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Persistent Emergency Department Burden for High-Specificity Head Injury Phenotypes in Children Younger Than 2 Years Despite Rapid Birth-Cohort Contraction: A Nationwide Population-Based Trend Study in South Korea, 2016–2023

Despite a 44% decline in South Korea's under-2 population from 2016 to 2023, the emergency department burden for high-specificity pediatric head injuries remained stable, resulting in a significantly increased incidence rate and challenging the assumption that injury surveillance needs will proportionally decrease with shrinking birth cohorts.

Jeeho Han, Jisun Shin, Seong Il Ryu2026-06-28
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Impact of Creating Awareness on First 1000 Days of Life Among Prenatal Tribal Women in Attappady, Kerala: A Community- Based Pre–Post Interventional Study

This community-based pre–post interventional study in Attappady, Kerala, demonstrates that a culturally sensitive, multi-modal nutrition education program significantly improved knowledge across 16 domains among 365 pregnant tribal women, addressing critical nutritional gaps and highlighting the need for experiential methodologies in maternal health programs for indigenous populations.

D Sridevi, K. Navya Ganga, B. Kanishka, G. Latha2026-06-28
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Analysis of Differences in the Effects of Smoking on Variaous Semen Parameters: A Multivariable Propensity Score Matching Study

This multivariable propensity score matching study of 1,355 males in Xinjiang demonstrates that smoking significantly reduces sperm concentration and total sperm count but does not significantly affect progressive motility or sperm viability, indicating a primary negative impact on sperm quantity rather than quality.

Yasen Qimanguli, Xueyu Wei, Jumanali Mireyi, Jun Liu, Lijuan He2026-06-28
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The Experiences of Pregnant Women with Early-Onset Preeclampsia in Qatar: A Qualitative Descriptive Study

This qualitative descriptive study explores the experiences of ten pregnant women in Qatar diagnosed with early-onset preeclampsia, revealing seven key themes regarding their coping mechanisms, symptom management, and care needs to inform more effective nursing and midwifery support.

Lina Nasser AlYazidi, Deborah White, Carla Ginn, Shannan MacNevin, Behrokh Nikaiin, John Paul Ben Silang, Daniel Forgrav (…)2026-06-28
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Combined use of etomidate and propofol reduce the duration of apnea vs propofol along in patients undergoing hysteroscopy: a randomised double-blind trial

In a randomized double-blind trial involving patients undergoing hysteroscopy, the combination of etomidate and propofol demonstrated non-inferior sedative efficacy to propofol alone while significantly reducing the duration of apnea and the need for manual ventilation.

Jie Xiao, Yi Qin, Fan Ye, Teng Wang, Yijiao Chen, Xingheng Zhang, Yingyi Qin, Xinyu Gu, Liqun Yang, Ziyu Zhu2026-06-28
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Aortic Bifurcation Injury Following Blunt Trauma Presenting as Bilateral Lower Limb Ischemia: A Case Report

This case report describes a fatal outcome in a 57-year-old male with blunt aortic bifurcation injury and bilateral lower limb ischemia, highlighting that despite urgent surgical intervention and amputation, severe reperfusion injury and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome led to death, underscoring the high mortality associated with such rare, complex trauma.

S Sakashan, Dayas M, Andrew Nishanthan, Vinojan Satchithanantham2026-06-28