Authors: Choi HS, Heo ML
Journal of Korean biological nursing science
Why do universal education policies so often produce systematically unequal outcomes? In South Africa, part of the answer lies in the framework of the curriculum itself. Curricula are not neutral inve...
Authors: Yang J, Chen Y
Frontiers in psychology
During an infectious disease outbreak, social media may become a channel for false or misleading health information, which can, in turn, impede public health interventions (). Since one of the main fu...
Authors: Liu H, Liu X, Chen Y, Pan M, Fu Y, Ma C, Ge W
Neuroprotection (Chichester, England)
WHO defines treatment adherence as ‘the degree to which a person's behaviour of taking medication corresponds with the health care provider's prescription. Poor adherence has been reported in areas wh...
Authors: Chi M, Zhao A, Zhang Y, Fan L, Wang Q, Tang B, Tao M
Frontiers in psychiatry
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) represents a major and escalating global public health challenge. Recent estimates indicate that over 850 million people worldwide live with kidney disease, corresponding...
Authors: Muñoz-Vergara D, Saper RB, Khalsa SBS, Rist PM, Yeh GY, Irwin MR, Kilgore KL, Schreiber KL, Wayne PM
Global advances in integrative medicine and health
Preterm birth, which is defined as delivery occurring prior to 37 weeks of gestation, constitutes a critical public health issue worldwide (, ). Substantial advances in perinatal medicine and neonatal...
Authors: Anuroj K, Paovanit N
Journal of medical cases
Physical inactivity has been estimated, based largely on epidemiological models, to contribute to approximately 13% of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases worldwide (). However, the precise contribution of...
Authors: Kwak SG, Shin YJ, Kang WG, Kim MY, Lee JH, Park C, Song YH
Frontiers in public health
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are characterized by early depolarizations of the ventricular myocardium and represent one of the most prevalent forms of cardiac arrhythmia. These contractio...
Authors: Qin L, Pei Z, Kang X, Li T, Ge Y
Frontiers in public health
Children's fractures and sports-related injuries represent a significant proportion of emergency department presentations worldwide, posing unique epidemiological and clinical management challenges (,...
Authors: Ji X, Zuo Y, Xu Y, Jin P, Lyu C, Liu X, Wang M
Frontiers in psychology
In modern occupational environments, psychological stress is increasingly prevalent, underscoring the demand for accessible and non-invasive interventions that address both mental and physical health...
Authors: Gong J, Tian F, Chi Q, Li A, Li J, Hu Q
Frontiers in pediatrics
In recent years there has been increasing research, clinical, and public interest into the phenomenon of masking or camouflaging in autism (, ). A recent review noted the inconsistency with which rese...
Authors: Mansouri F, Darvishpour A, Rabieepour Salimi S
Health science reports
Primary healthcare (PHC) refers to the first level of contact within health systems, where care is delivered close to people’s communities and everyday environments. It is characterised by accessibili...
Authors: Florio E, Rota Biasetti S, Piazzalunga I
Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry
Universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services is explicitly emphasized in two of the United Nations' (UN's) Sustainable Development Goals within Agenda 2030 (). Despite this global c...
Authors: Ayeltigah D, Amoako M, Oguah R, Ledi DK, Gyamfi A, Wiafe MA
Health science reports
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder clinically characterized by bradykinesia, coarse resting tremor, characteristic gaits, and nonmotor symptoms such as autonomic instability, dep...
Authors: Liu X, Zhang Y, Zhang Z, Li R, Bálint Á
Frontiers in psychiatry
The first 1,000 days of life, from pregnancy to a child’s second birthday, constitute a unique biological window during which nutritional provision profoundly “programs” an individual’s physiological...
Authors: Mensah C, Bodunrin S
Frontiers in public health
Economic transformation today is fundamentally shaped by the pursuit of environmental sustainability. The emergence of green economies encompassing low-carbon industries, markets for renewables, envir...