4126 papers
A long-term surveillance study of over 70,000 Belgian children aged 10–12 revealed significant secular declines between 2004 and 2022 in most physical fitness parameters, including cardiorespiratory endurance, speed, flexibility, and lower-limb strength, underscoring the urgent need for targeted public health interventions.
This study demonstrates that the One-Minute Sit-to-Stand Test is a reliable and valid tool for assessing functional performance in older adults with Parkinson's disease, showing strong correlations with established measures and excellent test-retest consistency.
This 10-year retrospective chart review of a Toronto walk-in clinic reveals that medically uninsured Black-African and Black-Caribbean pregnant people face significant structural barriers to care, characterized by delayed prenatal entry, fragmented documentation, and higher anemia rates compared to non-Black participants, underscoring the critical role of integrated midwifery models in mitigating these inequities.
This paper reports a rare case of encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast in an 80-year-old male, characterized by an unusual two-year history of a breast lump and nipple ulcer, which was successfully treated with a simple mastectomy and confirmed via P63 immunohistochemical staining.
This qualitative study in Uganda demonstrates that Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT-G) is a feasible and beneficial intervention for treating adolescent depression in school settings, provided that implementation challenges regarding scheduling and teacher workload are addressed through administrative support and flexibility.
This longitudinal study reveals that PD-1 inhibitor-based immunochemotherapy in patients with lung and colorectal cancer induces selective, progressive alterations in pituitary hormones (specifically increasing FSH and prolactin while decreasing the LH/FSH ratio) without causing significant changes in circulating gonadal sex steroids, suggesting a primary pituitary-level endocrine response rather than overt gonadal dysfunction.
This qualitative study within the TOGAS project reveals that communicatively vulnerable adults in Belgium and the Netherlands prefer non-invasive gastric cancer screening methods like breath tests and rely heavily on healthcare providers' recommendations, while facing significant barriers related to language, low health literacy, and the need for tailored educational support.
This cross-sectional study of 350 children with measles in Sana'a, Yemen, reveals alarmingly low vaccination coverage (with 75.43% unvaccinated) driven primarily by caregiver fears, paternal refusal due to rumors, geographical barriers, and maternal illiteracy, underscoring the urgent need for targeted health education and localized immunization campaigns to address these critical determinants.
This study demonstrates that combining preoperative enhanced CT with the immunohistochemical expression of VEGF-C, CK20, and PYCR1 significantly improves the diagnostic accuracy for predicting lymph node metastasis in patients with muscle-invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma compared to CT alone.
This case report demonstrates that a single intravitreal bevacizumab injection successfully resolved persistent subretinal fluid and metamorphopsia in a patient with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy who failed medical therapy and was unsuitable for laser treatment, suggesting it as a viable rescue option for selected cases.