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Short-term Outcomes of Laser Photocoagulation for Exudative Retinal Arterial Macroaneurysm With Versus Without Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Comparative Case Series Short title: Laser outcomes in exudative retinal macroaneurysm

This retrospective study of 12 eyes demonstrates that laser photocoagulation yields short-term visual and anatomical improvements for exudative retinal arterial macroaneurysms, with the non-hemorrhagic group showing significantly greater reductions in central macular thickness and aneurysm size compared to the hemorrhagic group, although visual acuity improvements were similar between the two cohorts.

Haolin Yu, Xiaoqian Zhong, Hao Zhuang, Xian Yang, Haoyan Zhang, Lin Yao, Haiqing Bai2026-10-14
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Urban Mobility and Population Health in The Hague: A Multi-Scale Analysis

This study of The Hague reveals that while aggregated regional mobility patterns show a modest inverse association with population disease burden after adjusting for contextual factors, this relationship weakens significantly at the neighborhood level, suggesting that mobility data is better interpreted as an indicator of urban connectivity and population composition rather than a standalone measure of health.

Hielke Muizelaar, Marcel Haas, Rimke Vos, Ilonca Vaartjes, Ester de Jonge, Lampros Stergioulas, Jessica Kiefte-de Jong (…)2026-10-14
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Direct versus Indirect Second Molar Engagement During Distal Jet Distalization in Adolescents with Erupted Maxillary Second Molars: A Retrospective Cephalometric Cohort Study

This retrospective cephalometric study demonstrates that in adolescents with erupted maxillary second molars, a Double Distal Jet appliance that directly engages the second molars achieves distalization twice as fast and with greater total movement than a conventional Single Distal Jet, albeit at the cost of increased bite opening.

İlayda Atasoy Demirtaş, İbrahim Erhan Gelgör2026-10-14
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Measuring quality of maternal care from women’s perspectives: development and validation of a participatory-weighted composite index using nationally representative survey data from Burkina Faso

This study demonstrates that while women's perspectives on maternal care quality can be operationalized using existing survey data from Burkina Faso, current national surveys capture only a quarter of the dimensions women value, leading to significant discrepancies in identifying who receives poor-quality care compared to conventional researcher-defined indexes.

Sarah Cooper, Ivan Sarmiento, Federica Fregonese, Marie-Catherine Gagnon- Dufresne, Alice Bila, Kadidiatou Kadio, Frank (…)2026-10-14
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Association Between Voiding Dysfunction and Intravesical Recurrence in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

This retrospective study demonstrates that higher preoperative post-void residual (PVR) volume and PVR ratio are independent predictors of intravesical recurrence in male patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, whereas conventional uroflowmetric parameters show limited discriminatory ability.

mustafa serdar çağlayan, ahmet taşcı, alpkon torun, burak çağlar öztürk, cemil aydın, musa ekici2026-10-14
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Genotype and treatment initiation in clinically unclassified children with MEFV variants: a retrospective cohort study

This retrospective cohort study of 116 children with MEFV variants who initially did not meet Familial Mediterranean Fever criteria found that over half eventually required treatment initiation, with genotype (specifically M694V/E148Q) and baseline CRP levels identified as factors associated with starting therapy.

Pelin Esmeray Şenol, Nuran Belder, Çisem Yıldız, Nihal Karaçayır, Merve Kutlar Tanıdır, Batuhan Küçükali, Deniz Gezgin Y (…)2026-10-14
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Increase in children with postural tachycardia syndrome after the COVID-19 pandemic

This study of 624 Japanese children reveals that the number and proportion of postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) cases increased significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic, peaking during 2020–2022, likely due to the amplification of a pre-existing upward trend by pandemic-related activity restrictions and psychosocial stress.

Ryuhei Yoshida, Yuko Ishizaki, Yoshitoki Yanagimoto, Yuri Fuji, Toshiki Terashima, Sachiyo Tanaka, Kazunari Kaneko2026-10-14
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Sex-dependent differences in matrix metalloproteinase-9 and inflammatory markers in postmortem brain of depressed subjects: Effect of pharmacological treatment and suicide

This study reveals sex-dependent differences in postmortem prefrontal cortex markers of depression, showing that elevated MMP-9 and suicide risk are particularly prominent in women, while antidepressant treatment appears to reduce neuroinflammation and enhance neuroplasticity more significantly in men.

Fuencisla Pilar-Cuellar, Julia Senserrich, Thomas Grosselle, Eva Florensa-Zanuy, Álvaro Díaz, Angel Pazos, Luís F Callad (…)2026-10-14
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Multi-channel Financing and Payment Mechanism Reform for Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: A SWOT Analysis of the National Pilot in Baoding, China

This study employs a SWOT analysis to evaluate China's Baoding pilot of multi-channel TB financing, concluding that while the integrated payment model successfully improved treatment outcomes and reduced costs, its long-term sustainability depends on addressing service gaps, administrative burdens, and funding stability.

Jintong Ma¹, Bin Zhang, Hongna Zhao, Chaoyang Sun, Jianru Jia2026-10-14
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Effects of Scapular-Focused and Kinetic Chain Exercise Programs on Shoulder Function in Athletes with Scapular Dyskinesis

This randomized controlled trial demonstrates that while both scapular-focused and kinetic-chain exercise programs effectively improve shoulder function in athletes with scapular dyskinesis, scapular-focused exercises are superior for pain modulation and local control, whereas kinetic-chain exercises yield greater gains in strength and functional performance, suggesting a sequential integration of both approaches is optimal for comprehensive rehabilitation.

Nima Tadbiri, Seyed Sadredin Shojaedin, Malihe Hadadnezhad, Behrouz Jafari2026-10-14