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Self-Bloodletting: An Unusual Form of Self-Mutilation in Adolescence

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
In this paper, we introduce an adolescent suffering from a rare form of self-mutilation, “self-bloodletting”, and discuss dynamics of this maladaptive behavior.
Onur Burak, Fatma Varol Tas, Taner Guvenir   +2 more
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Beyond Primum Non Nocere: Therapeutic Injury, Comparative Harm Management, and the Ethics of Modern Medicine

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Volume 32, Issue 7, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Rationale, Aims and Objective The maxim primum non nocere (“first, do no harm”) remains emblematic of medical ethics, yet much of modern therapeutics accepts foreseeable and sometimes near‐certain injury in pursuit of benefit: surgery injures tissue, chemotherapy produces systemic toxicity, and ablation and embolization achieve their effect ...
Boris Nikolic
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Effects of Bloodletting and Cold Stress Treatment before Slaughter on Flavor Quality of Fresh Silver Carp Fillets [PDF]

Shipin Kexue
To determine the appropriate pre-slaughter treatment, the effects of four different pre-slaughter treatments: stunning (CK), tail artery bloodletting (TS), neck artery bloodletting (NS), and cold stress (CS) on the flavor quality of silver carp fillets ...
NIU Yongxin, XIONG Qing, HU Yang, LIU Ru, YIN Tao, YOU Juan, AN Yueqi, XIONG Shanbai
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Affective regimes and ontological security: When empathy threatens the state

Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 5, October 2026.
Abstract The ontological security of states may be threatened by the politics of empathy. Empathy—as a contested affective‐political field—has a capacity to both consolidate and unravel dominant understandings of identity, security, political subjectivity, and self‐other relations.
Naomi Head
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Protective effect of bloodletting at twelve Well-points of hand on neurological function by regulating cortical microglia/macrophage polarization through the IL-10/STAT1 pathway in mice with traumatic brain injury

针刺研究
ObjectiveTo observe whether pricking blood therapy at the twelve Well points of the hand （Well-point bloodletting） can regulate the cortical phenotypic polarization of microglia and macrophages via the interleukin-10 （IL-10）/signal transducer and ...
Miao Shiyu, Zhang Chaoyang, Luo Yu, Yang Yuanzhen, Zhao Jiayue, Peng Yajun, Sun Ganlu, Guo Yi, Qin Siru, Xu Zhifang   +9 more
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Evaluation of the Glucose-Lowering Effect of Bloodletting Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Central Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Objective: This study uses a quantitative method to evaluate bloodletting therapy’s impact on lowering blood glucose levels and improving metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Tserentogtokh Baasantogtokh, Sainbileg Sonomtseren, Tsolmon Unurjargal, Rinchyenkhand Myagmardorj, Vaanchigsuren Seesregdorj, Bayarmagnai Lkhagvasuren, Vankhuu Enkhtuya, Seesregdorj Surenjid   +7 more
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Utilization of Local Healing Practices Among Patients Admitted to a Remote Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Bhutan: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims In Bhutan, patients frequently choose between allopathic health professionals and Traditional Medicine (Sowa Rigpa) practitioners based on personal faith and cultural preferences. However, beyond these formally recognized systems, uncertified local healers provide alternative cultural and spiritual healing methods that are ...
Pelden Wangchuk, Phuntsho Norbu, Yeshey Dorjey, Sonam Lhundrup, Thinley Dorji   +4 more
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Investigation of the Reasons for the Non‐Return of Lapsed Blood Donors: A Qualitative Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Retaining and re‐engaging blood donors to ensure a safe and sufficient blood supply is a key responsibility of the Blood Transfusion Organization. This study aimed to investigate the reasons for the non‐return of lapsed blood donors to facilitate their re‐engagement.
Hayedeh Javadzadeh Shahshahani, Mojtaba Fattahi Ardakani, Farahnaz Amiri, Sadegh Kazemi, Sara Heydari, Moradali Zareipour, Seied Mohamadreza Aghaee Meybody, Hossein Rointan, Mahatab Vaziri   +8 more
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Case report: A rare case of hereditary hemochromatosis caused by a mutation in the HAMP gene in Fuyang, China

Frontiers in Medicine
Hemochromatosis, also known as siderosis, is a disease caused by excessive iron deposition in human organs and tissues, resulting from iron metabolism disorders.
Jinling Wang, Jing Xu, Ning Jiang, Hui Liu, Fengcheng Li, Beibei Wang, Jin Wang, Ziyu Chu, Lin Tan, Shasha Li   +9 more
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The Rhythmic and the Metronomic: On Charlie Chaplin's Gait

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Matthew Beaumont
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