Ministry of Health and Medical Education

Nurse‐Led Interventions to Mitigate High‐Alert Medication Errors in Critical Care: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Implementation Strategies

BACKGROUND: Intensive care units (ICUs) are high-risk environments where nurses administer the majority of high-alert medications, making them the final checkpoint in the medication-use process. However, evidence on nurse-led interventions specifically targeting high-alert medica...

Factors affecting adolescent participation in HIV/AIDS prevention services provided by Non-Governmental Organizations in Iran

One of the best ways to reach teenagers with high-risk behaviors and encourage them to use HIV/AIDS prevention services is to seek help from non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Therefore, in Iran, some NGOs active in this field were formed under the name of Adolescent Well-bei...

Impact of Leishmania RNA virus 2 on immune response and pathogenesis in Leishmania major-infected BALB/c mice

Abstract Leishmania RNA virus (LRV)1 has been associated with altered disease outcomes in cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), but the role of LRV2 in Leishmania major ( L. major ) infection remains poorly understood. This study investigated the impact of LRV2-positive L. major (Lm-LRV2...

α-Santonin from a marine sponge exhibits anticancer activity and mechanistic effects in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer (CRC) requires new therapeutic agents with minimal systemic toxicity. Marine-derived natural products represent a promising source of drug candidates because of their unique bioactivity. This study evaluated the anti-tumor potential and possible molecular mechan...

A multicenter cross-sectional study of job satisfaction and associated factors among nurses in selected hospital settings in Germany, Iran, and Canada

This study aimed to examine job satisfaction and its associated factors among nurses working in selected hospital settings in Germany, Iran, and Canada. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2017 to June 2019 across four tertiary-care teaching hospitals. A...

Frequency of Human Brucellosis Complications in West Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Background Brucellosis is a multi‐systemic zoonotic infection. The West Asia/Middle East region is an important global hotspot for brucellosis. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to aggregate and synthesize all the available evidence regarding the complicatio...

Artificial intelligence in nanotechnology: current applications and future perspectives

Abstract The convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology has substantially transformed the discovery, design, synthesis, characterization and biomedical application of nanomaterials. This review provides a structured overview of AI applications in nanotechnolog...