Objective To examine the prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with tobacco smoking, smokeless tobacco and dual use among adults in Ghana using the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey ...

Objectives In March 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain , a set of voluntary recommendations for initiating ...

Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a highly prevalent metabolic disorder associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation. Of recent interest is the association between diabetes and circadian rhythm ...

Objectives Despite adherence to guideline-based pharmacotherapy, many people with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) were unable to meet glycaemic and blood pressure targets. The purpose of this paper was ...

Background The increasing global burden of long-term illnesses necessitates high-quality data to inform effective interventions, particularly in low-resource settings. Despite the critical role of ...

Introduction The progressive adaptation of the maternal cardiovascular system throughout pregnancy is essential to maintaining adequate uteroplacental circulation and meeting maternal physiological ...

Objective Tuberculosis (TB) stigma is a critical barrier to timely diagnosis and treatment, yet few studies have quantified ...

Background While compassion is widely recognised as an essential component of high-quality patient care, the compassion needs of clinicians often go unrecognised and unmet. Clinicians face ...

Introduction Sports-related concussion (SRC) is an established research topic in the context of sport professionals suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), but there is scant investigation ...

Introduction Pain experienced during functional activities, referred to as movement-evoked pain (MEP), is a common and disabling symptom in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Unlike pain at ...

Objectives This study aimed to identify a deterioration prediction tool for patients after craniotomy. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting Three large tertiary hospitals in Hunan Province, ...

Introduction The rise in administrative burden on physicians is becoming increasingly recognised as a significant contributor to burnout and job dissatisfaction among primary care practitioners. Human ...