Honey, propolis, and royal jelly are natural products of bees that have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. The aim of this study is to investigate a comparative study on the therapeutic effect of honey, propolis, and royal jelly collected from two regions of Algeria. The study evaluated the antibacterial activity of hive product using ...

By Mabrouka Bouacha, Ines Boudiar

Violence against children is a complex socio-medical phenomenon with potential lifetime consequences. Therefore, it is very important to recognize the first signs of violence, as medical staff are quite often the only witnesses of child maltreatment. The objective was to determine types of abuse and neglect in the pediatric population, which childr...

By Maja Zečević, Dragoljub Živanović, Ana Bosak-Veršić, Patricia Jakljević, Tamara Adamović, Dragana Lazarević, Vesna Marjanović, Jelena Lilić

The healthcare sector is a major contributor to environmental pollution and resource consumption, necessitating sustainable solutions. This study investigates the integration of green technologies—renewable energy systems, advanced waste management practices, and water conservation strategies—within hospital facilities. The primary obje...

By Marko Kimi Milić, Šćepan Sinanović, Tanja Prodović, Saša Bubanj

Malocclusions are common oral health issues that require precise assessment of severity and the need for orthodontic treatment. The Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) is a reliable tool for objectively evaluating the necessity of orthodontic therapy. This study aimed to determine the need for orthodontic treatment among children and adolesc...

By Andjelka Cvijić, Iva Jakovljević, Aleksandra Arnaut, Roberta Marković, Tatjana Čutović

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a significant cause of morbidity and disability in pediatric patients, characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation. Biologic therapies, such as adalimumab and infliximab, are widely used for induction and maintenance of remission. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) enables individualized treatment by optimizi...

By Jasmina Katanić, Dejan Dobrijević, Mirjana Stojšić

Approximately 50% of embryo transfer cycles are performed as frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles; however, research on the factors influencing pregnancy rates in these cycles is limited in northern Iran. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing the clinical pregnancy rate in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) FET cycles among in...

By Sepideh Peivandi, Samaneh Aghajanpour, Mohammad Khademloo, Keshvar Samadaee Gelehkolaee, Marzieh Zamaniyan

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in pediatric population and adolescents. Limited data is available on the characteristics of RMS in Iraqi pediatric patients. The aim of the study was to examine the clinical and histological aspects of RMS in Iraqi children, with a focus on their response to treatment, prognosis, and su...

By Abbas Olewi, Manaf Ahmed, Salih Mahdi, Zaid Al-Attar

Drug-induced esophageal injuries are rare in clinical practice. Doxycycline is the most common antibiotic that can damage the esophagus. We present a 26-year-old woman who visited a gastroenterologist because of difficulty swallowing and pain during swallowing. After laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis, the gynecologist prescribed her doxycycli...

By Stojanov Benedeto, Gordana Petrović, Andrija Rančić, Jovičić Milentijević, Radmila Veličković, Nebojša Ignjatović, Dragan Stojanov

Patients classified as belonging to simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) class 0 are considered to have low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Yet, certain laboratory and echocardiographic parameters not accounted for in the sPESI score might suggest a likelihood of worse outcomes in PE cases. This study seeks to determine if the prognos...

By Aleksandra Kozić, Sonja Šalinger, Zorica Dimitrijević, Dragana Stanojević, Tomislav Kostić, Boris Džudović, Irena Mitevska, Jovan Matijašević, Aleksandar Nešković, Vladimir Miloradović, Tamara Kovačević-Preradović, Ana Kovačević-Kuzmanović, Slobodan Obradović

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly recognized as a novel tool in enhancing psychotherapy, particularly for adolescents. The integration of AI-based platforms into mental health care promises improved accessibility, personalized interventions, and support for therapeutic processes. We aimed to evaluate the usability, safety, and preliminar...

By Miodrag Stanković, Aleksandra Stojanović