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Press Releases
Epidemiology:
Association between herpes simplex virus type 1 and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a retrospective case–control study20 May 2025
Oncology:
Assessment of the impact of multi-cancer early detection test screening intervals on late-stage cancer at diagnosis and mortality using a state-transition model8 May 2025
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology:
Association of 15 common dietary factors with tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies18 March 2025
Sports and exercise medicine:
Effects of water aerobics on body composition in obesity and overweight people: a systematic review and meta-analysis11 March 2025
Most Read Articles
Communication:
How does communication affect patient safety? Protocol for a systematic review and logic model27 May 2024
Oncology:
Assessment of the impact of multi-cancer early detection test screening intervals on late-stage cancer at diagnosis and mortality using a state-transition model8 May 2025
General practice / Family practice:
ChatGPT (GPT-4) versus doctors on complex cases of the Swedish family medicine specialist examination: an observational comparative study26 December 2024
Pharmacology and therapeutics:
Low-dose naltrexone for post-COVID fatigue syndrome: a study protocol for a double-blind, randomised trial in British Columbia13 May 2024
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology:
Association of 15 common dietary factors with tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies18 March 2025
Mental Health
Mental health:
Physicians’ experiences of the process leading to their sick leave for exhaustion disorder in Sweden: a narrative design24 May 2025
Mental health:
Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol23 May 2025
Mental health:
Reasonable access to brief behavioural insomnia treatment among medical and psychiatric outpatients (RABBIT): a multicentre randomised controlled trial protocol22 May 2025
Mental health:
Current state of mental health research in Mozambique: a scoping review protocol22 May 2025
Recent Articles
HIV/AIDS:
Assessing HIV treatment literacy among men living with HIV in Mozambique: a mixed-methods study to identify insights, gaps and impact from the 'Somos Iguais campaign23 May 2025
Epidemiology:
Prevalence and burden of asthma in five European countries: a retrospective cross-sectional study23 May 2025
Rehabilitation medicine:
Efficacy of sensorimotor training combined with core strength training for low back pain in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial23 May 2025
Medical education and training:
How do emotional intelligence and professional identity affect humanistic care ability? A cross-sectional study among standardised training nurses in China23 May 2025
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