Scientific advice underpinning decisions on major challenges

“Ramadan challenges: Fasting against medical advice

AbstractAim: Fasting against medical advice (FAMA) is a major challenge for many physicians who treat patients with diabetes during the month of Ramadan. The significance of this phenomenon has not been evaluated in Muslim populations. The goal of this study was to assess the rate and consequences of FAMA in our high-risk patients.Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study. Patients we...

I-31: The Scientific Underpinning of ART in Unexplained Infertility

Although intra uterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are widely accepted treatments among doctors and patients and practiced on large scale, it is good to realize that they have rarely been evaluated properly in randomized clinical trials or even in comparative cohort studies. Although the first pregnancy after IUI was established in 1884, it was not until 2008 that the fi...

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Biological substrates underpinning diagnosis of major depression.

Major depression is characterized by low mood, a reduced ability to experience pleasure and frequent cognitive, physiological and high anxiety symptoms. It is also the leading cause of years lost due to disability worldwide in women and men, reflecting a lifelong trajectory of recurring episodes, increasing severity and progressive treatment resistance. Yet, antidepressant drugs at best treat o...

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