On Feb. 2025, Dr. Hussein Hallak in collaboration with Ph.D. student in Public Health Abeer Ghanayem published a new article in Epilepsy & Behavior titled Epilepsy management in primary healthcare: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among health professionals in Palestine.

Primary healthcare practitioners play a key role in the comprehensive care of epilepsy. People with epilepsy require suitable guidance for self-management to enhance their health and well-being. The aim was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices about epilepsy management among the primary healthcare professionals.

Cross-sectional quantitative research was employed. Healthcare professionals working in primary healthcare clinics completed an online, self-administered questionnaire

Three hundred valid questionnaires were analyzed. Findings indicate gaps in epilepsy knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The study underscores the need for comprehensive training initiatives in Palestine to enhance epilepsy management in primary healthcare settings.

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On February 2024, Dr. Hussein Hallak in collaboration with Medical students from Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine published a new study in Migration Letters titled Emotional Intelligence (EI) Among Medical Students and Residents in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study. The article aimed to assess EI level among Palestinian medical students in two stages of their studies, clinical and basic sciences, and to assess factors that may affect it. The results of this study demonstrated that participating medical students, both male and female, had relatively high levels of emotional intelligence. However, students in the clinical stage had lower EI than those in the basic sciences stage, which indicates a conflict between objectivity and humanity while training clinically. Therefore, emotional support during clinical years would aid in improving EI. Moreover, EI increases by engaging in hobbies or extracurricular activities, this indicates that EI can be modulated through encouragement of such activities. While it decreases with regretting getting into medical school, which may reflect a lack of interest in studying this field.

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On April 2024, Dr. Hussein Hallak in collaboration with Pharmacy Master Student Samya Salah, Dr. Nisreen Rumman, and Dr. Maher Khdour published a new study in African Journal of Biological Sciences titled Economic Evaluation of Using New Medications for Cystic Fibrosis Patients in West Bank, Palestine The article aimed to Evaluate the economic burden of cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment in Palestine and demonstrate the cost-benefit of introducing new therapeutic options. A willingness to pay survey to assess the patients’/families’ ability to contribute to the cost of these new medications was used. The results of this study demonstrated that the cost of CF healthcare in Palestine is huge considering the socio-economical status of most families. The medications available for them are very basic and there is a lack of newer more effective therapy options that patients and their families demand for better health status.

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On Dec. 2023, Hussein Hallak published a new systemic review in Journal of Chemical Health Risks titled Systematic Review: Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening (BCS) in Arab Countries. The systematic review attempted to understand and identify the various barriers to BCS among women living in the Arab world. The results of this study demonstrated that barriers identified were fear and anxiety, lack of awareness, preoccupation, idea of shame, lack of family support, professional attitude, religious beliefs, and lack of health services. These obstacles played a major role in the spread of BC among Arab women, and therefore identifying and evaluating them. In addition, it is possible to improve and develop screening models and increase the number of women participating in BCS. Based on this, we recommend implementing awareness and educational plans for women about the importance of early detection of BC.

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