Category: 6. Health

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…

This study found that prolonged exposure to SO₂, CO, PM₁₀, PM_2.5, NO_X, NO, and NO₂ was associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. The most pronounced association was observed for CO, where a one standard deviation increase in exposure…

Dental injuries frequently occur during childhood and adolescence [1,2,3, 6]. Each type of post-traumatic tooth injury necessitates prompt treatment, and the appropriate specialist interventions depend on the specific nature of the damage [4, 5]….

In a major new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that weight loss drugs used by patients who have high triglycerides do not increase their risk of pancreatitis or adverse cardiac…

At last, the women of Donner House can begin to empathize with their rodent cohabitants.