MARCH 2026
VOL. 373 No. 3
PERSPECTIVE
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN HOMOCYSTEINE AND VITAMIN B12 IN TYPE 2 DIABETES TREATED WITH METFORMIN
Ketevan Dundua, Iamze Taboridze, Rusudan Kvanchakhadze, Inga Abesadze, Liana Jashi.
David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Avicenna – Batumi Medical University, Batumi, Georgia.
National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC), Georgia.
6-12
DETERMINANTS OF SPINAL ANKYLOSIS IN KAZAKH PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Aigerim Abuova, Baglan Abdakhina, Yelvira Omralina, Yekaterina Zueva, Assel Meiramova.
NJSC "Astana Medical University", Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan
Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
13-20
KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORAL ATTITUDES OF THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS REGARDING THE NATIONAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM IN GEORGIA
R. Gvamichava, T. Beruchashvili, M. Kereselidze, N. Ubilava, C. Seniore.
Georgian Society of Clinical Oncology, Georgia.
National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia, Georgia.
Centre for Cancer Prevention in Turin (Italy). Piedmont Region cancer screening program.
21-26
TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE AND GLOBAL BURDEN OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES AMONG ADULTS: A NARRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE PAST 10 YEARS
Nazgul B. Matkerimova, Khalmurad. S. Akhmedov, Kenesh O. Dzhusupov.
Department of Public Health, International Higher School of Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Tashkent State Medical University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
International Medical Faculty, Osh State University, Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PROFILE OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA PATIENTS IN AN ECUADORIAN TERTIARY HOSPITAL
Ana Carolina González Romero, Josué Andrés Orozco Pilco, Jennifer Ivette Carrillo Becerra, Ariana Estefanía Pujos Agualongo.
Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Chimborazo, 060104 Riobamba, Ecuador.
Faculty of Health Sciences and Educational Sciences, State Polytechnic University of Carchi, 040102 Tulcán, Ecuador
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ADHERENCE TO PHARMACOTHERAPY STANDARDS FOR CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS IN THE SAMARKAND REGION
Shoira Khusinova, Abdugaffor Gadaev, Khidoyat Rakhimova, Dilshoda Abdukhamidova, Fariza Khalimova.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Public Health, Healthcare Management, Faculty of Postgraduate Education, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Department Internal Medicine of Family Medicine, Тashkent State Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Medical-Social Institute of Tajikistan, Tajikistan.
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CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF PERSONALIZED NUTRITION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Indira Kaibagarova, Aigul Sartayeva.
Department of Pharmacology, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
Department of General Medical Practice No. 2, West Kazakhstan Marat Ospanov Medical University, Aktobe, Kazakhstan.
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SALIVARY AND SERUM PROTEIN Z, AND β-ARRESTIN-1 AS A NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC MARKER OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2
Zaidoon J. Rmaidh, Yasameen Nasih Tawfeeq, Salim J. Khalaf, Entedhar R. sarhat, Elham M. Mahmood.
Department of Oral pathology, College of Dentistry, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
Department of Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
Department of Anatomy/ College of Medicine, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq.
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ELUCIDATING THE THERAPEUTIC MECHANISMS OF GUT MICROBIOTA METABOLITES IN PERIODONTITIS: A NETWORK PHARMACOLOGY APPROACH
Haitao Lin, Jue Zhang, Wenjie Wen, Liang Chen.
Anhui Province Engineering Research Center for Dental Materials and Application, School of Stomatology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu 241002, China.
Department of Stomatology Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
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LIVER CONDITION OF EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS EXPOSED TO MINE DUST CONTAINING RARE METALS AND NATURAL RADIONUCLIDES
Raushan Dosmagambetova, Aigul Tekebayeva, Neila Tankibayeva, Sholpan Dikanbayeva.
Karaganda Medical University, Gogol St. 40, M01K7G6, Karaganda, Kazakhstan.
Astana Medical University, Beybitshilik St. 49A, Z10K9D9, Astana, Kazakhstan
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WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS AMONG SONOGRAPHY PRACTITIONERS IN THE UAE: A CROSSSECTIONAL STUDY
Shima Ibrahim Ali, Maisa Mohamed Elzaki Mohammed, Mohammad Rawashdeh, Riham Almahdi Mohamed Eissa, Malak Nabeel Majeed Alshammari, Julinar Mohamad Khalil agha, Daniah Moaz Kashabash, Mogahid M.A Zidan, Rihab Ali Yousif, Magdy Ali Abdou Gouda, Praveen Kumar, Moawia Gameraddin.
Medical Imaging Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Diagnostic Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Radiology Science and Medical Imaging, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, SDN.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwara, SAU.
Diagnostic Radiology Department, Faculty of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Sciences, The National Ribat University, Khartoum Sudan.
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SURGICAL METHODS IN THE TREATMENT OF CLEFT PALATE
Sanzhar Khalelov, Marat Syzdykbayev, Gulshat Alimkhanova, Andrey Proshunin, Meyerbek Aimagambetov, Jong Woo Choi, Tae Suk Oh.
NJSC "Semey Medical University", Department maxillofacial surgery, Semey, Kazakhstan.
NJSC "Semey Medical University", Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimatology, Semey, Kazakhstan.
NJSC Scientific Center of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Pavlodar Regional Hospital named after G. Sultanov, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.
NJSC "Semey Medical University", Department of Hospital Surgery, Semey, Kazakhstan.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Asan Medical Center University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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HEPATITIS B VIRUS (HBV) REACTIVATION IN PATIENTS CO-INFECTED WITH HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS: A CASE REPORT
M. Zhamutashvili, M. Endeladze, N. Jojua, T. Gognadze, M. Akhvlediani, T. Rukhadze, L. Sharvadze, M. Moistsrapishvili, L. Dolidze, V. Lagvilava, G. Gogoladze, K. Nafissi, Z. Sadeghi, N. Kipiani, S. Capey.
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
T. Tsertsvadze Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center, Tbilisi, Georgia.
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TREATMENT OF A PATIENT WITH SEVERE HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL INJURY: A CLINICAL CASE
Zufar Bilalov, Madina Rashova, Berik Tuleubayev, Amina Koshanova, Sergey Shmidt, Elmir Jamaleddinov.
Department of Surgical Diseases, "Karaganda Medical University", Karaganda, Kazakhstan,
Department of Biomedicine, "Karaganda Medical University", Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Regional Center of Traumatology and Orthopedics named after prof. Kh. Zh. Makazhanov, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
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ISOTRETINOIN THERAPY AND ITS EFFECT ON BONE HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH ACNE VULGARIS
Fawaz A. Alassaf, Mohammed N. Abed.
University of Mosul, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Mosul, Nineveh province, 41002, Iraq.
University of Mosul, College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Mosul, Nineveh province, 41002, Iraq.
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QUANTITATIVE CT-BASED PREDICTION OF EARLY FIBROSIS-LIKE LUNG REMODELING IN ACUTE COVID-19: INTEGRATION WITH CLINICAL AND BIOMARKER CORRELATES
Talgat Muminov, Yevgeniya Filippenko, Akhmetzhan Sugraliyev, Shynar Ospanova, Saule Kassenova, Gulstan Yessetova, Anar Rakisheva, Sanzhar Ashimbekov, Axsaule Serikbaeva.
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Pulmonology Department), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Visual Diagnostics Department), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Internal Diseases Department), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Medical Center “Beta”, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Scientific Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases (Internal Medicine Department), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University (Phthisiology Department), Almaty, Kazakhstan.
LLP “ArPi Canon Medical Systems KZ”, Astana, Kazakhstan
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COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PHENOBARBITAL, FLUMECINOL, AND URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH GILBERT SYNDROME: A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY
Rostomova N.E, Asmalova P.A, Khiroev S.I, Dzhanumova K.G, Dzebisova D.A, Bozhik P.E, Kasich S.O, Kungurova D.L, Rasulov M.N, Cherkasova E.I, Kravtsova A.A, Rutvina I.A, Reutov M.O.
NWSMU named after I.I. Mechnikova, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Federal State Budgetary Institution "V.A. Almazov National Medical Research Center, Chita State Medical Academy.
132-135
IMPACT OF IMPLANT SURFACE ENGINEERING ON OSSEOINTEGRATION AND FUNCTIONAL STABILITY: A PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL STUDY
Farah NM. AlKhayyat, Intisar K. Farhood, Enas Y. Al-Zubaidy, Haidar S. Ali.
Prosthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Al-Hikma University College, Baghdad, Iraq.
Department of Oral Diagnosis, College of Dentistry, Ashur University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Albayan University, College of Dentistry, Baghdad, Iraq.
136-140
ACUTE CELIAC CRISIS PRESENTING AS SEVERE MALABSORPTIVE DIARRHEA AND HEMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY IN AN ADULT MALE: A CASE REPORT
Mohamed Abdelhadi, Khaled Aljenaee, Sulaiman Hajji.
Internal Medicine Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
Endocrinology Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait.
141-143
SECONDARY AMINO GROUPS IN ACE INHIBITORS/ CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS, ANTIARRHYTHMICS AND ANTICOAGULANTS AS DONORS FOR DRUG RELATED PHOTOTOXICITY/ CARCINOGENICITY EVEN WITHOUT NITROSOCONTAMINATION: THE NUTRITIONAL NITROSOGENESIS AS SUBSTANTIAL/ ADDITIONAL COFACTOR FOR SKIN CARCINOGENESIS AND DONOR FOR PHOTOCARCINOGENS
Tchernev G, Kordeva S, Broshtilova V, Tchernev KG Jr.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Institute of Ministry of Interior General Skobelev 79, 1606, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Onkoderma- Clinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatologic Surgery, General Skobelev 26, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Department of Internal Diseases, Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Skin Diseases Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University Saint KlimentOhridski, Bulgaria.
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL DEPRIVATION FACTORS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADULTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME: A NARRATIVE REVIEW
Shakhista Skenderova, Yerbolat Saruarov, Jubanishbayeva Toizhanay, Nyssantayeva Saltanat, Shakhnoza Tatykayeva.
Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkistan, Republic of Kazakhstan.
153-162
A RARE CLINICAL CASE OF A GIANT LIPOMA OF THE RIGHT THIGH
Medet Auyenov, Meirbek Aimagambetov, Altai Dyusupov, Ernar Kairkhanov, Assem Kazangapova, Saule Imangazinova, Samatbek Abdrakhmanov, Aldiyar Masalov, Aizat Zhumazhanova, Adlet Auуenov, Daulet Auyenov, Rufat Bakdauletov.
Department of Hospital Surgery, NCJSC «SMU», Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chairman of the Board Rector NCJSC «SMU», Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Pavlodar Branch of NCJSC «SMU», Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan.
NCJSC «AMU», Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
163-170
INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF ERα, TP53, AND PGR PROTEINS WITH miR-372, miR-373, AND miR-519D DYSREGULATION IN FEMALE BREAST CANCER
Maysoon Mohammed Hassan, Mohammed Abdulwahab Ati Al-Askeri.
Biotechnic-Genetic, Department of Basic Science, College of Dentistry/ Wasit University, Wasit, Iraq.
Department of Medical Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology / University of Al-Qadisiya, Wasit, Iraq.
171-179
MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM ASSESSMENT AND SELF-EVALUATION PRACTICES AMONG GEORGIAN MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS
Tinatin Gognadze, Natia Jojua, Tamar Zarginava, Sophio Samkharadze, Lasha Dolidze, Tsisana Giorgadze.
European University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
180-182
THE ROLE OF 3D MODELING IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF HIATAL HERNIAS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
T.V. Khorobrykh, V.G. Agadzhanov, D.D. Kadirov, I.V. Ivashov, A.A. Spartak, K.Z. Vagidova, A. Yu. Dorogov, N. O. Kutkin, A.F. Galyautdinov.
Department of Faculty Surgery №2 named after G.I. Lukomsky, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 119021, Moscow, Russia.
Laboratory od Additive Technologies of the Institute of Digital Medicine, FSBEI HE Bashkir State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, 450008, Ufa, Russia.
183-194
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE IN BENIGN DISEASES OF THE BILIARY TRACT
Medet Auyenov, Meirbek Aimagambetov, Altai Dyusupov, Ernar Kairkhanov, Assem Kazangapova, Saule Imangazinova, Aldiyar Masalov, Samatbek Abdrakhmanov, Aidar Raimkhanov, Nazarbek Omarov, Aizat Zhumazhanova, Sayan Begeldinov.
Department of Hospital Surgery, NCJSC «SMU», Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chairman of the Board Rector NCJSC «SMU», Semey, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Pavlodar Branch of NCJSC «SMU», Pavlodar, Republic of Kazakhstan.
NCJSC «AMU», Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
NCJSC S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
195-204
GUIDEWIRE-ASSISTED ESOPHAGEAL BOUGIENAGE IN SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS IN CHILDREN: CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEVELOPED METHOD
Rakhimov Anvar, Khalimov Gulom, Khakimova Leyla, Shamsiev Jasur, Yusupov Shukhrat, Khalimova Fariza.
Department of Pediatric Surgery #1 of the Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Healthcare Management at Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Department of Postgraduate Education in Traumatology and Orthopedics, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology, Samarkand State Medical University, Uzbekistan.
Department of Normal and Pathological Physiology, Medico-Social Institute of Tajikistan.
205-211
ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME AS A MODIFIER OF CLINICAL PHENOTYPES IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: A CASE–CONTROL STUDY
Natia Archaia, Vakhtang Chumburidze, Nona Kakauridze.
Faculty of Medicine, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Chapidze Heart Center, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia.
212-219
WEBER-CHRISTIAN DISEASE: DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGES AND THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN A RARE DISEASE
Nurzhamal Imanbayeva, Khafiza Zhetpisbayeva, Alma Almukhamedova, Galiya Shaimardanova, Karashash Askarova, Nurbek Akazhanov, Nuraiym Orynbaikyzy.
Department of Internal Medicine No 2, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Internal Medicine No 4, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Internal Medicine No 2, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Pathology, National Scientific Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Internal Medicine No 2, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Chief Medical Officer of Mediker Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Internal Medicine No 4, Astana Medical University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
220-225
IATROGENIC PNEUMOTHORAX: ETIOLOGY, CLINICAL AND THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS
Aymar Kassa Boukat, Massine El Hammoumi, Yassine Sarboute, El Hassane Kabiri.
Thoracic Surgery Department, Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco.
University of Health Sciences and Technical, Libreville, Gabon.
Laboratory of Social Medicine, biostatistics laboratory, clinical research and epidemiology, Pedagogy and Research Unit (PRU) of Public health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Morocco.
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.
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