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Newest firstIntroductionSubstance use is an important public health concern in Saudi Arabia. Coping strategies and perceived social support may be associated with substance-use patterns, but these relationships remain underexplored among individuals who report substance use in the Saudi context. This study aimed to examine substance-use patterns and their associations with coping dimensions, perceived social support, and sele…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Substance use among university students is a growing public health concern, particularly in sociocultural contexts where reporting may be constrained by sociocultural stigma. National data on substance use patterns and determinants among university students in Saudi Arabia remain limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of substance use among a multi-regional sample of univ…
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiology requires healthcare worker acceptance for successful implementation. Understanding attitudes and educational needs is crucial for developing effective training programs. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 408 healthcare workers treating cardiac diseases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We assessed AI acceptance, knowledge levels, and training preferen…
The global use of cannabinoid-based medications is expanding due to increasing evidence supporting their therapeutic potential. However, in Saudi Arabia, their adoption is influenced by cultural and regulatory factors. Pharmacists play a pivotal role in guiding the safe use of these therapies. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of hospital pharmacists in Jeddah regarding Food and Drug Administr…
BackgroundCancer is increasingly recognized as a metabolic disease with strong nutritional determinants. Recent advances in multi-omics technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning (ML), have enabled novel integrative frameworks to decode complex interactions among diet, metabolism, and tumor biology. ObjectiveTo systematically synthesize evidence on how multi-omics and AI/ML approach…
Globally, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in 2019 has accelerated the adoption of telehealth technologies. The implementation of the Saudi Telemedicine Network (STN) and other digital health initiatives, such as the telehealth clinic (THC) at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAAUH), exemplifies this trend in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to explore the patients' experience of…
This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the immune system status and hematological disturbances among individuals who abuse amphetamines and cannabis. Substance abuse, particularly of amphetamines and cannabis, has been associated with various adverse effects on the body, including potential impacts on the immune system and hematological parameters. However, limited research has been conducted to comprehensive…
Objectives:To explore the most common clinical presentations of active substance users in our institution’s Emergency Department (ED).Methods:This was a retrospective chart review of all patients that were brought to the ED of King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia thought to be actively using illicit substances, between January 2019 and December 2021. Those with incomplete data were excluded.Re…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background: COVID-19 vaccines were made available to the public by the end of 2020. However, little is known about COVID-19 booster dose (CBD) vaccine perception among healthcare workers (HCW) worldwide. The present study aims to assess the perception of CBD vaccines among healthcare workers in India and Saudi Arabia (SA). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCWs in two countries, India and SA. Da…
Introduction Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy that primarily occurs in young adults and less frequently in elderly individuals. HL has characteristics cells derived from B lymphocytes (known Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells). Primary hepatic Hodgkin disease is very rare presentation accounting for less than 0.4% of the cases. Due to its rare occurrence, the pathogenesis of PHL is still uncle…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveThis study investigated the prevalence of substance use (SU), and its risk factors, among women attending psychiatric outpatients center in Saudi Arabia.DesignA retrospective cross-sectional design.Materials and methodsWe reviewed outpatients’ records of 200 female patients with a history of SU from a psychiatric unit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from December 2018 to February 2019. The researchers developed t…
Open article record in new tab ↗INTRODUCTIONTobacco smoking causes an estimated 7 million deaths per annum with 70 thousand of those occurring in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) where the National Transformation Program highlights the need to prioritize smoking cessation. The objective of this study was to determine the experiences and attitudes of university staff and students, who have been or are currently smokers, towards smoking and smoki…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic prompted the pediatric department at King Abdulaziz University to continue students' educational activities by offering courses online that utilized web video conferencing (WVC). Given the uncertainties of WVC educational quality and the challenge of shifting to an online environment, this study aimed to evaluate student satisfaction with the teaching quality of cas…
Open article record in new tab ↗Hepatitis C Virus is an important cause of preventable morbidity and mortality among Injecting Drug Users worldwide. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and correlations of HCV infection among IDUs in Saudi Arabia. A point cross-sectional survey was conducted between May 2012 and Nov 2012 to determine hepatitis C viral antibodies serological status using venous blood among IDUs (N=300) accessing c…
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