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Belarusian State Medical University
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About: Belarusian State Medical University is a education organization based out in Minsk, Belarus. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Optical flow. The organization has 536 authors who have published 513 publications receiving 4635 citations.
Topics: Population, Optical flow, Beta sheet, Alpha helix, Mesenchymal stem cell
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TL;DR: Overall, the FCV-19S appears to be a valuable and brief instrument that may provide useful information for intervention and policy purposes to migrate fear and problem behavior linked to infectious disease outbreaks.
Abstract: COVID-19 is a major source of fear, stress, and anxiety as well as a major factor impacting the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. The present study builds on the recently developed "Fear of COVID-19 Scale" (Ahorsu et al., In International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8, 2020). The sample comprised of 850 participants, male and female young adults from Russia and Belarus. The majority of survey participants are university students and graduates. Females, students, and others from Russia report higher levels of COVID-19-related fear than those from Belarus. Respondents from Russia and Belarus report less fear than people from Iran who were surveyed earlier. The scale used for the present survey evidenced a good Cronbach's Alpha measure of internal consistency or reliability (0.809). Clearly, further research is needed across locations and over time about the nature and extent of fear caused by COVID 19. Overall, the FCV-19S appears to be a valuable and brief instrument that may provide useful information for intervention and policy purposes to migrate fear and problem behavior linked to infectious disease outbreaks.
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TL;DR: Total thyroidectomy followed by radioiodine therapy is an optimal treatment strategy that makes it possible to achieve a cure in a vast majority of pediatric patients with differentiated thyroid carcinomas.
Abstract: Childhood thyroid malignancies are very uncommon with diagnostic rate ranging from 0.2 to 2.2 per 1 million children.1 Only a few institutions worldwide have reported a series comprising more than 100 patients.2–5 The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in April 1986 resulted in a dramatic increase in thyroid cancer incidence, especially in young residents of the contaminated territories in Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia, which led to a uniquely rapid accumulation of experience in the treatment of this otherwise rare human malignancy. According to published observations, post-Chernobyl pediatric thyroid cancer is almost exclusively presented by papillary carcinomas with frequent lymph node involvement at diagnosis and a high incidence of recurrence after treatment.4,5 At the same time, apart from its peculiar etiology and pathogenesis, there is no evidence of pediatric post-Chernobyl thyroid cancer being principally different from sporadic thyroid cancer in terms of clinical manifestations;6 therefore, the data obtained in our series may be projected on any childhood thyroid cancer study.
Thyroid cancer in children usually has a favorable prognosis. The stepwise combination of surgery and radioiodine therapy is curative with an overall survival rate ranging from 86% to 100%.6 Although treatment results are good on the whole, there still remain controversies concerning treatment strategy, and surgical options in particular. Hitherto the opinion existed that thyroid-preserving procedures were preferable while total thyroidectomy could be recommended only for advanced disease.7–11 An opposite standpoint advocated total or near-total thyroidectomy with central neck lymph node dissection as a procedure of choice with appropriate lateral dissections depending on the nodal status.12–19 The indications for preventive removal of jugular-carotid chain lymph nodes have not been clearly formulated, although some reports have demonstrated high incidence of neck lymph node metastases not detectable by palpation.20,21
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of surgical treatment and follow-up data in the group of thyroid cancer patients younger than 15 years of age at the time of diagnosis. Based on our data on more than 700 post-Chernobyl thyroid cancer cases, the largest series in the world to our knowledge, we have assessed recurrence risk, postoperative morbidity, and survival rate to the effect of establishing a rationale for treatment strategy in childhood patients.
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International Agency for Research on Cancer1, Columbia University2, Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom3, World Health Organization4, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center5, Belarusian State Medical University6, University of Pisa7, University of Würzburg8, Nagasaki University9, Radiation Effects Research Foundation10, Singleton Hospital11, Institut de radioprotection et de sûreté nucléaire12
TL;DR: For example, a dramatic increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer has been observed among those exposed to radioactive iodines in childhood and adolescence in the most contaminated territories, while prolonged stable iodine supplementation in the years after exposure may reduce this risk as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: 26 April 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. On this occasion, the World Health Organization (WHO), within the UN Chernobyl Forum initiative, convened an Expert Group to evaluate the health impacts of Chernobyl. This paper summarises the findings relating to cancer. A dramatic increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer has been observed among those exposed to radioactive iodines in childhood and adolescence in the most contaminated territories. Iodine deficiency may have increased the risk of developing thyroid cancer following exposure to radioactive iodines, while prolonged stable iodine supplementation in the years after exposure may reduce this risk. Although increases in rates of other cancers have been reported, much of these increases appear to be due to other factors, including improvements in registration, reporting and diagnosis. Studies are few, however, and have methodological limitations. Further, because most radiation-related solid cancers continue to occur decades after exposure and because only 20 years have passed since the accident, it is too early to evaluate the full radiological impact of the accident. Apart from the large increase in thyroid cancer incidence in young people, there are at present no clearly demonstrated radiation-related increases in cancer risk. This should not, however, be interpreted to mean that no increase has in fact occurred: based on the experience of other populations exposed to ionising radiation, a small increase in the relative risk of cancer is expected, even at the low to moderate doses received. Although it is expected that epidemiological studies will have difficulty identifying such a risk, it may nevertheless translate into a substantial number of radiation-related cancer cases in the future, given the very large number of individuals exposed.
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TL;DR: Evidence about the psychological impact of coronavirus points to conditions of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicide as well as confusion, anger, fear, boredom, stigma, and stress over the loss of health.
Abstract: Coronavirus (COVID-19) was first detected in November 2019 (Chan et al. 2020). The infection spread quickly in Wuhan (the capital of the Chinese province of Hubei) and then throughout China and other countries including the Russian Federation (RF) and Republic of Belarus (RB). In early May, more than 190,000 Russians and 20,168 Belarusian were infected (Johns Hopkins University 2020). Russia and Belarus were part of the former Soviet Union and have a similar culture—a single written language and common religion; also, there are close economic and political relations. However, Russia and Belarus have chosen different strategies in fighting COVID19. Russia has taken a path similar to most European countries—strict quarantine (self-isolation), movement restriction, social distancing, mandatory use of personal protective equipment including masks and gloves, public event bans, as well as border and air traffic closures. In comparison, Belarus has not endorsed quarantine and has proceeded with “life as usual” without closing borders, businesses, restaurants, museums, cinemas, schools, or universities. It has imposed a 2-week quarantine of Belarusian citizens who came from countries with the coronavirus epidemic. Pandemic-related conditions are linked to negative economic consequences effecting living conditions at all levels (Atkeson 2020; Baker et al. 2020) and increased mental health incidents. Evidence about the psychological impact of coronavirus points to conditions of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicide (Galea et al. 2020; Sorokin et al. 2020; Wan 2020) as well as confusion, anger, fear, boredom, stigma, and stress over the loss of https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00330-z
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TL;DR: The state of the Nigerian health care system is poorly developed and a system well grounded in routine surveillance and medical intelligence as the backbone of the health sector is necessary, besides adequate management couple with strong leadership principles.
Abstract: Objectives : As an important element of national security, public health not only functions to provide adequate and timely medical care but also track, monitor, and control disease outbreak. The Nigerian health care had suffered several infectious disease outbreaks year after year. Hence, there is need to tackle the problem. This study aims to review the state of the Nigerian health care system and to provide possible recommendations to the worsening state of health care in the country. To give up-to-date recommendations for the Nigerian health care system, this study also aims at reviewing the dynamics of health care in the United States, Britain, and Europe with regards to methods of medical intelligence/surveillance. Materials and Methods : Databases were searched for relevant literatures using the following keywords: Nigerian health care, Nigerian health care system, and Nigerian primary health care system. Additional keywords used in the search were as follows: United States (OR Europe) health care dynamics, Medical Intelligence, Medical Intelligence systems, Public health surveillance systems, Nigerian medical intelligence, Nigerian surveillance systems, and Nigerian health information system. Literatures were searched in scientific databases Pubmed and African Journals OnLine. Internet searches were based on Google and Search Nigeria. Results : Medical intelligence and surveillance represent a very useful component in the health care system and control diseases outbreak, bioattack, etc. There is increasing role of automated-based medical intelligence and surveillance systems, in addition to the traditional manual pattern of document retrieval in advanced medical setting such as those in western and European countries. Conclusion : The Nigerian health care system is poorly developed. No adequate and functional surveillance systems are developed. To achieve success in health care in this modern era, a system well grounded in routine surveillance and medical intelligence as the backbone of the health sector is necessary, besides adequate management couple with strong leadership principles.
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Igor Karpov | 13 | 40 | 539 |
Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev | 11 | 51 | 349 |
Ilona Nekhayeva | 10 | 10 | 545 |
Eugene Victorovich Barkovsky | 10 | 24 | 207 |
Menizibeya O. Welcome | 9 | 46 | 394 |
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Aliaksandr Skrahin | 9 | 17 | 300 |
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