Authors: Senczyszyn A, Błaszkiewicz M, Kujawa K, Stańczykiewicz B, Szcześniak D
BMC medical education
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is universally acknowledged as a core competency in modern nursing, requiring learners to integrate the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, and contextu...
Authors: Swidan I, Noman N, Malhis L, Odeh O, Saadeh S, Massalha SA
BMC public health
Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. [] The United States (US) healthcare system accounts for 25% of the global health sector’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHGe) and 8...
Authors: Kangwanrattanakul K, Tan YJ
Health and quality of life outcomes
Breastfeeding is recognized as the optimal source of infant nutrition and a cornerstone of child survival. Breast milk contains antibodies, hormones and immune factors to protect the baby against comm...
Authors: Song D, Lyu S, Zhang H, Wang H, Li G, Jiang S, Liu X, Zheng J
BMC health services research
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) results from damage to the cochlear hair cells or the auditory nerve and is distinct from conductive hearing loss. A variety of factors have been identified as contri...
Authors: Moreno-Martínez M, Vidal-Alaball J, Dalfó-Pibernat A
BMC public health
Complex spinal surgery, such as thoracolumbar spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis or ankylosing spondylitis, is associated with significant surgical trauma due to extensive dissection, retraction,...
Authors: Ahsan M, Ali MF
BMC public health
Serious infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide, imposing significant healthcare challenges even in developed countries []. Infections, such as sepsis, acute bro...
Authors: Ni Z, Deng X, Li K, Wang X
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder characterized by age-dependent progressive neurodegeneration predominantly in the striatum and in the cortex of the brain [, ]. Alth...
Authors: Hughes JG, Kim SY, Agarwal D, Phillips V, McClain CD
BMC medical education
Gaslighting refers to a type of psychological abuse in which one person deliberately manipulates another, leading them to question their mental stability, memories, and interpretation of reality [, ]....
Authors: Kong X, Wang H, Yuan X, Zhao M, Jing W
Lipids in health and disease
One in nine hospitalized patients in the U.S. has a substance use disorder (SUD). While hospitals can be critical touchpoints for people with SUD, there are significant gaps in appropriately caring fo...
Authors: Tallis J, Richardson D, Duncan MJ, Martins R, Barber TM, Breen L, Higo A, Jones HM, Broom DR
BMC public health
Workplace violence constitutes an increasingly significant global problem, with important consequences for the physical and mental health of workers, as well as for the overall functioning of organiza...
Authors: Karim SA, Hamad SA, Abdulrahman AM
BMC public health
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains the primary surgical treatment for complex coronary artery disease []. In China, the number of CABG procedures has increased steadily, reaching 80,016 ca...
Authors: Trang DTH, Chi NTQ, Le TM, Manzano A, Lakin K, Kane S, Ha BTT, Quy LX, Vui LT, Mirzoev T
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
The rapid development of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and the expansion of treatment access have profoundly transformed the trajectory of HIV infection, converting what was once a terminal diagnosis i...
Authors: Yao TC, Hsu YL, Huang JL, Chang YC, Chang SM, Pan JJ, Hong X, Wang JY, Tsai HJ
BMC medicine
USE is an imaging method based on tissue stiffness, relying on the propagation of high-frequency mechanical waves []. Tissue stiffness refers to its resistance to deformation under force, measured by...
Authors: Wen Q, Ismail M, Abdul Nasir MH, Wu Y, Hu C
BMC public health
The smartphone has revolutionized modern communication and information access, but its pervasive use has concurrently given rise to significant public health concerns, particularly regarding addictive...
Authors: Oyeyemi N, Onwudiegwu U, Pughikumo D, Oyeyemi A
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Depression is among the most common psychiatric disorders [], with an average annual prevalence of 4.4% worldwide [], and a leading cause of disability []. Strikingly, women are twice as likely as men...