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Med Glas (Zenica) Appoints New Editorial Leadership
Posted by Editorial Office on 2026-07-17

Following twenty-two years of distinguished editorial stewardship, Med Glas (Zenica) enters a new chapter with the appointment of a new Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, and Research Integrity Editor — reaffirming the journal's commitment to rigorous peer review, editorial integrity, and international biomedical scholarship. Med Glas (Zenica) is entering a new editorial phase with a [...]

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Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Original article

Perioperative anxiety in major abdominal surgery: analysis of contributing factors using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)

  • Mirza Kovačević
  • Anida Abazovic Bihorac
  • Jasmina Smajic
  • Anel Okić
  • Ferid Krupic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Admission patterns, early mortality, and organisational workload in a medical intensive care unit: An eight-year retrospective study at a tertiary care centre

  • Emir Becirovic
  • Minela Becirovic
  • Davor Tokic
  • Amir Becirovic
  • Alma Serak Tokic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Early left ventricular ejection fraction trajectories according to CTox risk score in breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline and/or trastuzumab

  • Cynthia Margaretha
  • Naomi Dalimunthe
  • Heny Syahrini Lubis
  • Taufik Sungkar
  • Melati Silvanni Nasution

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Risk factors and microbiological profile of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary-care intensive care unit in Tuzla: a prospective observational study

  • Minela Becirovic
  • Emir Becirovic
  • Jusuf Hodžić
  • Amir Becirovic
  • Elma Mujaković
  • Admir Abdić
  • Radojka Golijan

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

The association between peptic ulcer disease and depression risk: The role of serotonin as a diagnostic biomarker in a case-control study

  • Sajjad Fadhil K. Abbas
  • Abeer Cheaid Yousif Al-Fatlawi

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Parents' perception of their own and their child's weight in relation to objectively measured body mass index

  • Mirela Lisičić-Konaković
  • Nurka Pranjić
  • Senka Mesihović-Dinarević
  • Melika Melunović
  • Adisa Čengić
  • Velma Selmanović
  • Selma Azabagić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Association between intradialytic blood pressure and left ventricular mass index in end-stage renal disease

  • Adnan Mušanović
  • Anis Cerovac
  • Senaid Trnačević
  • Demir Bedak

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Strategy-based revascularization for complex femoropopliteal disease: endovascular-first versus surgical bypass in contemporary practice

  • Emced Khalil
  • Burak Yüksel

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Relapse rates and associated factors in patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective study from Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Sadina Osmanovic
  • Rusmir Softic
  • Jasmina Klebic
  • Aida Sehanovic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Arterial stiffness parameters during six-month antihypertensive therapy: a prospective observational study

  • Almin Handanagic
  • Sekib Sokolovic
  • Ekrema Mujaric

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Local carboxymethyl-β-glucan and polycarbophil therapy is associated with regression of low-grade cervical cytological abnormalities: a prospective observational study

  • Melika Dervišefendić Peljto
  • Mahira Jahić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Safety-focused triage of suspected bacterial urinary tract infection using urine flow cytometry outputs: prediction of culture positivity

  • Dyah Ganis Kusumawardhani
  • Dwi Rahayuningsih
  • Ferdy Royland Marpaung
  • Aryati Aryati

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Comparison of rotational atherectomy and modified balloons for calcified lesion preparation: a single-centre experience

  • Domagoj Mišković
  • Krešimir Gabaldo
  • Josip Silović
  • Jelena Jakab
  • Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda
  • Ana Đanić Hadžibegović
  • Jakov Milić
  • Marijana Knežević Praveček
  • Irzal Hadžibegović

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived secretome may attenuate nephrotoxicity by modulating cyclooxygenase-2 and caspase-3 levels in Wistar rats: an ELISA-based analysis

  • Dedy Syahrizal
  • Rika Farhana
  • Jufriady Ismy
  • Fauzul Husna
  • Zulkarnain Zulkarnain
  • Agung Pranata

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

The importance of early diagnosis of congenital torticollis: a five-year retrospective study at a tertiary centre

  • Selma Muratović
  • Gordana Grgić
  • Anis Cerovac
  • Dubravko Habek
  • Azra Hadžimedmedović
  • Asja Terzić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Neutrophil reactivity intensity correlates with the SOFA score in adults with sepsis: a cross-sectional study from an Indonesian tertiary hospital

  • Ester Maduma Napitupulu
  • Malayana Rahmita Nasution
  • Andriamuri Primaputra Lubis
  • Nindia Sugih Arto
  • Ranti Permatasari

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Topical Centella asiatica gel enhances tissue repair and attenuates inflammation in diabetic wounds: an experimental study in male Wistar rats

  • Eko Setiawan
  • Dimas Irfan Nabih
  • Farhan Arifendy Rahman
  • Hasan Syarief

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Low versus high inferior mesenteric artery ligation and gastrointestinal quality of life following anterior resection for rectal cancer

  • Edin Hodžić
  • Amila Vinčević Hodžić
  • Timur Cerić
  • Zlatan Zvizdić
  • Amel Hadžimehmedagić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Treatment-related and clinical predictors of extended recovery after fingertip injury: a single-centre experience

  • Almir Alic
  • Emir Begagić
  • Anhel Koluh
  • Ibrahim Sobo
  • Savan Kuridža
  • Mirza Huremović

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Local versus general anaesthesia for open inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective cohort study of postoperative complications and patient-reported outcomes

  • Amir Tursunović
  • Kenana Ljuca
  • Emir Bećirović
  • Minela Bećirović
  • Nadina Ljuca
  • Jasminka Mujkanović
  • Bahrudin Hadžiefendić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Serum interleukin-6 is not associated with postoperative intra-abdominal adhesion severity in a rat model

  • Ali Gavrankapetanovic
  • Amina Valjevac
  • Amela Dervisevic
  • Lejla Alic
  • Sead Ibrahimovic
  • Adis Kukuljac
  • Emina Letić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Determining kidney function before and after kidney donation in living kidney donors: single-centre experience

  • Mirha Pjanić
  • Mirna Alečković-Halilović
  • Edin Zukić
  • Alma Klapić
  • Naida Morić
  • Ivana Čerkez
  • Amila Jašarević
  • Mirela Bašić-Denjagić
  • Selma Hodžić
  • Maida Dugonjić-Taletović
  • Belkisa Izić
  • Maja Sulejmanović

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Comparative effects of topically applied diclofenac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam on interleukin-17, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, and prostaglandin E2 levels in a rat model of collagen-induced arthritis

  • Sanita Maleskic Kapo
  • Lejla Burnazovic Ristic
  • Emina Dervisevic
  • Nina Čamdžić
  • Branislava Teofilovic
  • Enisa Hodžić
  • Maida Rakanovic-Todic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Morphometric profile of the lumbar spine in the Indonesian population: vertebral body, pedicle, canal, and foramen dimensions

  • Andhika Yudistira
  • Respati Suryanto Dradjat
  • Edi Mustamsir
  • Moch Agus Choiron
  • Yuyun Yueniwati
  • Hidayat Sujuti
  • I Ketut Suyasa

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Significant differences in volatile organic compounds and interleukin-12 (IL-12) serum levels between lung cancer patients and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study

  • Marsha Nurandhini
  • Ungky Agus Setyawan
  • Aditya Sri Listyoko
  • Susanthy Djajalaksana
  • Arinto Yudi Ponco Wardoyo

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Assessment of fatigue in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue (FACIT-F) scale

  • Melika Salihović Jahić
  • Maida Skokić
  • Nadina Kurtanović
  • Alma Serak Tokic
  • Amra Tulumović Mešanović
  • Emir Bećirović
  • Minela Bećirović
  • Alisa Imamović
  • Halima Bajrektarević
  • Naid Dizdarević
  • Nihada Čerkezović

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Irritable bowel syndrome-related symptoms among medical students in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Amina Džidić-Krivić
  • Benjamin Dizdarević
  • Almir Mešanović
  • Jasna Kusturica
  • Emir Bećirović
  • Amir Bećirović
  • Minela Bećirović
  • Harisa Hibić Kaknjašević
  • Semir Hadžić
  • Emir Begagić
  • Sanel Suljić
  • Samra Kadić Vukas
  • Lejla Tandir Lihić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

B7-H3 expression reflects magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived tumour burden and peritumoral brain oedema in adult gliomas: a radiopathological correlation study

  • Fatima Juković-Bihorac
  • Emir Begagić
  • Slaviša Đuričić
  • Alma Efendić
  • Semir Vranić

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Analysis of the effects of heat-not-burn tobacco product use on cardiorespiratory symptoms in adults

  • Aida Mujaković
  • Mihana Hasak Hassan
  • Besim Prnjavorac
  • Nejra Mlaco-Vrazalic
  • Akif Mlačo

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Emergence agitation in adults undergoing abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia: predictors from a two-centre prospective observational study

  • Mirza Kovacevic
  • Amir Hakanovic
  • Alma Jahic
  • Ismeta Karic Heric
  • Selma Sijercic
  • Ferid Krupic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with chronic renal failure in Mosul City, Iraq

  • Farah Mohammed Ghazal
  • Duaa Al-nafoly

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a simple non-invasive predictor of liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B: a cross-sectional study

  • Angelina Yuwono
  • Taufik Sungkar
  • Ilhamd Ilhamd

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

  • Sunčica Humačkić
  • Marko Pavlović
  • Martina Krešić Ćorić
  • Ivana Sušac

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Prognostic value of the CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score for cardiovascular mortality in NSTEMI patients with echocardiographic correlates

  • Minela Becirovic
  • Emir Becirovic
  • Amir Becirovic
  • Semir Hadzic
  • Admir Abdic
  • Elma Mujaković
  • Emir Begagić
  • Kenana Ljuca
  • Anesa Terzic
  • Ekrema Mujaric
  • Nadina Ljuca

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Subclinical systolic left ventricular dysfunction in patients with non-significant coronary artery stenosis detected by coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography

  • Edin Begic
  • Ada Djozic
  • Nejra Mlaco-Vrazalic
  • Emina Nesimi
  • Akif Mlačo
  • Bojan Stanetic
  • Tamara Kovacevic-Preradovic
  • Miodrag Ostojic

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Decoding the gut-brain axis in irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional analysis of anxiety and depression symptoms in constipation and diarrhoea predominant subtypes

  • Syifa Mustika
  • Afina Fitra Firdaus
  • Arlentina Bentivolia Simamora
  • Amalia Nurul Hatinah
  • Hamzah Shatri

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026

Review

The role of telehealth in autism spectrum disorder management: a scoping review

  • Gjergji Doka
  • Ylli Aliçka
  • Dasantila Tahiraj
  • Brunilda Elezi
  • Venemin Gega
  • Eliona Sula

Volume 23 • Issue 2 • 2026