Background Peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) are ubiquitous in hospitals, yet phlebitis remains common despite ...

China: A retrospective cohort study published in BMC Nephrology has highlighted that acute kidney injury (AKI) is a ...

Severe valvular heart disease (VHD) is prevalent among patients with cancer and is associated with reduced survival.

Serum CXCL6 was higher in ANCA-associated vasculitis with interstitial lung disease and independently predicted ILD progression, suggesting a blood biomarker to identify AAV-ILD and monitor risk.

China: Researchers have found in a new study that among patients with acute pancreatitis, a prior history of atrial ...

In Vietnamese outpatients aged 60 years and older, frailty strongly predicted falls in the prior year, with adjusted odds ...

Racial, ethnic, and sex-based disparities persist in hospital length of stay following THA and TKA, but these factors alone may not be predictive of an extended stay.

Tanning bed usage was associated with an increased risk of melanoma, at an odds ratio of 2.85, while further analysis revealed a dose–response relationship between the number of tanning bed exposures ...

It then shakes the claim otherwise made in IMF programmes that social spending will be protected, given the IMF programme ...

Background Up to half of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) require cardiac surgery. Although anaemia is common, its precise prevalence, transfusion practices and impact on outcomes in ...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease ...

Objectives Although menstrual cups have a long history and numerous benefits, many women of reproductive age remain unaware. This study assessed the knowledge, attitude and use regarding menstrual ...