ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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Prognostic Significance of Abnormal Ankle–Brachial Index Among Long-term Hemodialysis Patients in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yannick Mompango Engole, François Bompeka Lepira, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Yves Simbi Lubenga, Clarisse Nkondi, Augustin Luzayadio Longo, Aliocha Nkodila, Jean-Robert Rissassy Makulo, Vieux Momeme Mokoli, Justine Busanga Bukabau, Marie France Ingole Mboliasa, Evariste Mukendi Kadima, Cedric Kabemba Ilunga, Chantal Vuvu Zinga, Nazaire Mangani Nseka, and Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili
REVIEW ARTICLE
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Is There a Role for Bismuth in Diarrhea Management?
Helen Senderovich and Megan Vierhout
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Different Chemical Structures and Physiological/Pathological Roles of Cyclooxygenases
Yalcin Faki and Ayse Er
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Oral Biofilm: Development Mechanism, Multidrug Resistance, and Their Effective Management with Novel Techniques
Shakti Rath, Sourav Chandra Bidyasagar Bal, and Debasmita Dubey
PERSPECTIVE
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Coping with the Challenges of COVID-19 Using the Sociotype Framework: A Rehearsal for the Next Pandemic
Wen Peng and Elliot M. Berry
CLINICAL CASE REPORT
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis in a Lupus–Neuromyelitis Optica Overlap
Yonit Tavor, Moshe Herskovitz, Galia Ronen, and Alexandra Balbir-Gurman
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Q Fever Vertebral Osteomyelitis Complicating Vertebroplasty
Karina Dorfman, Ayelet Eran, and Nesrin Ghanem-Zoubi
HISTORY OF MEDICINE
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Post-Mortem Pedagogy: A Brief History of the Practice of Anatomical Dissection
Connor T. A. Brenna
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Letter to the Editor: Exponential Increase in COVID-19 Related Publications Compared to Other Pandemic Diseases
Antonio Liu
2020 - Volume 11
2019 - Volume 10
2018 - Volume 9
2017 - Volume 8
2016 - Volume 7
2015 - Volume 6
2014 - Volume 5
2013 - Volume 4
2012 - Volume 3
2011 - Volume 2
2010 - Volume 1
The Maimonides
Best Published Original Research Prize
We are pleased to announce the awardee of the 2018 Maimonides Best Published Original Research Prize, Dr. Louise Kezerle for the manuscript entitled “A Population-based Study of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy in Southern Israel: Are Bedouin Women a New High-risk Group?” with co-authors Iftach Sagy, Leah Shalev, Offer Erez, and Leonid Barski.
The award ceremony will be announced in due course.
About the Maimonides Best Published Original Research Prize
The Editorial Board of Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal established The Maimonides Best Published Original Research Prize in 2017 in order to advance and promote publication of quality original research.
A prize of US$1,000 is awarded to the first author of the best research article published in Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal for the previous year. Adjudication is by the RMMJ Original Research Publication Advisory Committee. The prize is awarded in January of the year following publication, for the best research article published in Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal in the previous year. An award ceremony is held at Rambam Health Care Campus.
Application Criteria
All Original Research articles published in Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal from January through December of each year, including online first articles, are eligible for The Maimonides Best Published Original Research Prize.
Submission Process
All papers must be submitted to the journal according to the Instructions for Authors posted on our website.
Review Process
Adjudication criteria will be take into account a number of factors including: originality and innovativeness of the research; practical application of the research; importance and timeliness of the paper in relation to current research trends; scientific, methodological, and data quality; and translational relevance.
Prize Details
The prize will be awarded in the following year of publication (for example, 2018 for papers published in 2017; 2019 for papers published in 2018; etc.).
The prize (US$1,000) will be awarded to the first author of the paper.
The prize will be presented during a ceremony at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.

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This Issue is Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. May Arieli—A Beloved Pediatrician, Mother and Wife