King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital

Average annual occupational radiation exposure among dental staff: a 3-years retrospective observational study

Diagnostic radiography is indispensable in modern dentistry for its diagnostic and therapeutic value, yet it presents potential health risks to healthcare providers from long-term occupational radiation exposure. This retrospective study aimed to quantify the average annual occup...

From Antimicrobial Biomaterials to Infection-Resilient Interfaces: Engineering the Host, Microbe, and Material Interface Against Drug-Resistant Biofilms

Drug-resistant biofilm infections remain a major challenge for medical devices and implants. Biofilm formation can reduce antimicrobial effectiveness through physiological heterogeneity, tolerance, persistence, and interactions with the host and biomaterial surface. Antimicrobial...

Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms Among Respiratory Therapists in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Saudi Arabia: Differences According to Sociodemographic Characteristics

Background: Respiratory Therapists (RTs) work in high-stress environments, predisposing them to psychological distress. This study evaluated the proportion of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms and their differences across sociodemographic groups among RTs in two Saudi Arab...

Development of clinical risk score for differentiating diabetic from non-diabetic kidney disease in a middle eastern cohort

Differentiating diabetic kidney disease (DKD) from non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD) is challenging. Kidney biopsy remains the gold standard. The primary objective was to develop a clinically useful risk prediction model to distinguish DKD from NDKD. We retrospectively analyzed...