Month: <span>November 2025</span>
Month: November 2025

Exploring barriers and facilitators of preceptorship in undergraduate health professions education: insights from a qualitative needs assessment among preceptors in Eastern Uganda

BMC Med Educ. 2025 Nov 14;25(1):1605. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-08160-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Clinical preceptorship plays a critical role in bridging theoretical knowledge and practical skills for health …

Comparative effectiveness of metformin and alogliptin combination therapy versus metformin monotherapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: an emulated target trial

BMC Endocr Disord. 2025 Nov 14;25(1):264. doi: 10.1186/s12902-025-02087-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: As type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has emerged as a global health challenge, various treatment …

Sleep and Activity Patterns as Transdiagnostic Behavioral Biomarkers in Psychiatry: Longitudinal Observational Study From the DeeP-DD Study

JMIR Form Res. 2025 Nov 14;9:e81107. doi: 10.2196/81107. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite widespread use of symptom rating scales in psychiatry, these tools are limited by reliance …

Exploring Income Inequality as a Predictor of Mental, Emotional, Developmental, Behavioural and Physical Health Outcomes in US Children

Child Care Health Dev. 2025 Nov;51(6):e70179. doi: 10.1111/cch.70179. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Poverty remains a significant determinant of childhood health outcomes in the United States. This study …

The Impact of Screen Time on ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review of Treatment Approaches

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2025 Nov 14:13591045251399697. doi: 10.1177/13591045251399697. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The increasing prevalence of digital media use among children and adolescents …

Understanding youth experiences with chronic illness at a safety net hospital: Challenges, coping, and resilience

J Child Health Care. 2025 Nov 14:13674935251393558. doi: 10.1177/13674935251393558. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This study examined the lived experiences of adolescents and young adults …

A fibroblast-specific miRNA functional cluster in remote exosomes aggravates myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury via the Rap1b/ERK1/2 axis

Br J Pharmacol. 2025 Nov 14. doi: 10.1111/bph.70249. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Communication between various cardiac cells by paracrine factors and …

Topical vancomycin for surgical site infection prophylaxis in craniotomies and noninstrumented spinal procedures: a randomized controlled trial

J Neurosurg. 2025 Nov 14:1-10. doi: 10.3171/2025.6.JNS23694. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of topical …

Socioeconomic and geographic factors associated with the timing of surgical intervention for sagittal craniosynostosis in Georgia

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2025 Nov 14:1-8. doi: 10.3171/2025.7.PEDS2548. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Nonsyndromic sagittal craniosynostosis is the most common form of craniosynostosis, and …