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Physical activity is associated with lower mortality in adults with obesity: a systematic review with meta-analysis
BackgroundObesity is a complex chronic disease associated with several adverse health outcomes that increase mortality risk. Physical activity (PA)...
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Intake Characteristics as Predictors of Psychotherapy Outcome in a Practice Research Network in Argentina
There are few studies exploring intake diagnostic characteristics as predictors of change in integrative naturalistic settings. The aim of this study...
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Clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infection in patients with end-stage renal disease in intensive care units: a multicenter retrospective observational study
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) present a considerable global threat due to their challenging treatment and increased...
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Effect of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors on tumor necrosis factor alpha levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
AimsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i) served as oral antidiabetic agents for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Although an...
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To Improve Motivational Barriers to Retention in High Resolution Anoscopy, Patients and Providers Recommend Social and Environmental Changes: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed-Methods Pilot Study in a Federally Qualified Health Center
Loss to follow-up (LTFU) in high-resolution anoscopy (HRA) programs jeopardizes the procedure’s potential to help prevent anal cancer. We explored...
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Use of Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in Healthcare Public Policy: Progress and Challenges
The article offers a comparative analysis of the influence of cost-effectiveness thresholds in the decision-making processes in financing policies,...
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Caregiver-Youth Communication Patterns and Sexual and Reproductive Health Among American Indian Youth
Improving communication between American Indian caregivers and their youth has been suggested as an Indigenous-forward strategy to help alleviate the...
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Mucinous tubular and spindle renal cell carcinoma revealed by a trauma of the kidney: a case report
BackgroundMucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma is a rare renal tumor. It has been recognized as a distinct entity in the 2004 World Health...
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Enhancing the Utility of the Moral Injury Experience Wheel: Manualized Applications for Diverse Contexts
Moral injury has emerged as an important construct for understanding the distress experienced in the aftermath of a moral violation, initially among...
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Does Being In-Person Matter? Demonstrating the Feasibility and Reliability of Fully Remote Observational Data Collection
Many conventional research methods employed in randomized controlled trials were not possible during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
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Wearable cuffless blood pressure tracking: when will they be good enough?
Wearable health monitoring is a multibillion-dollar industry. But the holy grail is probably getting it right for blood pressure monitoring without a...
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Hospital personnel perspectives on factors influencing acute care patient outcomes: a qualitative approach to model refinement
BackgroundHealth systems have long been interested in the best practices for staffing in the acute care setting. Studies on staffing often focus on...
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Exploring the inverse relationship between serum total bilirubin and systemic immune-inflammation index: insights from NHANES data (2009–2018)
BackgroundBilirubin is known for its multifaceted attributes, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiapoptotic...
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Comparative analysis of reduced toxicity conditioning regimens between fludarabine plus melphalan and fludarabine plus busulfex in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Reduced-toxicity conditioning (RTC) regimens aim to mitigate regimen-related toxicity while maintaining anti-leukemic efficacy in allogeneic...
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Assessing ChatGPT’s theoretical knowledge and prescriptive accuracy in bacterial infections: a comparative study with infectious diseases residents and specialists
ObjectivesAdvancements in Artificial Intelligence(AI) have made platforms like ChatGPT increasingly relevant in medicine. This study assesses...
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Use of Cefiderocol in Adult Patients: Descriptive Analysis from a Prospective, Multicenter, Cohort Study
IntroductionCefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin showing activity against various carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB). No data...
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Temporal relationship between hepatic steatosis and fasting blood glucose elevation: a longitudinal analysis from China and UK
BackgroundThe link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes has not been fully established. We investigated the temporal...
