuk, Oleksandr Nazarchuk, Svetlana Sidorenko, Olena Urvan

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus strain that caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This novel coronavirus is an emerging global health threat. It caused approximately 140 million confirmed cases, with about 3 million deaths worldwide until April 18, 2021. Although there are two approved medications for...

By Zeinab Afshar, Arefeh Babazadeh, Mostafa Javanian, Mohammad Barary, Vasigala Rekha, Soheil Ebrahimpour

Diagnosis of a chronic disease like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is frequently shocking for patients, which influences their lives. Getting aware of bad news such as obtaining a chronic illness diagnosis is a sensitive issue in patients' lives. Conversely, reactions to the reception of a diagnosis of diabetes are often varied for a few reasons. ...

By Areshtanab Namdar, Moonaghi Karimi, Maryam Vahidi, Leila Jouybari, Zeydi Emami, Hossein Ranjbar