Category: 8. Health

Dr. Mark Harper recalls his first cold-water swim in the south of England 20 years ago. It was August, but the initial jolt from the plunge took his breath away.

The shock to his system lasted a minute or…

Polytrauma with concomitant pelvic fractures represents a severe form of injury typically associated with high-energy mechanisms and characterized by substantial morbidity and mortality rates [5]. This retrospective analysis examined the clinical…

Patients with newly diagnosed glaucoma who have less…

Versatile and delicious, nuts and berries have earned their place in research-proven, brain-healthy diets—from savory walnuts to ripe strawberries blended into a smoothie.

“Nuts and berries contain nutrients important for…

Patient cohort and surgical characteristics

The initial data collection included 540 patients undergoing elective lower limb joint replacement over six months. Procedures included 239 hip replacements, 242 total knee replacements, and 59 partial…

Study participants

Forty-six patients with cirrhosis, diagnosed for at least six months by a gastroenterologist and aged between 30 and 60 were recruited from the specialized gastroenterology clinics at Shariati and…

Study design and population

This is a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT, an open-label randomized controlled clinical trial. A detailed description of the design and rationale of SPRINT has been published previously [21]. Briefly, participants aged…

 Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a hazardous, chlorinated solvent that was once widely used as a medical anaesthetic, an industrial degreaser and an ingredient in many consumer products. Due to mounting…

Trial design

This single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial was conducted in the Department of Anesthesia at Peking University School of Stomatology from September 2021 to November 2022.

All procedures…

It’s mid-summer in the southern hemisphere, the kind of sunlit days we live for. But rising humidity and warm nights also signal a more insistent companion: mosquitoes.

If you’re packing your bags, planning hikes or lazy weekends by the…