Introduction The prevalence of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) may be as high as 38% in the adult population with potential serious complications, multiple ...

Introduction Patients with ischaemic mitral regurgitation (MR) have markedly increased cardiovascular mortality compared with those with primary MR. The sex-based prognosis of patients with ischaemic ...

Objective To explore if there is an increased cancer risk associated with folic acid supplements given orally. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled studies of folic acid ...

Objective A growing body of evidence points to a role for herpesviruses in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and a reduced risk of AD among patients receiving antiherpetic medications. We ...

Introduction Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) describes reported adverse reactions to exposure to common chemical agents (solvents, odourants, air pollutants, material or substances) in low doses ...

Objective The use of e-health interventions has grown in demand due to their accessibility, low implementation costs and their potential to improve the health and well-being of people across a large ...

Mental health services continues to be a high priority for healthcare and social service systems. Funding structures within community mental health settings have shown to impact service providers’ ...

Objectives To investigate levels of recreational physical activity, screen time, sleep quality and mood in undergraduate medicine and nursing students. Design Observational, cross-sectional study ...

Objective About 2 billion people have caries in permanent teeth, and 514 million children have caries in primary teeth worldwide. Regional disparities in caries prevalence are evident in various areas ...

Introduction While recent research suggests that acupuncture may offer benefits to individuals with diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D), high-quality studies are scarce in this area ...

Introduction Neck pain (NP) is a common musculoskeletal complaint and is increasing in prevalence. Current clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews recommended conservative, pharmacological ...

Background Atypical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) is a rare but life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy. If inadequately managed, aHUS can lead to progressive kidney failure, cardiovascular ...