Prophylactic respiratory support for patients after extubation is effective in improving their outcomes and prognosis.

Original research: Exploring undergraduate medical students and faculty perspectives on blended learning: a qualitative study in China (9 January, 2025) ...

Objectives Evidence comparing the effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation is controversial. We sought to compare short-term and long-term ...

Introduction Work engagement enhances nurses’ physical and mental health, well-being, job performance and satisfaction. This reduces turnover rates and improves patient care quality, making work ...

Introduction Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help women experiencing menopausal symptoms, but usage has declined due to uncertainty around risks of cancer and some cardiovascular diseases (CVD).

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Mycobacteria Research Laboratory, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK 2 Department of Pharmaceutical and ...

Objectives Depression and depressive symptoms are common mental disorders that have a considerable effect on patients’ health-related quality of life and satisfaction with medical care, but the ...

Objective To evaluate the association between thyroid disease and diabetes markers. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting The study was conducted in a diagnostic setting where the primary care ...

Introduction Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic autoinflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with peak age of onset during adolescence and young adulthood. Adolescents and young ...

Objectives To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hong Kong version of Neighbourhood Cohesion Instrument (HK-NCI) and examine whether neighbourhood social cohesion as measured using HK-NCI ...

Objective During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents faced heightened stress, anxiety and depression due to the local and global COVID-19 mitigation measures and lockdowns. Design This is a ...

Background WHO Southeast Asian Region (WHO SEARO) is home to 1.94 billion people accounting for one-fourth of the global population. Objective The primary objective of this scoping review is to ...