<span class="vcard">John Joseph</span>
John Joseph

The Utility of MRCP Versus Ultrasound in Directing Further Intervention for Pediatric Choledocholithiasis

J Surg Res. 2025 Nov 22;316:59-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.10.028. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is commonly performed for suspected choledocholithiasis to …

Exploring the perspectives of adolescents in high school in Northern Ghana on barriers to accessing substance use services

Discov Ment Health. 2025 Nov 23. doi: 10.1007/s44192-025-00342-y. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescent substance use is a rising public health concern in Ghana, …

Characterization of monogenic diabetes among Sudanese children: a multi-center experience from a population with high consanguinity

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2025-0316. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Monogenic diabetes (MD) is a group of diabetes subtypes caused …

Distinct substance use patterns and risk of unintentional injury, violence, and mortality in adolescence: a latent class analysis and 8-year prospective cohort study of 68 301 students aged 15-19 years

Eur J Public Health. 2025 Nov 23:ckaf192. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf192. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Adolescence is a life stage characterized by physical, social, and emotional …

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis and rubella infection among women of childbearing age in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia: a five-year, retrospective study

Ann Saudi Med. 2025 Nov-Dec;45(6):373-380. doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2025.373. Epub 2025 Nov 20. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Toxoplasmosis, an opportunistic intracellular protozoan infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), …

The first report of a gross deletion in the SCNN1G gene in a case presenting with hyponatremic convulsion at fifth year of treatment

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2025-0372. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Systemic pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1(PHA1) is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder …