Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Relationship between urinary and water fluoride with cardiovascular risk factors in children and adolescents in Yazd city

Abstract Background Although the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases is low during childhood and adolescence, behavioral and biological risk factors and lifestyle associated with noncommunicable diseases are formed during this period and persist into adulthood. The present stud...

A comparative study of maternal and umbilical cord iron indices in term infants born after fetal growth restriction and appropriate-for-gestational-age infants

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) may compromise fetal iron accretion through placental dysfunction and increased erythropoietic demand. This study compared maternal and umbilical cord iron indices between term infants born after FGR and appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) infants...

Policy options for strengthening health technology assessment in Iran

Abstract Since health technology-related issues pose ongoing challenges for health systems, ensuring proper Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and its efficient and effective use for health care is essential. After more than a decade since the start of this system in the Iranian...

Sickness Presenteeism Among Iranian Nurses: A Holistic Nursing Perspective on Burnout, Social Support, and Health-Related Productivity Loss

Background Sickness presenteeism, defined as attending work despite health problems that would justify sickness absence, is an important concern in holistic nursing because nurses’ wellbeing is inseparable from sustainable caring practice. Purpose This exploratory study examined...

Key components for responding to burn mass casualty incidents: a comprehensive systematic literature review

Effective management of burn mass casualty incidents (BMCIs) requires coordinated systems that include early stabilization, definitive burn care, surge capacity, and rehabilitation, supported by adequate infrastructure and workforce capacity. Although different countries have nat...

The association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increases risks of cardiovascular events and mortality, so reliable biomarkers are needed to improve risk stratification. Stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR), which adjusts acute glucose levels for chronic glycemia using glycated hemoglobin, has shown pr...

Plasma p-tau217 as a two-cutoff approach to improve tau-PET screening and trial recruitment in Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Blood-based biomarkers could broaden access to Alzheimer’s disease diagnostics, but their ability to approximate tau PET, and to address gray-zone results, remains uncertain. We evaluated plasma p-tau217 against tau PET using a harmonized ADNI baseline cohort and an inde...

Successful macroscopic penile replantation in a 4-year-old child: a case report

Abstract Background Penile amputation is a rare urological emergency that requires prompt surgical intervention and comprehensive medical evaluation. Microsurgical replantation is considered the preferred approach when feasible; however, macroscopic repair may provide satisfactor...

Evaluating the effectiveness of the SPICES model in enhancing students’ learning experience in social medicine and public health field training at jiroft university of medical sciences, Iran

Although the SPICES framework is well established for guiding curriculum renewal in medicine, its real-world application within Social Medicine placements and Public Health practicums has not been thoroughly investigated—particularly in Iran. In our context, these courses still r...

Renal Pelvis Epidermoid Cyst Mimicking Staghorn Calculus: Successful Treatment with Percutaneous Approach (PCN).

BACKGROUND: Renal pelvis epidermoid cysts are extremely rare and often misdiagnosed as stones or tumors. Only one previous case has been treated via the percutaneous approach (PCN). CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old diabetic female on Empagliflozin presented with imaging suggestiv...