The curious case of extinction of family physicians from the Indian Health System - An open letter to the members of the National Medical Commission: Draft competency-based medical education curriculum regulations 2023 - Complete exclusion of family physicians/family medicine education from the MBBS course curriculum! [PDF]
J Family Med Prim Care, 2023 Kumar R.
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Predictors of spiritual care provision for patients with dementia at the end of life as perceived by physicians : a prospective study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Spiritual caregiving is part of palliative care and may contribute to well being at the end of life. However, it is a neglected area in the care and treatment of patients with dementia.
Deliens, Luc +3 more
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KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan +16 more
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Measurement and correlates of empathy among female Japanese physicians. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: The measurement of empathy is important in the assessment of physician competence and patient outcomes. The prevailing view is that female physicians have higher empathy scores compared with male physicians.
Gonnella, Joseph S +3 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.CIN85 is highly expressed in osteosarcoma, particularly in metastatic lesions. Its overexpression increases cell migration and Matrigel invasion, while silencing CIN85 suppresses these behaviors. Transcriptome analysis shows that CIN85 regulates MMP2, COL3A1, and Akt/mTOR signaling. Targeting these pathways reverses CIN85‐induced motility, highlighting
Iryna Horak +10 more
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Canadian family physicians' and paediatricians' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding A(H1N1) pandemic vaccine [PDF]
, 2010 Background: One of the main determinants of public immunization success is health professionals' support and recommendations. Little is known about the physicians' level of support and intentions regarding A(H1N1) pandemic influenza vaccination.
Eve Dubé +30 more
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Alcohol‐induced altered glycans in human tracheal epithelial cells promote bacterial adhesion
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Alcohol induces altered glycans to promote bacteria adhesion. Heavy alcohol drinking is known to increase the risk of bacterial pneumonia. However, the link between alcohol levels and risk of infection remains underexplored. Recently, we found that alcohol induced α2‐6sialo mucin O‐glycans in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells, which mediated the ...
Pi‐Wan Cheng +2 more
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A Preliminary Study of the Attitudes and Barriers of Family Physicians to Prescribing HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. Attitudes of individuals who provide HIV caretowards prescribing Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to at-riskpopulations have been studied, but few studies indicate if familyphysicians would be willing to prescribe PrEP as most ...
Kallail, K. James +2 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP9) drives ovarian cancer progression. Using MMP9‐null cells (M9‐KO) created from ovarian cancer cells, we found MMP9 loss did not block Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)‐driven E‐cadherin dissolution or EMT but delayed and reduced EGF‐driven membrane protrusions. Transient MMP9 re‐expression drove membrane protrusion.
Claire Strauel +8 more
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Physician Labour Supply in Canada: a Cohort Analysis [PDF]
This paper employs cohort analysis to examine the relative importance of different factors in explaining changes in the number of hours spent in direct patient care by Canadian general/ family practitioners (GP/FPs) over the period 1982 to 2002.
Thomas F. Crossley, Jeremiah Hurley, and Sung-Hee Jeon
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