Introducing Your New Cureus Profile

Your Cureus profile has been updated to better showcase your research, experience, and contributions, making it easier for others to discover your work.

What you’ll find in a Cureus profile:

• Publications and research contributions
• Specialties and areas of focus
• Institutional affiliations and background
• Engagement and activity on the platform

Your updated Cureus profile is designed to support visibility, collaboration, and discovery across specialties. Be sure to customize your profile by updating your profile picture, background image, bio, and contact information.

Cureus Collections

Curated to spotlight peer-reviewed research on specialized medical topics, Cureus Collections make it easier to explore, share, and contribute to focused areas of study. We group related articles to enhance visibility, foster collaboration, and advance knowledge within the medical community.

As researchers continue to submit emerging topics, new collections are launched across a wide range of medical specialties. Explore existing collections or apply to submit your own to support the growth of open-access research.

Pain Reframed: New Frontiers in Management and Relief

Chronic and acute pain remain among the most common and complex challenges in clinical practice. This collection, Pain Reframed: New Frontiers in Management and Relief, explores innovative, evidence-based strategies for understanding and…read more.

Innovations in Pediatric Surgery: Advancing Techniques, Technologies, and Outcomes

This collection highlights recent advances and emerging innovations in the field of pediatric surgery. It encompasses a broad range of topics that reflect the dynamic evolution of surgical techniques, technologies, and perioperative care tailored specifically for…read more.

Picture Prognosis: What’s Your Diagnosis?

A 36-year-old healthy male presents with a 15-year history of a non-healing left foot ulcer that began after minor trauma. The lesion is erythematous with a violaceous rim, intermittently exudative, and unresponsive to antibiotics, antifungals, and steroids. He has no systemic symptoms. Biopsy shows tuberculoid granulomas with multinucleated giant cells, and Ziehl-Neelsen stain is positive for acid-fast bacilli. What’s your diagnosis?

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Most Discussed Articles

Predicting Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients Using Total Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen and Serum Alkaline Phosphatase: Model Development, Validation, and Deployment as a Digital Risk Estimator

This study addresses the global controversy over routine bone scans for newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients, focusing on the Ghanaian population. It aims to assess the predictive value of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for bone metastasis and the role of serum…read more.

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Cardiovascular-Renal-Hepatic-Metabolic Syndrome: Interlinked Pathophysiology and Integrated Management Approach

Interdisciplinary research has revealed that heart, kidney, liver, and metabolic diseases share interlinked pathological mechanisms, including inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and endothelial health issues. However, integrated care for these diseases is challenging…read more.

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