COVID-19 and Rheumatic Diseases: It Is Time to Better Understand This Association

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Is It A Wolf Consuming Fertility?

Fasting and rheumatic diseases

Fasting is one of the important religious practices of Muslims, in which the individuals abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset. Fasting is not obligatory or even not allowed, in case it causes health problems to the fasting individual. Rheumatic diseases are a major group of chronic diseases which can bring about numerous problems while fasting. The aim of this article is to revi...

Writing qualitative article: It is time to quality improvement

Précis: This debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. Planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. One of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. A qualified report can an...

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...

Secondary prophylaxis in rheumatic fever: is it time to change?

Background Carditis and rheumatic chronic heart disease are the most serious complications of Acute Rheumatic Fever. Nowadays prevention of recurrent episodes of group A b-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis is the most effective method to prevent the development of severe rheumatic heart disease. However the evidence of these guidelines are weak and result from studies conducted more than 50 y...