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This study has been conducted to evaluate factors that affect the quality of life (QoL) of burn survivors in relation to long-term recovery and psychosocial wellbeing. These factors include sexual function, cultural variations, family life, and education. This research has been performed as a systematic review to assess the available research on evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological outcomes in burn survivors.

Ewing's sarcoma (SE) / primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) occurs most often in soft tissues of the extremities and in the paravertebral areas. As far as we know, there are only two other reports in the gallbladder SE / PNET literature, however, this is the first metastatic case in a 58-year-old man. Microscopically, small round cell neoplasms showed intense positive immunoreactive activity for CD99, as well as for neuron-specific enoase and synaphysophine.

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Background: Acalculous cholecystitis makes up only 5-10% of all acute cholecystitis presentations and typically occurs in unwell patients with comorbidity.

Leprosy is a globally prevalent disease with a high rate of transmission, yet treatment remains difficult. In this article, Muhammad Luthfi reviews current progress of the LepVax vaccine, a novel strategy for preventing infection and reducing morbidity.

Simpson et al. describe a case of necrotising sialometaplasia – a rare but benign, self-limiting, inflammatory condition that can resemble malignant lesions both clinically and histopathologically.

In this Review article, Soundarajan summarises the current state of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for cancer, with a particular focus on the future opportunities and remaining challenges for this novel class of cancer therapeutics.