3 Department of Frontier Cardiovascular Science, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Correspondence to Dr Shun Minatsuki, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku 113-0033, ...
Background Hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia (HOB) is being explored as a surveillance and quality metric. The objectives of the current study were to determine sources and preventability of ...
The ocean is central to the stability of the Earth’s climate system and to life as we know it. It is a vast, self regulating machine that moderates global temperatures, absorbs carbon dioxide, and ...
Background Globally, an estimated 296 million individuals live with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, carrying substantial risks of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Background Tuberculous pleurisy (TBP) is a leading aetiology of exudative pleural effusion in tuberculosis (TB)-endemic regions and poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its paucibacillary ...
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Background High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is increasingly used for lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in infants and young children, but recommendations vary, and standardised practice ...
Correspondence to Dr Brian D Earp, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK; brian.earp{at}philosophy.ox.ac.uk This issue considers the ethics ...
In the past decade, the study of relationships among nutrition, exercise and the effects on health and athletic performance, has substantially increased. The 2014 introduction of Relative Energy ...
Background Middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization is increasingly utilized in the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH); however, supply cost variation between embolization agents remains ...
Background Treatment to suppress or lessen effects of puberty are outlined in clinical guidelines for adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria/incongruence. Robust evidence concerning risks and ...