Objectives Over the last decade, a growing number of health interventions (eg, medical assistance in dying and mitochondrial donation) have become legalised or decriminalised globally. Newly legalised ...

Background Patients who consult their GP about psychological complaints, such as feeling anxious or depressed, are often ...

Introduction Despite its serious impact, anorexia nervosa (AN) remains one of the least understood mental illnesses, with significant gaps in effective treatment options. No medications have been ...

Primary outcome measures The primary outcome was time to HIV care attrition, defined as death, discontinuation of ...

Objectives In the USA, an estimated 40–50 million operations are performed annually, with high rates of adverse events. Since the 1980s, report cards have been used for outcome measures and to improve ...

Introduction Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used, yet concerns about potential negative effects—particularly those related to mindfulness meditation practice—have gained increasing ...

Introduction Indigenous peoples living with diabetes face unique challenges accessing comprehensive specialty diabetes care. A small diabetes virtual care clinic oriented towards Indigenous ...

Objective Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue due to its high morbidity, mortality and healthcare burden. This ...

Background Shared decision making (SDM) is advocated as an approach for patient-centred asthma care. However, this approach ...

Introduction Cadmium is a metal that poses significant health risks, particularly in occupational environments where exposure ...

Objective Most of the Chinese occupational population are becoming at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). However, there is a limited number of literature reviews on occupational NIHL in China.

Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major source of morbidity and mortality in South Africa, spurred by increased urbanisation and unhealthy lifestyle factors. Local epidemiological data are ...