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The article explores the establishment of the Graphic Scholarship Collection at the Schusterman Library, University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, examining its history, material selection, organization, and impact. Topics include the challenges of acquiring nonfiction graphic novels, the need for reliable sources, and the library's efforts to navigate age appropriateness in the collection, highlighting the complexities and ongoing developments in this unique endeavor.

What are the change in and duration of hyperglycemia after intra-articular steroid injections in patients with diabetes mellitus? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Does early aerobic exercise following concussion improve or impair recovery in adolescent patients? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study which examined whether using a thumb spica cast leads to superior outcomes compared with a cast that does not include the thumb in nonoperative management of scaphoid fractures. Topics include finding on patients wearing thumb spica casts, a 1991 prospective randomized clinical trial from the United Kingdom which compared scaphoid casts, and a 2019 cross-sectional study which measured anatomic and functional range of motion.

This is the last Informatics Education column under the current editors. The outgoing co-editor identifies several key themes that describe the column during her tenure. The main theme discovered while reviewing the columns published over the last five years is technology. Technological changes and advances have affected the way in which librarians conduct instruction, such as incorporating e-learning with traditional workshops and in-class sessions. Technology plays a key role in all of the themes that emerged. The incoming editors imagine what the future themes will be for the Informatics Education column. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on whether the use of continuous or flash glucose monitors decreases hypoglycemia episodes in adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes (T2D). It mentions the evidence indicates that while both monitoring methods do not significantly reduce symptomatic hypoglycemia episodes, they do lower the time spent in hypoglycemia.

A Multiple patient-specific and provider-perceived factors delay initiation of treatment in patients with hepatitis C. Patient-specific barriers to initiation of treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) include age, race, gender, economic status, insurance status, and comorbidities such as HIV coinfection, psychiatric illness, and other psychosocial factors.Provider-perceived patient factors include substance abuse history, older age, psychiatric illness, medical comorbidities, treatment adverse effect risks, and factors that might limit adherence (eg, comprehension level).Study limitations included problems with generalizability of the populations studied and variability in reporting or interpreting data associated with substance or alcohol use disorders (strength of recommendation: B, based on 2 prospective and 5 retrospective cohort studies). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides an answer to the question on whether the incidence of depressive disorders increase after cerebral concussion.