Authors: Kanyike AM, Lee S, Kasibante S
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
International organizations place great emphasis on the social determinants of health. Institutions such as the World Health Organization (WHO) regard them as the key to improving the overall health a...
Authors: von Bülow C, Bojesen SB, Hagelskjær V, Nielsen KT, Wæhrens EE
Pilot and feasibility studies
Obesity and overweight are among the major public health problems worldwide [], ranking third after smoking and high blood pressure as a cause of illness, and are the most prevalent non-contagious dis...
Authors: Zhang Y, Liang X, Zhao S, Chen Y, Zhang Q, Zhang H
BMC medical education
Migraine is a common primary headache disorder with a global average prevalence of approximately 14–15% []. According to the latest research based on the 2021 global burden of disease data, migraine i...
Authors: Zhao G, Fu H, Liu F, Duan M, Wang T
BMC surgery
Problem behaviors, also known as deviant behavior or behavioral abnormality, are a type of maladaptive behavior exhibited during an individual's socialization development, which consists primarily of...
Authors: Zhang G, Xian W, Yuan X
BMC musculoskeletal disorders
With rapid advances in cancer detection and treatment, survival rates have improved steadily, transforming cancer from a predominantly acute, life-threatening condition into a chronic disease requirin...
Authors: Thompson C, Fonseca-Cuevas A, Frimpong KJE, Martin W
BMC public health
Breast cancer, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, often leaves survivors facing a range of physical, psychological, and social disabilities [–]. Despite advances in trea...
Authors: Tamtekin Erdoğan EA, Özcan H, Gürcan AT
BMC oral health
Canadians identify accessibility and equity as top challenges affecting healthcare []. Nearly half of people reporting mental health challenges in their lifetime experience the onset of those challeng...
Authors: Cao Y, Pang L, Meng W, Tao Y, Yu L, Liang J, Zhou Y, Lin H, Zhou Y, Zhi Q
BMC medical education
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered as the gold standard for intervention evaluation, yet treatment crossover frequently undermines their validity. In surgical RCTs, non-compliance rate...
Authors: Zhou Y, Sechelski A, Mowdy B, Johnson T, Vernardo N, West CA
BMC medical education
Globally, breastfeeding is widely acknowledged as one of the most effective ways to promote child health and survival []. This is particularly true in low- and middle-income countries like Ethiopia, w...
Authors: Lu J, Huang Q, Du YM, Gui Z, Liu F, Dou XM, Zhong JD, Wang YX
BMC nursing
Disability is a major and growing global health and development concern. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 15% (over 1 billion people) of the world’s population lives with som...
Authors: Berry R, Wilkinson A, Turk A, Ng BY, Pinkney S, Halai B, Emoche A, Thornley T, Ashiru-Oredope D
BMC public health
During the postpartum period, the likelihood of maternal depression and anxiety rises due to emerging psychosocial stressors and hormonal changes, such as the decline in estrogen levels []. Although n...
Authors: Song Y, Lin P, Hu G, Qu J, Su Z
BMC medical ethics
Populations in various regions are ageing rapidly, and consequently, frailty, an age-related clinical syndrome, has become a public health concern for older adults. A recent study reported the prevale...
Authors: Nakiyemba A, Napyo A, Muduwa M, Ssenkusu JM, Okello F, Hagmann C, Namuyonga J, Hewitt-Smith A, Loe K, Abongo G, Amorut D, Wandabwa J, Olupot-Olupot P, Burgoine K
BMC medical ethics
Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a life-threating condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rate [, ]. When the aortic dissection extends proximally to involve the aortic root, s...
Authors: Shahbazi Sighaldeh S, Norollahpour Z, Nekoolaltak M, Khosravi S, Saberian P, Rahimi Foroushani A, Shateranni F
BMC medical education
Preventive dentistry is a core component of dental education, focusing on strategies to manage oral health at the individual and community levels []. However, conventional training often lacks an emph...
Authors: Jung H, Lee Y, Bae CM, Lee DH, Park SJ, Oh TH, Kim GJ
BMC surgery
Randomised controlled trials are the gold standard for evaluating clinical interventions, and obtaining informed consent is a fundamental ethical requirement for their conduct. In neonatal trials, con...