Antibiotic Prescriptions and the Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children between 2 and 17 years old: A French Retrospective Primary Care Cohort Study

Childhood overweight and obesity are public health concerns, with rising prevalence observed across many countries. Several factors are linked to this trend, including exposure to antibiotics. While recent studies suggest a potential link, few data exist for children older than two years old, and none have been conducted in the French population.Investigating the association between…

Triglyceride–Glucose Index as a Potential Indicator of Metabolic Syndrome

Triglyceride–Glucose Index, a simple proxy of Metabolic SyndromeThe triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has recently been proposed as a surrogate marker of metabolic syndrome risk, but its association with individual metabolic risk components has not been clearly established. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the TyG index and various metabolic risk variables in a representative…

Applying a Health Justice Lens to Curriculum Review in Primary Care Education: A Practice-Based Reflection

Addressing inequities in health outcomes requires that medical curricula facilitate critical evaluation of the structural determinants of health and the intersectional oppression of marginalised groups. To support Primary Care Placement Leads in enhancing their curricula, I applied a health justice lens – a structured evaluative framework designed to promote equity-focused education. This work is sustainable…

Reviving Ancient Ayurvedic Procedures for Modern Pain Management: Clinical Reflections on Agnikarma(therapeutic cauterization) and Viddhakarma(controlled micro-needling)

Context: Ayurveda, the science of life, describes comprehensive methods for maintaining health and managing disease through medicinal, surgical, and parasurgical approaches. Among these, Agnikarma (therapeutic cauterization) and Viddhakarma (controlled micro-needling) are classical interventions indicated in various musculoskeletal, neurological, and pain-related disorders. Their application in modern integrative pain management has shown encouraging outcomes.   Keywords: Ayurveda,…

Integrating Digital AI Assistance (ChatGPT) into General Practice Workflow: A Practice-Based Reflection on Efficiency and Patient Safety

General practitioners face growing administrative workloads, with clinical documentation contributing significantly to stress and burnout. This practice-based reflection describes the supervised introduction of an artificial-intelligence (AI) language model (ChatGPT) into routine documentation at a single Irish general practice. The initiative aligns with WONCA’s values of liberty, equity, fraternity, and humanism by exploring responsible innovation that…

Effects of treatment on extracellular fluid changes in the lower extremities of patients with chronic venous insufficiency using bioelectrical impedance analysis

​​​​​​This study explored whether measuring extracellular fluid (ECF) changes can serve as a quantitative indicator of treatment effectiveness for chronic venous disease (CVD).The Clinical-Etiology-Anatomy-Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification to describe patients with chronic venous disease (CVD) has limitations in that it cannot be quantitatively evaluated. Thus, we aimed to determine whether measuring changes in extracellular fluid (ECF)…

From Awareness to Action: Practicing Diversity-Sensitive Skills in Healthcare

People from marginalized groups continue to face structural inequities in healthcare (e.g. longer waiting times, higher rates of misdiagnosis, feeling dismissed in clinical encounters). These inequities not only affect individual health outcomes but also contribute to higher overall healthcare costs through delayed diagnoses, inadequate treatments, and increased use of emergency services. Promoting diversity-sensitive and respectful…

Association Between the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI) and Healthcare Costs Among Adults: KNHANES 2016 and 2021

As population aging accelerates, healthcare expenditures are steadily increasing. In Korea, poor diet quality has been linked to various chronic diseases, but evidence on its association with actual medical costs remains limited.This cross-sectional study examined the association between diet quality, measured by the Korean Healthy Eating Index (KHEI), and med-ical expenditures among Korean adults.We used…