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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) . The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing
There is a preponderance of data to support the detrimental effects of burnout on physicians' health and wellbeing. Physician burnout is defined as severe emotional exhaustion, depersonalization towards others and reduced sense of personal achievement. Burnout is often accompanied by feelings of
There is a global epidemic of AF, the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Given an aging population and physically inactive lifestyles, the prevalence of AF and T2D is expected to increase. AF is a progressive disorder with three principal subtypes: paroxysmal AF (AF
Significance The obesity epidemic is a worldwide public health problem. Recent data indicate that over 650 million adults around the world (~13%) are considered obese. Obesity is one of the major risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and 90% of T2D cases are attributable to excess fat
Nutritional therapy for diabetes mellitus is widely accepted as safe and affordable when compared to pharmacotherapy. However, the efficacy of the present state of nutritional therapy based on current recommendations is poor. It is estimated that nutritional therapy is able to reduce HbA1c levels by
ORIGINAL HYPOTHESIS Increasing pacemaker left ventricular stimulation output is safe and well-tolerated, and increases acute and longer term exercise capacity and quality of life through improved left ventricular function over a range of heart rates.
The project consists of two closely related work
Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in Mexican women, representing 16.9% of the total female population. At the National Cancer Institute of Mexico (Instituto Nacional de Cancerología), 80% cervical cancer patients arrive at locally advanced stages (IB2-IVA). Standard treatment for
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder, with three main symptoms: difficulty in initiating sleep, difficulty in maintaining sleep, and/or waking up early without ability to return to sleep. Insomnia can contribute to metabolic dysfunction, which can lead to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Diabetes self-care
Mindfulness is a practice of "careful attention to mental and physical processes." ("Glossary of Buddhist Terms," 2018) Mindfulness is a component of various types of spiritual practices including meditation, specifically, from Buddhist tradition. While there are many types of meditative activities,
There will be up to two lab visits for participants, all of which will be completed in the Physical Activity and Health Lab at University of Massachusetts Amherst (consent, physical examination and entire research protocol, 2.5-3.5 hrs for all participants).
The first visit will consist of an
Overview of research design:Newly diagnosed T2DM patients who meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be divided into a triple oral combination group (study group) or a premixed insulin treatment group (control group). Blood glucose of these two groups will be recorded during 12 weeks of
Study Setting:
The present study is a single blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial, in which target individuals were obese females (BMI≥30 kg/m2), within the age of 20-60 years, attending the Obesity research and therapy unit of Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad
Background information Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) fatigue is, with diarrhoea, the most common medical symptom in patients with active Crohn's disease (CD) and the second commonest complaint after arthralgia in CD patients in remission. The IBD priority-setting partnership between the James
Study Design
This study consists of an intervention lasting approximately 5 weeks (depending on follow-up measurement timings), with a before and after 'two-arm' randomised crossover design, one prior to the intervention and one at the end of the intervention used as measurement periods. Screening
The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is increasing internationally, corresponding with the rising aging population. Nearly half of the population was unaware that they have diabetes and the number is portended to reach 439 million worldwide by the year 2030. This global phenomenon draws the