Introduction Congenital malformations (CMs) are the leading cause of infant mortality. Still, the aetiology remains unknown in 70% of cases. The most accepted hypothesis is that hereditary and ...

Objectives Same-sex marriage legalisation improves mental health among sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. In Japan, where same-sex marriage is not legalised, some municipalities have introduced ...

Objectives To identify whether patients with arrhythmia, heart failure or ischaemic heart disease presenting with anxiety ...

Background Hearing loss (HL) imposes a substantial burden on families and society and is the largest modifiable risk factor ...

Background Research has yielded contradictory results regarding differences in physical fitness and cardiometabolic risk ...

Objectives To examine the associations between migration experiences during different life stages and long-term health ...

Background Joint analyses across multiple health datasets can increase statistical power and improve the generalisability of ...

Objective This study was designed to investigate the mistreatment of women during childbirth and its determining factors in a selected maternity hospital in Mazandaran/Iran. Design This ...

Objectives To explore priorities, barriers to and experiences of palliative and end-of-life care from the perspectives of people living with HIV. Design Cross-sectional online survey conducted in the ...

Introduction Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are a vulnerable population disproportionately affected by mental health disorders due to the combined burden of chronic ...

Introduction Although evidence on whether particular birthing positions offer advantages over others remains inconclusive, the majority of women give birth in the supine position. Earlier research ...

Objectives Body mass index (BMI) confers a higher risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and may influence cancer diagnostic ...