Objectives The use of aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease in vasospastic angina (VSA) patients without significant stenosis has yet to be investigated. This study aimed to investigate the ...

Protocol: REASSURED evaluation of the Bioline HCV point-of-care testing for diagnosing hepatitis C virus infection in primary healthcare settings of Ghana: a study protocol (9 November, 2024) ...

Objective As ‘critical illness’ and ‘critical care’ lack consensus definitions, this study aimed to explore how the concepts’ are used, describe their defining attributes, and propose potential ...

Objectives Suicides by train have devastating consequences for families, the rail industry, staff dealing with the aftermath of such incidents and potential witnesses. To reduce suicides and suicide ...

Introduction Mindfulness is one of the potential alternative interventions for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Some evidence suggests that mindfulness is related to ...

Objectives Adopting an attributional perspective, the current article investigates how audit and feedback group sessions contribute to general practitioners’ (GPs) motivation to change their practice ...

Introduction The increase in nicotine vaping among youth has emerged as a critical public health concern. Vaping among youth is linked to adverse health outcomes, including nicotine addiction, ...

Aim The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety of diagnostic hysteroscopy (HSC) in type II endometrial cancer (EC). Methods We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library and the Chinese Medical ...

Background Around 463 million people globally have diabetes, of which over 90% have type 2 diabetes (T2D). Projections indicate an expected increase to 700 million by 2045. The COVID-19 pandemic ...

Objectives An increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) has been reported in patients treated with TNF-α antagonists, an issue that has been highlighted in a WHO black box warning. This review aimed to ...

Background and objectives Receiving care at patient-centred medical homes (PCMH) is associated with reduced emergency department (ED) visits among children. Adverse social determinants of health (SDoH ...

Objective To investigate the efficacy of esketamine as an adjuvant to epidural ropivacaine for labour analgesia by determining its effect on the median effective concentration (EC 50) in a 20 ml ...