Al-Sabah Hospital

First molecularly characterized Para‐Bombay phenotype in Iraq: Clinical, serological and genetic insights with implications for transfusion safety

BACKGROUND: H-deficient states are important in ABO-related transfusion practice. Patients may be misclassified as group O if testing stops at forward ABO typing. Anti-IH may render group O units incompatible and increase hemolysis risk. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A 70-year-old Ir...

Diagnostic and Molecular Yield of a Multidisciplinary Team-Guided Combined Endobronchial and Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling Strategy for Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy

BACKGROUND: Real-world data examining structured modality selection for mediastinal/hilar adenopathy in mixed malignant and benign cohorts is limited. We evaluated the performance of a multidisciplinary team (MDT)-guided strategy incorporating EBUS/EUS-B and EUS for both benign a...

Millimeter-wave directed energy-mediated neural cell injury: insights into protein degradation and cell injury mechanisms

Background: Millimeter-wave directed energy (mmWave DE) is increasingly used in telecommunications and military applications, yet its biological effects on neuronal systems remain unclear. To characterize the spatially dependent cellular and molecular impacts of 34.14 GHz mmWave...

Targeting Overweight and Obesity Phenotypes for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Call to Action for the Middle East and Beyond

ABSTRACT Although there are conflicting clinical data on the efficacy of weight reduction in reducing secondary events in patients with comorbid overweight and obesity (OAO) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), there is excellent epidemiological and biological evidence of a cause–ef...