Background Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is a disease process driven by inflammation and lipid infiltration, serving as a ...

Background Despite several intensive interventions, HIV remains a major public health challenge affecting many individuals worldwide and highlighting ongoing gaps in HIV testing. Objectives To assess ...

Introduction Duplicate medical records occur when a single patient is assigned multiple medical record numbers within an ...

A recent cross-sectional study highlights the critical factors, such as lower education levels, high waist-to-hip ratios, and ...

BACKGROUND: BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been increasingly linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) since 2009, although supporting evidence is limited. Our objective was to ...

Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

Background The long-term trajectories of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and their relation to early proteinuria ...

Objective This study focused on the preferences for psychological assistance and associated factors among Chinese healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Cross-sectional ...

An International Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology showed that recurrent preterm birth was more than three times as common ...

Objective: To address concerns about payment adequacy in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a 2017 federal policy change increased risk scores and associated capitated payments for community-dwelling ...

A machine learning model incorporating functional assessments predicts one-year mortality in older patients with HF and improves risk stratification beyond established scores. Functional status at ...