Research Insights

This section focuses on recent global studies and discoveries in the various fields of healthcare.

Impact of digital health on the quality of primary care for people with chronic noncommunicable diseases: A scoping review protocol

Chronic NonCommunicable Diseases NCDs represent a significant global challenge especially in low and middleincome countries The introduction of digital health in Primary Health Care PHC has the potential to improve the quality of care for people with NCDs by offering tools such as telemedicine mobile applications and other information and communica...

Longitudinal healthcare use after pediatric brain injury: A population-based birth cohort study

Traumatic brain injury is a chronic disease with lifelong consequences In children it can affect developmental milestones Longitudinal data on brain injury and longterm healthcare use is limited with lack of clarity on social determinants of health and its effects on healthcare use

Analysis of the sample size used in clinical MRI studies

Choosing the sample size in clinical MRI studies is a common important and challenging task complicated by the substantial variation in potential study parameters However considering previously used sample sizes may provide a reference point for future studies

TransGAN-DX: A Hybrid Transformer-GAN Approach for Enhanced Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

This research presents TransGANDX a hybrid approach combining Transformer and Generative Adversarial Networks GANs for enhanced cardiovascular disease diagnosis The model achieves high accuracy

A machine-learning based model for automated recommendation of individualized treatment of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis

Rifampicin resistant tuberculosis remains a global health problem with almost half a million new cases annually In highincome countries patients empirically start a standardized treatment regimen

Prevalence and prognostic role of hypochloremia in patients with acute heart failure in Ethiopia: A single-center retrospective analysis

In patients with heart failure HF multiple electrolyte disorders are common and recent studies have shown that chloride disorders play a significant role in the prognosis of HF

The impact of sarcopenia on the incidence of postoperative outcomes following spine surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Sarcopenia is considered to be an important predictor of adverse outcomes following spinal surgery but the specific relationship between the two is not clear

Systematic review of thyroid function in NKX2-1-related disorders: Screening and diagnosis

NKXrelated disorders NKXRD are rare conditions affecting lung thyroid and brain development primarily caused by pathogenic variants or deletions in the NKX gene

Targeted vibratory therapy as a treatment for proprioceptive dysfunction: Clinical trial in older patients with chronic low back pain

Proprioceptive function declines with age leading to falls pain and difficulties in performing activities of daily living among older adults Although individuals with low back pain

Application value of volumetric CT value in quantifying the activity of a pulmonary tuberculoma

The purpose of this study was to explore the auxiliary diagnostic value of volumetric CT value in quantifying the activity of a pulmonary tuberculoma