General Medicine (ISSN:1311-1817)

This study investigates how adolescents' perceived stress affects their depressed symptoms and thoughts of suicide. A person's subjective assessment of how stressful they perceive certain situations in their life to be is known as perceived stress, and it has been related to a number of detrimental effects on mental health. The purpose of the study is to look into how teenage depressive symptoms and suicide thoughts are related to perceived stress. The results of this study will advance knowledge of the function that adolescents' perceived stress plays in their mental health and could influenc

Teens with type 1 diabetes encounter particular difficulties in managing their illness because they have to juggle the responsibilities of controlling their diabetes on a daily basis with the usual obstacles of puberty, including peer pressure, stress from school, and emotional shifts. Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes is a chronic illness that calls for regular blood glucose testing, adherence to an insulin regimen, and maintenance of a nutritious diet and exercise schedule. The term "perceived stress" describes how someone feels about the demands made on them and how well they are able to

All ages are affected by type 1 diabetes that is typically identified in children and teenagers. Type 1 Diabetes in Teenagers have particular difficulties, such as controlling their blood sugar levels, following treatment plans, and coping with the psychological effects of the condition. According to the research statement, knowing how self-efficacy and diabetes distress are related may enable medical professionals to create more successful therapies for young individuals with type 1 diabetes. First, it emphasizes how critical it is to identify and treat diabetes-related discomfort in this dem

Breast cancer is the most frequently occurring tumor and the first cause of death in female. Low level of understanding early symptoms leads to a late diagnosis and high mortality rates. The study aimed to describe risk factors, presenting symptoms and time of diagnosis for women with breast cancer. A descriptive study. Study data were collected from a convenience sample of (250) women with breast cancer in Baghdad City for the period from June 20th 2022 through Nonember31th 2023. The study instrument consists of four parts; the first one is Socio-demographic Characteristic, and the second par

The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, in the year 2020, has been awarded to three scientists, Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice, for jointly discovering the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This remarkable achievement is a huge breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C. Most importantly, their pioneering works have successfully saved millions of lives by acting as the foundation for sensitive blood tests and effective antivirals. Inspired by the 2020 Nobel Prize winners, this review article honors their great efforts and discusses several unmet needs in the path toward HCV