Irish journal of medical science
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In the year 2020, the coronavirus pandemic invaded the world. Since then, specialized companies began to compete, producing many vaccines. Coronavirus vaccines have different adverse events. Menstrual disorders have been noticed as a common complaint post-vaccination. ⋯ Vaccine adverse events may include specific menstrual irregularities. Moreover, some hormonal medications and diseases are associated with the alteration of the menstrual cycle. This study helps in predicting vaccines' menstrual adverse events, especially in a specific population prone to menstrual disorders.
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COVID-19 has greatly impacted medical students' clinical education. This study evaluates the usefulness of a rapidly implemented on-site simulation programme deployed to supplement our disrupted curriculum. ⋯ Our rapidly implemented simulation programme for undergraduate medical students helped mitigate pandemic restrictions, enabling improved competence despite necessarily reduced clinical activity encouraging further development.
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Huntington's disease is a rare neurodegenerative illness of the central nervous system that is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Mutant huntingtin protein is produced as a result of enlargement of CAG repeat in the N-terminal of the polyglutamine tract. ⋯ These results give further insights into the genetics of Huntington's disease for a better understanding of disease models which will be beneficial for the future therapeutic studies.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular mortality. However, the causal relationship between TBI and atherosclerosis is unclear. ⋯ Moderate-to-severe TBI patients have more prevalent insulin resistance than healthy controls. Evaluation of insulin resistance in these patients, who currently have limited participation in life activities and healthy lifestyles, may be useful to prevent cardiovascular diseases caused by insulin resistance.