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EDITOR'S WORD

Dear colleagues,

The journal we launched to bring you the latest
scientific insights into diagnostic and therapeutic issues
you encounter in practice, and to inform you about the
recommendations and guidelines of the most signifi-
cant organizations and institutions for resolving them,
is entering its third year of regular publication. I wo-
uld like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who
contributed to this: the authors, reviewers, editorial
staff, and especially Galenika company, which has ste-
adfastly supported this project.

In the year 2024, the journal will continue, as before,
to publish papers from all areas of medical science and
practice, striving to meet your informational needs.
In this ninth issue of the Galenika Medical Journal,
you will read papers by Prof. Dr. Sonja Smiljić (on the competition is open until the end of 2024, and the
impact of dyslipidemia on the incidence of arterial results will be announced by March 31, 2025. We will
hypertension) and Prof. Dr. Katarina Lalić (on the con- reward the authors of the best papers, and the awar-
temporary approach to treating dyslipidemia), Prof. Dr. ded papers will be published in upcoming issues plan-
Branislava Ivanović (on nocturnal hypertension), and ned for the following period.
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ivana Burazor (on contemporary me- For more detailed information about the competi-
asures of secondary prevention in selected cardiovas- tion, you can refer to the last pages of this edition, as
cular patients). In the contents of the ninth issue of the well as the website of the journal, medicaljournal.rs. As
journal, you will also find papers on the early detection always, you can submit your papers via email to info@
and treatment of growth hormone deficiency in adults medicaljournal.rs.
(Prof. Dr. Mirjana Doknić), on the treatment of uncom-
plicated urinary tract infections in the elderly (Prof. Dr. And we continue onwards…
Nada Dimković), and on the prevention and treatment
of bone health disorders in menopause (Prof. Dr. Artur
Bjelica). Additionally, for this issue, contributions were Sincerely,
made by Prof. Dr. Dejan Stevanović (on the application
of minimally invasive surgical procedures in the tre- Prof. Dragoljub Đokić, M.D, Ph.D, D.P.H
atment of rectal lesions), Nevenka Ilić (on the impact of Chief Editor of Galenika Medical Journal,
climate change on human health), and Nina Dimitrije-
vić (on diabetes in dental practice). Founder of the Academy for Continuing Medical Education
In the upcoming issues, we will dedicate special
attention to papers focusing on pain therapy, obesi-
ty, the use of antiplatelet therapy, challenges in men-
tal health, pediatric and oncological issues, which you
have suggested as topics. However, we will not neglect
other areas.

To encourage you to share your knowledge and
experiences with colleagues where they can be be-
neficial, we have announced a competition to select
the best original and review papers of this year. The

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