Background Social media is one of the most rapid and impactful ways of obtaining and
delivering information in the modern era. Objective The aim of this study was to rapidly obtain …

The Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) is a widely used measure of a core facet of the positive
body image construct. However, extant research concerning measurement invariance of …

Introduction The literature on health aspects of Ramadan fasting is widely spread in many
journals making it not readily available to those interested in the subject. Materials and …

Context Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) is a definitive management
for intractable pain in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP). Islet autotransplantation (IAT…

Objective: The effectiveness of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) outside of clinical trials is
unclear. The objective of this study was to compare the short-term effectiveness of AOMs in real…

Naltrexone-bupropion is a recently approved drug combination for chronic weight
management. In this article, we discuss the rationale for its use as a combination followed by a …

Objectives Autologous islet transplantation (AIT) is performed to preserve insulin secretory
function in chronic pancreatitis patients undergoing total pancreatectomy (TP). No data exist …

Dermoid cysts account for only a small fraction of intracranial masses, with extradural dermoid
cysts being considered a much rarer entity than those located intradurally. Intracranial …

The inflammatory response is an obstacle to success in both allogeneic and autologous islet
transplantation. In autologous islet transplantation (AIT), however, the recipient is also the …

. ABSTRACT Antiobesity medications can improve metabolic control for patients with type 2
diabetes mellitus (DM) and obesity, but are underutilized. In this review, we describe the role …