Category: 6. Health

Chest pain remains one of the most common causes of emergency department visits, yet half of patients who undergo coronary angiography show no blocked arteries.¹ In such cases, new evidence presented at the American Heart Association (AHA) 2025…

Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review published by The BMJ today, in direct response to recent announcements…

Introduction

Infectious keratitis, or infectious corneal ulceration, is the leading etiology of corneal blindness and the fifth leading cause of blindness worldwide, causing two million cases of monocular blindness per year.^1,2 It can result from…

The team suggested that breathing problems could worsen or even directly contribute to post-exertional malaise, in which symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome get worse following mental or physical exercise |Image used for…

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Research Highlights:

• Two P2Y12 inhibitors often used interchangeably, ticagrelor and prasugrel (antiplatelet medications prescribed to prevent the formation of blood clots), had different impacts on outcomes in patients with Type 1…

The intervention was operational from 1 April 2019-30 September 2021 in Harare, 1 July 2019-15 December 2021 in Bulawayo, and 14 October 2019-31 March 2022 in Mashonaland East (Supplemental Fig. 1). All components were available from the…

Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly diseases, affecting almost 11 million people worldwide. Lithuania is one of the worst affected countries in Europe, with 23 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, compared with just seven cases in France. This…

Introduction

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic non-communicable disease among the elderly. Its main pathological feature is persistent airflow limitation caused by abnormal alveolar structures and bronchial…

Ethics

This protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Taipei Veterans General Hospital (2015-11-005 C, 2019-02-103 A & 2023-06-024CC). All investigations were performed by Declaration of Helsinki, and written informed consent…